Vocabulary List 16 Flashcards
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Beholden
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adj. owing thanks or having a duty to someone in return for help or a service: I don’t like to beholden to anybody
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Dart
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n. a sudden, intense pang of an intense emotion: a dart of panic
v. [with obj.] cast (a look or one’s eyes) suddenly and rapidly in one direction: she darted a glance across the table
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Plate
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v. cover (a metal object) with a thin coating or film of a different metal: the cylinder is nickel-plated
v. serve or arrange (food) on a plate or plates for a meal
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Define the following:
Piping
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v. [with dir. speech] say something in a high, shrill voice: “No ma’am!” piped Lucy
n. lengths of pipes, or a network of pipes, made of metal, plastic, or other materials
n. ornamentation on food consisting of lines on icing, whipped cream, etc.
adj. (of a voice or sound) high pitched
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Suffer
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v. tolerate
v. allow (someone) to do something: my conscience would not suffer me to accept any more
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Dinghy
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n. a small boat for recreation or sailing, especially an open boat with masts or sails
n. a small, inflatable rubber boat
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Adonis
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n. (an Adonis) an extremely handsome young man
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Huddle
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n. a crowd or confused mass of people or things
n. a small group of people having an informal, private conversation
n. confusion; bustle
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Shoulder
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v. [with obj.] put (something heavy) over one’s shoulders
v. take on (a burden or responsibility)
v. [with obj.] push (someone or something) out of one’s way with one’s shoulder
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Define the following:
Paisley
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n. [usu. as modifier] a distinctive intricate pattern of curved, feather-shaped figures based on a pine-cone design from India: a paisley silk tie
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Lest
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conj. with the intention of preventing (something undesirable): he spent the whole day in his room, headphones on lest he disturb someone
conj. (after a clause indicating fear) because of the possibility of something undesirable happening; in case: she sat up late worrying lest he be held up on the way home
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Inconnu
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n. an unknown person or thing
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Hortatory
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n. tending or aiming to exhort
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Panglossian
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adj. characterized by or given to extreme optimism
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Neurosis
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n. (in nontechnical use) excessive and irrational anxiety or obsession: apprehension over mounting debt has created a collective neurosis in the business world
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Project
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v. [no obj.] extend outward beyond something else; protrude: I noticed a slip of paper projecting from the book
v. cause (light, shadow, or an image) to fall on a surface: the one light projected shadows on the wall
v. imagine (oneself, a situation, etc.) as having moved to a different place or time: people may be projecting the future into the past
v. (project something onto) transfer or attribute one’s own emotions or desire to (another person), especially unconsciously: men may sometimes project their fears onto women
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Slugabed
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n. a lazy person who stays in bed for a long time
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Empyrean
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adj. pertaining to the sky; celestial
n. (the empyrean) the visible heavens; the sky
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Penurious
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adj. extremely poor; poverty-stricken
adj. parsimonious; mean
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Brusque
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adj. abrupt or offhand in speech or manner
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Emissary
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n. a person sent on a special mission, usually as a diplomatic representative
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Attune
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v. make receptive or aware: a society more attuned to consumerism than ideology
v. accustom or acclimatize: students are not attuned to making decisions
v. [no obj.] become receptive to or aware of: a consciuous effort to attune to the wider audience
v. make harmonious
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Import
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v. express or make known: they passed a resolution importing that they relied on His Majesty’s gracious promise
n. [in sing.] the meaning or significance or something, especially when not directly stated
n. great significance; importance
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Selfsame
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adj. exactly the same
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Overmuch
adv. too much
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Contestation
n. the action or process of disputing or arguing
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Summary
adj. dispensing with needless details or formalities; brief
adj. (of a judicial process) conducted without the customary legal formalities: a summary arrest
adj. (of a conviction) made by a judge or magistrate without the jury
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Lese-majeste
n. the insulting of a monarch or other leader; treason
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Gratulation
n. a feeling of joy
| n. the expression of joy
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Penetralia
n. the most private or secret things
| n. the innermost parts or recesses of a place or thing
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Uxorious
adj. having or showing a submissive or excessive fondness for one's wife
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Gormandize
v. to eat greedily or ravenously
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Oniomania
n. an obsessive or uncontrollable urge to buy things
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Pandiculation
n. the process of stretching oneself
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Bibliotaph
n. a person who caches or hoards books
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Winkle
v. (winkle something out) obtain or extract something with great difficulty
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Propinquity
n. the state of being close to something or someone; proximity
n. affinity of nature; similarity
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Foudroyant
adj. striking as if with lightning; sudden and overwhelming in effect; stunning
