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Abase

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To lower in position, estimation, or the like; degrade

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Abbess

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The lady superior of a nunnery

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Abbey

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The group of buildings which collectively form the dwelling-place of a society of monks or nuns

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Abbot

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The superior of a community of monks

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Abdictate

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To give up (royal power or the like)

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Abduction

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Carrying away of a person against his or her will

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Abed

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On a bed; In bed

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Aberration

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Derivation from what is right, customary, or prescribed.

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Abet

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To aid, promote, or encourage the commission of (an offense)

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Abeyance

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A state of suspension or temporary inaction.

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Bailiff

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An officer of court having custody of prisoners that will be brought to court

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Baize

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A soft, usually green, woolen or cotton fabric resembling felt, used for the tops of billiard tables.

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Bale

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A package prepared for transportation of something (A bale of hay)

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Baleful

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Malignant

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Balsam

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A medical preparation

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Banal

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Commonplace

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Barograph

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A self recording barometer (which is an instrument that measures changes in atmospheric pressure)

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Barring

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(preposition) Apart from

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Batten

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A narrow strip of wood

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Beatify

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To make extremely happy

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Cabal

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A group of secret plotters against the government or authority

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Cabalism

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Superstitious devotion to one’s religion

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Cacophony

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A disagreeable, harsh, or discordant sound

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Cadaverous

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Resembling a corpse

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Cadence
The flow or rhythm of events
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Caitiff
Cowardly
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Cajole
To persuade by flattering speech
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Cajolery
Delusive speech
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Callow
Without experience of the world
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Calumny
Slander, to talk badly about someone
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Dastard
Coward
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Datum
A given fact (This is the singular form of data)
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Dead-heat
N. A race in which two competitors come out even and there is no winner
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Dearth
Inadequate supply, scarcity
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Debase
To lower in character or virtue
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Debonair
Having gentle or courteous bearing or manner
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Decalouge
The ten commandments
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Decameron
A volume consisting of ten parts or books
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Decamp
To leave suddenly or unexpectedly
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Decapod
Ten footed or ten armed
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Declamation
To make a formal speech, to say in an oratorical manner.
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Ebullient
Showing enthusiasm or exhilaration of feeling
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Economize
To spend sparingly.
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Edict
A decree issued by a ruler (king/queen) or authority
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Edify
To build up, instruct, or benefit
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Educe
To draw out
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Facet
One of the small, polished surfaces on the face of a gem
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Facetious
Amusing
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Facile
Adj. Not difficult to do; easy
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Factious
Adj. Pertaining to a disagreement between factions.
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Fallacious
Adj. illogical
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Gaiety
N. The state of being joyful or a festivity
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Galvanic
Adj. Stimulating, energizing.
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Galvanize
V. To startle into sudden activity.
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Gambol
V. To skip around
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Gamester
N. Gambler
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Gamut
N. The whole range or sequence
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Hackney
V. To make stale or trite through repetition
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Halcyon
N. A time in the past that was idyllically peaceful
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Hale
Adj. Strong and healthy (person) | V. To draw our forcibly
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Harbinger
Someone who announces the arrival of anything
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Hardihood
Foolish daring.
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Heart-rending
Adj. Causing great anguish or distress.
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Ichthyic
Adj. Fish-like
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Icon
N. 1. A painting of Jesus 2. An image used as a representative for something
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Iconoclast
An icon destroyer (Can be used for either form of the word icon)
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Facility
1. Something that permits an easier form of action 2. Readiness or ease due to skill 3. Ready compliance
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Jocose
Adj. Done or said as a joke or jest
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Joggle
N. A sudden irregular shake or push causing a shake
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Jovial
Adj. Merry, cheerful, friendly
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Jubilation
N. A feeling of great happiness or triumph
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Knavery
V. Dishonest dealing or tricking
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Lacerate
V. To tear roughly, to mangle
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Lackadaisical
Lacking enthusiasm and motivation, carelessly lazy
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Lacteal
Adj. Milky
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Languid
Adj. (of a person, manner, or gesture) Displaying or having a disinclination for physical exertion or effort; slow and relaxed. (of an occasion or period of time) Lazy and peaceful.
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Macadamize
1. to pave by laying and compacting successive layers of broken stone, often with asphalt or hot tar.
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Macrocosm
1. the great world or universe; the universe considered as a whole (microcosm). 2. the total or entire complex structure of something: the macrocosm of war. 3. a representation of a smaller unit or entity by a larger one, presumably of a similar structure.
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Magisterial
pertaining to, or befitting a master; authoritative; weighty; of importance or consequence: a magisterial pronouncement by the director of the board.
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Magnate
N. A person of rank or importance
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Malady
N. Any disease or disorder of the body
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Malcontent
Adj. Not content or satisfied with the current state of affairs
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Negligee
N. a lose gown worn by women
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Neophyte
Adj. Having the character of a beginner
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Oblique
Adj. Slanting
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Obsequies
N. Funeral Rites
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Palatial
Adj. Magnificent
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Palinode
1. a poem in which the poet retracts something said in an earlier poem. 2. a recantation.
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Quandary
1. a state of perplexity or uncertainty, especially as to what to do; dilemma.
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Racy
Adj. Exhilarating or appalling to the mind
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Radix
N. That from which something is developed
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Raillery
N. Good humored satire
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Sacrelidge
The act of profaning anything religious or sacred
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Salient
Adj. Conspicuous, prevalent | Salience N. means the state of being salient.
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Salutary
Adj. Beneficial
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Sanctimonious
Adj. making a hypocritical show of religious devotion, piety, righteousness, etc.: They resented his sanctimonious comments on immorality in America.
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Sanction
V. To give authoritative permission or approval
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Tact
N. A keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
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Tantamount
Adj. Equivalent, as in value, force, effect, or signification: His angry speech was tantamount to a declaration of war.
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Ubiquitous
Adj. Being present everywhere, omnipresent | ubiquitous fog; ubiquitous little ants.

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