3500_words Flashcards
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refringency n
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Power to refract
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impunity n
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Freedom from punishment
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penetrate v
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To enter or force a way into the interior parts of
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protector n
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A defender
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susceptible adj
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Easily under a specified power or influence
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reorganize v
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To change to a more satisfactory form of organization
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maternal adj
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Pertaining or peculiar to a mother or to motherhood
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breaker n
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One who trains horses, dogs, etc
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regretful adj
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Feeling, expressive of, or full of regret
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photoelectric adj
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Pertaining to the combined action of light and electricity
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omnivorous adj
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Eating or living upon food of all kinds indiscriminately
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disrepute n
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A bad name or character
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tangent adj
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Touching
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heterogeneity n
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Unlikeness of constituent parts
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comprehensible adj
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Intelligible
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testament n
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A will
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prim adj
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Stiffly proper
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tack n
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A small sharp-pointed nail
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quiescence n
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Quiet
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ecstatic adj
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Enraptured
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staid adj
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Of a steady and sober character
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triumvir n
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One of three men united coordinately in public office or authority
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calculable adj
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That may be estimated by reckoning
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juror n
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One who serves on a jury or is sworn in for jury duty in a court of justice
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penitence n
Sorrow for sin with desire to amend and to atone
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judicious adj
Prudent
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impulsion n
Impetus
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concurrent adj
Occurring or acting together
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ambulate v
To walk about
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quite adv
Fully
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miscount v
To make a mistake in counting
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athirst adj
Wanting water
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implausible adj
Not plausible
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repugnant adj
Offensive to taste and feeling
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abyss n
Bottomless gulf
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supernumerary adj
Superfluous
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monolith n
Any structure or sculpture in stone formed of a single piece
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intrusion n
The act of entering without warrant or invitation; encroachment
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fatuous adj
Idiotic
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percussion n
The sharp striking of one body against another
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volitive adj
Exercising the will
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disinfect v
To remove or destroy the poison of infectious or contagious diseases
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muffle v
To deaden the sound of, as by wraps
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quarter n
One of four equal parts into which anything is or may be divided
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imbroglio n
A misunderstanding attended by ill feeling, perplexity, or strife
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unguent n
Any ointment or lubricant for local application
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corruption n
Loss of purity or integrity
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compulsory adj
Forced
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curio n
A piece of bric-a-brac
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doublet n
One of a pair of like things
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sinecure n
Any position having emoluments with few or no duties
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irk v
To afflict with pain, vexation, or fatigue
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oratorio n
A composition for solo voices, chorus, and orchestra, generally taken from theScriptures
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elucidate v
To bring out more clearly the facts concerning
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conciliate v
To obtain the friendship of
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derivation n
That process by which a word is traced from its original root or primitiveform and meaning
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wield v
To use, control, or manage, as a weapon, or instrument, especially with fullcommand
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disrobe v
To unclothe
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furlough n
A temporary absence of a soldier or sailor by permission of the commandingofficer
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underhanded adj
Clandestinely carried on
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doleful adj
Melancholy
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amenable adj
Willing and ready to submit
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fluctuate v
To pass backward and forward irregularly from one state or degree to another.
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devise v
To invent
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recline v
To cause to assume a leaning or recumbent attitude or position
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prohibition n
A decree or an order forbidding something
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granary n
A storehouse for grain after it is thrashed or husked
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pillage n
Open robbery, as in war
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reticent adj
Habitually keeping silent or being reserved in utterance
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maniac n
a person raving with madness
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impalpable adj
Imperceptible to the touch
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exemplar n
A model, pattern, or original to be copied or imitated
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probe v
To search through and through
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chasten v
To purify by affliction
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ambidextrous adj
Having the ability of using both hands with equal skill or ease
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duration n
The period of time during which anything lasts
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bevel n
Any inclination of two surfaces other than 90 degrees
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encroach v
To invade partially or insidiously and appropriate the possessions of another.