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Spoonerism
n. the transposition of the beginning sounds of two words, such as instead of crushing blow, being blushing crow
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Bombinate
v. to buzz, humm, or drone: Like his co-workers he had been somewhat stampeded by Dorn's imitative faculties, faculties which enabled the former journalist to bombinate twice as loud in a void three times as great as any of his colleagues
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Lexicographer
n. a person who compiles dictionaries
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Fugacious
adj. evanescent
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Fortnight
n. two weeks
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Antediluvian
adj. of or belonging to the time of the time before the biblical Flood
adj. ridiculously old fashioned
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Matutinal
adj. relating to or occuring in the morning; early
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Telluric
adj. of or proceeding from the earth or soil
| adj. of or relating to the earth; terrestrial
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Milquetoast
n. a person who is timid or submissive
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Eudemonic
adj. conducive to happiness
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Oenophile
n. a connoisseur of wines
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Gastronome
n. a gourmet
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Irenic
adj. aiming or aimed at peace
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Apothegm
n. a concise saying or maxim; an aphorism
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Oblation
n. a thing presented or offered to God or a god
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Shunt
v. (usu. be shunted) push or shove (someone or something)
v. direct or divert (someone or something) to a less important place or position: amateurs were gradually shunted into filing jobs
n. an act of pushing or shoving something
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Gaslight
v. manipulate (someone) by psychological means into questioning their own sanity
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Strong
adj. used after a number to indicate the size of a group: a hostile crowd several thousand strong
adj. (of something seen or heard) not soft or muted
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Repertoire
n. a stock of skills or types of behavior that a person habitually uses
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Longhand
n. written in normal handwriting as opposed to shorthand (typing or printing)
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Hypochondriac
n. a person who is anxiously cautious about their health
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Egregious
adj. outstandingly bad; shocking
| adj. remarkably good
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Éclat
n. brilliant display or effect
| n. social distinction or conspicuous success
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Aubade
n. a poem or piece of music appropriate to the dawn or early morning
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Plenary
adj. unqualified; absolute: crusaders were offered a plenary indulgence by the pope
adj. (of a meeting) to be attended by all participants at a conference or assembly, who otherwise meet in smaller groups
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Qualified
adj. not complete or absolute; limited: a qualified success
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August
adj. respected and impressive
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Qualify
v. make (something extreme or undesirable) less severe or extreme: his sincere piety and his large heart always qualify his errors
v. alter the strength or taste of (something, especially a liquid): he qualified his mug of water with a plentiful infusion of liquor
v. (qualify something as) attribute a specified quality to something; describe something as: the propositions have been qualified as heretical
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Persiflage
n. light and slightly contemptuous mockery or banter
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Apotheosis
n. the highest point in the development of something; culmination or climax
n. the elevation of someone to a higher status; deification
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Annuity
n. a fixed amount of money paid to someone each year, typically for the rest of their life: he left her an annuity of $1,000 in his will
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Atavistic
adj. related to or characterized by reversion to something ancient or ancestral: atavistic fears and instincts
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Lambent
adj. (of light or fire) glowing, gleaming, or flickering with a soft radiance
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Aggrieved
adj. feeling resentment at having been treated unfairly
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Intimate
adj. (of a place or setting) having or creating a friendly and informal atmosphere
adj. (of knowledge) detailed; thorough; his intimate knowledge of the software
n. a close friend
v. imply or hint: he already intimated that he might not be able to continue
v. state or make known: he had already intimated his retirement
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Bonhomie
v. cheerful friendliness; geniality
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Pas de deux
n. a dance for two people, typically a man and a woman
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Effete
adj. (of a person) affected, overrefined, and ineffectual
| adj. no longer effective or capable of action
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Mint
n. a place where money is coined
n. (a mint) a vast sum of money
adj. (of an object) in perfect condition, as new: a pair of speakers including stands, mint, $160
v. produce for the first time: an example of newly-minted technology
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Tramp
n. a vagrant
n. the sound of heavy footsteps, typically by several people
n. [in sing.] a long walk
n. a promiscuous woman
n. a metal plate protecting the sole of a boot
n. the top of the blade of a spade
v. walk heavily or noisily
v. walk through a place tiredly or reluctantly over a long distance
v. [with obj.] tread or stamp on
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Transfigure
v. [with obj.] transform into something more beautiful or elevated
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High tide
n. the highest point of something: the high tide of nationalism
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Acme
n. [in sing.] the point at which someone or something is best, perfect, or most successful
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Indiscrete
adj. not divided into parts
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Indiscreet
adj. having, showing, or proceeding from to great a readiness to reveal things that should remain secret or private
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Indiscretion
n. behavior or speech that is indiscreet or displays a lack of good judgement
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Chuck
v. touch (someone) playfully or gently under the chin
| n. a playful touch under the chin
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Pattern
n. an example for others to follow: he set the pattern for subsequent study
n. an original or model considered for or deserving of imitation: Our constitution has been a pattern for those of many new republics
v. (pattern something on/after) give something a form based on that of something else: the clothing is patterned on athletes' wear
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Strain
n. a passage or piece of poetry.
