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aerostatics
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n. The branch of pneumatics that treats of the equilibrium, pressure, and mechanical properties.
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nonpareil
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n. One who or that which is of unequaled excellence.
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transmit
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v. To send trough or across.
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abnormal
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adj. Not conformed to the ordinary rule or standard.
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manufacturer
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n. A person engaged in manufacturing as a business.
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stimulus
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n. Incentive.
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evolution
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n. Development or growth.
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encroach
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v. To invade partially or insidiously and appropriate the possessions of another.
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allegory
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n. The setting forth of a subject under the guise of another subject of aptly suggestive likeness.
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surrogate
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n. One who or that which is substituted for or appointed to act in place of another.
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ductile
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adj. Capable of being drawn out, as into wire or a thread.
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trimness
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n. Neatness.
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justification
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n. Vindication.
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neocracy
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n. Government administered by new or untried persons.
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foreground
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n. That part of a landscape or picture situated or represented as nearest the spectator.
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assonant
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adj. Having resemblance of sound.
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recrudescence
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n. The state of becoming raw or sore again.
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euphonious
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adj. Characterized by agreeableness of sound.
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deference
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n. Respectful submission or yielding, as to another’s opinion, wishes, or judgment.
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defendant
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n. A person against whom a suit is brought.
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inimical
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adj. Adverse.
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bountiful
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adj. Showing abundance.
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statics
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n. The branch of mechanics that treats of the relations that subsist among forces in order.
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emphasis
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n. Any special impressiveness added to an utterance or act, or stress laid upon some word.
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ludicrous
adj. Laughable.
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extensible
adj. Capable of being thrust out.
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meticulous
adj. Over-cautious.
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tribune
n. Any champion of the rights and liberties of the people: often used as the name for a newspaper.
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recapture
v. To capture again.
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treachery
n. Violation of allegiance, confidence, or plighted faith.
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precedent
n. An instance that may serve as a guide or basis for a rule.
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exuberant
adj. Marked by great plentifulness.
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altruist
n. One who advocates or practices altruism.
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circumnavigate
v. To sail quite around.
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intellect
n. The faculty of perception or thought.
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Neolithic
adj. Pertaining to the later stone age.
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plenipotentiary
n. A person fully empowered to transact any business.
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moribund
adj. On the point of dying.
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telltale
adj. That gives warning or information.
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adroit
adj. Having skill in the use of the bodily or mental powers.
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tranquilize
v. To soothe.
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inchmeal
adv. Piecemeal.
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cajole
v. To impose on or dupe by flattering speech.
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compute
v. To ascertain by mathematical calculation.
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gaily
adv. Merrily.
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disallow
v. To withhold permission or sanction.
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remuneration
n. Compensation.
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inundate
v. To fill with an overflowing abundance.
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ingenuous
adj. Candid, frank, or open in character or quality.
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incomprehensible
adj. Not understandable.
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metaphysician
n. One skilled in metaphysics.
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nuance
n. A slight degree of difference in anything perceptible to the sense of the mind.
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intolerance
n. Inability or unwillingness to bear or endure.
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expository
adj. Pertaining to a formal presentation.
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selective
adj. Having the power of choice.
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duration
n. The period of time during which anything lasts.
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potentate
n. One possessed of great power or sway.
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oration
n. An elaborate or formal public speech.
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coxswain
n. One who steers a rowboat, or one who has charge of a ship’s boat and its crew under an officer.
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tirade
n. Harangue.
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sequester
v. To cause to withdraw or retire, as from society or public life.
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mediate
v. To effect by negotiating as an agent between parties.
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retract
v. To recall or take back (something that one has said).
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witchcraft
n. Sorcery.
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salutary
adj. Beneficial.
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garrulous
adj. Given to constant trivial talking.
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absorption
n. The act or process of absorbing.
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rhapsody
n. Rapt or rapturous utterance.
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intercede
v. To mediate between persons.
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pittance
n. Any small portion or meager allowance.
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indestructible
adj. That can not be destroyed.
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eccentricity
n. Idiosyncrasy.
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vitalize
v. To endow with life or energy.
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upheaval
n. Overthrow or violent disturbance of established order or condition.
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fuse
v. To unite or blend as by melting together.
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clement
adj. Compassionate.
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demented
adj. Insane.
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assassination
n. Murderer, as by secret assault or treachery.
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covey
n. A flock of quails or partridges.
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braze
v. To make of or ornament with brass.
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monotone
n. The sameness or monotony of utterance.
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blase
adj. Sated with pleasure.
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anarchy
n. Absence or utter disregard of government.
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excellent
adj. Possessing distinguished merit.
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valedictorian
n. Student who delivers an address at graduating exercises of an educational institution.
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significant
adj. Important, especially as pointing something out.
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palatial
adj. Magnificent.
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impatience
n. Unwillingness to brook delays or wait the natural course of things.
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despond
v. To lose spirit, courage, or hope.
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pharmacy
n. The art or business of compounding and dispensing medicines.
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tolerance
n. Forbearance in judging of the acts or opinions of others.
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pedestal
n. A base or support as for a column, statue, or vase.
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sumptuous
adj. Rich and costly.
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retrograde
v. To cause to deteriorate or to move backward.
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adjunct
n. Something joined to or connected with another thing, but holding a subordinate place.
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static
adj. Pertaining to or designating bodies at rest or forces in equilibrium.
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rehabilitate
v. To restore to a former status, capacity, right rank, or privilege.
