3000_words Flashcards
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luscious adj
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Rich, sweet, and delicious
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accommodate v
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To furnish something as a kindness or favor
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planisphere n
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A polar projection of the heavens on a chart
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predominance n
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Ascendancy or preponderance
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hanger-on n
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A parasite
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lovable adj
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Amiable
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bravo interj
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Well done
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pediatrics n
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The department of medical science that relates to the treatment of diseasesof childhood
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pillory n
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A wooden framework in which an offender is fastened to boards and is exposed topublic scorn.
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accelerate v
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To move faster
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Spartan adj
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Exceptionally brave; rigorously severe
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insinuate v
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To imply
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auricle n
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One of the two chambers of the heart which receives the blood from the veins
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tranquil adj
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Calm
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rivulet n
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A small stream or brook
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indestructible adj
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That can not be destroyed
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poetics n
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The rules and principles of poetry
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augur v
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To predict
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complex adj
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Complicated
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unsettle v
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To put into confusion
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penurious adj
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Excessively sparing in the use of money
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transcribe v
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To write over again (something already written)
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zenith n
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The culminating-point of prosperity, influence, or greatness
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conceive v
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To form an idea, mental image or thought of
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confront v
To encounter, as difficulties or obstacles
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adumbrate v
To represent beforehand in outline or by emblem
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verbose adj
Wordy
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transferee n
The person to whom a transfer is made
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squatter n
One who settles on land without permission or right
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specialize v
To assume an individual or specific character, or adopt a singular orspecial course
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harmonious adj
Concordant in sound
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inexcusable adj
Not to be justified
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palsy n
Paralysis
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socialist adj
One who advocates reconstruction of society by collective ownership of landand capital
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demurrage n
the detention of a vessel beyond the specified time of sailing
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clairvoyance n
Intuitive sagacity or perception
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seduce v
To entice to surrender chastity
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synod n
An ecclesiastical council
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bodily adj
Corporeal
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epicycloid n
A curve traced by a point on the circumference of a circle which rolls uponanother circle
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quantity n
Magnitude
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incisor n
A front or cutting tooth
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influence n
Ability to sway the will of another
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patronymic adj
Formed after one's father's name
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complaisance n
Politeness
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octagon n
A figure with eight sides and eight angles
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complication n
An intermingling or combination of things or parts, especially in aperplexing manner
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prologue n
A prefatory statement or explanation to a poem, discourse, or performance
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ferocity n
Savageness
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anemia n
Deficiency of blood or red corpuscles
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appropriate adj
Suitable for the purpose and circumstances
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bale n
A large package prepared for transportation or storage
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dissentious adj
Contentious
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intercessor n
A mediator
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epidemic n
Wide-spread occurrence of a disease in a certain region
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creak n
A sharp, harsh, squeaking sound
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mutation n
The act or process of change
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perambulate v
To walk about
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frailty n
Liability to be broken or destroyed
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dislocate v
To put out of proper place or order
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vertigo n
Dizziness
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defamation n
Malicious and groundless injury done to the reputation or good name ofanother
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irradiance n
Luster
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euphony n
Agreeableness of sound
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indiscriminate adj
Promiscuous
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quandary n
A puzzling predicament
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desiccant n
Any remedy which, when applied externally, dries up or absorbs moisture, asthat of wounds
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dolor n
Lamentation
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revere v
To regard with worshipful veneration
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overhang n
A portion of a structure which projects or hangs over
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isolate v
To separate from others of its kind
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referrer n
One who refers
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severely adv
Extremely
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drought n
Dry weather, especially when so long continued as to cause vegetation towither
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matter of fact n
Something that has actual and undeniable existence or reality
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prosaic adj
Unimaginative
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powerless adj
Impotent
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affix v
To fasten
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submarine adj
Existing, done, or operating beneath the surface of the sea
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servitude n
Slavery
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tannery n
A place where leather is tanned
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mellifluous adj
Sweetly or smoothly flowing
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philosophy n
The general principles, laws, or causes that furnish the rationalexplanation of anything
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animadvert v
To pass criticism or censure
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diversion n
Pastime
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finally adv
At last
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heretic n
One who holds opinions contrary to the recognized standards or tenets of anyphilosophy
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contemplate v
To consider thoughtfully
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efface v
To obliterate
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drowsy adj
Heavy with sleepiness
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alderman n
A member of a municipal legislative body, who usually exercises also certainjudicial functions.
