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believe v

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To accept as true on the testimony or authority of others

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altar n

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Any raised place or structure on which sacrifices may be offered or incense burned

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Hibernian adj

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Pertaining to Ireland, or its people

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navel n

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The depression on the abdomen where the umbilical cord of the fetus was attached

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diffusion n

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Dispersion

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absorption n

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The act or process of absorbing

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caitiff adj

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Cowardly

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discomfort n

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The state of being positively uncomfortable

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observatory n

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A building designed for systematic astronomical observations

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propellant adj

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Propelling

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educe v

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To draw out

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ameliorate v

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To relieve, as from pain or hardship

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infrequence n

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Rareness

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recur v

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To happen again or repeatedly, especially at regular intervals

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thermal adj

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Of or pertaining to heat

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arcade n

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A vaulted passageway or street; a roofed passageway having shops, etc

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atonement n

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Amends, reparation, or expiation made from wrong or injury

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reck v

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To have a care or thought for

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fallacy n

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Any unsound or delusive mode of reasoning, or anything based on such reasoning

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paramount adj

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Supreme in authority

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semicivilized adj

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Half-civilized

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sequence n

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The order in which a number or persons, things, or events follow one another in space or time

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susceptibility n

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A specific capability of feeling or emotion

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aphorism n

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Proverb

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actuary n
An officer, as of an insurance company, who calculates and states the risks and premiums
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extortion n
The practice of obtaining by violence or compulsion
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annuity n
An annual allowance, payment, or income
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encourage v
To inspire with courage, hope, or strength of mind
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faulty adj
Imperfect
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polyarchy n
Government by several or many persons of what-ever class
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collaborate v
To labor or cooperate with another or others, especially in literary or scientific pursuits
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encroach v
To invade partially or insidiously and appropriate the possessions of another
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chromatic adj
Belonging, relating to, or abounding in color
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erudite adj
Very-learned
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philately n
The study and collection of stamps
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reticence n
The quality of habitually keeping silent or being reserved in utterance
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propriety n
Accordance with recognized usage, custom, or principles
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pyromania n
An insane propensity to set things on fire
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sarcasm n
Cutting and reproachful language
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nurture n
The process of fostering or promoting growth
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fluctuation n
Frequent irregular change back and forth from one state or degree to another
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compute v
To ascertain by mathematical calculation
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precision n
Accuracy of limitation, definition, or adjustment
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tipsy adj
Befuddled with drinks
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cranium n
The skull of an animal, especially that part enclosing the brain
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thesis n
An essay or treatise on a particular subject
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desultory adj
Not connected with what precedes
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academician n
A member of an academy of literature, art, or science
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boorish adj
Rude
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serviceable adj
Durable
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engender v
To produce
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indistinct adj
Vague
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bemoan v
To lament
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lactic adj
Pertaining to milk
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possessive adj
Pertaining to the having, holding, or detention of property in one's power or command
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urban adj
Of, or pertaining to, or like a city
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abomination n
A very detestable act or practice
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despair n
Utter hopelessness and despondency
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innocuous adj
Harmless
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tenet n
Any opinion, principle, dogma, or doctrine that a person believes or maintains as true
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alcohol n
A volatile, inflammable, colorless liquid of a penetrating odor and burning taste
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bowler n
In cricket, the player who delivers the ball
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divest v
To strip, specifically of clothes, ornaments, or accouterments or disinvestment
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accustom v
To make familiar by use
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flora n
The aggregate of plants growing without cultivation in a district
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operator n
One who works with or controls some machine or scientific apparatus
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vermin n
A noxious or troublesome animal
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profiteer n
One who profits
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refute v
To prove to be wrong
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intrigue n
A plot or scheme, usually complicated and intended to accomplish something by secret ways
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delicacy n
That which is agreeable to a fine taste
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preengage v
To preoccupy
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tutorship n
The office of a guardian
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adjunct n
Something joined to or connected with another thing, but holding a subordinate place
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patronize v
To exercise an arrogant condescension toward
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ostentation n
A display dictated by vanity and intended to invite applause or flattery
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Occident n
The countries lying west of Asia and the Turkish dominions
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flagrant adj
Openly scandalous
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luxuriance n
Excessive or superfluous growth or quantity
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migratory adj
Wandering
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molt v
To cast off, as hair, feathers, etc
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diacritical adj
Marking a difference
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poesy n
Poetry
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anxious adj
Distressed in mind respecting some uncertain matter
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potent adj
Physically powerful
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unnecessary adj
Not essential under the circumstances
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supple adj
Easily bent
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ungainly adj
Clumsy
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carcass n
The dead body of an animal
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undercharge v
To make an inadequate charge for
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trait n
A distinguishing feature or quality
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expectorate v
To cough up and spit forth
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decorate v
To embellish
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impend v
To be imminent
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acquiesce v
To comply; submit
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peremptory adj
Precluding question or appeal
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retaliate v
To repay evil with a similar evil
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armful n
As much as can be held in the arm or arms
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advocacy n
The act of pleading a cause
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apposition n
The act of placing side by side, together, or in contact

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