deck1200 Flashcards
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disengage
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v. To become detached.
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fishmonger
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n. One who sells fish.
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perspicacious
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adj. Astute.
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fabulous
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adj. Incredible.
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antemundane
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adj. Pertaining to time before the world’s creation.
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adversity
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n. Misfortune.
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compensate
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v. To remunerate.
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brogan
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n. A coarse, heavy shoe.
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Americanism
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n. A peculiar sense in which an English word or phrase is used in the United States.
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jurisprudence
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n. The science of rights in accordance with positive law.
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epiphany
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n. Any appearance or bodily manifestation of a deity.
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atonement
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n. Amends, reparation, or expiation made from wrong or injury.
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persuadable
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adj. capable of influencing to action by entreaty, statement, or anything that moves the feelings.
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tolerate
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v. To passively permit or put up with.
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studious
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adj. Having or showing devotion to the acquisition of knowledge.
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precipice
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n. A high and very steep or approximately vertical cliff.
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deforest
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v. To clear of forests.
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terrify
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v. To fill with extreme fear.
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offshoot
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n. Something that branches off from the parent stock.
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gastritis
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n. Inflammation of the stomach.
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revert
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v. To return, or turn or look back, as toward a former position or the like.
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wane
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v. To diminish in size and brilliancy.
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fiscal
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adj. Pertaining to the treasury or public finances of a government.
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prepossession
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n. A preconceived liking.
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denizen
n. Inhabitant.
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affable
adj. Easy to approach.
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junction
n. The condition of being joined.
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conspire
v. To plot.
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ultramundane
adj. Pertaining to supernatural things or to another life.
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unaccountable
adj. Inexplicable.
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impetus
n. Any impulse or incentive.
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cabalism
n. Superstitious devotion to one’s religion.
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complacent
adj. Pleased or satisfied with oneself.
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liquefacient
adj. Possessing a liquefying nature or power.
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postgraduate
adj. Pertaining to studies that are pursued after receiving a degree.
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penury
n. Indigence.
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self-respect
n. Rational self-esteem.
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leonine
adj. Like a lion.
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usurious
adj. Taking unlawful or exorbitant interest on money loaned.
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octavo
n. A book, or collection of paper in which the sheets are so folded as to make eight leaves.
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breaker
n. One who trains horses, dogs, etc.
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acquisition
n. Anything gained, or made one’s own, usually by effort or labor.
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sedulous
adj. Persevering in effort or endeavor.
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indicant
adj. That which points out.
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egregious
adj. Extreme.
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brazier
n. An open pan or basin for holding live coals.
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monomania
n. The unreasonable pursuit of one idea.
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purport
n. Intent.
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normalcy
n. The state of being normal.
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delusion
n. Mistaken conviction, especially when more or less enduring.
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ossify
v. to convert into bone.
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orthopedist
n. One who practices the correcting or preventing of deformity
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rabid
adj. Affected with rabies or hydrophobia.
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continuous
adj. Connected, extended, or prolonged without separation or interruption of sequence.
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depopulate
v. To remove the inhabitants from.
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nationality
n. A connection with a particular nation.
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rotate
v. To cause to turn on or as on its axis, as a wheel.
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mimic
v. To imitate the speech or actions of.
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disconnect
v. To undo or dissolve the connection or association of.
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censorious
adj. Judging severely or harshly.
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illegal
adj. Not according to law.
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simulate
v. Imitate.
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protomartyr
n. The earliest victim in any cause.
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Baconian
adj. Of or pertaining to Lord Bacon or his system of philosophy.
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nurture
n. The process of fostering or promoting growth.
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contort
v. To twist into a misshapen form.
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arid
adj. Very dry.
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pedestrian
n. One who journeys on foot.
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sedentary
adj. Involving or requiring much sitting.
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irritate
v. To excite ill temper or impatience in.
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docile
adj. Easy to manage.
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lien
n. A legal claim or hold on property, as security for a debt or charge.
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lithesome
adj. Nimble.
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spinous
adj. Having spines.
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course
n. Line of motion or direction.
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technique
n. Manner of performance.
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insentient
adj. Lacking the power of feeling or perceiving.
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nil
n. Nothing
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recreate
v. To refresh after labor.
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torpor
n. Apathy.
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sentience
n. Capacity for sensation or sense-perception.
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missive
n. A message in writing.
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dilettante
n. A superficial amateur.
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protege
n. One specially cared for and favored by another usually older person.
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paraphernalia
n. Miscellaneous articles of equipment or adornment.
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complication
n. An intermingling or combination of things or parts, especially in a perplexing manner.
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laborious
adj. Toilsome.
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sonata
n. An instrumental composition.
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affiliate
n. Some auxiliary person or thing.
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nebula
n. A gaseous body of unorganized stellar substance.
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gesture
n. A movement or action of the hands or face, expressive of some idea or emotion.
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circulate
v. To disseminate.
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monolith
n. Any structure or sculpture in stone formed of a single piece.
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probe
v. To search through and through.
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betimes
adv. In good season or time.
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placid
adj. Serene.
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illogical
adj. Contrary to the rules of sound thought.
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transpire
v. To come to pass.
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interact
v. To act reciprocally.
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infirmity
n. A physical, mental, or moral weakness or flaw.
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Christendom
n. That part of the world where Christianity is generally professed.