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emphatic adj
Spoken with any special impressiveness laid upon an act, word, or set ofwords
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impregnable adj
That can not be taken by assault
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preface n
A brief explanation or address to the reader, at the beginning of a book
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forepeak n
The extreme forward part of a ship's hold, under the lowest deck
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weal n
Well-being
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sedulous adj
Persevering in effort or endeavor
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seclusion n
Solitude
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accusation n
A charge of crime, misdemeanor, or error
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enfeeble v
To debilitate
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permanence n
A continuance in the same state, or without any change that destroys theessential form or nature.
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mongrel n
The progeny resulting from the crossing of different breeds or varieties
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prepossession n
A preconceived liking
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corollary n
A proposition following so obviously from another that it requires littledemonstration
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vapid adj
Having lost sparkling quality and flavor
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logic n
The science of correct thinking
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malign v
To speak evil of, especially to do so falsely and severely
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recruit v
To enlist men for military or naval service
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exorcise v
To cast or drive out by religious or magical means
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retrench v
To cut down or reduce in extent or quantity
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inestimable adj
Above price
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objector n
One who objects, as to a proposition, measure, or ruling
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drachma n
A modern and an ancient Greek coin
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laddie n
A lad
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venom n
The poisonous fluid that certain animals secrete
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exhaustive adj
Thorough and complete in execution
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subside v
To relapse into a state of repose and tranquillity
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righteousness n
Rectitude
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disunion n
Separation of relations or interests
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psychic adj
Pertaining to the mind or soul
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braze v
To make of or ornament with brass
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velvety adj
Marked by lightness and softness
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onerous adj
Burdensome or oppressive
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autocracy n
Absolute government
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revert v
To return, or turn or look back, as toward a former position or the like
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neurology n
The science of the nervous system
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ebullient adj
Showing enthusiasm or exhilaration of feeling
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nominee n
One who receives a nomination
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anticyclone n
An atmospheric condition of high central pressure, with currents flowingoutward
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pungent adj
Affecting the sense of smell
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impersuadable adj
Unyielding
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sympathize v
To share the sentiments or mental states of another
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clangor n
Clanking or a ringing, as of arms, chains, or bells; clamor
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necrology n
A list of persons who have died in a certain place or time
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dentifrice n
Any preparation used for cleaning the teeth
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irradiate v
To render clear and intelligible
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irrefragable adj
That can not be refuted or disproved
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vivify v
To endue with life
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floral adj
Pertaining to flowers
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itinerate v
To wander from place to place
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declamation n
A speech recited or intended for recitation from memory in public
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encumber v
To impede with obstacles
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subversion n
An overthrow, as from the foundation
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excellent adj
Possessing distinguished merit
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assailant n
One who attacks
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incompetence n
General lack of capacity or fitness
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prodigy n
A person or thing of very remarkable gifts or qualities
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inhuman adj
Savage
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infrequence n
Rareness
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puissant adj
Possessing strength
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wiry adj
Thin, but tough and sinewy
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aqueduct n
A water-conduit, particularly one for supplying a community from a distance
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contemporaneous adj
Living, occurring, or existing at the same time
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blase adj
Sated with pleasure
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palinode n
A retraction
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alcohol n
A volatile, inflammable, colorless liquid of a penetrating odor and burningtaste
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epilogue n
The close of a narrative or dramatic poem
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quibble n
An utterly trivial distinction or objection
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contemptible adj
Worthy of scorn or disdain
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expatriate v
To drive from one's own country
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typify v
To serve as a characteristic example of
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academy n
Any institution where the higher branches of learning are taught
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palette n
A thin tablet, with a hole for the thumb, upon which artists lay their colorsfor painting
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lune n
The moon
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Antichrist n
Any opponent or enemy of Christ, whether a person or a power
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madden v
To inflame with passion
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globular adj
Spherical
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proctor n
An agent acting for another
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coercion n
Forcible constraint or restraint, moral or physical
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imitator n
One who makes in imitation
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proclamation n
Any announcement made in a public manner
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blaspheme v
To indulge in profane oaths
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biology n
The science of life or living organisms
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lave v
To wash or bathe
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moonbeam n
A ray of moonlight
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telephony n
The art or process of communicating by telephone
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subliminal adj
Being beneath the threshold of consciousness
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undercharge v
To make an inadequate charge for
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liquefy v
To convert into a liquid or into liquid form
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possible adj
