Vocabulary List 18 Flashcards
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Flaysome
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adj. frightening
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Groggery
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n. a slightly disreputable barroom
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Castellated
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adj. having many castles
adj. built like a castle, especially with turrets and battlements
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Autodidact
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n. a person who has learned a subject without the benefit of a teacher or formal education; a self-taught person
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Cosmology
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n. the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin and general structure of the universe, with its parts, elements, and laws, and especially with such of its characteristics as space, time, causality, and freedom.
n. the branch of astronomy that deals with the general structure and evolution of the universe
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Apatetic
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adj. assuming colors and forms that effect deceptive camouflage
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Parapraxis
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adj. a slip of the tongue or pen, forgetfulness, misplacement of objects, or other error thought to reveal unconscious wishes or attitudes; Freudian slip
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Sylvan
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adj. of, relating to, or inhabiting the woods
adj. consisting of or abounding in woods or trees; wooded; woody: a shady, sylvan glade
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Premiate
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v. to grant a prize or an award to
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Bissextus
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n. February 29th: the extra day added to the Julian calendar every fourth year (except those evenly divisible by 400) to compensate for the approximately six hours a year by which the common year of 365 days falls short of the solar year
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Rodomontade
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n. vainglorious boasting or bragging; pretentious, blustering talk
adj. bragging
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Florilegium
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n. a collection of literary pieces; an anthology
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Factotum
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n. any employee or official having many different responsibilities
n. a person, as a handyman or servant, employed to do all kinds of work around the house
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Rupestrine (also rupicolous)
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adj. living or growing on or among rocks
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Commodious
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adj. spacious and convenient; roomy: a commodious apartment.
adj. ample or adequate for a particular purpose: a commodious harbor
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Autoschediasm
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n. something that is improvised or extemporized
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Isonomy
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n. equality of political rights: Isonomy guaranteed … equality, but not because all men were born or created equal, but, on the contrary, because men were by nature … not equal, and needed an artificial institution, the polis, which by virtue of its νόμος would make them equal
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Catawampus
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adj. askew; awry: Dear me, everything has gone catawampus with me this week. I spoiled the bread, as you know too well–and I scorched the doctor’s best shirt bosom–and I broke your big platter
adj. positioned diagonally; cater-cornered
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Pinnate
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adj. resembling a feather, as in construction or arrangement; having parts arranged on each side of a common axis: a pinnate branch; pinnate trees.
adj. (of a leaf) having leaflets or primary divisions arranged on each side of a common stalk
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Psittacism
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n. mechanical, repetitive, and meaningless speech: The other usage is that of “right” as a ubiquitous tag to all manner of statements that do not require it. I know it is also so commonplace among the young that it may be dangerous to see more in it than a mere psittacism–a mindless parroting.
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Canoodle
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v. to caress, fondle, or pet amorously: You two want to be left together. You want to canoodle. Do it while you can!
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Wordmonger
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n. a writer or speaker who uses words pretentiously or with careless disregard for meaning
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Skulduggery
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n. dishonorable proceedings; mean dishonesty or trickery: bribery, graft, and other such skulduggery.
n. an instance of dishonest or deceitful behavior; trick
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Amaranthine
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adj. unfading; everlasting: a woman of amaranthine loveliness
adj. of or like the amaranth
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Amaranth
n. an imaginary flower that never fades
| n. a magenta color
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Renascent
adj. being reborn; springing again into being or vigor: The windows were open, and the church was filled with late-spring smells, renascent dogwood and azalea--their petals littering the path to the little church--and a clean, dry breeze from the west…
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Affinal
adj. related to or concerning marriage
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Consanguineous (also consanguineal)
adj. of or relating to people descending from the same ancestor
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Joie de vivre
n. a delight in being alive; keen, carefree enjoyment of living: It's this sort of thing that ages a chappie, don't you know, and makes his youthful joie-de-vivre go a bit groggy at the knees
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Kenspeckle
adj. conspicuous; easily seen or recognized: I have purposely made the clothing somewhat kenspeckle, that the men may notice it and pay less heed to the face
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Vernissage
n. a reception at a gallery for an artist whose show is about to open to the public
n. Also called varnishing day, the day before the opening of an art exhibition traditionally reserved for the artist to varnish the paintings
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Sophrosyne
n. moderation; discretion; prudence
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Paschal
adj. of or relating to Easter
| adj. of or relating to Passover
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Cognomen
n. any name, especially a nickname
| n. a surname
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Valetudinarian
n. a person who is excessively concerned about his or her poor health or ailments
n. an invalid
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Ninnyhammer
n. a fool or simpleton; ninny
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Asterism
n. a group of stars; a constellation.
