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Pique
n. feeling of hurt pride
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Plaintive
adj. melancholy; mournful
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Plasticity
n. condition of being able to be shaped or formed; pliability
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Plume
v. to congratulate onself in a self-satisfied way
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Prate
v. to talke idly; chatter
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Precept
n. principle; law
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Precipitate
v. to cause to happen; throw down from a height
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Preempt
v. to supersede; appropriate for oneself
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Prehensible
adj. capable of grasping
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Premonition
n. forewarning; presentiment
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Preternatural
adj. supernatural
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Prevaricate
v. to quibble; evade the truth
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Primordial
adj. original; existing from the beginning
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Probity
n. honesty; high-mindedness
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Propitate
v. to win over; appease
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Provident
adj. providing for future needs; frugal
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Puissant
adj. powerful
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Purport
v. to profess; suppose; claim
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Pusillanimous
adj. cowardly
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Quail
v. to cower; lose heart
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Quiescent
adj. inactive; still
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Quorum
n. number of members necessary to conduct a meeting
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Raiment
n. clothing
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Rebus
n. puzzle in which pictures or symbols represent words
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Recondite
adj. abstruse; profound
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Redoubtable
adj. formidable; arousing fear; worthy of respect
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Refractory
adj. stubborn; unmanageable; resisting ordinary methods of treatment
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Regale
v. to entertain
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Remonstrate
v. to object or protest
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Reprise
n. repetition, especially of a piece of music
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Repine
v. to complain
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Reproach
v. to find fault with; blame
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Reprobate
n. morally unprincipled person
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Riposte
n. a retaliatory action or retort
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Salacious
adj. lascivious; lustful
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Salutary
adj. expecting an improvement; favorable to health
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Sardonic
adj. cynical; scornfully mocking
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Sartorial
adj. pertaining to tailors
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Satyr
n. a creature that is half-man, half beast with the horns and legs of a goat; a follower of Dionysos; a lecher
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Secrete
v. produce and release substance into organism
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Sedition
n. behavior prompting rebellion
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Sextant
n. navigation tool that determines latitude and longitude
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Sodden
adj. thoroughly soaked; saturated
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Soliloquy
n. literary or dramatic speech by one character, not addressed to others
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Sinuous
adj. winding; intricate; complex
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Solvent
adj. able to meet financial obligations
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Somatic
adj. relating to or affecting the body; corporeal
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Sordid
adj. filthy; contemptible and corrupt
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Specious
adj. seeming to be logical and sound, but not really so
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Spendthrift
n. person who spends money recklessly
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Staccato
adj. marked by abrupt, clear-cut sounds
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Stint
v. to be sparing
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Stratified
adj. arranged in layers
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Stratum
n. layers
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Striated
adj. marked with thin, narrow grooves or channels
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Stricture
n. something that restrains; negative criticism
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Strident
adj. loud; harsh; unpleasantly noisy
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Stultify
v. to impair or reduce to uselessness
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Stygian
adj. dark and gloomy; hellish
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Subsume
v. to include; incorporate
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Succor
n. relief; help in time of distress or want
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Supine
adj. lying on the back; marked by lethargy
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Suppliant
adj. beseeching
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Supplicant
n. one who asks humbly and earnestly
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Supposition
n. the act of assuming to be true or real
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Syllogism
n. a form of deductive reasoning that has a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion
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Sylvan
adj. relating to the woods or forest
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Tautology
n. unnecessary repetition
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Taxonomy
n. science of classification; in biology, the process of classifying organisms in categories
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Tenuous
adj. weak; insubstantial
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Tenet
n. belief; doctrine
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Timbre
n. the characteristic quality of sound produced by a particular instrument or voice; tone or color
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Thespian
n. an actor or actress
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Tout
v. to promote or praise energetically
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Translucent
adj. partially transparent
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Travesty
n. parody; exaggerated imitation; caricature
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Tremulous
adj. trembling; quivering; frugal; tumid
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Turbid
adj. muddy; opaque; in a state of great confusion
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Turgid/Tumid
adj. swollen; distended; bloated; pompous
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Tutelary
adj. serving as a guardian or protector
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Undulating
adj. moving in waves
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Untenable
adj. indefensible
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Untoward
adj. not favorable; troublesome; adverse; unruly
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Usury
n. practice of lending money at exorbitant rates
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Venal
adj. bribable; mercenary; corruptible
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Vendetta
n. prolonged feud marked by bitter hostility
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Venerate
v. to adore; honor; respect
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Visage
n. countenance; appearance; aspect
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Vituperative
adj. using or containing harsh, abusive censure
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Vivisection
n. dissection, surgery, or painful experiments performed on a living animal for the purpose of scientific research
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Welter
v. to wallow or roll; toss about; be in turmoil
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Wary
adj. careful; cautious