Being not beyond the reach of power natural, moral, or supernatural
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fallible adj
Capable of erring
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substantive adj
Solid
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credulous adj
Easily deceived
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plummet n
A piece of lead for making soundings, adjusting walls to the vertical
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persist v
To continue steadfast against opposition
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decalogue n
The ten commandments
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abundant adj
Plentiful
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ridiculous adj
Laughable and contemptible
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incoercible adj
Incapable of being forced, constrained, or compelled
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supplicant n
One who asks humbly and earnestly
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oscillate v
To swing back and forth
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explode v
To cause to burst in pieces by force from within
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vicissitude n
A change, especially a complete change, of condition or circumstances, asof fortune
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thesis n
An essay or treatise on a particular subject
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improvise v
To do anything extemporaneously or offhand
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abrogate v
To abolish, repeal
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knickknack n
A small article, more for ornament that use
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compress v
To press together or into smaller space
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gibe v
To utter taunts or reproaches
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cantata n
A choral composition
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esthetic adj
Pertaining to beauty, taste, or the fine arts
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parish n
The ecclesiastical district in charge of a pastor
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recur v
To happen again or repeatedly, especially at regular intervals
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deliquesce v
To dissolve gradually and become liquid by absorption of moisture from theair
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resistance n
The exertion of opposite effort or effect
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disburden v
To disencumber
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dispensation n
That which is bestowed on or appointed to one from a higher power
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convulse v
To cause spasms in
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derisible adj
Open to ridicule
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bauble n
A trinket
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loch n
A lake
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decorate v
To embellish
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extradition n
The surrender by a government of a person accused of crime to the justiceof another government
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defensive adj
Carried on in resistance to aggression
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guzzle v
To swallow greedily or hastily; gulp
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apogee n
The climax
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coagulate v
To change into a clot or a jelly, as by heat, by chemical action, or by aferment
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cajole v
To impose on or dupe by flattering speech
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refragable adj
Capable of being refuted
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conciliatory adj
Tending to reconcile
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logical adj
Capable of or characterized by clear reasoning
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crag n
A rugged, rocky projection on a cliff or ledge
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truthful adj
Veracious
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exigency n
A critical period or condition
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cartilage n
An elastic animal tissue of firm consistence
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reminiscent adj
Pertaining to the recollection of matters of personal interest
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pristine adj
Primitive
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botanize v
To study plant-life
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prospectus n
A paper or pamphlet containing information of a proposed undertaking
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prolong v
To extend in time or duration
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latish adj
Rather late
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theocrasy n
The mixed worship of polytheism
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stupendous adj
Of prodigious size, bulk, or degree
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redolent adj
Smelling sweet and agreeable
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entirety n
A complete thing
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invalidate v
To render of no force or effect
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prodigious adj
Immense
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outdo v
To surpass
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understate v
To fail to put strongly enough, as a case
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micrometer n
An instrument for measuring very small angles or dimensions
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extension n
A reaching or stretching out, as in space, time or scope
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symphonic adj
Characterized by a harmonious or agreeable mingling of sounds
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wee adj
Very small
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soothsayer n
One who claims to have supernatural insight or foresight
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covert adj
Concealed, especially for an evil purpose
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underexposed adj
Insufficiently exposed for proper or full development, as negatives inphotography
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overrun v
To infest or ravage
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avarice n
Passion for getting and keeping riches
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inexpensive adj
Low-priced
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deformity n
A disfigurement
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battalion n
A body of infantry composed of two or more companies, forming a part of aregiment
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irony n
Censure or ridicule under cover of praise or compliment
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capitulate v
To surrender or stipulate terms
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opportunity n
Favorable or advantageous chance or opening
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constable n
An officer whose duty is to maintain the peace
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stimulus n
Incentive
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query v
To make inquiry
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compute v
To ascertain by mathematical calculation
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phonetic adj
Representing articulate sounds or speech
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diffidence n
Self-distrust
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medley n
A composition of different songs or parts of songs arranged to run as acontinuous whole
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amorous adj
Having a propensity for falling in love
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non-resident adj
Not residing within a given jurisdiction
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symmetry n
Relative proportion and harmony
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incendiary n
Chemical or person who starts a fire-literally or figuratively
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introspect v
To look into
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nonentity n
A person or thing of little or no account
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vigilance n
Alert and intent mental watchfulness in guarding against danger
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reaction n
Tendency towards a former, or opposite state of things, as after reform,revolution, or inflation.
