4500_words Flashcards
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mantel n
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The facing, sometimes richly ornamented, about a fireplace, including the usualshelf above it
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orthopedist n
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One who practices the correcting or preventing of deformity
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monarchy n
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Government by a single, sovereign ruler
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transposition n
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The act of reversing the order or changing the place of
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hemorrhage n
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Discharge of blood from a ruptured or wounded blood-vessel
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intelligible adj
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Comprehensible
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waistcoat n
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A vest
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citadel n
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Any strong fortress
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protrude v
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To push out or thrust forth
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midsummer n
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The middle of the summer
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rife adj
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Abundant
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spheroid n
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A body having nearly the form of a sphere
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edify v
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To build up, or strengthen, especially in morals or religion
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repository n
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A place in which goods are stored
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tiresome adj
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Wearisome
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obelisk n
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A square shaft with pyramidal top, usually monumental or commemorative
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preparatory adj
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Having to do with what is preliminary
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melodious adj
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Characterized by a sweet succession of sounds
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outlaw n
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A habitual lawbreaker
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normalcy n
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The state of being normal
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sepulcher n
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A burial-place
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apparent adj
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Easily understood
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sensibility n
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Power to perceive or feel
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rote n
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Repetition of words or sounds as a means of learning them, with slight attention
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tenant n
An occupant
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grandiose adj
Having an imposing style or effect
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pollen n
The fine dust-like grains or powder formed within the anther of a floweringplant
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expediency n
Fitness to meet the requirements of a particular case
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agitate v
To move or excite (the feelings or thoughts)
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inconvenient adj
Interfering with comfort or progress
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irreducible adj
That can not be lessened
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electrolysis n
The process of decomposing a chemical compound by the passage of anelectric current
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transmute v
To change in nature, substance, or form
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laxative adj
Having power to open or loosen the bowels
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deplete v
To reduce or lessen, as by use, exhaustion, or waste
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eloquent adj
Having the ability to express emotion or feeling in lofty and impassionedspeech
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harbinger n
One who or that which foreruns and announces the coming of any person orthing
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negligent adj
Apt to omit what ought to be done
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ointment n
A fatty preparation with a butter-like consistency in which a medicinalsubstance exists.
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introgression n
Entrance
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fez n
A brimless felt cap in the shape of a truncated cone, usually red with a blacktassel
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torrid adj
Excessively hot
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gesticulate v
To make gestures or motions, as in speaking, or in place of speech
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undervalue v
To underestimate
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obstetrics n
The branch of medical science concerned with the treatment and care of womenduring pregnancy
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exit n
A way or passage out
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patriotism n
Love and devotion to one's country
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egoism n
The theory that places man's chief good in the completeness of self
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naphtha n
A light, colorless, volatile, inflammable oil used as a solvent, as inmanufacture of paints
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imminence n
Impending evil or danger
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clan n
A tribe
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redound n
Rebound
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translucence n
The property or state of allowing the passage of light
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extort v
To obtain by violence, threats, compulsion, or the subjection of another to somenecessity
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executor n
A person nominated by the will of another to execute the will
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rigor n
Inflexibility
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dissolution n
A breaking up of a union of persons
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divulgence n
A divulging
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sequestrate v
To confiscate
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raptorial adj
Seizing and devouring living prey
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logician n
An expert reasoner
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anthology n
A collection of extracts from the writings of various authors
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contumacy n
Contemptuous disregard of the requirements of rightful authority
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solvent adj
Having sufficient funds to pay all debts
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exclusion n
Non-admission
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perspicacity n
Acuteness or discernment
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pseudonymity n
The state or character of using a fictitious name
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delicacy n
That which is agreeable to a fine taste
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infernal adj
Akin to or befitting hell or its occupants
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amour n
A love-affair, especially one of an illicit nature
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excruciate v
To inflict severe pain or agony upon
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sequent adj
Following in the order of time
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venerate v
To cherish reverentially
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obese adj
Exceedingly fat
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perpetrator n
The doer of a wrong or a criminal act
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pennant n