n. a property of some crystallized minerals of showing a starlike luminous figure in transmitted light or, in a cabochon-cut stone, by reflected light
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Tonsorial
adj. of or relating to a barber or barbering: the tonsorial shop
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Contretemps
n. an inopportune occurrence; an embarrassing mischance: He caused a minor contretemps by knocking over his drink
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Ersatz
adj. serving as a substitute; synthetic; artificial: an ersatz coffee made from grain
n. an artificial substance or article used to replace something natural or genuine; a substitute
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Raconteuse
n. a woman who is skilled in relating stories and anecdotes interestingly
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Belvedere
n. a structure designed to command a view: he chiefly talked of the view from the little belvedere on the roof of the casino, and how it looked like the prospect from a castleturret in a fairy tale
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Turret
n. a small tower typically in a corner on the wall of a castle
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Fuliginous
adj. sooty; smoky: the fuliginous air hanging over an industrial city.
adj. of the color of soot, as dark gray, dull brown, black, etc.
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Ossify
v. to become rigid or inflexible in habits, attitudes, opinions, etc.: a young man who began to ossify right after college.
v. to convert into or cause to harden like bone
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Miche
v. to lurk out of sight
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Somaticize
v. to convert (anxiety) into physical symptoms: We all somaticize at one time or another, experiencing as discouraging remark as a headache, a difficult conversation as a stomachache, or a disappointing reversal as a backache
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Hoi polloi
n. the common people; the masses (often preceded by the)
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Esemplastic
adj. having the ability to shape diverse elements or concepts into a unified whole: the esemplastic power of a great mind to simplify the difficult
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Gimcrack
adj. showy but useless
| n. a showy, useless trifle; gewgaw
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Biota
n. the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period
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Yom tov
n. holiday
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Alfresco
adv. out-of-doors; in the open air: to dine alfresco
| adj. outdoor
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Flivver
n. an automobile, especially one that is small, inexpensive, and old.
n. something of unsatisfactory quality or inferior grade
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Gegenschein
n. a faint, elliptical patch of light in the night sky that appears opposite the sun, being a reflection of sunlight by meteoric material in space
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Villatic
adj. of or relating to the country or to a farm; rural
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Pierian
adj. of or relating to poetry or poetic inspiration.
| adj. of or relating to the Muses
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Mugwump
n. a person who is unable to make up his or her mind on an issue, especially in politics; a person who is neutral on a controversial issue.
n. a Republican who refused to support the party nominee, James G. Blaine, in the presidential campaign of 1884
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Metanoia
n. a profound, usually spiritual, transformation; conversion
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Colophon
n. a publisher's or printer's distinctive emblem, used as an identifying device on its books and other works.
n. an inscription at the end of a book or manuscript, used especially in the 15th and 16th centuries, giving the title or subject of the work, its author, the name of the printer or publisher, and the date and place of publication
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Zoogenic
adj. produced or caused by animals
| adj. pertaining or related to animal development or evolution
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Hypnagogic
adj. of or relating to drowsiness
| adj. inducing drowsiness
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Gormless
adj. lacking in vitality or intelligence; stupid, dull, or clumsy
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Dulcinea
n. a ladylove; sweetheart
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Inspissate
v. to thicken, as by evaporation; make or become dense: Spells were directed at the portrait and hand drums were beaten, scents of noxious herbs alight arose to inspissate the air beneath the hanging image
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Vote
n. an expression, as of some judgment: a vote of confidence
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Eponymous
adj. (of a person) giving their name to something: the eponymous hero of the story
adj. (of a thing) named after a particular person
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Breakwater
n. a barrier built out into a body of water to protect a coast or harbor from the force of the waves
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Bound
v. indenture (someone) as an apprentice: he was bound apprentice at the age of sixteen
v. bandage (a wound): to bound a wound
v. (be bound with) [of an object] be encircled by something, typically metal bands, in order to strengthen it: an ancient oak chest, bound with brass braces
v. (of an object, typically a round one) rebound from a surface: bullets bounded off the veranda
v. form the boundary of; enclose
v. place within certain limits; restrict
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Termagant
n. a harsh-tempered or overbearing woman
| n. an imaginary deity of violent and turbulent character, often appearing in morality plays
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Stereophonic