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dearth n
Scarcity, as of something customary, essential ,or desirable
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comical adj
Funny
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boatswain n
A subordinate officer of a vessel, who has general charge of the rigging,anchors, etc
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suspense n
Uncertainty
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adhere v
To stick fast or together
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pomposity n
The quality of being marked by an assumed stateliness and impressiveness ofmanner
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eureka Greek
I have found it
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mawkish adj
Sickening or insipid
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comport v
To conduct or behave (oneself)
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idiom n
A use of words peculiar to a particular language
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tolerant adj
Indulgent
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preemption n
The right or act of purchasing before others
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immature adj
Not full-grown
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illicit adj
Unlawful
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didactic adj
Pertaining to teaching
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coronation n
The act or ceremony of crowning a monarch
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perfumery n
The preparation of perfumes
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decorous adj
Suitable for the occasion or circumstances
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leviathan n
Any large animal, as a whale
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insensible adj
Imperceptible
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revile v
To heap approach or abuse upon
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inconsiderable adj
Small in quantity or importance
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liner n
A vessel belonging to a steamship-line
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maxim n
A principle accepted as true and acted on as a rule or guide
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bestrew v
To sprinkle or cover with things strewn
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parsimonious adj
Unduly sparing in the use or expenditure of money
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affiliate n
Some auxiliary person or thing
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beck v
To give a signal to, by nod or gesture
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grotesque adj
Incongruously composed or ill-proportioned
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disparity n
Inequality
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sonnet n
A poem of fourteen decasyllabic or octosyllabiclines expressing two successivephrases
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arrear n
Something overdue and unpaid
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assassinate v
To kill, as by surprise or secret assault, especially the killing of someeminent person
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commute v
To put something, especially something less severe, in place of
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protagonist n
A leader in any enterprise or contest
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dendrology n
The natural history of trees
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aggress v
To make the first attack
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panel n
A rectangular piece set in or as in a frame
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remiss adj
Negligent
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chameleon adj
Changeable in appearance
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correlate v
To put in some relation of connection or correspondence
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sinuosity n
The quality of curving in and out
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saponaceous adj
Having the nature or quality of soap
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specter n
Apparition
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insatiable adj
That desires or craves immoderately or unappeasably
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scruple n
Doubt or uncertainty regarding a question of moral right or duty
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landlord n
A man who owns and lets a tenement or tenements
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death's-head n
A human skull as a symbol of death
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poesy n
Poetry
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knighthood n
Chivalry
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consistency n
A state of permanence
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tricolor adj
Of three colors
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assessor n
An officer whose duty it is to assess taxes
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mendacious adj
Untrue
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superficial adj
Knowing and understanding only the ordinary and the obvious
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irrefrangible adj
That can not be broken or violated
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confidant n
One to whom secrets are entrusted
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convivial adj
Devoted to feasting, or to good-fellowship in eating or drinking
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supposition n
Conjecture
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disseminate v
To sow or scatter abroad, as seed is sown
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hexagon n
A figure with six angles
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punctual adj
Observant and exact in points of time
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consummate v
To bring to completion
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arrangement n
The act of putting in proper order, or the state of being put in order
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fiscal adj
Pertaining to the treasury or public finances of a government
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donor n
One who makes a donation or present
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rejuvenescence n
A renewal of youth
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auburn adj
Reddish-brown, said usually of the hair
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actionable adj
Affording cause for instituting an action, as trespass, slanderous words
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aristocracy n
A hereditary nobility
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polygon n
A figure having many angles
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fundamental adj
Basal
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cogent adj
Appealing strongly to the reason or conscience
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brethren n
plMembers of a brotherhood, gild, profession, association, or the like
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reprobate n
One abandoned to depravity and sin
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expeditious adj
Speedy
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Norman adj
Of or peculiar to Normandy, in northern France
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arboriculture n
The cultivation of trees or shrubs
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mutiny n
Rebellion against lawful or constituted authority
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permanent adj
Durable
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percolate v
To filter
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bray n
A loud harsh sound, as the cry of an ass or the blast of a horn
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opportunist n
One who takes advantage of circumstances to gain his ends
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disavow v
To disclaim responsibility for
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statistician n
One who is skilled in collecting and tabulating numerical facts
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transfusible adj
Capable of being poured from one vessel to another
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conjugal adj
Pertaining to marriage, marital rights, or married persons
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disparage v
To regard or speak of slightingly
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sentinel n
