2500_words Flashcards
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feasible adj
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That may be done, performed, or effected; practicable
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untimely adj
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Unseasonable
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negligence n
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Omission of that which ought to be done
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reclaim v
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To demand or to obtain the return or restoration of
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gamut n
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The whole range or sequence
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instantaneous adj
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Done without perceptible lapse of time
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confluent n
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A stream that unites with another
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remission n
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Temporary diminution of a disease
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hydraulic adj
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Involving the moving of water, of the force exerted by water in motion
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conjugate adj
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Joined together in pairs
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ruffian adj
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A lawless or recklessly brutal fellow
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crematory adj
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A place for cremating dead bodies
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vegetal adj
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Of or pertaining to plants
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exhaustible adj
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Causing or tending to cause exhaustion
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illogical adj
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Contrary to the rules of sound thought
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bide v
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To await
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inadmissible adj
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Not to be approved, considered, or allowed, as testimony
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hypnotic adj
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Tending to produce sleep
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millet n
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A grass cultivated for forage and cereal
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determinate adj
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Definitely limited or fixed
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putrescent adj
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Undergoing decomposition of animal or vegetable matter accompanied byfetid odors
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inflexible adj
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That can not be altered or varied
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bristle n
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One of the coarse, stiff hairs of swine: used in brush-making, etc
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belligerent adj
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Manifesting a warlike spirit
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forecourt n
A court opening directly from the street
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panacea n
A remedy or medicine proposed for or professing to cure all diseases
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albeit conj
Even though
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covey n
A flock of quails or partridges
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investor n
One who invests money
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ballad n
Any popular narrative poem, often with epic subject and usually in lyric form
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susceptibility n
A specific capability of feeling or emotion
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reactionary adj
Pertaining to, of the nature of, causing, or favoring reaction
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jugular adj
Pertaining to the throat
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hustle v
To move with haste and promptness
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perforate v
To make a hole or holes through
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liberalism n
Opposition to conservatism
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preoccupy v
To fill the mind of a person to the exclusion of other subjects
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cameo n
Any small engraved or carved work in relief
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momentum n
An impetus
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nameless adj
Having no fame or reputation
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visual adj
Perceptible by sight
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culprit n
A guilty person
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systematic adj
Methodical
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demulcent n
Any application soothing to an irritable surface
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attest v
To certify as accurate, genuine, or true
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carouse v
To drink deeply and in boisterous or jovial manner
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taciturn adj
Disinclined to conversation
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enumerate v
To name one by one
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wherewith n
The necessary means or resources
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inundation n
Flood
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warlike adj
Belligerent
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hydroelectric adj
Pertaining to electricity developed water or steam
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rapid adj
Having great speed
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conversion n
Change from one state or position to another, or from one form to another
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antidote n
Anything that will counteract or remove the effects of poison, disease, or thelike
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preordain v
To foreordain
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parallelism n
Essential likeness
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dominant adj
Conspicuously prominent
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decamp v
To leave suddenly or unexpectedly
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nimble adj
Light and quick in motion or action
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ascribe v
To assign as a quality or attribute
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corporeal adj
Of a material nature; physical
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dun v
To make a demand or repeated demands on for payment
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prevalent adj
Of wide extent or frequent occurrence
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prescient adj
Foreknowing
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interlude n
An action or event considered as coming between others of greater length
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corporate adj
Belonging to a corporation
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sycophant n
A servile flatterer, especially of those in authority or influence
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variation n
Modification
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ingredient n
Component
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guile n
Duplicity
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generalize v
To draw general inferences
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excavate v
To remove by digging or scooping out
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egotist n
One given to self-mention or who is constantly telling of his own views andexperiences
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heifer n
A young cow
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antipodes n
A place or region on the opposite side of the earth
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inconsequential adj
Valueless
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philogynist n
One who is fond of women
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quarrelsome adj
Irascible
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caste n