adj. (of sound recording and reproduction) using two or more channels of transmission and reproduction so that the reproduced sound seems to suround the listener and to come from more than one source
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Mullato
n. a person of mixed white and black ancestry, especially a person with one white and one black parent
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Accent
n. [in sing.] a special or particular emphasis: the accent is on participation
n. a feature that gives a distinctive visual emphasis to something: blue woodwork and accents of red
v. emphasize (a particular feature): fabrics that accent the background colors in the room
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Climacteric
n. a critical period or event: the first major climacteric in the twentieth-cenury poetry
n. the period of life when fertility and sexual activity are in decline
n. the ripening period of certain fruits, involving increased metabolism and only possible while still on the tree
adj. having extreme and far-reaching implications or results; critical
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Fluoroscope
n. an instrument with a fluorescent screen used for viewing X-ray images without taking and developing X-ray photographs
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Pell-mell
adv. in a confused, rushed, or disorderly manner
adj. recklessly hasty or disorganized; headlong
n. [in sing.] a state of affairs or collection of things
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Parity
n. the state or condition of being equal, especially regarding status or pay: parity of incomes
n. the fact or condition of having borne children
n. the number of children previously bourne: very high parity (six or more)
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Requiem
n. an act or token of rememberance
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Commit
v. (commit something to) transfer something to (a state or place): commit a letter to paper
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Belial
n. a name for the Devil
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Hausfrau
n. a German housewife
| n. a woman regarded as overly domesticated or efficient
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Inviolate
adj. free or safe from injury or violation: an international memorial which must remain inviolate
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Otiose
adj. serving no practical purpose or result: he did fuss, uttering otiose explanations
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Offscouring
n. someone rejected by society
| n. something that is scoured off
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Simulacrum
n. an image or representation of someone or something: a small-scale simulacrum of a skyscraper
n. an unsatisfactory imitation or subsitute
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Conceit
n. excessive pride in oneself
n. a fanciful expression in writing or speech; an elaborate metaphor: the idea of the wind’s singing is a prime romantic conceit
n. an artistic effect or device: the director’s brilliant conceit was to film this tale in black and white
n. a fanciful notion
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Bookend
n. a support for the end of a row of books to keep them upright, often one of a pair
v. [with obj.] occur or be positioned at the end or on either side of (something): the narrative is bookended by a pair of incisive essays
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Iridescent
adj. showing luminous colors that seem to change when seen from different angles
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Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
n. an invented long word said to mean a lung disease caused by inhaling very fine ash and sand dust
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Floccinaucinihilipilification
n. the action or habit of estimating something as worthless
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Dominatrix
n. a dominating woman, especially one who takes the sadistic role in sadomasochistic sexual activities
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Heterodox
adj. not conforming with accepted or orthodox standards or beliefs
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Tenet
n. a principle or belief, especially one of the main principles of a religion or philosophy
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Ephemera
n. things that exist or are used or enjoyed for only a short time
n. items of collectible memorabilia, typically written or printed ones, that were originally expected to have only short-term usefulness or popularity: Mickey Mouse ephemera
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Arrythmic
adj. not rhythmic; without rhythm or regularity
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Terrene
adj. of or like earth; earthly
adj. occurring on or inhabiting dry land
adj. of the world; secular rather than spiritual
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Reagent
n. a substance or mixture for use in chemical analysis or other reactions
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Vulnerary
adj. (of a drug, plant, etc.) of use in the healing of wounds
n. a medicine used in the healing of wounds
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Intrigue
v. [no obj.] make secret plans to do something illicit or detrimental to someone: the delegates were intriguing for their own gains
n. the secret planning of something illicit or detrimental to someone
n. a secret love affair
n. a mysterious or fascinating quality
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adj. frightening
Flaysome
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n. a slightly disreputable barroom
Groggery
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adj. having many castles
adj. built like a castle, especially with turrets and battlements
Castellated
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n. a person who has learned a subject without the benefit of a teacher or formal education; a self-taught person
Autodidact
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n. the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin and general structure of the universe, with its parts, elements, and laws, and especially with such of its characteristics as space, time, causality, and freedom.
