deck2000 Flashcards
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sidereal
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adj. Pertaining to stars or constellations.
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atomizer
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n. An apparatus for reducing a liquid to a fine spray, as for disinfection, inhalation, etc.
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cosmopolitanism
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n. A cosmopolitan character.
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stature
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n. The natural height of an animal body.
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component
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n. A constituent element or part.
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deface
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v. To mar or disfigure the face or external surface of.
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assent
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v. To express agreement with a statement or matter of opinion.
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badger
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v. To pester.
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semicivilized
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adj. Half-civilized.
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bilingual
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adj. Speaking two languages.
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prevaricate
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v. To use ambiguous or evasive language for the purpose of deceiving or diverting attention.
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sorcery
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n. Witchcraft.
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iota
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n. A small or insignificant mark or part.
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foretell
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v. To predict.
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ornate
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adj. Ornamented to a marked degree.
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perseverance
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n. A persistence in purpose and effort.
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endurable
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adj. Tolerable.
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ire
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n. Wrath.
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impulsion
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n. Impetus.
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alcohol
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n. A volatile, inflammable, colorless liquid of a penetrating odor and burning taste.
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indignity
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n. Unmerited contemptuous conduct or treatment.
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contributor
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n. One who gives or furnishes, in common with others, for a common purpose.
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plurality
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n. A majority.
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abominable
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adj. Very hateful.
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reprehension
n. Expression of blame.
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endemic
adj. Peculiar to some specified country or people.
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abstemious
adj. Characterized by self denial or abstinence, as in the use of drink, food.
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reflector
n. A mirror, as of metal, for reflecting light, heat, or sound in a particular direction.
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committal
n. The act, fact, or result of committing, or the state of being
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emanate
v. To flow forth or proceed, as from some source.
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vigilance
n. Alert and intent mental watchfulness in guarding against danger.
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redress
v. To set right, as a wrong by compensation or the punishment of the wrong-doer.
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tolerant
adj. Indulgent.
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opponent
n. One who supports the opposite side in a debate, discussion, struggle, or sport.
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priory
n. A monastic house.
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serviceable
adj. Durable.
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alcove
n. A covered recess connected with or at the side of a larger room.
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peerless
adj. Of unequaled excellence or worth.
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knavery
n. Deceitfulness in dealing.
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marine
adj. Of or pertaining to the sea or matters connected with the sea.
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incapacity
n. Want of power to apprehend, understand, and manage.
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convertible
adj. Interchangeable.
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determinate
adj. Definitely limited or fixed.
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powerless
adj. Impotent.
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proviso
n. A clause in a contract, will, etc., by which its operation is rendered conditional.
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tranquility
n. Calmness.
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venous
adj. Of, pertaining to, or contained or carried in a vein or veins.
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cornucopia
n. The horn of plenty, symbolizing peace and prosperity.
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impermissible
adj. Not permissible.
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retract
v. To recall or take back (something that one has said).
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conceit
n. Self-flattering opinion.
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legitimate
adj. Having the sanction of law or established custom.
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elasticity
n. That property of matter by which a body tends to return to a former shape after being changed.
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courageous
adj. Brave.
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induct
v. To bring in.
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resemblance
n. Similarity in quality or form.
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expatriate
v. To drive from one’s own country.
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poise
n. Equilibrium.
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predominance
n. Ascendancy or preponderance.
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deduce
v. To derive or draw as a conclusion by reasoning from given premises or principles.
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blaze
n. A vivid glowing flame.
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abhorrent
adj. Very repugnant; hateful.
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metropolis
n. A chief city, either the capital or the largest or most important city of a state.
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polygon
n. A figure having many angles.
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culprit
n. A guilty person.
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flue
n. A smoke-duct in a chimney.
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narrative
n. An orderly continuous account of the successive particulars of an event.
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domineer
v. To rule with insolence or unnecessary annoyance.
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seize
v. To catch or take hold of suddenly and forcibly.
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ingratiate
v. To win confidence or good graces for oneself.
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specialty
n. An employment limited to one particular line of work.
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initiate
v. To perform the first act or rite.
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pledgeor
n. One who gives a pledge.
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desultory
adj. Not connected with what precedes.
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ready
adj. In a state of preparedness for any given purpose or occasion.
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durance
n. Confinement.
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juggle
v. To play tricks of sleight of hand.
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travesty
n. A grotesque imitation.
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ordeal
n. Anything that severely tests courage, strength, patience, conscience, etc.
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misbehavior
n. Ill or improper behavior.
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miscreant
n. A villain.
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counteract
v. To act in opposition to.
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indigenous
adj. Native.
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polyglot
adj. Speaking several tongues.
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satire
n. The employment of sarcasm, irony, or keenness of wit in ridiculing vices.
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canine
adj. Characteristic of a dog.
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oblivion
n. The state of having passed out of the memory or of being utterly forgotten.
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juvenile
adj. Characteristic of youth.
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telltale
adj. That gives warning or information.
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subliminal
adj. Being beneath the threshold of consciousness.
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Pariah
n. A member of a degraded class; a social outcast.
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implicate
v. To show or prove to be involved in or concerned
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ought
v. To be under moral obligation to be or do.
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epitaph
n. An inscription on a tomb or monument in honor or in memory of the dead.
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divination
n. The pretended forecast of future events or discovery of what is lost or hidden.
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conjoin
v. To unite.
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avidity
n. Greediness.
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atonement
n. Amends, reparation, or expiation made from wrong or injury.