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surmise v
To conjecture
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preposterous adj
Utterly ridiculous or absurd
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equilibrium n
A state of balance
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cabal n
A number of persons secretly united for effecting by intrigue some privatepurpose
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baritone adj
Having a register higher than bass and lower than tenor
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hoarse adj
Having the voice harsh or rough, as from a cold or fatigue
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assignee n
One who is appointed to act for another in the management of certain propertyand interests
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peevish adj
Petulant(irritable)
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packet n
A bundle, as of letters
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deity n
A god, goddess, or divine person
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transcendent adj
Surpassing
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delectable adj
Delightful to the taste or to the senses
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secant adj
Cutting, especially into two parts
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sonorous adj
Resonant
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obtrusive adj
Tending to be pushed or to push oneself into undue prominence
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soldier n
A person engaged in military service
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hydrostatics n
The branch of science that treats of the pressure and equilibrium offluids
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reverent adj
Humble
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belay v
To make fast, as a rope, by winding round a cleat
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account n
A record or statement of receipts and expenditures, or of businesstransactions
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facsimile n
An exact copy or reproduction
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satiate v
To satisfy fully the appetite or desire of
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doe n
The female of the deer
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upheaval n
Overthrow or violent disturbance of established order or condition
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calculus n
A concretion formed in various parts of the body resembling a pebble inhardness
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deterrent adj
Hindering from action through fear
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belate v
To delay past the proper hour
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antenatal adj
Occurring or existing before birth
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catastrophe n
Any great and sudden misfortune or calamity
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mystic n
One who professes direct divine illumination, or relies upon meditation toacquire truth
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modish adj
Fashionable
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emphasize v
To articulate or enunciate with special impressiveness upon a word, or agroup of words
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icily adv
Frigidly
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salacious adj
Having strong sexual desires
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extemporaneous adj
Done or made without much or any preparation
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plenipotentiary n
A person fully empowered to transact any business
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numerical adj
Of or pertaining to number
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wizen v
To become or cause to become withered or dry
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colloquial adj
Pertaining or peculiar to common speech as distinguished from literary
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refer v
To direct or send for information or other purpose
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commission v
To empower
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ceremonial adj
Characterized by outward form or ceremony
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translucent adj
Allowing the passage of light
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eschew v
To keep clear of
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unanimity n
The state or quality of being of one mind
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accompanist n
One who or that which accompanies
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indigestion n
Difficulty or failure in the alimentary canal in changing food intoabsorptive nutriment
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somnolence n
Oppressive drowsiness
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entree n
The act of entering
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contemptuous adj
Disdainful
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recapitulate v
To repeat again the principal points of
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scrupulous adj
Cautious in action for fear of doing wrong
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benefactor n
A doer of kindly and charitable acts
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vassal n
A slave or bondman
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terrify v
To fill with extreme fear
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drudgery n
Hard and constant work in any menial or dull occupation
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ambiguous adj
Having a double meaning
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commissariat n
The department of an army charged with the provision of its food and waterand daily needs
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secretary n
One who attends to correspondence, keeps recordsor does other writing forothers
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volatile adj
Changeable
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generate v
To produce or cause to be
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travail n
Hard or agonizing labor
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herbarium n
A collection of dried plants scientifically arranged for study
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hale adj
Of sound and vigorous health
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rescind v
To make void, as an act, by the enacting authority or a superior authority
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nevertheless conj
Notwithstanding
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engross v
To occupy completely
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domicile n
The place where one lives
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justification n
Vindication
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exhume v
To dig out of the earth (what has been buried)
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convenience n
Fitness, as of time or place
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negotiable v
To bargain with others for an agreement, as for a treaty or transfer ofproperty
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relinquish v
To give up using or having
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centenary adj
Pertaining to a hundred years or a period of a hundred years
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descendent adj
Proceeding downward
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fruition n
Fulfillment
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intension n
The act of stringing or stretching, or state of being strained
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brusque adj
Somewhat rough or rude in manner or speech
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sensation n
A condition of mind resulting from spiritual or inherent feeling
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lunatic n
An insane person
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mien n
The external appearance or manner of a person
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dissimilar adj
Different
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ostentation n
A display dictated by vanity and intended to invite applause or flattery
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sophism n