n. the tone, style, or spirit of an utterance, writing, etc.: a humorous strain.
n. a particular degree, height, or pitch attained: a strain of courageous enthusiasm
v. to make excessive demands upon: to strain one's luck; to strain one's resources
v. to pour (liquid containing solid matter) through a filter, sieve, or the like in order to hold back the denser solid constituents: to strain gravy
v. to hold back (solid particles) from liquid matter by means of a filter or sieve: to strain seeds from orange juice; to strain rice
v. to clasp tightly in the arms, the hand, etc.: The mother strained her child close to her breast
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Variance
n. the state, quality, or fact of being variable, divergent, different, or anomalous.
n. an instance of varying; difference; discrepancy
n. a disagreement, dispute, or quarrel.
n. (at variance)(of things) in a state of difference or disagreement; (of persons) in a state of controversy or dissension: at variance with one's superiors
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Immure
v. [with obj.] enclose or confine (someone) against their will
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Dolorous
adj. feeling or expressing great sorrow or distress
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Dishabille
n. the state of being scantily or only partly clothed: the relaxed dishabille of Lely's portraits
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Daguerreotype
n. a photograph taken by an early photographic process employing an iodine-sensitive silvered plate and mercury vapor
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Discommode
v. cause (someone) trouble or inconvenience: I am sorry to have discommoded you
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Tilt
v. change or cause to change in favor of one person or thing as opposed to another: the balance of industrial powers tilted towards the workers
v. [no obj.] (in jousting) thrust at with a lance or other weapon: he tilts at his prey
v. (tilt with) engage in a contest with
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Thence
adv. from a place or source previously mentioned: they intended to cycle on into France and thence
home via Belgium
adv. as a consequence: studying maps to assess past latitudes and thence an indication of climate
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Via
prep. travel through (a place) en route to a destination: they came to Europe via Turkey
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Strait laced
adj. having or showing very strict moral attitudes
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Prick
v. make a small hole in (something) with a sharp point; pierce slightly
v. [no obj.] feel a sensation as though a sharp point were sticking into one: she felt her scalp prick and her palms were damp
v. (of tears) cause the sensation of imminent weeping in (a person's eyes): tears were pricking her eyes
v. [no obj.] (of a person's eyes) experience the sensation of imminent weeping
v. cause mental or emotional discomfort to
v. arouse or provoke to action: the police were pricked to action
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Profiteer
v. [no obj.] make or seek an excessive or unfair profit, especially illegally or in a black market
n. a person who profiteers
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High-flown
adj. (especially of language or ideas) extravagant or lofty
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adj. owing thanks or having a duty to someone in return for help or a service
Beholden
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n. a sudden, intense pang of an intense emotion
v. [with obj.] cast (a look or one's eyes) suddenly and rapidly in one direction
Dart
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v. cover (a metal object) with a thin coating or film of a different metal
v. serve or arrange (food) on a plate or plates for a meal
Plate
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v. [with dir. speech] say something in a high, shrill voice
n. ornamentation on food consisting of lines on icing, whipped cream, etc.