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ode
n. The form of lyric poetry anciently intended to be sung.
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illiterate
adj. Having little or no book-learning.
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autonomy
n. Self-government.
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pavilion
n. An open structure for temporary shelter.
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somnolence
n. Oppressive drowsiness.
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irreverence
n. The quality showing or expressing a deficiency of veneration, especially for sacred things.
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volition
n. An act or exercise of will.
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reiterate
v. To say or do again and again.
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mentor
n. A wise and faithful teacher, guide, and friend.
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transfuse
v. To pour or cause to pass, as a fluid, from one vessel to another.
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infirm
adj. Lacking in bodily or mental strength.
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antislavery
adj. Opposed to human slavery.
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clamorous
adj. Urgent in complaint or demand.
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quiet
adj. Making no noise.
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disciple
n. One who believes the teaching of another, or who adopts and follows some doctrine.
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ominous
adj. Portentous.
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tremor
n. An involuntary trembling or shivering.
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donate
v. To bestow as a gift, especially for a worthy cause.
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incipience
n. Beginning.
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manumit
v. To set free from bondage.
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sociology
n. The philosophical study of society.
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surround
v. To encircle.
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contemptuous
adj. Disdainful.
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preamble
n. A statement introductory to and explanatory of what follows.
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jurisdiction
n. Lawful power or right to exercise official authority.
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penultimate
adj. A syllable or member of a series that is last but one.
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supernatural
adj. Caused miraculously or by the immediate exercise of divine power.
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vortex
n. A mass of rotating or whirling fluid, especially when sucked spirally toward the center.
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permissible
adj. That may be allowed.
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assay
n. The chemical analysis or testing of an alloy ore.
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superfluous
adj. Being more than is needed.
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anemia
n. Deficiency of blood or red corpuscles.
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minimize
v. To reduce to the smallest possible amount or degree.
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intestacy
n. The condition resulting from one’s dying not having made a valid will.
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dissipation
n. The state of being dispersed or scattered.
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ambulate
v. To walk about
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equitable
adj. Characterized by fairness.
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expressive
adj. Full of meaning.
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opportune
adj. Especially fit as occurring, said, or done at the right moment.
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saponaceous
adj. Having the nature or quality of soap.
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unsettle
v. To put into confusion.
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position
n. The manner in which a thing is placed.
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narration
n. The act of recounting the particulars of an event in the order of time or occurrence.
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donator
n. One who makes a donation or present.
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edible
adj. Suitable to be eaten.
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acclaim
v. To utter with a shout.
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addle
v. To make inefficient or worthless; muddle.
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pellucid
adj. Translucent.
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intelligible
adj. Comprehensible.
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felonious
adj. Showing criminal or evil purpose.
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superb
adj. Sumptuously elegant.
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alto
n. The lowest or deepest female voice or part.
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vestment
n. Clothing or covering.
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outrageous
adj. Shocking in conduct.
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specialize
v. To assume an individual or specific character, or adopt a singular or special course.
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squabble
v. To quarrel.
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packet
n. A bundle, as of letters.
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eligible
adj. Qualified for selection.
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hypnotize
v. To produce a somnambulistic state in which the mind readily acts on suggestions.
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barcarole
n. A boat-song of Venetian gondoliers.
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cupidity
n. Avarice.
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aggravate
v. To make heavier, worse, or more burdensome.
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truculent
adj. Having the character or the spirit of a savage.
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contuse
v. To bruise by a blow, either with or without the breaking of the skin.
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concord
n. Harmony.
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prerogative
adj. Having superior rank or precedence.
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jovial
adj. Merry.
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mischievous
adj. Fond of tricks.
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sanction
v. To approve authoritatively.
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infernal
adj. Akin to or befitting hell or its occupants.
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askance
adv. With a side or indirect glance or meaning.
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sanguinary
adj. Bloody.
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contradictory
adj. Inconsistent with itself.
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polar
adj. Pertaining to the poles of a sphere, especially of the earth.
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refer
v. To direct or send for information or other purpose.
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navigate
v. To traverse by ship.
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precocious
adj. Having the mental faculties prematurely developed.
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indefensible
adj. Untenable.
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pretension
n. A bold or presumptuous assertion.
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temporal
adj. Pertaining to or concerned with the affairs of the present life.
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liquor
n. Any alcoholic or intoxicating liquid.
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torrid
adj. Excessively hot.
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outlast
v. To last longer than.
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philharmonic
adj. Fond of music.
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deviate
v. To take a different course.
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penalty
n. The consequences that follow the transgression of natural or divine law.
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hydrostatics
n. The branch of science that treats of the pressure and equilibrium of fluids.
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multiform
adj. Having many shapes, or appearances.
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hypocrite
n. One who makes false professions of his views or beliefs.
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toleration
n. A spirit of charitable leniency.
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piteous
adj. Compassionate.
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munificent
adj. Extraordinarily generous.
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lawmaker
n. A legislator.
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machinery
n. The parts of a machine or engine, taken collectively.
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bray
n. A loud harsh sound, as the cry of an ass or the blast of a horn.
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ferocity
n. Savageness.
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nondescript
adj. Indescribable.
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cosmos
n. The world or universe considered as a system, perfect in order and arrangement.
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onerous
adj. Burdensome or oppressive.