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n. feeling of hurt pride
Pique
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adj. melancholy; mournful
Plaintive
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n. condition of being able to be shaped or formed; pliability
Plasticity
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v. to congratulate onself in a self-satisfied way
Plume
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v. to talke idly; chatter
Prate
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n. principle; law
Precept
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v. to cause to happen; throw down from a height
Precipitate
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v. to supersede; appropriate for oneself
Preempt
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adj. capable of grasping
Prehensible
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n. forewarning; presentiment
Premonition
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adj. supernatural
Preternatural
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v. to quibble; evade the truth
Prevaricate
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adj. original; existing from the beginning
Primordial
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n. honesty; high-mindedness
Probity
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v. to win over; appease
Propitate
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adj. providing for future needs; frugal
Provident
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adj. powerful
Puissant
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v. to profess; suppose; claim
Purport
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adj. cowardly
Pusillanimous
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v. to cower; lose heart
Quail
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adj. inactive; still
Quiescent
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n. number of members necessary to conduct a meeting
Quorum
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n. clothing
Raiment
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n. puzzle in which pictures or symbols represent words
Rebus
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adj. abstruse; profound
Recondite
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adj. formidable; arousing fear; worthy of respect
Redoubtable
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adj. stubborn; unmanageable; resisting ordinary methods of treatment
Refractory
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v. to entertain
Regale
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v. to object or protest
Remonstrate
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n. repetition, especially of a piece of music
Reprise
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v. to complain
Repine
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v. to find fault with; blame
Reproach
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n. morally unprincipled person
Reprobate
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n. a retaliatory action or retort
Riposte
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adj. lascivious; lustful
Salacious
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adj. expecting an improvement; favorable to health
Salutary
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adj. cynical; scornfully mocking
Sardonic
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adj. pertaining to tailors
Sartorial
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n. a creature that is half-man, half beast with the horns and legs of a goat; a follower of Dionysos; a lecher
Satyr
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v. produce and release substance into organism
Secrete
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n. behavior prompting rebellion
Sedition
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n. navigation tool that determines latitude and longitude
Sextant
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adj. thoroughly soaked; saturated
Sodden
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n. literary or dramatic speech by one character, not addressed to others
Soliloquy
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adj. winding; intricate; complex
Sinuous
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adj. able to meet financial obligations
Solvent
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adj. relating to or affecting the body; corporeal
Somatic
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adj. filthy; contemptible and corrupt
Sordid
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adj. seeming to be logical and sound, but not really so
Specious
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n. person who spends money recklessly
Spendthrift
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adj. marked by abrupt, clear-cut sounds
Staccato
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v. to be sparing
Stint
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adj. arranged in layers
Stratified
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n. layers
Stratum
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adj. marked with thin, narrow grooves or channels
Striated
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n. something that restrains; negative criticism
Stricture
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adj. loud; harsh; unpleasantly noisy
Strident
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v. to impair or reduce to uselessness
Stultify
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adj. dark and gloomy; hellish
Stygian
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v. to include; incorporate
Subsume
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n. relief; help in time of distress or want
Succor
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adj. lying on the back; marked by lethargy
Supine
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adj. beseeching
Suppliant
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n. one who asks humbly and earnestly
Supplicant
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n. the act of assuming to be true or real
Supposition
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n. a form of deductive reasoning that has a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion
Syllogism
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adj. relating to the woods or forest
Sylvan
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n. unnecessary repetition
Tautology
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n. science of classification; in biology, the process of classifying organisms in categories
Taxonomy
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adj. weak; insubstantial
Tenuous
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n. belief; doctrine
Tenet
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n. the characteristic quality of sound produced by a particular instrument or voice; tone or color
Timbre
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n. an actor or actress
Thespian
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v. to promote or praise energetically
Tout
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adj. partially transparent
Translucent
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n. parody; exaggerated imitation; caricature
Travesty
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adj. trembling; quivering; frugal; tumid
Tremulous
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adj. muddy; opaque; in a state of great confusion
Turbid
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adj. swollen; distended; bloated; pompous
Turgid/Tumid
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adj. serving as a guardian or protector
Tutelary
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adj. moving in waves
Undulating
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adj. indefensible
Untenable
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adj. not favorable; troublesome; adverse; unruly
Untoward
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n. practice of lending money at exorbitant rates
Usury
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adj. bribable; mercenary; corruptible
Venal
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n. prolonged feud marked by bitter hostility
Vendetta
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v. to adore; honor; respect
Venerate
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n. countenance; appearance; aspect
Visage
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adj. using or containing harsh, abusive censure
Vituperative
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n. dissection, surgery, or painful experiments performed on a living animal for the purpose of scientific research
Vivisection
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v. to wallow or roll; toss about; be in turmoil
Welter
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adj. careful; cautious
Wary