A small flag
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acquisition n
Anything gained, or made one's own, usually by effort or labor
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ambush n
The act or state of lying concealed for the purpose of surprising or attackingthe enemy
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naval adj
Pertaining to ships
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cereal adj
Pertaining to edible grain or farinaceous seeds
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boll n
A round pod or seed-capsule, as a flax or cotton
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florist n
A dealer in flowers
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indignity n
Unmerited contemptuous conduct or treatment
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specimen n
One of a class of persons or things regarded as representative of the class
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privateer n
A vessel owned and officered by private persons, but carrying on maritimewar
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undersized adj
Of less than the customary size
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discard v
To reject
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innuendo n
Insinuation
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ambrosial adj
Divinely sweet, fragrant, or delicious
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entomology n
The branch of zoology that treats of insects
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annalist n
Historian
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deceit n
Falsehood
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subjacent adj
Situated directly underneath
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triennial adj
Taking place every third year
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adjacency n
The state of being adjacent
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debonair adj
Having gentle or courteous bearing or manner
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intrinsic adj
Inherent
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nunnery n
A convent for nuns
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resonate v
To have or produce resonance
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lassie n
A little lass
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obsolete adj
No longer practiced or accepted
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athwart adv
From side to side
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osculate v
To kiss
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masterpiece n
A superior production
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aspire v
To have an earnest desire, wish, or longing, as for something high and good, notyet attained
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detest v
To dislike or hate with intensity
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geniality n
Warmth and kindliness of disposition
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forfend v
To ward off
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persiflage n
Banter
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invasion n
Encroachment, as by an act of intrusion or trespass
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demerit n
A mark for failure or bad conduct
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vacuous adj
Empty
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demagogue n
An unprincipled politician
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pestilent adj
Having a malign influence or effect
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unanimous adj
Sharing the same views or sentiments
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collapsible adj
That may or can collapse
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graceless adj
Ungracious
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humbug n
Anything intended or calculated to deceive or mislead
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persuade v
To win the mind of by argument, eloquence, evidence, or reflection
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foreordination n
Predestination
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upheave v
To raise or lift with effort
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bestial adj
Animal
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condensation n
The act or process of making dense or denser
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aura n
Pervasive psychic influence supposed to emanate from persons
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potential n
Anything that may be possible
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circumference n
The boundary-line of a circle
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explosive adj
Pertaining to a sudden and violent outbreak
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conformance n
The act or state or conforming
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enhance v
To intensify
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nocturnal adj
Of or pertaining to the night
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divination n
The pretended forecast of future events or discovery of what is lost orhidden
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conduit n
A means for conducting something, particularly a tube, pipe, or passageway fora fluid
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brine n
Water saturated with salt
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replica n
A duplicate executed by the artist himself, and regarded, equally with thefirst, as an original
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defiant adj
Characterized by bold or insolent opposition
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borough n
An incorporated village or town
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embolism n
An obstruction or plugging up of an artery or other blood-vessel
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underrate v
To undervalue
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guise n
The external appearance as produced by garb or costume
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affectation n
A studied or ostentatious pretense or attempt
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captious adj
Hypercritical
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infinity n
Boundless or immeasurable extension or duration
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fragile adj
Capable of being broken
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asperity n
Harshness or roughness of temper
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contingent adj
Not predictable
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surety n
Security for payment or performance
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emblem n
A symbol
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formula n
Fixed rule or set form
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underlie v
To be the ground or support of
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infidel n
One who denies the existence of God
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excellence n
Possession of eminently or unusually good qualities
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naturally adv
According to the usual order of things
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necropolis n
A city of the dead
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impliable adj
Capable of being inferred
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engender v
To produce
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cardinal adj
Of prime or special importance
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precedential adj
Of the nature of an instance that may serve as a guide or basis for arule
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lactation n
The secretion of milk
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tortuous adj
Abounding in irregular bends or turns
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sophistry n
Reasoning sound in appearance only, especially when designedly deceptive
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procrastination n
Delay
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perspicuous adj
Lucid
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medieval adj
Belonging or relating to or descriptive of the middle ages
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discussion n
Debate
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vivisection n
The dissection of a living animal
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parlor n
A room for reception of callers or entertainment of guests
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upturn v
To throw into confusion
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dastard n
A base coward
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extravagant adj
Needlessly free or lavish in expenditure
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coincide v
