deck2200 Flashcards
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vernacular
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n. The language of one’s country.
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dead-heat
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n. A race in which two or more competitors come out even, and there is no winner.
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transcendent
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adj. Surpassing.
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conspicuous
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adj. Clearly visible.
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aeronautics
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n. the art or practice of flying aircraft
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gyrate
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v. To revolve.
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discreet
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adj. Judicious.
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preoccupy
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v. To fill the mind of a person to the exclusion of other subjects.
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confessor
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n. A spiritual advisor.
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auriferous
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adj. Containing gold.
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authentic
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adj. Of undisputed origin.
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protuberant
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adj. Bulging.
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reflector
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n. A mirror, as of metal, for reflecting light, heat, or sound in a particular direction.
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bight
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n. A slightly receding bay between headlands, formed by a long curve of a coast-line.
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divergent
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adj. Tending in different directions.
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embroil
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v. To involve in dissension or strife.
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despicable
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adj. Contemptible.
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digraph
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n. A union of two characters representing a single sound.
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legible
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adj. That may be read with ease.
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taciturn
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adj. Disinclined to conversation.
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illusion
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n. An unreal image presented to the senses.
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ravine
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n. A deep gorge or hollow, especially one worn by a stream or flow of water.
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ingenuity
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n. Cleverness in contriving, combining, or originating.
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vertigo
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n. Dizziness.
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antecedent
n. One who or that which precedes or goes before, as in time, place, rank, order, or causality.
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dissever
v. To divide.
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collapse
v. To cause to shrink, fall in, or fail.
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variant
n. A thing that differs from another in form only, being the same in essence or substance.
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peccadillo
n. A small breach of propriety or principle.
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workmanlike
adj. Like or befitting a skilled workman.
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bustle
v. To hurry.
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peaceable
adj. Tranquil.
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humane
adj. Compassionate.
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pseudonym
n. A fictitious name, especially when assumed by a writer.
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convalescent
adj. Recovering health after sickness.
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inspector
n. An official appointed to examine or oversee any matter of public interest or importance.
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invariable
adj. Unchangeable.
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presumptuous
adj. Assuming too much.
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citadel
n. Any strong fortress.
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unbecoming
adj. Unsuited to the wearer, place, or surroundings.
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futile
adj. Of no avail or effect.
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participate
v. To receive or have a part or share of.
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pendulous
adj. Hanging, especially so as to swing by an attached end or part.
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imperfectible
adj. That can not be perfected.
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naval
adj. Pertaining to ships.
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raptorial
adj. Seizing and devouring living prey.
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bestrew
v. To sprinkle or cover with things strewn.
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grandiose
adj. Having an imposing style or effect.
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narrow-minded
adj. Characterized by illiberal views or sentiments.
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vegetation
n. Plant-life in the aggregate.
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winsome
adj. Attractive.
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pusillanimous
adj. Without spirit or bravery.
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deluge
v. To overwhelm with a flood of water.
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litigant
n. A party to a lawsuit.
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tortuous
adj. Abounding in irregular bends or turns.
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testator
n. The maker of a will.
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singe
v. To burn slightly or superficially.
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reclusory
n. A hermitage.
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confederacy
n. A number of states or persons in compact or league with each other, as for mutual aid.
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comport
v. To conduct or behave (oneself).
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cynical
adj. Exhibiting moral skepticism.
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masterpiece
n. A superior production.
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exterior
n. That which is outside.
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successor
n. One who or that which takes the place of a predecessor or preceding thing.
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insight
n. Intellectual discernment.
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parody
v. To render ludicrous by imitating the language of.
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indefinitely
adv. In a vague or uncertain way.
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liqueur
n. An alcoholic cordial sweetened and flavored with aromatic substances.
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abstruse
adj. Dealing with matters difficult to be understood.
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pantheism
n. The worship of nature for itself or its beauty.
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irrational
adj. Not possessed of reasoning powers or understanding.
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demagogue
n. An unprincipled politician.
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unconscious
adj. Not cognizant of objects, actions, etc.
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oblique
adj. Slanting; said of lines.
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confederate
n. One who is united with others in a league, compact, or agreement.
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recure
v. To cure again.
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inherence
n. The state of being permanently existing in something.
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mettle
n. Courage.
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mystification
n. The act of artfully perplexing.
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gastronomy
n. The art of preparing and serving appetizing food.
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philogynist
n. One who is fond of women.
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prostrate
adj. Lying prone, or with the head to the ground.
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batten
n. A narrow strip of wood.
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conferee
n. A person with whom another confers.
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acquire
v. To get as one’s own.
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outpost
n. A detachment of troops stationed at a distance from the main body to guard against surprise.
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foursome
adj. Consisting of four.
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repine
v. To indulge in fretfulness and faultfinding.
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martial
adj. Pertaining to war or military operations.
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lyre
n. One of the most ancient of stringed instruments of the harp class.
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flippant
adj. Having a light, pert, trifling disposition.
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suspension
n. A hanging from a support.
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outcry
n. A vehement or loud cry or clamor.
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grievance
n. That which oppresses, injures, or causes grief and at the same time a sense of wrong.
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casual
adj. Accidental, by chance.
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matter
of fact n. Something that has actual and undeniable existence or reality.
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impracticable
adj. Not feasible.
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manlike
adj. Like a man.
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louse
n. A small insect parasitic on and sucking the blood of mammals.
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unwise
adj. Foolish.
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contender
n. One who exerts oneself in opposition or rivalry.