The division of society on artificial grounds
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descent n
The act of moving or going downward
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diffusion n
Dispersion
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viola n
A musical instrument somewhat larger than a violin
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disyllable n
A word of two syllables
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typographical adj
Pertaining to typography or printing
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elegy n
A lyric poem lamenting the dead
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siren n
A sea-nymph, described by Homer as dwelling between the island of Circe andScylla
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wittingly adv
With knowledge and by design
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transplant v
To remove and plant in another place
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corrode v
To ruin or destroy little by little
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hydrous adj
Watery
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possess v
To own
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rudimentary adj
Being in an initial, early, or incomplete stage of development
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expect v
To look forward to as certain or probable
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proxy n
A person who is empowered by another to represent him or her in a given matter
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heteromorphic adj
Deviating from the normal form or standard type
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formidable adj
Difficult to accomplish
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antiphony n
An anthem or other composition sung responsively
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accordion n
A portable free-reed musical instrument
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sidelong adj
Inclining or tending to one side
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teem v
To be full to overflowing
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enkindle v
To set on fire
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transfer v
To convey, remove, or cause to pass from one person or place to another
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halcyon adj
Calm
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lattice n
Openwork of metal or wood, formed by crossing or interlacing strips or bars
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finery n
That which is used to decorate the person or dress
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fawn n
A young deer
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bronchus n
Either of the two subdivisions of the trachea conveying air into the lungs
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eminence n
An elevated position with respect to rank, place, character, condition, etc
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defalcate v
To cut off or take away, as a part of something
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intervale n
A low tract of land between hills, especially along a river
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wampum n
Beads strung on threads, formerly used among the American Indians as currency
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intoxicate v
To make drunk
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beneficent adj
Characterized by charity and kindness
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leniency n
Forbearance
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guy n
Stay-rope
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unwieldy adj
Moved or managed with difficulty, as from great size or awkward shape
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penultimate adj
A syllable or member of a series that is last but one
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bumptious adj
Full of offensive and aggressive self-conceit
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fief n
A landed estate held under feudal tenure
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gait n
Carriage of the body in going
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generally adv
Ordinarily
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collegian n
A college student
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ingraft v
To set or implant deeply and firmly
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foible n
A personal weakness or failing
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epoch n
A interval of time, memorable for extraordinary events
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jeopardize v
To imperil
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unnatural adj
Artificial
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decrepit adj
Enfeebled, as by old age or some chronic infirmity
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violation n
Infringement
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mislay v
To misplace
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protocol n
A declaration or memorandum of agreement less solemn and formal than a treaty.
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impassible adj
Not moved or affected by feeling
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outrageous adj
Shocking in conduct
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insistence n
Urgency
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neo-Darwinsim n
Darwinism as modified and extended by more recent students
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sergeant-at-arms n
An executive officer in legislative bodies who enforces the orders ofthe presiding officer
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perceptible adj
Cognizable
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progeny n
Offspring
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begrudge v
To envy one of the possession of
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grievance n
That which oppresses, injures, or causes grief and at the same time a senseof wrong
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anemometer n
An instrument for measuring the force or velocity of wind
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hypocrite n
One who makes false professions of his views or beliefs
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auricular adj
Of or pertaining to the ear, its auricle, or the sense of hearing
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addendum n
Something added, or to be added
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somniferous adj
Tending to produce sleep
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thermoelectric adj
Denoting electricity produced by heat
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germinate v
To begin to develop into an embryo or higher form
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antiphon n
A response or alteration of responses, generally musical
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conspicuous adj
Clearly visible
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postdate v
To make the date of any writing later than the real date
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nuance n
A slight degree of difference in anything perceptible to the sense of the mind
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dragoon n
In the British army, a cavalryman
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absence n
The fact of not being present or available
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accouter v
To dress
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circulate v
To disseminate
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disciplinary adj
Having the nature of systematic training or subjection to authority
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embarrass v
To render flustered or agitated
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gestation n
Pregnancy
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mundane adj
Worldly, as opposed to spiritual or celestial
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decasyllable n
A line of ten syllables
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lewd adj
Characterized by lust or lasciviousness
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receptive adj
Having the capacity, quality, or ability of receiving, as truths orimpressions
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virulence n
Extreme poisonousness
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typical adj
Characteristic
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propulsion n
A driving onward or forward
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overdo v
To overtax the strength of
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suasion n
The act of persuading
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invalid n
One who is disabled by illness or injury
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initiate v
To perform the first act or rite