To correspond
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twinge n
A darting momentary local pain
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inadequate adj
Insufficient
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augment v
To make bigger
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effulgence n
Splendor
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extol v
To praise in the highest terms
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ingratitude n
Insensibility to kindness
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pathos n
The quality in any form of representation that rouses emotion or sympathy
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Sol n
The sun
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egregious adj
Extreme
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improvident adj
Lacking foresight or thrift
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usurious adj
Taking unlawful or exorbitant interest on money loaned
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interpolation n
Verbal interference
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diacritical adj
Marking a difference
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antechamber n
A waiting room for those who seek audience
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tapestry n
A fabric to which a pattern is applied with a needle, designed for ornamentalhangings
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Martian adj
Pertaining to Mars, either the Roman god of war or the planet
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possessive adj
Pertaining to the having, holding, or detention of property in one's poweror command
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meander v
To wind and turn while proceeding in a course
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theocracy n
A government administered by ecclesiastics
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besmear v
To smear over, as with any oily or sticky substance
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pollute v
To contaminate
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patrimony n
An inheritance from an ancestor, especially from one's father
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misty adj
Lacking clearness
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abstain v
To keep oneself back (from doing or using something)
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consign v
To entrust
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equity n
Fairness or impartiality
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pentad n
The number five
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nectar n
Any especially sweet and delicious drink
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emit v
To send or give out
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impiety n
Irreverence toward God
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prefatory adj
Pertaining to a brief explanation to the reader at the beginning of a book.
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studious adj
Having or showing devotion to the acquisition of knowledge
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narration n
The act of recounting the particulars of an event in the order of time oroccurrence
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alabaster n
A white or delicately tinted fine-grained gypsum
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wavelet n
A ripple
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foliage n
Any growth of leaves
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orthopedic adj
Relating to the correcting or preventing of deformity
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mead n
A meadow
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advertiser n
One who advertises, especially in newspapers
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credence n
Belief
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Scriptural adj
Pertaining to, contained in, or warranted by the Holy Scriptures
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apex n
The highest point, as of a mountain
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perverse adj
Unreasonable
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tutelar adj
Protective
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bromine n
A dark reddish-brown, non-metallic liquid element with a suffocating odor
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exorbitance n
Extravagance or enormity
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consonant adj
Being in agreement or harmony with
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cede v
To pass title to
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adieu inter
Good-by; farewell
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attache n
A subordinate member of a diplomatic embassy
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fulsome adj
Offensive from excess of praise or commendation
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fumigate v
To subject to the action of smoke or fumes, especially for disinfection
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apprehend v
To make a prisoner of (a person) in the name of the law
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adherence n
Attachment
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portent n
Anything that indicates what is to happen
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nestling adj
Recently hatched
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reflectible adj
Capable of being turned back
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corporal adj
Belonging or relating to the body as opposed to the mind
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unisonant adj
Being in a condition of perfect agreement and accord
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juxtapose v
To place close together
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noisome adj
Very offensive, particularly to the sense of smell
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gyroscope n
An instrument for illustrating the laws of rotation
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discipline v
To train to obedience
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cant v
To talk in a singsong, preaching tone with affected solemnity
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retrogression n
A going or moving backward or in a reverse direction
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cosmogony n
A doctrine of creation or of the origin of the universe
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risible adj
capable of exciting laughter
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protection n
Preservation from harm, danger, annoyance, or any other evil
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truism n
A statement so plainly true as hardly to require statement or proof
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facial adj
Pertaining to the face
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detract v
To take away in such manner as to lessen value or estimation
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pentahedron n
A solid bounded by five plane faces
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culinary adj
Of or pertaining to cooking or the kitchen
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extrude v
To drive out or away
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encore n
The call for a repetition, as of some part of a play or performance
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oratory n
The art of public speaking
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kernel n
A grain or seed
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emergent adj
Coming into view
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jubilation n
Exultation
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inkling n
A hint
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superheat v
To heat to excess
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opalescence n
The property of combined refraction and reflection of light, resulting insmoky tints
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intelligence n
Capacity to know or understand
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option n
The right, power, or liberty of choosing
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dehydrate v
To deprive of water
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animosity n
Hatred
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bemoan v
To lament
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anticlimax n
A gradual or sudden decrease in the importance or impressiveness of what issaid
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opportune adj
Especially fit as occurring, said, or done at the right moment
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poignant adj
Severely painful or acute to the spirit
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inadvertent adj
Accidental
