5000 words set 7

Question 1

aver v

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To assert as a fact

Question 2

effulgence n

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Splendor

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messieurs n. pl.

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Gentlemen

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toilsome adj

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Laborious

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brandish v

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To wave, shake, or flourish triumphantly or defiantly, as a sword or spear

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cosmos n

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The world or universe considered as a system, perfect in order and arrangement

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insolence n

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Pride or haughtiness exhibited in contemptuous and overbearing treatment of others

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magnificence n

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The exhibition of greatness of action, character, intellect, wealth, or power

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predicate v

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To state as belonging to something

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gratify v

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To please, as by satisfying a physical or mental desire or need

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inevitable adj

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Unavoidable

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sardonic adj

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Scornfully or bitterly sarcastic

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duplex adj

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Having two parts

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empower v

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To delegate authority to

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vestment n

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Clothing or covering

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equestrian adj

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Pertaining to horses or horsemanship

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illiberal adj

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Stingy

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venerate v

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To cherish reverentially

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lax adj

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Not stringent or energetic

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auspice n

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favoring, protecting, or propitious influence or guidance

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misbehavior n

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Ill or improper behavior

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metric adj

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Relating to measurement

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sprightly adj

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Vivacious

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veracious adj

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Habitually disposed to speak the truth

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fusible adj

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Capable of being melted by heat

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futile adj

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Of no avail or effect

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inedible adj

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Not good for food

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statecraft n

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The art of conducting state affairs

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syndicate n

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An association of individuals united for the prosecution of some enterprise

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sedate adj

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Even-tempered

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foible n

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A personal weakness or failing

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ruffian adj

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A lawless or recklessly brutal fellow

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lewd adj

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Characterized by lust or lasciviousness

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Calvinize v

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To teach or imbue with the doctrines of Calvinism

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genesis n

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Creation

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inimical adj

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Adverse

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gamut n

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The whole range or sequence

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maharaja n

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A great Hindu prince

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contraposition n

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A placing opposite

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magistracy n

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The office or dignity of a magistrate

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compensate v

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To remunerate

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radix n

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That from or on which something is developed

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satiate v

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To satisfy fully the appetite or desire of

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predicament n

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A difficult, trying situation or plight

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bibliophile n

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One who loves books

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mordacious adj

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Biting or giving to biting

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scarcity n

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Insufficiency of supply for needs or ordinary demands

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jugular adj

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Pertaining to the throat

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conveyance n

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That by which anything is transported

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external n

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Anything relating or belonging to the outside

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potential n

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Anything that may be possible

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projection n

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A prominence

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inundation n

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Flood

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plenipotentiary n

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A person fully empowered to transact any business

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facility n

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Ease

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literacy n

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The state or condition of knowing how to read and write

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cudgel n

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A short thick stick used as a club

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transact v

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To do business

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lifetime n

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The time that life continues

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insentient adj

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Lacking the power of feeling or perceiving

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sonorous adj

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Resonant

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anthropology n

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The science of man in general

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duet n

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A composition for two voices or instruments

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intuition n

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Instinctive knowledge or feeling

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crematory adj

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A place for cremating dead bodies

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inextensible adj

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Of unchangeable length or area

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pompous adj

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Marked by an assumed stateliness and impressiveness of manner

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theoretical adj

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Directed toward knowledge for its own sake without respect to applications

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phonology n

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The science of human vocal sounds

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ampere n

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The practical unit of electric-current strength

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predecessor n

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An incumbent of a given office previous to another

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stanza n

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A group of rimed lines, usually forming one of a series of similar divisions in a poem

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travesty n

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A grotesque imitation

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precedential adj

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Of the nature of an instance that may serve as a guide or basis for a rule

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quintessence n

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The most essential part of anything

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virago n

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A bold, impudent, turbulent woman

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octagon n

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A figure with eight sides and eight angles

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decipher v

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To find out the true words or meaning of, as something hardly legible

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synod n

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An ecclesiastical council

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audacious adj

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Fearless

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prophecy n

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Any prediction or foretelling

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casual adj

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Accidental, by chance

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decagon n

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A figure with ten sides and ten angles

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philanthropy n

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Active humanitarianism

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intestine n

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That part of the digestive tube below or behind the stomach, extending to the anus

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isolate v

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To separate from others of its kind

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purloin v

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To steal

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befriend v

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To be a friend to, especially when in need

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tyranny n

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Absolute power arbitrarily or unjustly administrated

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efflorescence n

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The state of being flowery, or a flowery appearance

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navigate v

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To traverse by ship

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creamery n

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A butter-making establishment

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demeanor n

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Deportment

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extol v

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To praise in the highest terms

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engrave v

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To cut or carve in or upon some surface

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sequester v

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To cause to withdraw or retire, as from society or public life

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caprice n

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A whim

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coquette n

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A flirt

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jocular adj

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Inclined to joke

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ponderous adj

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Unusually weighty or forcible