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denouement
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n. That part of a play or story in which the mystery is cleared up.
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incendiary
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n. Chemical or person who starts a fire-literally or figuratively.
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audible
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adj. Loud enough to be heard.
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variable
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adj. Having a tendency to change.
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stripling
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n. A mere youth.
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disjunctive
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adj. Helping or serving to disconnect or separate.
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anagram
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n. The letters of a word or phrase so transposed as to make a different word or phrase.
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overpass
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v. To pass across or over, as a river.
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pervert
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n. One who has forsaken a doctrine regarded as true for one esteemed false.
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solicitude
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n. Uneasiness of mind occasioned by desire, anxiety, or fear.
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satyr
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n. A very lascivious person.
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demonstrator
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n. One who proves in a convincing and conclusive manner.
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angelic
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adj. Saintly.
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honorarium
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n. A token fee or payment to a professional man for services.
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nauseous
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adj. Loathsome.
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metamorphosis
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n. A passing from one form or shape into another.
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animate
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v. To make alive.
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castigate
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v. To punish.
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meander
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v. To wind and turn while proceeding in a course.
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fictitious
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adj. Created or formed by the imagination.
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fervid
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adj. Intense.
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excess
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n. That which passes the ordinary, proper, or required limit, measure, or experience.
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synchronism
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n. Simultaneousness.
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predicament
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n. A difficult, trying situation or plight.
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impersuadable
adj. Unyielding.
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contraband
n. Trade forbidden by law or treaty.
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sapience
n. Deep wisdom or knowledge.
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sear
v. To burn on the surface.
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inquisitor
n. One who makes an investigation.
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dissatisfy
v. To displease.
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polyhedron
n. A solid bounded by plane faces, especially by more than four.
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promulgate
v. To proclaim.
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vindicative
adj. Revengeful.
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finally
adv. At last.
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typify
v. To serve as a characteristic example of.
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incitement
n. That which moves to action, or serves as an incentive or stimulus.
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grantee
n. The person to whom property is transferred by deed.
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conciliatory
adj. Tending to reconcile.
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Gordian
knot n. Any difficulty the only issue out of which is by bold or unusual manners.
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insistence
n. Urgency.
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nominal
adj. Trivial.
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comely
adj. Handsome.
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introductory
adj. Preliminary.
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enshrine
v. To keep sacred.
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quarto
n. An eight-page newspaper of any size.
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surreptitious
adj. Clandestine.
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spurious
adj. Not genuine.
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bier
n. A horizontal framework with two handles at each end for carrying a corpse to the grave.
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vacuum
n. A space entirely devoid of matter.
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gyroscope
n. An instrument for illustrating the laws of rotation.
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penetrable
adj. That may be pierced by physical, moral, or intellectual force.
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eureka
Greek. I have found it.
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grievous
adj. Creating affliction.
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succumb
v. To cease to resist.
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galvanic
adj. Pertaining or relating to electricity produced by chemical action.
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militarism
n. A policy of maintaining great standing armies.
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esquire
n. A title of dignity, office, or courtesy.
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numeration
n. The act or art of reading or naming numbers.
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precede
v. To happen first.
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irreducible
adj. That can not be lessened.
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benediction
n. a solemn invocation of the divine blessing.
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transferrer
n. One who or that which conveys from one person or place to another.
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vociferance
n. The quality of making a clamor.
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necrology
n. A list of persons who have died in a certain place or time.
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somnolent
adj. Sleepy.
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stigma
n. A mark of infamy or token of disgrace attaching to a person as the result of evil-doing.
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atone
v. To make amends for.
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canine
adj. Characteristic of a dog.
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syllabication
n. Division of words into that which is uttered in a single vocal impulse.
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conjoin
v. To unite.
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confluence
n. The place where streams meet.
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anonymous
adj. Of unknown authorship.
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benefice
n. A church office endowed with funds or property for the maintenance of divine service.
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benignant
adj. Benevolent in feeling, character, or aspect.
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repentance
n. Sorrow for something done or left undone, with desire to make things right by undoing the wrong.
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denominator
n. Part of a fraction which expresses the number of equal parts into which the unit is divided.
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defame
v. To slander.
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knight
errant n. One of the wandering knights who in the middle ages went forth in search of adventure.
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recessive
adj. Having a tendency to go back.
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heterodox
adj. At variance with any commonly accepted doctrine or opinion.
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confident
adj. Assured.
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aberration
n. Deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course.
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incisor
n. A front or cutting tooth.
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exemplary
adj. Fitted to serve as a model or example worthy of imitation.
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witling
n. A person who has little understanding.
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necropolis
n. A city of the dead.
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by-law
n. A rule or law adopted by an association, a corporation, or the like.
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prudential
adj. Proceeding or marked by caution.
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mollify
v. To soothe.
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priggish
adj. Conceited.
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extenuate
v. To diminish the gravity or importance of.
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perfunctory
adj. Half-hearted.
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imitator
n. One who makes in imitation.
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sentence
n. A related group of words containing a subject and a predicate and expressing a complete thought.
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submarine
adj. Existing, done, or operating beneath the surface of the sea.
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prescription
n. An authoritative direction.
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exaggerate
v. To overstate.
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pare
v. To cut, shave, or remove (the outside) from anything.
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prodigy
n. A person or thing of very remarkable gifts or qualities.