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macadamize v
To cover or pave, as a path or roadway, with small broken stone
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retaliate v
To repay evil with a similar evil
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playwright n
A maker of plays for the stage
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invidious adj
Showing or feeling envy
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narrate v
To tell a story
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rampant adj
Growing, climbing, or running without check or restraint
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prima adj
First
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accept v
To take when offered
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conscript v
To force into military service
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migrate v
To remove or pass from one country, region, or habitat to another
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ode n
The form of lyric poetry anciently intended to be sung
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confluence n
The place where streams meet
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disclaim v
To disavow any claim to, connection with, or responsibility to
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dictum n
A positive utterance
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obituary adj
A published notice of a death
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cosmography n
The science that describes the universe, including astronomy, geography,and geology
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check v
To hold back
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pioneer n
One among the first to explore a country
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disfigure v
To impair or injure the beauty, symmetry, or appearance of
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observant adj
Quick to notice
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rebut v
To oppose by argument or a sufficient answer
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dismount v
To throw down, push off, or otherwise remove from a horse or the like
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benign adj
Good and kind of heart
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repeal v
To render of no further effect
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transmit v
To send trough or across
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facile adj
Not difficult to do
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prehension n
The act of laying hold of or grasping
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termination n
The act of ending or concluding
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knavery n
Deceitfulness in dealing
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frizzle v
To cause to crinkle or curl, as the hair
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prescript adj
Prescribed as a rule or model
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endurance n
The ability to suffer pain, distress, hardship, or stress of any kind withoutsuccumbing
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connote v
To mean; signify
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nefarious adj
Wicked in the extreme
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pedal n
A lever for the foot usually applied only to musical instruments, cycles, andother machines
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intromit v
To insert
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approbation n
Sanction
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dilettante n
A superficial amateur
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artifice n
Trickery
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inextensible adj
Of unchangeable length or area
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Christ n
A title of Jesus
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aliment n
That which nourishes
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paucity n
Fewness
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preservation n
Conservation
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patrician adj
Of senatorial or noble rank
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clumsy adj
Awkward of movement
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monstrosity n
Anything unnaturally huge or distorted
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vitiate v
To contaminate
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overstride v
To step beyond
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dissuasion n
The act of changing the purpose of or altering the plans of throughpersuasion, or pleading
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despotism n
Any severe and strict rule in which the judgment of the governed has littleor no part
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incinerate v
To reduce to ashes
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monitory n
Admonition or warning
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venal adj
Mercenary, corrupt
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quadrate v
To divide into quarters
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countryman n
A rustic
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herbaceous adj
Having the character of a herb
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caitiff adj
Cowardly
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triplicity n
The state of being triple or threefold
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accomplice n
An associate in wrong-doing
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acid n
A sour substance
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consumptive adj
Designed for gradual destruction
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memorable adj
Noteworthy
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forefather n
An ancestor
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freshness n
The state, quality, or degree of being fresh
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midwife n
A woman who makes a business of assisting at childbirth
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pungency n
The quality of affecting the sense of smell
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anthropology n
The science of man in general
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bosom n
The breast or the upper front of the thorax of a human being, especially of awoman
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polysyllable adj
Having several syllables, especially more than three syllables
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outlast v
To last longer than
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productive adj
Yielding in abundance
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reassure v
To give new confidence
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absorb v
To drink in or suck up, as a sponge absorbs water
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allay v
To calm the violence or reduce the intensity of; mitigate
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temporal adj
Pertaining to or concerned with the affairs of the present life
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adulterant n
An adulterating substance
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causal adj
Indicating or expressing a cause
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surfeit v
To feed to fullness or to satiety
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likely adj
Plausible
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junction n
The condition of being joined
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determination n
The act of deciding
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specious adj
Plausible
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intercession n
Entreaty in behalf of others
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redundant adj
Constituting an excess
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ordeal n
Anything that severely tests courage, strength, patience, conscience, etc
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immersion n
The act of plunging or dipping entirely under water or another fluid
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maintain v
To hold or preserve in any particular state or condition
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photometry n
The art of measuring the intensity of light
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onrush n
Onset
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martial adj
Pertaining to war or military operations
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precipitant adj
Moving onward quickly and heedlessly
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factious adj
Turbulent
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aversion n
A mental condition of fixed opposition to or dislike of some particular thing.