adj. (of a voice or sound) high pitched
Piping
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v. tolerate
v. allow (someone) to do something
Suffer
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n. a small boat for recreation or sailing, especially an open boat with masts or sails
n. a small, inflatable rubber boat
Dinghy
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n. an extremely handsome young man
an Adonis
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n. a crowd or confused mass of people or things
n. a small group of people having an informal, private conversation
n. confusion; bustle
Huddle
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v. [with obj.] put (something heavy) over one's shoulders
v. take on (a burden or responsibility)
v. [with obj.] push (someone or something) out of one's way with one's shoulder
Shoulder
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n. [usu. as modifier] a distinctive intricate pattern of curved, feather-shaped figures based on a pine-cone design from India
Paisley
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conj. with the intention of preventing (something undesirable)
conj. (after a clause indicating fear) because of the possibility of something undesirable happening; in case
Lest
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n. an unknown person or thing
Inconnu
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n. tending or aiming to exhort
Hortatory
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adj. characterized by or given to extreme optimism
Panglossian
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n. (in nontechnical use) excessive and irrational anxiety or obsession
Neurosis
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v. [no obj.] extend outward beyond something else; protrude
v. cause (light, shadow, or an image) to fall on a surface
v. imagine (oneself, a situation, etc.) as having moved to a different place or time
Project
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n. a lazy person who stays in bed for a long time
Slugabed
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adj. pertaining to the sky; celestial
Empyrean
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adj. extremely poor; poverty-stricken
adj. parsimonious; mean
Penurious
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adj. abrupt or offhand in speech or manner
Brusque
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n. a person sent on a special mission, usually as a diplomatic representative
Emissary
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v. make receptive or aware
v. accustom or acclimatize
v. [no obj.] become receptive to or aware of
v. make harmonious
Attune
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v. express or make known
n. [in sing.] the meaning or significance of something, especially when not directly stated
Import
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adj. exactly the same
Selfsame
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adv. too much
Overmuch
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n. the action or process of disputing or arguing
Contestation
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adj. dispensing with needless details or formalities; brief
adj. (of a judicial process) conducted without the customary legal formalities
Summary
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n. the insulting of a monarch or other leader; treason
Lese-majeste
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n. a feeling of joy
n. the expression of joy
Gratulation
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n. the most private or secret things
n. the innermost parts or recesses of a place or thing
Penetralia
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adj. having or showing a submissive or excessive fondness for one's wife
Uxorious
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v. to eat greedily or ravenously
Gormandize
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n. an obsessive or uncontrollable urge to buy things
Oniomania
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n. the process of stretching oneself
Pandiculation
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n. a person who caches or hoards books
Bibliotaph
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v. obtain or extract something with great difficulty
Winkle
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n. the state of being close to something or someone; proximity
n. affinity of nature; similarity
Propinquity
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adj. striking as if with lightning; sudden and overwhelming in effect; stunning
Foudroyant
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n. the transposition of the beginning sounds of two words, such as instead of crushing blow, being blushing crow
Spoonerism
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v. to buzz, humm, or drone
Bombinate
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n. a person who compiles dictionaries
Lexicographer
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adj. evanescent
Fugacious
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n. two weeks
Fortnight
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adj. of or belonging to the time of the time before the biblical Flood
adj. ridiculously old fashioned
Antediluvian
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adj. relating to or occuring in the morning; early
Matutinal
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adj. of or proceeding from the earth or soil
adj. of or relating to the earth; terrestrial
Telluric
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n. a person who is timid or submissive
Milquetoast
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adj. conducive to happiness
Eudemonic
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n. a connoisseur of wines
Oenophile
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n. a gourmet
Gastronome
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adj. aiming or aimed at peace
Irenic
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n. a concise saying or maxim; an aphorism
Apothegm
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n. a thing presented or offered to God or a god
Oblation
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v. push or shove (someone or something)
v. direct or divert (someone or something) to a less important place or position
n. an act of pushing or shoving something
Shunt
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v. manipulate (someone) by psychological means into questioning their own sanity
Gaslight
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adj. used after a number to indicate the size of a group
Strong
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n. a stock of skills or types of behavior that a person habitually uses