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surety
n. Security for payment or performance.
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personal
adj. Not general or public.
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persistence
n. A fixed adherence to a resolve, course of conduct, or the like.
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peevish
adj. Petulant. (irritable)
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expulsion
n. Forcible ejection.
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bombast
n. Inflated or extravagant language, especially on unimportant subjects.
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philanthropic
adj. Benevolent.
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commentary
n. A series of illustrative or explanatory notes on any important work.
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partible
adj. Separable.
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facility
n. Ease.
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isle
n. An island.
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resistance
n. The exertion of opposite effort or effect.
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propitious
adj. Kindly disposed.
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licit
adj. Lawful.
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ambitious
adj. Eagerly desirous and aspiring.
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parse
v. To describe, as a sentence, by separating it into its elements and describing each word.
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suave
adj. Smooth and pleasant in manner.
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aspiration
n. An earnest wish for that which is above one’s present reach.
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solecism
n. Any violation of established rules or customs.
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penitential
adj. Pertaining to sorrow for sin with desire to amend and to atone.
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instill
v. To infuse.
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compliment
v. To address or gratify with expressions of delicate praise.
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obstruct
v. To fill with impediments so as to prevent passage, either wholly or in part.
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intolerant
adj. Bigoted.
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narrate
v. To tell a story.
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pitiless
adj. Hard-hearted.
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prelude
n. An introductory or opening performance.
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gratify
v. To please, as by satisfying a physical or mental desire or need.
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recuperate
v. To recover.
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subordinate
adj. Belonging to an inferior order in a classification.
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translucent
adj. Allowing the passage of light.
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polytechnic
adj. Pertaining to, embracing, or practicing many arts.
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inure
v. To harden or toughen by use, exercise, or exposure.
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atrocity
n. Great cruelty or reckless wickedness.
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impassive
adj. Unmoved by or not exhibiting feeling.
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enormous
adj. Gigantic.
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inlet
n. A small body of water leading into a larger.
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dictum
n. A positive utterance.
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prudery
n. An undue display of modesty or delicacy.
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assignee
n. One who is appointed to act for another in the management of certain property and interests.
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choleric
adj. Easily provoked to anger.
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convivial
adj. Devoted to feasting, or to good-fellowship in eating or drinking.
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fidelity
n. Loyalty.
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consensus
n. A collective unanimous opinion of a number of persons.
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plurality
n. A majority.
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reconnoiter
v. To make a preliminary examination of for military, surveying, or geological purposes.
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encomium
n. A formal or discriminating expression of praise.
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lexicography
n. The making of dictionaries.
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salutation
n. Any form of greeting, hailing, or welcome, whether by word or act.
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mutation
n. The act or process of change.
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felony
n. One of the highest class of offenses, and punishable with death or imprisonment.
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decamp
v. To leave suddenly or unexpectedly.
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kerchief
n. A square of linen, silk, or other material, used as a covering for the head or neck.
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derrick
n. An apparatus for hoisting and swinging great weights.
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circumscribe
v. To confine within bounds.
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waif
n. A homeless, neglected wanderer.
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inseparable
adj. That can not be separated.
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abyss
n. Bottomless gulf.
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elocution
n. The art of correct intonation, inflection, and gesture in public speaking or reading.
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emergence
n. A coming into view.
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consumption
n. Gradual destruction, as by burning, eating, etc., or by using up, wearing out, etc.
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inadequate
adj. Insufficient.
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salience
n. The condition of standing out distinctly.
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reconcilable
adj. Capable of being adjusted or harmonized.
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infest
v. To be present in such numbers as to be a source of annoyance, trouble, or danger.
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despite
prep. In spite of.
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head
foremost adv. Precipitately, as in diving.
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crass
adj. Coarse or thick in nature or structure, as opposed to thin or fine.
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pentameter
n. In prosody, a line of verse containing five units or feet.
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prefatory
adj. Pertaining to a brief explanation to the reader at the beginning of a book.
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superabundance
n. An excessive amount.
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defraud
v. To deprive of something dishonestly.
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ration
v. To provide with a fixed allowance or portion, especially of food.
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reservoir
n. A receptacle where a quantity of some material, especially of a liquid or gas, may be kept.
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pleasurable
adj. Affording gratification.
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Catholicism
n. The system, doctrine, and practice of the Roman Catholic Church.
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lacteal
adj. Milky.
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yearling
n. A young animal past its first year and not yet two years old.
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perpetrator
n. The doer of a wrong or a criminal act.
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outstretch
v. To extend.
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lascivious
adj. Lustful.
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knavery
n. Deceitfulness in dealing.
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affix
v. To fasten.
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inexcusable
adj. Not to be justified.
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partition
n. That which separates anything into distinct parts.
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barograph
n. An instrument that registers graphically and continuously the atmospheric pressure.
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denude
v. To strip the covering from.
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blithesome
adj. Cheerful.
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panorama
n. A series of large pictures representing a continuous scene.
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prehension
n. The act of laying hold of or grasping.
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opulent
adj. Wealthy.
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enrage
v. To infuriate.
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probation
n. Any proceeding designed to ascertain or test character, qualification, or the like.
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accompanist
n. One who or that which accompanies.
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ignominious
adj. Shameful.
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balsam
n. A medical preparation, aromatic and oily, used for healing.
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evict
v. To dispossess pursuant to judicial decree.
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grimace
n. A distortion of the features, occasioned by some feeling of pain, disgust, etc.
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needlework
n. Embroidery.