Any guard or watch stationed for protection
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curtsy n
A downward movement of the body by bending the knees
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ravine n
A deep gorge or hollow, especially one worn by a stream or flow of water
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sardonic adj
Scornfully or bitterly sarcastic
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alienable adj
Capable of being aliened or alienated, as lands
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infamy n
Total loss or destitution of honor or reputation
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zealot n
One who espouses a cause or pursues an object in an immoderately partisanmanner
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impermissible adj
Not permissible
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incoherence n
Want of connection, or agreement, as of parts or ideas in thought, speech,etc
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literature n
The written or printed productions of the human mind collectively
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perturb v
To disturb greatly
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glimmer n
A faint, wavering, unsteady light
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orgies n
Wild or wanton revelry
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revisal n
Revision
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pompous adj
Marked by an assumed stateliness and impressiveness of manner
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omniscience n
Unlimited or infinite knowledge
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mordant adj
Biting
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brandish v
To wave, shake, or flourish triumphantly or defiantly, as a sword or spear
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convolution n
A winding motion
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personnel n
The force of persons collectively employed in some service
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ichthyosaurs n
A fossil reptile
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theorist n
One given to speculating
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theorize v
To speculate
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ghastly adj
Hideous
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memento n
A souvenir
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myth n
A fictitious narrative presented as historical, but without any basis of fact
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preparation n
An act or proceeding designed to bring about some event
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monograph n
A treatise discussing a single subject or branch of a subject
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intuition n
Instinctive knowledge or feeling
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immune adj
Exempt, as from disease
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tranquilize v
To soothe
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intemperance n
Immoderate action or indulgence, as of the appetites
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academic adj
Of or pertaining to an academy, college, or university
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meditation n
The turning or revolving of a subject in the mind
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dialect n
Forms of speech collectively that are peculiar to the people of a particulardistrict
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manumission n
Emancipation
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carnage n
Massacre
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misapprehend v
To misunderstand
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reparation n
The act of making amends, as for an injury, loss, or wrong
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classify v
To arrange in a class or classes on the basis of observed resemblancesand differences
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commemorate v
To serve as a remembrance of
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heptarchy n
A group of seven governments
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realism n
The principle and practice of depicting persons and scenes as they are believedreally to exist
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expectancy n
The act or state of looking forward to as certain or probable
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debatable adj
Subject to contention or dispute
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judgment n
The faculty by the exercise of which a deliberate conclusion is reached
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atrocious adj
Outrageously or wantonly wicked, criminal, vile, or cruel
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illiberal adj
Stingy
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infamous adj
Publicly branded or notorious, as for vice, or crime
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amalgamate v
To mix or blend together in a homogeneous body
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invaluable adj
Exceedingly precious
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prickle v
To puncture slightly with fine, sharp points
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usage n
Treatment
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chiffon n
A very thin gauze used for trimmings, evening dress, etc
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wreak v
To inflict, as a revenge or punishment
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discreet adj
Judicious
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tempt v
To offer to (somebody) an inducement to do wrong
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recapture v
To capture again
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robust adj
Characterized by great strength or power of endurance
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missile n
Any object, especially a weapon, thrown or intended to be thrown
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writhe v
To twist the body, face, or limbs or as in pain or distress
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vertex n
Apex
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prohibitory adj
Involving or equivalent to prohibition, especially of the sale ofalcoholic beverages
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campaign n
A complete series of connected military operations
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brazier n
An open pan or basin for holding live coals
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outcry n
A vehement or loud cry or clamor
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contiguity n
Proximity
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converge v
To cause to incline and approach nearer together
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pall v
To make dull by satiety
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theological adj
Based on or growing out of divine revelation
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day-man n
A day-laborer
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pedigree n
One's line of ancestors
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unison n
A condition of perfect agreement and accord
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depress v
To press down
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moderator n
The presiding officer of a meeting
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petulance n
The character or condition of being impatient, capricious or petulant
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aggravation n
The fact of being made heavier or more heinous, as a crime , offense,misfortune, etc
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lying n
Untruthfulness
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dauntless adj
Fearless
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militant adj
Of a warlike or combative disposition or tendency
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alienate v
To cause to turn away
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demagnetize v
To deprive (a magnet) of magnetism
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receivable adj
Capable of being or fit to be received - often money
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intricacy n
Perplexity
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phenomenal adj
Extraordinary or marvelous
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venerable adj
Meriting or commanding high esteem
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auditory adj
Of or pertaining to hearing or the organs or sense of hearing