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overproduction n
Excessive production
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utmost n
The greatest possible extent
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militarism n
A policy of maintaining great standing armies
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deponent adj
Laying down
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balsam n
A medical preparation, aromatic and oily, used for healing
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unfavorable adj
Adverse
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ingenuous adj
Candid, frank, or open in character or quality
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coniferous adj
Cone-bearing trees
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inapprehensible adj
Not to be understood
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necrosis n
the death of part of the body
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unction n
The art of anointing as with oil
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fastidious adj
Hard to please
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redoubtable adj
Formidable
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dissect v
To cut apart or to pieces
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inexpressible adj
Unutterable
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cycloid adj
Like a circle
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appraise v
To estimate the money value of
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altruist n
One who advocates or practices altruism
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atrocity n
Great cruelty or reckless wickedness
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innovate v
To introduce or strive to introduce new things
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belittle v
To disparage
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inoffensive adj
Causing nothing displeasing or disturbing
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skeptic n
One who doubts any statements
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inexperience n
Lack of or deficiency in experience
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accursed adj
Doomed to evil, misery, or misfortune
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amply adv
Sufficiently
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carcass n
The dead body of an animal
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sapid adj
Affecting the sense of taste
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anonymous adj
Of unknown authorship
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sacrificial adj
Offering or offered as an atonement for sin
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deciduous adj
Falling off at maturity as petals after flowering, fruit when ripe, etc
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intermittent adj
A temporary discontinuance
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vendible adj
Marketable
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buoyant adj
Having the power or tendency to float or keep afloat
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conductible adj
Capable of being conducted or transmitted
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submission n
A yielding to the power or authority of another
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rebuff n
A peremptory or unexpected rejection of advances or approaches
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facetious adj
Amusing
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incapacity n
Want of power to apprehend, understand, and manage
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inarticulate adj
Speechless
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homologous adj
Identical in nature, make-up, or relation
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testimonial n
A formal token of regard, often presented in public
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scabbard n
The sheath of a sword or similar bladed weapon
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enthrall v
To bring or hold under any overmastering influence
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iniquity n
Gross wrong or injustice
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vegetate v
To live in a monotonous, passive way without exercise of the mental faculties.
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excess n
That which passes the ordinary, proper, or required limit, measure, orexperience
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deduce v
To derive or draw as a conclusion by reasoning from given premises orprinciples
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grindstone n
A flat circular stone, used for sharpening tools
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proportionate adj
Being in proportion
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inscrutable adj
Impenetrably mysterious or profound
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minimize v
To reduce to the smallest possible amount or degree
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existence n
Possession or continuance of being
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physiology n
The science of organic functions
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valedictory n
A parting address
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frontier n
The part of a nation's territory that abuts upon another country
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colloquialism n
Form of speech used only or chiefly in conversation
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dissonant adj
Harsh or disagreeable in sound
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prostrate adj
Lying prone, or with the head to the ground
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anatomy n
That branch of morphology which treats of the structure of organisms
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distend v
To stretch out or expand in every direction
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appease v
To soothe by quieting anger or indignation
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aver v
To assert as a fact
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Occident n
The countries lying west of Asia and the Turkish dominions
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declension n
The change of endings in nouns and adjto express their different relationsof gender
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predominant adj
Superior in power, influence, effectiveness, number, or degree
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abridge v
To make shorter in words, keeping the essential features, leaning out minorparticles
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epithet n
Word used adjectivally to describe some quality or attribute of is objects, asin "Father Aeneas".