n. the branch of astronomy that deals with the general structure and evolution of the universe
Cosmology
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adj. assuming colors and forms that effect deceptive camouflage
Apatetic
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adj. a slip of the tongue or pen, forgetfulness, misplacement of objects, or other error thought to reveal unconscious wishes or attitudes
Parapraxis
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adj. of, relating to, or inhabiting the woods
adj. consisting of or abounding in woods or trees; wooded; woody
Sylvan
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v. to grant a prize or an award to
Premiate
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n. February 29th
Bissextus
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n. vainglorious boasting or bragging; pretentious, blustering talk
adj. bragging
Rodomontade
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n. a collection of literary pieces; an anthology
Florilegium
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n. any employee or official having many different responsibilities
n. a person, as a handyman or servant, employed to do all kinds of work around the house
Factotum
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adj. living or growing on or among rocks
Rupestrine
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adj. spacious and convenient; roomy
adj. ample or adequate for a particular purpose
Commodious
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n. something that is improvised or extemporized
Autoschediasm
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n. equality of political rights
Isonomy
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adj. askew; awry
adj. positioned diagonally; cater-cornered
Catawampus
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adj. resembling a feather, as in construction or arrangement; having parts arranged on each side of a common axis
adj. (of a leaf) having leaflets or primary divisions arranged on each side of a common stalk
Pinnate
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n. mechanical, repetitive, and meaningless speech
Psittacism
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v. to caress, fondle, or pet amorously
Canoodle
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n. a writer or speaker who uses words pretentiously or with careless disregard for meaning
Wordmonger
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n. dishonorable proceedings; mean dishonesty or trickery
n. an instance of dishonest or deceitful behavior; trick
Skulduggery
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adj. unfading; everlasting
Amaranthine
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n. an imaginary flower that never fades
n. a magenta color
Amaranth
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adj. being reborn; springing again into being or vigor
Renascent
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adj. related by or concerning marriage
Affinal
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adj. of or relating to people descending from the same ancestor
Consanguineous (also consanguineal)
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n. a delight in being alive; keen, carefree enjoyment of living
Joie de vivre
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adj. conspicuous; easily seen or recognized
Kenspeckle
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n. a reception at a gallery for an artist whose show is about to open to the public
n. Also called varnishing day, the day before the opening of an art exhibition traditionally reserved for the artist to varnish the paintings
Vernissage
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n. moderation; discretion; prudence
Sophrosyne
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adj. of or relating to Easter
adj. of or relating to Passover
Paschal
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n. any name, especially a nickname
n. a surname
Cognomen
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n. a person who is excessively concerned about his or her poor health or ailments
n. an invalid
Valetudinarian
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n. a fool or simpleton; ninny
Ninnyhammer
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n. a group of stars; a constellation.
n. a property of some crystallized minerals of showing a starlike luminous figure in transmitted light or, in a cabochon-cut stone, by reflected light
Asterism
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adj. of or relating to a barber or barbering
Tonsorial
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n. an inopportune occurrence; an embarrassing mischance
Contretemps
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adj. serving as a substitute; synthetic; artificial
n. an artificial substance or article used to replace something natural or genuine; a substitute
Ersatz
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n. a woman who is skilled in relating stories and anecdotes interestingly
Raconteuse
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n. a structure designed to command a view
Belvedere
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n. a small tower typically in a corner on the wall of a castle
Turret
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adj. sooty; smoky
Fuliginous
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v. to become rigid or inflexible in habits, attitudes, opinions, etc.
v. to convert into or cause to harden like bone
Ossify
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v. to lurk out of sight
Miche
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v. to convert (anxiety) into physical symptoms
Somaticize
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n. the common people; the masses (often preceded by the)
Hoi polloi
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adj. having the ability to shape diverse elements or concepts into a unified whole
Esemplastic
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adj. showy but useless
n. a showy, useless trifle; gewgaw
Gimcrack
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n. the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period
Biota
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n. holiday
Yom tov
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adv. out-of-doors; in the open air
adj. outdoor
Alfresco
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n. an automobile, especially one that is small, inexpensive, and old.
n. something of unsatisfactory quality or inferior grade
Flivver
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n. a faint, elliptical patch of light in the night sky that appears opposite the sun, being a reflection of sunlight by meteoric material in space
Gegenschein
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adj. of or relating to the country or to a farm; rural
Villatic
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adj. of or relating to poetry or poetic inspiration.
adj. of or relating to the Muses
Pierian
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n. a person who is unable to make up his or her mind on an issue, especially in politics; a person who is neutral on a controversial issue.
n. a Republican who refused to support the party nominee, James G. Blaine, in the presidential campaign of 1884
Mugwump
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n. a profound, usually spiritual, transformation; conversion
Metanoia
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n. a publisher's or printer's distinctive emblem, used as an identifying device on its books and other works.