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arbiter n
One chosen or appointed, by mutual consent of parties in dispute, to decidematters
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metaphor n
A figure of speech in which one object is likened to another, by speaking asif the other
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preempt v
To secure the right of preference in the purchase of public land
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variance n
Change
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expanse n
A continuous area or stretch
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badger v
To pester
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vociferance n
The quality of making a clamor
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permutation n
Reciprocal change, different ordering of same items
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assess v
To determine the amount of (a tax or other sum to be paid)
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antemeridian adj
Before noon
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significant adj
Important, especially as pointing something out
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misdemeanor n
Evil conduct, small crime
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platitude n
A written or spoken statement that is flat, dull, or commonplace
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wholly adv
Completely
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contributor n
One who gives or furnishes, in common with others, for a common purpose
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simplify v
To make less complex or difficult
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dolorous adj
Expressing or causing sorrow or pain
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scuttle v
To sink (a ship) by making holes in the bottom
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modification n
A change
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inane adj
Silly
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radiance n
Brilliant or sparkling luster
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conspire v
To plot
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impropriety n
The state or quality of being unfit, unseemly, or inappropriate
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orthodoxy n
Acceptance of the common faith
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plagiarism n
The stealing of passages from the writings of another and publishing them asone's own
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bureau n
A chest of drawers for clothing, etc
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immovable adj
Steadfast
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mettle n
Courage
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allege v
To assert to be true, especially in a formal manner, as in court
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valedictorian n
Student who delivers an address at graduating exercises of an educationalinstitution
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irrelevant adj
Inapplicable
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maze n
A labyrinth
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refringent adj
Having the power to refract
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corrigible adj
Capable of reformation
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extremity n
The utmost point, side, or border, or that farthest removed from a meanposition
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peaceful adj
Tranquil
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retrospective adj
Looking back on the past
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liturgy n
A ritual
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penetrable adj
That may be pierced by physical, moral, or intellectual force
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predatory adj
Prone to pillaging
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garrulous adj
Given to constant trivial talking
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freethinker n
One who rejects authority or inspiration in religion
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accredit v
To give credit or authority to
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bawl v
To proclaim by outcry
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dispel v
To drive away by or as by scattering in different directions
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antistrophe n
The inversion of terms in successive classes, as in "the home of joyand the joy of home"
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contusion n
A bruise
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qualify v
To endow or furnish with requisite ability, character, knowledge, skill, orpossessions
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epode n
A species of lyric poems
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skirmish n
Desultory fighting between advanced detachments of two armies
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hoard v
To gather and store away for the sake of accumulation
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forth adv
Into notice or view
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deteriorate v
To grow worse
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morphology n
the science of organic forms
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second-rate adj
Second in quality, size, rank, importance, etc
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shrivel v
To draw or be drawn into wrinkles
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fabulous adj
Incredible
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miscreant n
A villain
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sense n
The signification conveyed by some word, phrase, or action
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vincible adj
Conquerable
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befog v
To confuse
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decapitate v
To behead
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atomizer n
An apparatus for reducing a liquid to a fine spray, as for disinfection,inhalation, etc
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stanchion n
A vertical bar, or a pair of bars, used to confine cattle in a stall
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tercentenary adj
Pertaining to a period of 300 years
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reflexible adj
Capable of being reflected
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procedure n
A manner or method of acting
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inherent adj
Intrinsic
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despot n
An absolute and irresponsible monarch
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mismanage v
To manage badly, improperly, or unskillfully
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transmission n
The act of sending through or across
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effete adj
Exhausted, as having performed its functions
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perfunctory adj
Half-hearted
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nutriment n
That which nourishes
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fathom n
A measure of length, 6 feet
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levy v
To impose and collect by force or threat of force
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introductory adj
Preliminary
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onslaught n
A violent onset
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congenial adj
Having kindred character or tastes
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pincers n
An instrument having two lever-handles and two jaws working on a pivot
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brooch n
An article of jewelry fastened by a hinged pin and hook on the underside
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relapse v
To suffer a return of a disease after partial recovery
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subjugate v
To conquer
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flue n
A smoke-duct in a chimney
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nomination n
The act or ceremony of naming a man or woman for office
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propitious adj
Kindly disposed
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baton n
An official staff borne either as a weapon or as an emblem of authority orprivilege
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scoundrel n
A man without principle
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subterranean adj
Situated or occurring below the surface of the earth
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enshrine v
To keep sacred
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fresco n
The art of painting on a surface of plaster, particularly on walls and ceilings.