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misbehavior n
Ill or improper behavior
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Christendom n
That part of the world where Christianity is generally professed
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kiln n
An oven or furnace for baking, burning, or drying industrial products
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magnetize v
To make a magnet of, permanently, or temporarily
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salience n
The condition of standing out distinctly
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petrify v
To convert into a substance of stony hardness and character
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reck v
To have a care or thought for
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vista n
A view or prospect
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deprave v
To render bad, especially morally bad
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uproot v
To eradicate
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pitiable adj
Contemptible
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detriment n
Something that causes damage, depreciation, or loss
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antagonism n
Mutual opposition or resistance of counteracting forces, principles, orpersons
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insurrection n
The state of being in active resistance to authority
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necessity n
That which is indispensably requisite to an end desired
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lien n
A legal claim or hold on property, as security for a debt or charge
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meretricious adj
Alluring by false or gaudy show
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slothful adj
Lazy
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ponderous adj
Unusually weighty or forcible
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leisure n
Spare time
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jurisprudence n
The science of rights in accordance with positive law
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vortex n
A mass of rotating or whirling fluid, especially when sucked spirally toward thecenter.
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priggish adj
Conceited
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aerial adj
Of, pertaining to, or like the air
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fortitude n
Patient courage
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emulate v
To imitate with intent to equal or surpass
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gratify v
To please, as by satisfying a physical or mental desire or need
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technology n
The knowledge relating to industries and manufactures
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despite prep
In spite of
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terminate v
To put an end or stop to
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prodigal n
One wasteful or extravagant, especially in the use of money or property
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decipher v
To find out the true words or meaning of, as something hardly legible
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operetta n
A humorous play in dialogue and music, of more than one act
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retort n
A retaliatory speech
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man-trap n
A place or structure dangerous to human life
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offshoot n
Something that branches off from the parent stock
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adversity n
Misfortune
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dissolve v
To liquefy or soften, as by heat or moisture
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superintend v
To have the charge and direction of, especially of some work or movement
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bibliography n
A list of the words of an author, or the literature bearing on aparticular subject
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deference n
Respectful submission or yielding, as to another's opinion, wishes, orjudgment
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iridescent adj
Exhibiting changing rainbow-colors due to the interference of the light
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sarcophagus n
A stone coffin or a chest-like tomb
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expressive adj
Full of meaning
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tremendous adj
Awe-inspiring
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polygamy n
the fact or condition of having more than one wife or husband at once
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olfactory adj
of or pertaining to the sense of smell
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foreigner n
A citizen of a foreign country
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preengage v
To preoccupy
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statuesque adj
Having the grace, pose, or quietude of a statue
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cipher v
To calculate arithmetically(also a noun meaning zero or nothing)
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divulge v
To tell or make known, as something previously private or secret
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skiff n
Usually, a small light boat propelled by oars
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dissection n
The act or operation of cutting in pieces, specifically of a plant or ananimal
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convertible adj
Interchangeable
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sustenance n
Food
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diagnose v
To distinguish, as a disease, by its characteristic phenomena
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brae n
Hillside
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inverse adj
Contrary in tendency or direction
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junta n
A council or assembly that deliberates in secret upon the affairs of government
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militate v
To have weight or influence (in determining a question)
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pusillanimous adj
Without spirit or bravery
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surrogate n
One who or that which is substituted for or appointed to act in place ofanother
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pentagram n
A figure having five points or lobes
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irresistible adj
That can not be successfully withstood or opposed
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gossamer adj
Flimsy
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repute v
To hold in general opinion
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empower v
To delegate authority to