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navigable adj
Capable of commercial navigation
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obstruction n
Hindrance
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clamorous adj
Urgent in complaint or demand
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clarion n
A small shrill trumpet or bugle
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laundress n
Washerwoman
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underman v
To equip with less than the full complement of men
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excrescence n
Any unnatural addition, outgrowth, or development
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deluge v
To overwhelm with a flood of water
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betide v
To happen to or befall
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buffoonery n
Low drollery, coarse jokes, etc
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intestacy n
The condition resulting from one's dying not having made a valid will
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chronology n
The science that treats of computation of time or of investigation andarrangement of events
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fickle adj
Unduly changeable in feeling, judgment, or purpose
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suffuse v
To cover or fill the surface of
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lithograph n
A print made by printing from stone
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imperious adj
Insisting on obedience
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bureaucracy n
Government by departments of men transacting particular branches of publicbusiness
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redemption n
The recovery of what is mortgaged or pledged, by paying the debt
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impetuous adj
Impulsive
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sphericity n
The state or condition of being a sphere
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hysteria n
A nervous affection occurring typically in paroxysms of laughing and crying
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amplitude n
Largeness
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expedient adj
Contributing to personal advantage
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unaffected adj
Sincere
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negation n
The act of denying or of asserting the falsity of a proposition
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depth n
Deepness
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maize n
Indian corn: usually in the United States called simply corn
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harangue n
A tirade
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protract v
To prolong
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corroborate v
To strengthen, as proof or conviction
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irreverent adj
Showing or expressing a deficiency of veneration, especially for sacredthings
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distraught adj
Bewildered
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faulty adj
Imperfect
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tenacious adj
Unyielding
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piteous adj
Compassionate
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waif n
A homeless, neglected wanderer
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irritancy n
The quality of producing vexation
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prospector n
One who makes exploration, search, or examination, especially for minerals
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invincible adj
Not to be conquered, subdued, or overcome
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banal adj
Commonplace
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incompetent adj
Not having the abilities desired or necessary for any purpose
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mercantile adj
Conducted or acting on business principles; commercial
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trite adj
Made commonplace by frequent repetition
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guinea n
An English monetary unit
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rhetorician n
A showy writer or speaker
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contrive v
To manage or carry through by some device or scheme
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diurnal adj
Daily
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fiducial adj
Indicative of faith or trust
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demonstrative adj
Inclined to strong exhibition or expression of feeling or thoughts
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denunciation n
The act of declaring an action or person worthy of reprobation orpunishment
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plasticity n
The property of some substances through which the form of the mass canreadily be changed
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exhilarate v
To fill with high or cheerful spirits
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marvel v
To be astonished and perplexed because of (something)
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syndicate n
An association of individuals united for the prosecution of some enterprise
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mnemonics n
A system of principles and formulas designed to assist the recollection incertain instances
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cat-o-nine-tails n
An instrument consisting of nine pieces of cord, formerly used forflogging in the army and navy
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introversion n
The act of turning or directing inward, physically or mentally
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felicitate v
To wish joy or happiness to, especially in view of a coming event
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rotund adj
Round from fullness or plumpness
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diabolic adj
Characteristic of the devil
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portfolio n
A portable case for holding writing-materials, drawings, etc
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underwrite v
To issue or be party to the issue of apolicy of insurance
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syllabus n
Outline of a subject, course, lecture, or treatise
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acrid adj
Harshly pungent or bitter
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dermatology n
The branch of medical science which relates to the skin and its diseases
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profiteer n
One who profits
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racy adj
Exciting or exhilarating to the mind
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ramose adj
Branch-like
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complicity n
Participation or partnership, as in wrong-doing or with a wrong-doer
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renunciation n
An explicit disclaimer of a right or privilege
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chastity n
Sexual or moral purity
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scintillate v
To emit or send forth sparks or little flashes of light
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preferment n
Preference
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fungus n
A plant destitute of chlorophyll, as a mushroom
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oration n
An elaborate or formal public speech
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belie v
To misrepresent
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emancipate v
To release from bondage
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characterize v
To describe by distinctive marks or peculiarities
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hinder v
To obstruct
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ready adj
In a state of preparedness for any given purpose or occasion
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technique n
Manner of performance
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epic n
A poem celebrating in formal verse the mythical achievements of great personages,heroes, etc
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judiciary n
That department of government which administers the law relating to civil andcriminal justice
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designate v
To select or appoint, as by authority
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philosophize v