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upbraid v
To reproach as deserving blame
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ductile adj
Capable of being drawn out, as into wire or a thread
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verity n
Truth
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barring prep
Apart from
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lacteal adj
Milky
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antipathize v
To show or feel a feeling of antagonism, aversion, or dislike
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repulse n
The act of beating or driving back, as an attacking or advancing enemy
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loath adj
Averse
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pestilence n
A raging epidemic
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acrimonious adj
Full of bitterness
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lifelong adj
Lasting or continuous through life
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explosion n
A sudden and violent outbreak
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pinnacle n
A high or topmost point, as a mountain-peak
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terse adj
Pithy
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later adv
At a subsequent time
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desultory adj
Not connected with what precedes
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purloin v
To steal
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intestine n
That part of the digestive tube below or behind the stomach, extending to theanus
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blockade n
The shutting up of a town, a frontier, or a line of coast by hostile forces
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reprieve v
To grant a respite from punishment to
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kilometer n
A length of 1,000 meters
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amity n
Friendship
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edict n
That which is uttered or proclaimed by authority as a rule of action
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verification n
The act of proving to be true, exact, or accurate
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temporize v
To pursue a policy of delay
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immutable adj
Unchangeable
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resilience n
The power of springing back to a former position
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impetuosity n
Rashness
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tribune n
Any champion of the rights and liberties of the people: often used as the namefor a newspaper
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succulent adj
Juicy
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ruminate v
To chew over again, as food previously swallowed and regurgitated
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mausoleum n
A tomb of more than ordinary size or architectural pretensions
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luminosity n
The quality of giving or radiating light
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assonant adj
Having resemblance of sound
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denote v
To designate by word or mark
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hesitation n
Vacillation
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et cetera Latin
And so forth
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nondescript adj
Indescribable
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hindrance n
An obstacle
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aide-de-camp n
An officer who receives and transmits the orders of the general
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prehensile adj
Adapted for grasping or holding
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pious adj
Religious
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gyrate v
To revolve
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profligacy n
Shameless viciousness
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ungainly adj
Clumsy
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percipient n
One who or that which perceives
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impugn v
To assail with arguments, insinuations, or accusations
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livid adj
Black-and-blue, as contused flesh
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cursory adj
Rapid and superficial
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pellucid adj
Translucent
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disqualify v
To debar
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subtle adj
Discriminating
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termagant adj
Violently abusive and quarrelsome
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fervor n
Ardor or intensity of feeling
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botanical adj
Connected with the study or cultivation of plants
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vinery n
A greenhouse for grapes
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reliquary n
A casket, coffer, or repository in which relics are kept
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Hibernian adj
Pertaining to Ireland, or its people
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sibilate v
To give a hissing sound to, as in pronouncing the letter s
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counterfeit adj
Made to resemble something else
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microscope n
An instrument for assisting the eye in the vision of minute objects orfeatures of objects
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olive-branch n
A branch of the olive-tree, as an emblem of peace
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inbred adj
Innate
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noxious adj
Hurtful
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interact v
To act reciprocally
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dilatory adj
Tending to cause delay
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amputate v
To remove by cutting, as a limb or some portion of the body
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epizootic adj
Prevailing among animals
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mythology n
The whole body of legends cherished by a race concerning gods and heroes
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pseudonym n
A fictitious name, especially when assumed by a writer