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cynosure n
That to which general interest or attention is directed
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enthusiastic adj
Full of zeal and fervor
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symphonious adj
Marked by a harmonious or agreeable mingling of sounds
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forebode v
To be an omen or warning sign of, especially of evil
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Elizabethan adj
Relating to Elizabeth, queen of England, or to her era
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incoherent adj
Not logically coordinated, as to parts, elements, or details
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petulant adj
Displaying impatience
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illusive adj
Deceptive
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inactive adj
Inert
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supple adj
Easily bent
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legislative adj
That makes or enacts laws
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retrieve v
To recover something by searching
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futile adj
Of no avail or effect
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brigade n
A body of troops consisting of two or more regiments
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suffrage n
The right or privilege of voting
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skepticism n
The entertainment of doubt concerning something
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hiatus n
A break or vacancy where something necessary to supply the connection iswanting
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duckling n
A young duck
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insular adj
Pertaining to an island
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convene v
To summon or cause to assemble
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recourse n
Resort to or application for help in exigency or trouble
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discolor v
To stain
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canto n
One of the divisions of an extended poem
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litigious adj
Quarrelsome
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pretext n
A fictitious reason or motive
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apothecary n
One who keeps drugs for sale and puts up prescriptions
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expend v
To spend
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oblique adj
Slanting; said of lines
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compensate v
To remunerate
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superadd v
To add in addition to what has been added
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ribald adj
Indulging in or manifesting coarse indecency or obscenity
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laud v
To praise in words or song
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dominance n
Ascendancy
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collusion n
A secret agreement for a wrongful purpose
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penitential adj
Pertaining to sorrow for sin with desire to amend and to atone
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piece n
A loose or separated part, as distinguished from the whole or the mass
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disservice n
An ill turn
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occasion n
An important event or celebration
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trio n
Three things grouped or associated together
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heredity n
Transmission of physical or mental qualities, diseases, etc., from parent tooffspring
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compressible adj
Capable of being pressed into smaller compass
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rejuvenate v
To restore to youth
443
oral adj
Uttered through the mouth
444
unbearable adj
Unendurable
445
confederacy n
A number of states or persons in compact or league with each other, as formutual aid
446
surround v
To encircle
447
fray v
To fret at the edge so as to loosen or break the threads
448
controller n
One who or that which regulates or directs
449
principality n
The territory of a reigning prince
450
intensive adj
Adding emphasis or force
451
adulterate v
To make impure by the admixture of other or baser ingredients
452
equivalent adj
Equal in value, force, meaning, or the like
453
disciple n
One who believes the teaching of another, or who adopts and follows somedoctrine
454
fidelity n
Loyalty
455
requite v
To repay either good or evil to, as to a person
456
destitute adj
Poverty-stricken
457
gamble v
To risk money or other possession on an event, chance, or contingency
458
impudence n
Insolent disrespect
459
laudation n
High praise
460
compunction n
Remorseful feeling
461
astringent adj
Harsh in disposition or character
462
massive adj
Of considerable bulk and weight
463
lateral adj
Directed toward the side
464
component n
A constituent element or part
465
relevant adj
Bearing upon the matter in hand
466
tutelage n
The act of training or the state of being under instruction
467
negligible adj
Transferable by assignment, endorsement, or delivery
468
metonymy n
A figure of speech that consists in the naming of a thing by one of itsattributes
469
appall v
To fill with dismay or horror
470
brittle adj
Fragile
471
promissory adj
Expressing an engagement to pay
472
grantor n
The maker of a deed
473
sinister adj
Evil
474
gaiety n
Festivity
475
narrative n
An orderly continuous account of the successive particulars of an event
476
crevasse n
A deep crack or fissure in the ice of a glacier
477
preoccupation n
The state of having the mind, attention, or inclination preoccupied
478
fluctuation n
Frequent irregular change back and forth from one state or degree toanother
479
centurion n
A captain of a company of one hundred infantry in the ancient Roman army
480
ligature n
Anything that constricts, or serves for binding or tying
481
defraud v
To deprive of something dishonestly
482
contravene v
To prevent or obstruct the operation of
483
latency n
The state of being dormant
484
unbiased adj
Impartial, as judgment
485
extempore adv
Without studied or special preparation
486
dissemble v
To hide by pretending something different
487
precocious adj
Having the mental faculties prematurely developed
488
effusion n
an outpouring
489
metropolis n
A chief city, either the capital or the largest or most important city of astate
490
decimate v
To destroy a measurable or large proportion of
491
eject v
To expel
492
sacrilegious adj
Impious
493
irate adj
Moved to anger
494
disappoint v
To fail to fulfill the expectation, hope, wish, or desire of
495
excretion n
The getting rid of waste matter
496
impracticable adj
Not feasible
497
readjust v
To put in order after disarrangement
498
lifetime n
The time that life continues
499
guess n
Surmise
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umbrage n
A sense of injury