n. an inscription at the end of a book or manuscript, used especially in the 15th and 16th centuries, giving the title or subject of the work, its author, the name of the printer or publisher, and the date and place of publication
Colophon
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adj. produced or caused by animals
adj. pertaining or related to animal development or evolution
Zoogenic
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adj. of or relating to drowsiness
adj. inducing drowsiness
Hypnagogic
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adj. lacking in vitality or intelligence; stupid, dull, or clumsy
Gormless
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n. a ladylove; sweetheart
Dulcinea
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v. to thicken, as by evaporation; make or become dense
Inspissate
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n. an expression, as of some judgment
Vote
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adj. (of a person) giving their name to something
adj. (of a thing) named after a particular person
Eponymous
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n. a barrier built out into a body of water to protect a coast or harbor from the force of the waves
Breakwater
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v. (of an object, typically a round one) rebound from a surface
v. form the boundary of; enclose
v. place within certain limits; restrict
Bound
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n. a harsh-tempered or overbearing woman
n. an imaginary deity of violent and turbulent character, often appearing in morality plays
Termagant
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adj. (of sound recording and reproduction) using two or more channels of transmission and reproduction so that the reproduced sound seems to suround the listener and to come from more than one source
Stereophonic
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n. a person of mixed white and black ancestry, especially a person with one white and one black parent
Mullato
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n. [in sing.] a special or particular emphasis
n. a feature that gives a distinctive visual emphasis to something
v. emphasize (a particular feature)
Accent
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n. the period of life when fertility and sexual activity are in decline
n. the ripening period of certain fruits, involving increased metabolism and only possible while still on the tree
adj. having extreme and far-reaching implications or results; critical
Climacteric
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n. an instrument with a fluorescent screen used for viewing X-ray images without taking and developing X-ray photographs
Fluoroscope
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adv. in a confused, rushed, or disorderly manner
adj. recklessly hasty or disorganized; headlong
n. [in sing.] a state of affairs or collection of things
Pell-mell
176
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n. the state or condition of being equal, especially regarding status or pay
n. the fact or condition of having borne children
n. the number of children previously bourne
Parity
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n. an act or token of rememberance
Requiem
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v. transfer something to (a state or place)
Commit
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n. a name for the Devil
Belial
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n. a German housewife
n. a woman regarded as overly domesticated or efficient
Hausfrau
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adj. free or safe from injury or violation
Inviolate
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adj. serving no practical purpose or result
Otiose
183
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n. someone rejected by society
n. something that is scoured off
Offscouring
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n. an image or representation of someone or something
n. an unsatisfactory imitation or subsitute
Simulacrum
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n. excessive pride in oneself
n. a fanciful expression in writing or speech; an elaborate metaphor
n. an artistic effect or device
n. a fanciful notion
Conceit
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n. a support for the end of a row of books to keep them upright, often one of a pair
v. [with obj.] occur or be positioned at the end or on either side of (something)
Bookend
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adj. showing luminous colors that seem to change when seen from different angles
Iridescent
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n. an invented long word said to mean a lung disease caused by inhaling very fine ash and sand dust
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
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n. the action or habit of estimating something as worthless compass
Floccinaucinihilipilification
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n. a dominating woman, especially one who takes the sadistic role in sadomasochistic sexual activities
Dominatrix
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adj. not conforming with accepted or orthodox standards or beliefs
Heterodox
192
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n. a principle or belief, especially one of the main principles of a religion or philosophy
Tenet
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n. things that exist or are used or enjoyed for only a short time
n. items of collectible memorabilia, typically written or printed ones, that were originally expected to have only short-term usefulness or popularity
Ephemera
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adj. not rhythmic; without rhythm or regularity
Arrythmic
195
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adj. of or like earth; earthly
adj. occurring on or inhabiting dry land
adj. of the world; secular rather than spiritual
Terrene
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n. a substance or mixture for use in chemical analysis or other reactions
Reagent
197
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adj. (of a drug, plant, etc.) of use in the healing of wounds
n. a medicine used in the healing of wounds
Vulnerary
198
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n. a secret love affair
n. a mysterious or fascinating quality
Intrigue
199
# Define the following:
Attemper
v. to reduce, modify, or moderate by mixture
v. to modify the temperature of : make (as air) warmer or colder
v. to make suitable
v. to bring into harmony
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v. to reduce, modify, or moderate by mixture
v. to modify the temperature of : make (as air) warmer or colder
v. to make suitable
v. to bring into harmony
Attemper