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monosyllable n
A word of one syllable
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subjection n
The act of bringing into a state of submission
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circumnavigate v
To sail quite around
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inedible adj
Not good for food
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requisite adj
Necessary
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desert v
To abandon without regard to the welfare of the abandoned
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sanction v
To approve authoritatively
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embark v
To make a beginning in some occupation or scheme
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novellette n
A short novel
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birthright n
A privilege or possession into which one is born
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emigrate v
To go from one country, state, or region for the purpose of settling orresiding in another
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eclipse n
The obstruction of a heavenly body by its entering into the shadow of anotherbody
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neural adj
Pertaining to the nerves or nervous system
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pendulous adj
Hanging, especially so as to swing by an attached end or part
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adherent adj
Clinging or sticking fast
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magnificence n
The exhibition of greatness of action, character, intellect, wealth, orpower
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landscape n
A rural view, especially one of picturesque effect, as seen from a distanceor an elevation
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degeneracy n
A becoming worse
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predecessor n
An incumbent of a given office previous to another
442
hosiery n
A stocking
443
repetition n
The act of repeating
444
elicit v
To educe or extract gradually or without violence
445
principal adj
Most important
446
frequency n
The comparative number of any kind of occurrences within a given time orspace
447
subsist v
To be maintained or sustained
448
avalanche n
The fall or sliding of a mass of snow or ice down a mountain-slope, oftenbearing with it rock.
449
omnipotence n
Unlimited and universal power
450
sensorium n
The sensory apparatus
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invigorate v
To animate
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microscopy n
The art of examing objects with the microscope
453
furtherance n
Advancement
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foresee v
To discern beforehand
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incandescent adj
White or glowing with heat
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venous adj
Of, pertaining to, or contained or carried in a vein or veins
457
trickery n
Artifice
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rhetoric n
The art of discourse
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personality n
The attributes, taken collectively, that make up the character and natureof an individual
460
loam n
A non-coherent mixture of sand and clay
461
barometer n
An instrument for indicating the atmospheric pressure per unit of surface
462
imaginary adj
Fancied
463
convolve v
To move with a circling or winding motion
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sprightly adj
Vivacious
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diverse adj
Capable of various forms
466
acme n
The highest point, or summit
467
coalescence n
The act or process of coming together so as to form one body, combination,or product
468
antilogy n
Inconsistency or contradiction in terms or ideas
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resilient adj
Having the quality of springing back to a former position
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livelihood n
Means of subsistence
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penance n
Punishment to which one voluntarily submits or subjects himself as anexpression of penitence
472
spinous adj
Having spines
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mite n
A very small amount, portion, or particle
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unutterable adj
Inexpressible
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ambitious adj
Eagerly desirous and aspiring
476
polyhedron n
A solid bounded by plane faces, especially by more than four
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auxiliary n
One who or that which aids or helps, especially when regarded as subsidiaryor accessory
478
brotherhood n
Spiritual or social fellowship or solidarity
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suppress v
To prevent from being disclosed or punished
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obesity n
Excessive fatness
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kind-hearted adj
Having a kind and sympathetic nature
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univalence n
Monovalency
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centimeter n
A length of one hundredth of a meter
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deify v
To regard or worship as a god
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analogy n
Reasoning in which from certain and known relations or resemblance others areformed
486
mantel n
The facing, sometimes richly ornamented, about a fireplace, including the usualshelf above it
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orthopedist n
One who practices the correcting or preventing of deformity
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monarchy n
Government by a single, sovereign ruler
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transposition n
The act of reversing the order or changing the place of
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hemorrhage n
Discharge of blood from a ruptured or wounded blood-vessel
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intelligible adj
Comprehensible
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waistcoat n
A vest
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citadel n
Any strong fortress
494
protrude v
To push out or thrust forth
495
midsummer n
The middle of the summer
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rife adj
Abundant
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spheroid n
A body having nearly the form of a sphere
498
edify v
To build up, or strengthen, especially in morals or religion
499
repository n
A place in which goods are stored
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tiresome adj
Wearisome