To seek ultimate causes and principles
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vulnerable adj
Capable of receiving injuries
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technicality n
Something peculiar to a particular art, trade, or the like
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dormant adj
Being in a state of or resembling sleep
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exterior n
That which is outside
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evasion n
Escape
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apposite adj
Appropriate
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Darwinism n
The doctrine that natural selection has been the prime cause of evolution ofhigher forms
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impassive adj
Unmoved by or not exhibiting feeling
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circumlocution n
Indirect or roundabout expression
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intermission n
A recess
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chagrin n
Keen vexation, annoyance, or mortification, as at one's failures or errors
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spasmodic adj
Convulsive
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deface v
To mar or disfigure the face or external surface of
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raucous adj
Harsh
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referee n
An umpire
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nestle v
To adjust cozily in snug quarters
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arbitrary adj
Fixed or done capriciously
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judicature n
Distribution and administration of justice by trial and judgment
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theologian n
A professor of divinity
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accuse v
To charge with wrong doing, misconduct, or error
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integrity n
Uprightness of character and soundness of moral principle
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contort v
To twist into a misshapen form
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sequence n
The order in which a number or persons, things, or events follow one anotherin space or time
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exigent adj
Urgent
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reckless adj
Foolishly headless of danger
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abscond v
To depart suddenly and secretly, as for the purpose of escaping arrest
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corrosive n
That which causes gradual decay by crumbling or surface disintegration
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lingua n
The tongue
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lithesome adj
Nimble
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microscopic adj
Adapted to or characterized by minute observation
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assonate v
To accord in sound, especially vowel sound
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muster n
An assemblage or review of troops for parade or inspection, or for numberingoff
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microcosm n
The world or universe on a small scale
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sheer adj
Absolute
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pedagogy n
The science and art of teaching
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canon n
Any rule or law
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promiscuous adj
Brought together without order, distinction, or design (for sex)
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leaven v
To make light by fermentation, as dough
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counter-claim n
A cross-demand alleged by a defendant in his favor against the plaintiff.
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zephyr n
Any soft, gentle wind
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linguistics n
The science of languages, or of the origin, history, and significance ofwords
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legitimate adj
Having the sanction of law or established custom
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deist n
One who believes in God, but denies supernatural revelation
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sanguinary adj
Bloody
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potion n
A dose of liquid medicine
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seditious adj
Promotive of conduct directed against public order and the tranquillity ofthe state
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cession n
Surrender, as of possessions or rights
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polyarchy n
Government by several or many persons of what- ever class
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loneliness n
Solitude
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finesse n
Subtle contrivance used to gain a point
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solace n
Comfort in grief, trouble, or calamity
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venison n
The flesh of deer
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palate n
The roof of the mouth
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perennial adj
Continuing though the year or through many years
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disrupt v
To burst or break asunder
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reservoir n
A receptacle where a quantity of some material, especially of a liquid orgas, may be kept
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inadvisable adj
Unadvisable
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eatable adj
Edible
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evidential adj
Indicative
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grievous adj
Creating affliction
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statics n
The branch of mechanics that treats of the relations that subsist among forcesin order
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alternate n
One chosen to act in place of another, in case of the absence or incapacityof that other
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incidentally adv
Without intention
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cower v
To crouch down tremblingly, as through fear or shame
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phonic adj
Pertaining to the nature of sound
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Calvinism n
The system of doctrine taught by John Calvin
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polycracy n
The rule of many
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rookery n
A place where crows congregate to breed
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cathode n
The negative pole or electrode of a galvanic battery
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recognizance n
An acknowledgment entered into before a court with condition to do someparticular act
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incomparable adj
Matchless
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lyre n
One of the most ancient of stringed instruments of the harp class
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hypothesis n
A proposition taken for granted as a premise from which to reach aconclusion
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reconnoiter v
To make a preliminary examination of for military, surveying, or geologicalpurposes
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interposition n
A coming between
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outrage n
A gross infringement of morality or decency
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principle n
A general truth or proposition
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oakum n
Hemp-fiber obtained by untwisting and picking out loosely the yarns of old hemprope
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speculate v
To pursue inquiries and form conjectures
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hypercritical adj
Faultfinding
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partition n
That which separates anything into distinct parts
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plurality n
A majority
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bullock n
An ox
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infirmary n
A place for the reception or treatment of the sick
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perceive v
To have knowledge of, or receive impressions concerning, through the medium ofthe body senses.
