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Incumbent (adj.)

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Obligatory (often followed by “on” or “upon”

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abhorrent (adj.)

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utterly opposed, or contrary, or in conflict (usually followed by “to”)

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compass (v)

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  1. to attain or achieve; accomplish; obtain. 2. perimeter; the enclosing lines.
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confutation (n)

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The act of proving somethign wrong or invalid.

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prelate (n)

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an ecclesiastic of a high order, as an archbishop, bishop, etc.

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ecclesiastic (n)

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a member of the clergy or other person in religious orders

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gibbet (n)

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a gallows with a projecting arm at the top, from which the bodies of criminals were formerly hung in chains and left suspended after execution.

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pare (v)

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remove; diminish

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pestiferous (adj.)

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  1. Bringing or bearing disease 2. Pernicious; dangerous to society
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retainer (n)

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a servant or attendant who has served a family for many years.

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whither (adv.)

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to what place

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arable (adj.)

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suitable for farming; able to produce crops

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engross (v)

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to acquire the whole of (a commodity), in order to control the market; monopolize

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perdition (n)

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a state of final spiritual ruin; loss of the soul; damnation

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pretense (n)

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a claim or title to something

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abrogate (v)

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to abolish by formal or official means

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avail (v)

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to be of use or value to; profit; advantage

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pliable (adj.)

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adjusting readily to change; adaptable

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uncouth (adj.)

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stranger

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precept (n)

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a command or principle intended, especially as a general rule of action

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leaden (adj.)

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dull, spiritless, or gloomy as in mood or thoughty

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indigence (n)

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seriously impoverished condition; poverty

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environ (v)

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to form a circle or ring around; surround

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environs (n)

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the surrounding parts or districts, as of a city; outskirts; suburbs

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brackish (adj.)

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slightly salty

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cistern (n)

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an underground container that is used for collecting and storing rainwater

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fetter (n)

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a chain or manacle used to restrain a prisoner, typically around the ankles

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surfeit (n)

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an excessive amount of something

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vitiate (v)

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spoil or impair the quality of or efficiency of

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surcharge (n)

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an additional charge or payment

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importunity (n)

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the act of soliciting urgently or persistently

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intercession (n)

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intervening or pleading on behalf of another

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probity (n)

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integrity and uprightness; honesty

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rapine (n)

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the violent seizure and carrying off of another’s property; plunder

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vicissitudes (n)

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successive, alternating, or changing phases or conditions, as of life or fortune; ups and downs

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soever (adj.)

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  1. to any possible or known extent–used after an adjective preceded by “how” or a superlative preceded by “the” 2. of any or every kind that may be specified–used after a noun modified by “any,” “no,” or “what”
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extrapolate (v)

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to infer (an unknown) from something that is known

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stolid (adj.)

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not easily stirred or moved mentally; unemotional; impassive

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flue (n)

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a passage or duct for smoke in a chimney

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palliate (v)

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to make the effects of something less painful, harmful, or harsh. The underlying problem is not solved

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Tower of Babel

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tower constructed by tyrant Nimrod to reach the heavens. United humanity cursed with different languages by God for their hubris

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bestial (adj.)

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  1. without reason or intelligence; brutal; inhuman 2.carnal; debased
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Theramin (n)

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AKA etherphone; it is an electronic musical instrument that detects the theraminist’s hands, which controls electric signals which produce noise. No physical contact.

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“finger in the dike”

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a small effort that averts a major disaster but only the symptoms are addressed, not the underlying cause(s)

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dike (n)

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an embankment for controlling or holding back the water of the sea or a river

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parlor (n)

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a room in a house or apartment that is used for conversation or for spending time with guests

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sieve (n)

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  1. a person who cannot keep a secret 2.an instrument with a meshed bottom, used for separating coarse from fine aprts of loose matter, for straining liquids, etc.
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jowl (n)

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a jaw, especially the lower jaw. usually fleshy or dropping

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loam (n)

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a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay

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friable (adj.)

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easily crumbled or reduced to powder

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centrifuge (n)

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an apparatus that rotates at high speed and by centrifugal force separates substances of different densities, as milk and cream

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welter (n)

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a confused mass; a jumble or muddle

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enameled (adj.)

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a glassy substance, usually opaque, applied by fusion to the surface of metal, pottery, etc, as an ornament or for protection

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titter (v)

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to laugh in a restrained, self-conscious, or affected way, as from nervousness or in ill-suppressed amusement

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filigree (n)

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  1. delicate ornamental work of fine silver, gold, or other metal wires 2. anything very delicate or fanciful
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moor (n)

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a tract of open, peaty , wasteland often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitutdes where drainage is poor.

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heath (n)

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a tract of open uncultivated land; wasteland overgrown with shrubs

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beatific (adj.)

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bestowing bliss, blessing, happiness or the like

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chaff (adj.)

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  1. worthless matter; refuse 2. the husks of grains and grasses that are separated during threshing
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fender (n)

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the pressed and formed sheet-metal part mounted over the road wheels of a vehicle to reduce splashing

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bole (n)

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the stem or trunk of a tree

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valise (n)

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a small piece of luggage that can be carried by hand, used to hold clothing, toiletries; suitcase; traveling bag

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séance (n)

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  1. a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead 2. a session or sitting, as of a class or organization
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bay (v)

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to howl, especially with a deep, prolonged sound, as a hound on the scent

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retch (v)

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to vomit (transitive) or to make an effort to vomit (intransitive)

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gout (n)

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a mass or splash, as of blood; spurt

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exhortation (n)

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an utterance; discourse, or address conveying urgent advice or recommendations

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composite (adj.)

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made up of disparate or separate parts or elements

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insofar (adv.)

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to such an extent (usually followed by as)

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constitution (n)

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the way in which a thing is composed or made up

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beguile (v)

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to influence by trickery, flattery, etc.

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in principle

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with respect to fundamentals. Ex. prepared to accept the proposition in principle.

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interlocutor (n)

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a person who takes part in a dialogue

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purport (v)

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appear or claim to be or do something, especially falsely; profess

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aforethought (n)

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previously in mind; planned beforehand

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contravene (v)

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to fail to do what is required (by law or rule)

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filch (v)

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to steal (especially something of small value); pilfer

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pilfer (v)

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to steal in small quantities

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supplant (v)

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to take place of another, as through force, scheming or strategy

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gross national product (GNP)

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the total monetary value of all final goods and services produced during one year by labor and property supplied by the residents of a country. GNP allocates production based on ownership (domestically or abroad)

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gross domestic product (GDP)

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the total monetary value of all final goods and services produced during one year within a country’s borders–whether produced by that country’s own local firms or by foreign firms

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dispensation (n)

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permission to break a law or an official promise you have made: release from a rule, vow, or oath; an arrangement

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rustic (adj.)

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  1. made of roguh wood 2. of, relating to, or suitable for the country or peole who live in the country; rural
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drab (adj.)

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  1. any of various clothes of a dull brown or gray color 2. a dull, lifeless, or faded appearance or quality
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slattern (n)

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an untidy slovenly women; slut; prositute

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brazen (adj.)

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acting or done in a very open and shocking way without shame or embarassment

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