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ascent
n. A rising, soaring, or climbing.
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confiscate
v. To appropriate (private property) as forfeited to the public use or treasury.
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loathe
v. To abominate.
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prejudice
n. A judgment or opinion formed without due examination of the facts.
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permanence
n. A continuance in the same state, or without any change that destroys the essential form or nature.
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overleap
v. To leap beyond.
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velocity
n. Rapid motion.
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thoroughbred
adj. Bred from the best or purest blood or stock.
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foreign
adj. Belonging to, situated in, or derived from another country.
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disavowal
n. Denial.
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perfidy
n. Treachery.
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non-existent
n. That which does not exist.
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aspire
v. To have an earnest desire, wish, or longing, as for something high and good, not yet attained.
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garrote
v. To execute by strangling.
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guile
n. Duplicity.
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altercate
v. To contend angrily or zealously in words.
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boisterous
adj. Unchecked merriment or animal spirits.
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witticism
n. A witty, brilliant, or original saying or sentiment.
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drachma
n. A modern and an ancient Greek coin.
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disburden
v. To disencumber.
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regnant
adj. Exercising royal authority in one’s own right.
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disenfranchise
v. To deprive of any right privilege or power
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nunnery
n. A convent for nuns.
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frivolous
adj. Trivial.
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depositor
n. One who makes a deposit, or has an amount deposited.
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circumlocution
n. Indirect or roundabout expression.
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expansion
n. Increase of amount, size, scope, or the like.
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apiary
n. A place where bees are kept.
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habitable
adj. Fit to be dwelt in.
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noiseless
adj. Silent.
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reparation
n. The act of making amends, as for an injury, loss, or wrong.
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anthropomorphous
adj. Having or resembling human form.
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judicature
n. Distribution and administration of justice by trial and judgment.
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phenomenon
n. Any unusual occurrence.
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auburn
adj. Reddish-brown, said usually of the hair.
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plenitude
n. Abundance.
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supercilious
adj. Exhibiting haughty and careless contempt.
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exegesis
n. Biblical exposition or interpretation.
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predominant
adj. Superior in power, influence, effectiveness, number, or degree.
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octave
n. A note at this interval above or below any other, considered in relation to that other.
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impregnate
v. To make pregnant.
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animadvert
v. To pass criticism or censure.
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educe
v. To draw out.
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fungous
adj. Spongy.
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solvent
adj. Having sufficient funds to pay all debts.
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voracious
adj. Eating with greediness or in very large quantities.
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satire
n. The employment of sarcasm, irony, or keenness of wit in ridiculing vices.
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protrusion
n. The act of protruding.
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retch
v. To make an effort to vomit.
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septennial
adj. Recurring every seven years.
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abhorrent
adj. Very repugnant; hateful.
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dislocate
v. To put out of proper place or order.
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folk-lore
n. The traditions, beliefs, and customs of the common people.
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mentality
n. Intellectuality.
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bungle
v. To execute clumsily.
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carnal
adj. Sensual.
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repugnance
n. Thorough dislike.
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amorous
adj. Having a propensity for falling in love.
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inflexible
adj. That can not be altered or varied.
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soothsayer
n. One who claims to have supernatural insight or foresight.
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priory
n. A monastic house.
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prevention
n. Thwarting.
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bawl
v. To proclaim by outcry.
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recidivist
n. A confirmed criminal.
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retaliate
v. To repay evil with a similar evil.
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indolence
n. Laziness.
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appropriate
adj. Suitable for the purpose and circumstances.
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incompatible
adj. Discordant.
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recreant
n. A cowardly or faithless person.
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sedition
n. Conduct directed against public order and the tranquillity of the state.
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hilarious
adj. Boisterously merry.
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heedless
adj. Thoughtless.
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protrude
v. To push out or thrust forth.
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aversion
n. A mental condition of fixed opposition to or dislike of some particular thing.
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bale
n. A large package prepared for transportation or storage.
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irrigate
v. To water, as land, by ditches or other artificial means.
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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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reunite
v. To unite or join again, as after separation.
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paradox
n. A statement or doctrine seemingly in contradiction to the received belief.
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inquisitive
adj. Given to questioning, especially out of curiosity.
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mete
v. To apportion.
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effect
n. A consequence.
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heptarchy
n. A group of seven governments.
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zealot
n. One who espouses a cause or pursues an object in an immoderately partisan manner.
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extricate
v. Disentangle.
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proxy
n. A person who is empowered by another to represent him or her in a given matter.
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semiconscious
adj. Partially conscious.
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privilege
n. A right or immunity not enjoyed by all, or that may be enjoyed only under special conditions.
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resilience
n. The power of springing back to a former position
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financial
adj. Monetary.
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inaudible
adj. That can not be heard.
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reign
v. To hold and exercise sovereign power.
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superintendent
n. One who has the charge and direction of, especially of some work or movement.
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caption
n. A heading, as of a chapter, section, document, etc.
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ponder
v. To meditate or reflect upon.
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landmark
n. A familiar object in the landscape serving as a guide to an area otherwise easily lost track of.
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epicycloid
n. A curve traced by a point on the circumference of a circle which rolls upon another circle.
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joust
v. To engage in a tilt with lances on horseback.
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second-rate
adj. Second in quality, size, rank, importance, etc.
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betroth
v. To engage to marry.
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editorial
n. An article in a periodical written by the editor and published as an official argument.
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bronchitis
n. Inflammation of the bronchial tubes.
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twinge
n. A darting momentary local pain.