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overweight
n. Preponderance.
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succinct
adj. Concise.
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domination
n. Control by the exercise of power or constituted authority.
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vociferate
v. To utter with a loud and vehement voice.
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abominable
adj. Very hateful.
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mitigate
v. To make milder or more endurable.
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theorist
n. One given to speculating.
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primeval
adj. Belonging to the first ages.
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mien
n. The external appearance or manner of a person.
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laudation
n. High praise.
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fancier
n. One having a taste for or interest in special objects.
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hybrid
adj. Cross-bred.
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bulrush
n. Any one of various tall rush-like plants growing in damp ground or water.
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undervalue
v. To underestimate.
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archaeology
n. The branch of anthropology concerned with the systematic investigation of the relics of man.
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acidify
v. To change into acid.
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tapestry
n. A fabric to which a pattern is applied with a needle, designed for ornamental hangings.
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complicity
n. Participation or partnership, as in wrong-doing or with a wrong-doer.
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nutriment
n. That which nourishes.
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immigrate
v. To come into a country or region from a former habitat.
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seignior
n. A title of honor or respectful address, equivalent to sir.
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theorize
v. To speculate.
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badger
v. To pester.
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herbaceous
adj. Having the character of a herb.
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loquacious
adj. Talkative.
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betide
v. To happen to or befall.
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divisor
n. That by which a number or quantity is divided.
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tireless
adj. Untiring.
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successful
adj. Having reached a high degree of worldly prosperity.
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substantive
adj. Solid.
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endurable
adj. Tolerable.
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abdicate
v. To give up (royal power or the like).
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insolent
adj. Impudent.
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executor
n. A person nominated by the will of another to execute the will.
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semiannual
adj. Recurring at intervals of six months.
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symmetry
n. Relative proportion and harmony.
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corporate
adj. Belonging to a corporation.
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quiescent
adj. Being in a state of repose or inaction.
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receptive
adj. Having the capacity, quality, or ability of receiving, as truths or impressions.
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aborigines
n. The original of earliest known inhabitants of a country.
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terse
adj. Pithy.
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ostentation
n. A display dictated by vanity and intended to invite applause or flattery.
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rudimentary
adj. Being in an initial, early, or incomplete stage of development.
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intimacy
n. Close or confidential friendship.
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obtrusive
adj. Tending to be pushed or to push oneself into undue prominence.
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burgess
n. In colonial times, a member of the lower house of the legislature of Maryland or Virginia.
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timbre
n. The quality of a tone, as distinguished from intensity and pitch.
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pretentious
adj. Marked by pretense, conceit, or display.
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invert
v. To turn inside out, upside down, or in opposite direction.
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irradiance
n. Luster.
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espy
v. To keep close watch.
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foppish
adj. Characteristic of one who is unduly devoted to dress and the niceties of manners.
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polysyllable
adj. Having several syllables, especially more than three syllables.
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befriend
v. To be a friend to, especially when in need.
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foist
v. To palm off.
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equivocate
v. To use words of double meaning.
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contumacious
adj. Rebellious.
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deride
v. To ridicule.
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proctor
n. An agent acting for another.
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diatomic
adj. Containing only two atoms.
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oratorio
n. A composition for solo voices, chorus, and orchestra, generally taken from the Scriptures.
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clarify
v. To render intelligible.
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proscription
n. Any act of condemnation and rejection from favor and privilege.
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eulogy
n. A spoken or written laudation of a person’s life or character.
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philologist
n. An expert in linguistics.
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mutiny
n. Rebellion against lawful or constituted authority.
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sinecure
n. Any position having emoluments with few or no duties.
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divisible
adj. Capable of being separated into parts.
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demobilize
v. To disband, as troops.
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regimen
n. A systematized order or course of living with reference to food, clothing and personal habits.
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inopportune
adj. Unsuitable or inconvenient, especially as to time.
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chateau
n. A castle or manor-house.
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condescend
v. To come down voluntarily to equal terms with inferiors.
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senile
adj. Peculiar to or proceeding from the weakness or infirmity of old age.
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homologous
adj. Identical in nature, make-up, or relation.
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nutritive
adj. Having nutritious properties.
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denominate
v. To give a name or epithet to.
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discolor
v. To stain.
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encompass
v. To encircle.
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upbraid
v. To reproach as deserving blame.
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descendant
n. One who is descended lineally from another, as a child, grandchild, etc.
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viol
n. A stringed instrument of the violin class.
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fraudulent
adj. Counterfeit.
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disrepute
n. A bad name or character.
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arbor
n. A tree.
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siren
n. A sea-nymph, described by Homer as dwelling between the island of Circe and Scylla.
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savor
v. To perceive by taste or smell.
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subtle
adj. Discriminating.
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connoisseur
n. A critical judge of art, especially one with thorough knowledge and sound judgment of art.
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belate
v. To delay past the proper hour.
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passive
adj. Unresponsive.
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suppression
n. A forcible putting or keeping down.
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wintry
adj. Lacking warmth of manner.
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obstreperous
adj. Boisterous.
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inconstant
adj. Changeable.
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gamut
n. The whole range or sequence.
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explicate
v. To clear from involvement.
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accordion
n. A portable free-reed musical instrument.
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crematory
adj. A place for cremating dead bodies.
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regiment
n. A body of soldiers.
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pall
v. To make dull by satiety.