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refringent
adj. Having the power to refract.
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vaporizer
n. An atomizer.
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festal
adj. Joyous.
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extremity
n. The utmost point, side, or border, or that farthest removed from a mean position.
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contrive
v. To manage or carry through by some device or scheme.
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actuary
n. An officer, as of an insurance company, who calculates and states the risks and premiums.
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reparation
n. The act of making amends, as for an injury, loss, or wrong.
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irradiance
n. Luster.
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reconstruct
v. To rebuild.
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quibble
n. An utterly trivial distinction or objection.
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indestructible
adj. That can not be destroyed.
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recrudescence
n. The state of becoming raw or sore again.
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flection
n. The act of bending.
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clamorous
adj. Urgent in complaint or demand.
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extensive
adj. Extended widely in space, time, or scope.
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avert
v. To turn away or aside.
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signification
n. The meaning conveyed by language, actions, or signs.
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interpreter
n. A person who makes intelligible the speech of a foreigner by oral translation.
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explicit
adj. Definite.
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recline
v. To cause to assume a leaning or recumbent attitude or position.
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bibliography
n. A list of the words of an author, or the literature bearing on a particular subject.
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humbug
n. Anything intended or calculated to deceive or mislead.
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belle
n. A woman who is a center of attraction because of her beauty, accomplishments, etc.
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intervale
n. A low tract of land between hills, especially along a river.
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subversion
n. An overthrow, as from the foundation.
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conducive
adj. Contributing to an end.
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viola
n. A musical instrument somewhat larger than a violin.
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ingenuous
adj. Candid, frank, or open in character or quality.
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gentile
adj. Belonging to a people not Jewish.
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convalescence
n. The state of progressive restoration to health and strength after the cessation of disease.
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moccasin
n. A foot-covering made of soft leather or buckskin.
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phonogram
n. A graphic character symbolizing an articulate sound.
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habitable
adj. Fit to be dwelt in.
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vegetal
adj. Of or pertaining to plants.
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lawmaker
n. A legislator.
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acetic
adj. Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of vinegar.
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ostentation
n. A display dictated by vanity and intended to invite applause or flattery.
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deride
v. To ridicule.
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macrocosm
n. The whole of any sphere or department of nature or knowledge to which man is related.
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renovate
v. To restore after deterioration, as a building.
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dun
v. To make a demand or repeated demands on for payment.
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duckling
n. A young duck.
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chronology
n. The science that treats of computation of time or of investigation and arrangement of events.
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cataclysm
n. Any overwhelming flood of water.
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laddie
n. A lad.
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terminus
n. The final point or goal.
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socialist
adj. One who advocates reconstruction of society by collective ownership of land and capital.
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complacence
n. Satisfaction with one’s acts or surroundings.
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indivertible
adj. That can not be turned aside.
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philologist
n. An expert in linguistics.
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carnage
n. Massacre.
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spontaneous
adj. Arising from inherent qualities or tendencies without external efficient cause.
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tortuous
adj. Abounding in irregular bends or turns.
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reformer
n. One who carries out a reform.
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gourd
n. A melon, pumpkin, squash, or some similar fruit having a hard rind.
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inefficiency
n. That which does not accomplish an intended purpose.
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protege
n. One specially cared for and favored by another usually older person.
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anatomy
n. That branch of morphology which treats of the structure of organisms.
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Spartan
adj. Exceptionally brave; rigorously severe.
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merciful
adj. Disposed to pity and forgive.
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consecrate
v. To set apart as sacred.
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conservatism
n. Tendency to adhere to the existing order of things.
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apposite
adj. Appropriate.
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indigestible
adj. Not digestible, or difficult to digest.
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forfend
v. To ward off.
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arrangement
n. The act of putting in proper order, or the state of being put in order.
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emulate
v. To imitate with intent to equal or surpass.
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lingo
n. Language.
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juxtapose
v. To place close together.
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domicile
n. The place where one lives.
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privity
n. Knowledge shared with another or others regarding a private matter.
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inebriate
v. To intoxicate.
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inadequate
adj. Insufficient.
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baffle
v. To foil or frustrate.
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uncommon
adj. Rare.
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earnest
adj. Ardent in spirit and speech.
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extradite
v. To surrender the custody of.
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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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enkindle
v. To set on fire.
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pinnacle
n. A high or topmost point, as a mountain-peak.
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sagacious
adj. Able to discern and distinguish with wise perception.
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mentality
n. Intellectuality.
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codicil
n. A supplement adding to, revoking, or explaining in the body of a will.
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fete
n. A festival or feast.
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cholera
n. An acute epidemic disease.
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defer
v. To delay or put off to some other time.
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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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referable
adj. Ascribable.
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archbishop
n. The chief of the bishops of an ecclesiastical province in the Greek, Roman, and Anglican church.
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privateer
n. A vessel owned and officered by private persons, but carrying on maritime war.
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authentic
adj. Of undisputed origin.
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paternal
adj. Fatherly.
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characteristic
n. A distinctive feature.
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succeed
v. To accomplish what is attempted or intended.
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invalid
adj. Having no force, weight, or cogency.
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efficient
adj. Having and exercising the power to produce effects or results.
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recede
v. To move back or away.
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cynosure
n. That to which general interest or attention is directed.
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exposition
n. Formal presentation.
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fatuous
adj. Idiotic
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dyne
n. The force which, applied to a mass of one gram for 1 second, would give it a velocity of 1 cm/s.
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folio
n. A sheet of paper folded once, or of a size adapted to folding once.