A false argument understood to be such by the reasoner himself andintentionally used to deceive
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cartridge n
A charge for a firearm, or for blasting
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tolerable adj
Moderately good
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moat n
A ditch on the outside of a fortress wall
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maltreat v
To treat ill, unkindly, roughly, or abusively
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creamy adj
Resembling or containing cream
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bowler n
In cricket, the player who delivers the ball
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clothier n
One who makes or sells cloth or clothing
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liberate v
To set free or release from bondage
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Calvary n
The place where Christ was crucified
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facilitate v
To make more easy
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diagnosis n
Determination of the distinctive nature of a disease
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up-keep n
Maintenance
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genealogist n
A tracer of pedigrees
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gauge n
An instrument for measuring
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uncommon adj
Rare
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panegyric n
A formal and elaborate eulogy, written or spoken, of a person or of an act
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bulbous adj
Of, or pertaining to, or like a bulb
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altercate v
To contend angrily or zealously in words
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duplicity n
Double-dealing
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optics n
The science that treats of light and vision, and all that is connected withsight
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tenure n
The term during which a thing is held
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malleable adj
Pliant
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admissible adj
Having the right or privilege of entry
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antiquary n
One who collects and examines old things, as coins, books, medals, weapons,etc
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dissent n
Disagreement
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oblong adj
Longer than broad: applied most commonly to rectangular objects considerablyelongated
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overtone n
A harmonic
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apology n
A disclaimer of intentional error or offense
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curable adj
Capable of being remedied or corrected
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adjuration n
A vehement appeal
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disapprove v
To regard with blame
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Milky Way n
The galaxy
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respite n
Interval of rest
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ravage v
To lay waste by pillage, rapine, devouring, or other destructive methods
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legislator n
A lawgiver
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pension n
A periodical allowance to an individual on account of past service done byhim/her
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came n
A leaden sash-bar or grooved strip for fastening panes in stained-glass windows
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readily adv
Without objection or reluctance
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perquisite n
Any profit from service beyond the amount fixed as salary or wages
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gluttonous adj
Given to excess in eating
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bass adj
Low in tone or compass
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pyrotechnic adj
Pertaining to fireworks or their manufacture
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orthogonal adj
Having or determined by right angles
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indicant adj
That which points out
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translator n
An interpreter
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annunciation n
Proclamation
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implicate v
To show or prove to be involved in or concerned
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introvert v
To turn within
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buoyancy n
Power or tendency to float on or in a liquid or gas
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encompass v
To encircle
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confectionery n
The candy collectively that a confectioner makes or sells, as candy
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stupor n
Profound lethargy
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contraband n
Trade forbidden by law or treaty
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aphorism n
Proverb
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misanthropy n
Hatred of mankind
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subvert v
To bring to ruin
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antedate v
To assign or affix a date to earlier than the actual one
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dragnet n
A net to be drawn along the bottom of the water
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extrajudicial adj
Happening out of court
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ossify v
to convert into bone
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phonogram n
A graphic character symbolizing an articulate sound
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Britannia n
The United Kingdom of Great Britain
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pitiful adj
Wretched
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detrude v
To push down forcibly
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tutorship n
The office of a guardian
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masonry n
The art or work of constructing, as buildings, walls, etc., with regularlyarranged stones
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affluence n
A profuse or abundant supply of riches
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posse n
A force of men
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dissolute adj
Lewd
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constrict v
To bind
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sonata n
An instrumental composition
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Neolithic adj
Pertaining to the later stone age
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employer n
One who uses or engages the services of other persons for pay
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odoriferous adj
Having or diffusing an odor or scent, especially an agreeable one
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confinement n
Restriction within limits or boundaries
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exuberance n
Rich supply
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salutatory n
The opening oration at the commencement in American colleges
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asexual adj
Having no distinct sexual organs
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aqueous adj
Of, pertaining to, or containing water
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narrator n
One who narrates anything
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homogeneity n
Congruity of the members or elements or parts
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collector n
One who makes a collection, as of objects of art, books, or the like
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molt v
To cast off, as hair, feathers, etc
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geology n
The department of natural science that treats of the constitution and structureof the earth
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conversant adj
Thoroughly informed
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grimace n
A distortion of the features, occasioned by some feeling of pain, disgust, etc.