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accede v
To agree
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atonement n
Amends, reparation, or expiation made from wrong or injury
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impotent adj
Destitute of or lacking in power, physical, moral, or intellectual
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nationality n
A connection with a particular nation
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clearance n
A certificate from the proper authorities that a vessel has complied with thelaw and may sail
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pantheism n
The worship of nature for itself or its beauty
430
aeronaut n
One who navigates the air, a balloonist
431
pageant n
A dramatic representation, especially a spectacular one
432
humanitarian n
A philanthropist
433
bombard v
To assail with any missile or with abusive speech
434
lodgment n
The act of furnishing with temporary quarters
435
felon n
A criminal or depraved person
436
advocacy n
The act of pleading a cause
437
syllabic adj
Consisting of that which is uttered in a single vocal impulse
438
reminiscence n
The calling to mind of incidents within the range of personal knowledge orexperience
439
judicial adj
Pertaining to the administration of justice
440
biennial n
A plant that produces leaves and roots the first year and flowers and fruitthe second
441
Pariah n
A member of a degraded class; a social outcast
442
homophone n
A word agreeing in sound with but different in meaning from another
443
rankle v
To produce irritation or festering
444
irrational adj
Not possessed of reasoning powers or understanding
445
subconscious adj
Being or occurring in the mind, but without attendant consciousness orconscious perception
446
proximately adv
Immediately
447
potentate n
One possessed of great power or sway
448
gravity n
Seriousness
449
paragon n
A model of excellence
450
braggart n
A vain boaster
451
caprice n
A whim
452
residue n
A remainder or surplus after a part has been separated or otherwise treated
453
stifle v
To smother
454
nausea n
An affection of the stomach producing dizziness and usually an impulse to vomit
455
radiate v
To extend in all directions, as from a source or focus
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transience n
Something that is of short duration
457
emerge v
To come into view or into existence
458
deforest v
To clear of forests
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monotonous adj
Unchanging and tedious
460
burgess n
In colonial times, a member of the lower house of the legislature of Marylandor Virginia
461
conveyance n
That by which anything is transported
462
Pantheon n
A circular temple at Rome with a fine Corinthian portico and a great domedroof
463
denomination n
A body of Christians united by a common faith and form of worship anddiscipline
464
benison n
Blessing
465
polar adj
Pertaining to the poles of a sphere, especially of the earth
466
federate v
To league together
467
prohibitionist n
One who favors the prohibition by law of the manufacture and sale ofalcoholic beverages
468
insight n
Intellectual discernment
469
conferee n
A person with whom another confers
470
permissible adj
That may be allowed
471
enjoin v
To command
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equalize v
To render uniform
473
idiosyncrasy n
A mental quality or habit peculiar to an individual
474
infallible adj
Exempt from error of judgment, as in opinion or statement
475
congregate v
To bring together into a crowd
476
suggestible adj
That can be suggested
477
provocation n
An action or mode of conduct that excites resentment
478
consort n
A companion or associate
479
pitiless adj
Hard-hearted
480
honorarium n
A token fee or payment to a professional man for services
481
commodity n
Something that is bought and sold
482
calumny n
Slander
483
script n
Writing or handwriting of the ordinary cursive form
484
hexapod adj
Having six feet
485
sediment n
Matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid
486
isochronous adj
Relating to or denoting equal intervals of time
487
retention n
The keeping of a thing within one's power or possession
488
syneresis n
The coalescence of two vowels or syllables, as e'er for ever
489
Antarctic adj
Pertaining to the south pole or the regions near it
490
veracity n
Truthfulness
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chancery n
A court of equity, as distinguished from a common-law court
492
animate v
To make alive
493
stiletto n
A small dagger
494
exceed v
To go beyond, as in measure, quality, value, action, power, skill, etc
495
votary adj
Consecrated by a vow or promise
496
overeat v
To eat to excess
497
collective adj
Consisting of a number of persons or objects considered as gathered into amass, or sum
498
streamlet n
Rivulet
499
garnish v
In cookery, to surround with additions for embellishment
500
prattle v
To utter in simple or childish talk