Repertoire
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n. written in normal handwriting as opposed to shorthand (typing or printing)
Longhand
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n. a person who is anxiously cautious about their health
Hypochondriac
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adj. outstandingly bad; shocking
adj. remarkably good
Egregious
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n. brilliant display or effect
n. social distinction or conspicuous success
Éclat
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n. a poem or piece of music appropriate to the dawn or early morning
Aubade
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adj. unqualified; absolute
adj. (of a meeting) to be attended by all participants at a conference or assembly, who otherwise meet in smaller groups
Plenary
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adj. not complete or absolute; limited
Qualified
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adj. respected and impressive
August
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v. make (something extreme or undesirable) less severe or extreme
v. alter the strength or taste of (something, especially a liquid)
Qualify
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n. light and slightly contemptuous mockery or banter
Persiflage
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n. the highest point in the development of something; culmination or climax
n. the elevation of someone to a higher status; deification
Apotheosis
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n. a fixed amount of money paid to someone each year, typically for the rest of their life
Annuity
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adj. related to or characterized by reversion to something ancient or ancestral
Atavistic
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adj. (of light or fire) glowing, gleaming, or flickering with a soft radiance
Lambent
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adj. feeling resentment at having been unfairly treated unfairly
Aggrieved
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adj. (of a place or setting) having or creating a friendly and informal atmosphere
adj. (of knowledge) detailed; thorough
n. a close friend
v. imply or hint
v. state or make known
Intimate
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v. cheerful friendliness; geniality
Bonhomie
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n. a dance for two people, typically a man and a woman
Pas de deux
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adj. (of a person) affected, overrefined, and ineffectual
adj. no longer effective or capable of action
Effete
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n. a place where money is coined
n. a vast sum of money
adj. (of an object) in perfect condition, as new
v. produce for the first time
Mint
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n. a vagrant
n. the sound of heavy footsteps, typically by several people
n. [in sing.] a long walk
n. a promiscuous woman
n. a metal plate protecting the sole of a boot
n. the top of the blade of a spade
Tramp
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v. [with obj.] transform into something more beautiful or elevated
Transfigure
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n. the highest point of something
High-tide
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n. [in sing.] the point at which someone or something is best, perfect, or most successful
Acme
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adj. not divided into parts
Indiscrete
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adj. having, showing, or proceeding from to great a readiness to reveal things that should remain secret or private
Indiscreet
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n. behavior or speech that is indiscreet or displays a lack of good judgement
Indiscretion
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v. touch (someone) playfully or gently under the chin
n. a playful touch under the chin
Chuck
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n. an example for others to follow
n. an original or model considered for or deserving of imitation
Pattern
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n. a passage or piece of poetry
n. the tone, style, or spirit of an utterance, writing, etc.
n. a particular degree, height, or pitch attained
v. to make excessive demands upon: to strain one's luck; to strain one's resources
v. to pour (liquid containing solid matter) through a filter, sieve, or the like in order to hold back the denser solid constituents
v. to hold back (solid particles) from liquid matter by means of a filter or sieve
v. to clasp tightly in the arms, the hand, etc
Strain
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n. the state, quality, or fact of being variable, divergent, different, or anomalous.
n. an instance of varying; difference; discrepancy
n. a disagreement, dispute, or quarrel
Variance
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v. [with obj.] enclose or confine (someone) against their will
Immure
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adj. feeling or expressing great sorrow or distress
Dolorous
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n. the state of being scantily or only partly clothed
Dishabille
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n. a photograph taken by an early photographic process employing an iodine-sensitive silvered plate and mercury vapor
Daguerreotype
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v. cause (someone) trouble or inconvenience
Discommode
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v. change or cause to change in favor of one person or thing as opposed to another
v. [no obj.] (in jousting) thrust at with a lance or other weapon
Tilt
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adv. from a place or source previously mentioned
adv. as a consequence
Thence
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prep. travel through (a place) en route to a destination
Via
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adj. having or showing very strict moral attitudes
Strait laced
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v. (of tears) cause the sensation of imminent weeping in (a person's eyes)
v. [no obj.] (of a person's eyes) experience the sensation of imminent weeping
v. cause mental or emotional discomfort to
v. arouse or provoke to action
Prick
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v. [no obj.] make or seek an excessive or unfair profit, especially illegally or in a black market
Profiteer
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adj. (especially of language or ideas) extravagant or lofty
High-flown