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circumspect adj
Showing watchfulness, caution, or careful consideration
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decisive ad
Conclusive
442
defray v
To make payment for
443
labyrinth n
A maze
444
officiate v
To act as an officer or leader
445
theoretical adj
Directed toward knowledge for its own sake without respect toapplications
446
gambol n
Playful leaping or frisking
447
mechanics n
The branch of physics that treats the phenomena caused by the action offorces
448
theism n
Belief in God
449
cosmopolitan adj
Common to all the world
450
distiller n
One occupied in the business of distilling alcoholic liquors
451
conservatism n
Tendency to adhere to the existing order of things
452
motley adj
Composed of heterogeneous or inharmonious elements
453
solar adj
Pertaining to the sun
454
emblazon v
To set forth publicly or in glowing terms
455
vegetative adj
Pertaining to the process of plant-life
456
octave n
A note at this interval above or below any other, considered in relation to thatother
457
arboreal adj
Of or pertaining to a tree or trees
458
habitual adj
According to usual practice
459
pendulum n
A weight hung on a rod, serving by its oscillation to regulate the rate of aclock
460
illumine v
To make bright or clear
461
comprehensive adj
Large in scope or content
462
merciless adj
Cruel
463
continence n
Self-restraint with respect to desires, appetites, and passion
464
dilapidated pa
Fallen into decay or partial ruin
465
infirm adj
Lacking in bodily or mental strength
466
hibernal adj
Pertaining to winter
467
frigidarium n
A room kept at a low temperature for preserving fruits, meat, etc
468
apostate adj
False
469
defer v
To delay or put off to some other time
470
indistinct adj
Vague
471
neology n
The coining or using of new words or new meanings of words
472
interdict n
Authoritative act of prohibition
473
cacophony n
A disagreeable, harsh, or discordant sound or combination of sounds or tones.
474
cull v
To pick or sort out from the rest
475
whine v
To utter with complaining tone
476
scythe n
A long curved blade for mowing, reaping, etc
477
indict v
To find and declare chargeable with crime
478
contemporary adj
Living or existing at the same time
479
machinery n
The parts of a machine or engine, taken collectively
480
reticence n
The quality of habitually keeping silent or being reserved in utterance
481
imperceptible adj
Indiscernible
482
intercept v
To interrupt the course of
483
enormous adj
Gigantic
484
inchoative n
That which begins, or expresses beginning
485
humane adj
Compassionate
486
evert v
To turn inside out
487
fetus n
The young in the womb or in the egg
488
insuperable adj
Invincible
489
juncture n
An articulation, joint, or seam
490
aforesaid adj
Said in a preceding part or before
491
assassination n
Murderer, as by secret assault or treachery
492
acreage n
Quantity or extent of land, especially of cultivated land
493
actuate v
To move or incite to action
494
loiterer n
One who consumes time idly
495
donator n
One who makes a donation or present
496
duet n
A composition for two voices or instruments
497
ascent n
A rising, soaring, or climbing
498
purport n
Intent
499
befriend v
To be a friend to, especially when in need
500
illuminant n
That which may be used to produce light
