deck2500 Flashcards
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cudgel
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n. A short thick stick used as a club.
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extraordinary
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adj. Unusual.
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ode
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n. The form of lyric poetry anciently intended to be sung.
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malcontent
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n. One who is dissatisfied with the existing state of affairs.
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trivial
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adj. Of little importance or value.
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infirmary
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n. A place for the reception or treatment of the sick.
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laborious
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adj. Toilsome.
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free
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trade n. Commerce unrestricted by tariff or customs.
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idiom
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n. A use of words peculiar to a particular language.
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exhaust
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v. To empty by draining off the contents.
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inquisition
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n. A court or tribunal for examination and punishment of heretics.
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planisphere
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n. A polar projection of the heavens on a chart.
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luxuriate
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v. To live sumptuously.
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luminescent
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adj. Showing increase of light.
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regent
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n. One who is lawfully deputized to administer the government for the time being in the name of the ruler.
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transatlantic
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adj. Situated beyond or on the other side of the Atlantic.
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absorb
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v. To drink in or suck up, as a sponge absorbs water.
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original
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adj. Not copied nor produced by imitation.
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unctuous
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adj. Oily.
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stagnate
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v. To become dull or inert.
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penitential
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adj. Pertaining to sorrow for sin with desire to amend and to atone.
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advocate
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n. One who pleads the cause of another, as in a legal or ecclesiastical court.
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lovable
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adj. Amiable.
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beneficial
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adj. Helpful.
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littoral
adj. Of, pertaining to, or living on a shore.
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retrogression
n. A going or moving backward or in a reverse direction.
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despicable
adj. Contemptible.
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ally
n. A person or thing connected with another, usually in some relation of helpfulness.
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transition
n. Passage from one place, condition, or action to another.
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specialize
v. To assume an individual or specific character, or adopt a singular or special course.
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nautical
adj. Pertaining to ships, seamen, or navigation.
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reverent
adj. Humble.
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pandemonium
n. A fiendish or riotous uproar.
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amplitude
n. Largeness.
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obstruction
n. Hindrance.
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consonance
n. The state or quality of being in accord with.
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redolence
n. Smelling sweet and agreeable.
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influence
n. Ability to sway the will of another.
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inexpensive
adj. Low-priced.
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typography
n. The arrangement of composed type, or the appearance of printed matter.
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grapple
v. To take hold of.
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obdurate
adj. Impassive to feelings of humanity or pity.
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nude
adj. Naked.
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microcosm
n. The world or universe on a small scale.
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peddler
n. One who travels from house to house with an assortment of goods for retail.
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Omnipotent
adj. Possessed of unlimited and universal power.
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gusto
n. Keen enjoyment.
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confinement
n. Restriction within limits or boundaries.
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reciprocity
n. Equal mutual rights and benefits granted and enjoyed.
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inverse
adj. Contrary in tendency or direction.
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adieu
inter. Good-by; farewell.
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intoxicant
n. Anything that unduly exhilarates or excites.
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necrology
n. A list of persons who have died in a certain place or time.
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hypodermic
adj. Pertaining to the area under the skin.
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chronometer
n. A portable timekeeper of the highest attainable precision.
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enshrine
v. To keep sacred.
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understate
v. To fail to put strongly enough, as a case.
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thereabout
adv. Near that number, quantity, degree, place, or time, approximately.
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intelligible
adj. Comprehensible.
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submission
n. A yielding to the power or authority of another.
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exemplify
v. To show by example.
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analogous
adj. Corresponding (to some other) in certain respects, as in form, proportion, relations.
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leaven
v. To make light by fermentation, as dough.
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euphony
n. Agreeableness of sound.
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machinery
n. The parts of a machine or engine, taken collectively.
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tiresome
adj. Wearisome.
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Calvinize
v. To teach or imbue with the doctrines of Calvinism.
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deprave
v. To render bad, especially morally bad.
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superabundance
n. An excessive amount.
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spurious
adj. Not genuine.
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negate
v. To deny.
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remuneration
n. Compensation.
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parricide
n. The murder of a parent.
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sordid
adj. Of degraded character or nature.
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prate
v. To talk about vainly or foolishly.
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impersonal
adj. Not relating to a particular person or thing.
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irrational
adj. Not possessed of reasoning powers or understanding.
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iridescence
n. A many-colored appearance.
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nuisance
n. That which annoys, vexes, or irritates.
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naval
adj. Pertaining to ships.
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supple
adj. Easily bent.
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lascivious
adj. Lustful.
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deplete
v. To reduce or lessen, as by use, exhaustion, or waste.
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emergent
adj. Coming into view.
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encumber
v. To impede with obstacles.
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liberalism
n. Opposition to conservatism.
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credulous
adj. Easily deceived.
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hindmost
adj. Farthest from the front.
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generally
adv. Ordinarily.
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inestimable
adj. Above price.
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chasm
n. A yawning hollow, as in the earth’s surface.
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ultramundane
adj. Pertaining to supernatural things or to another life.
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tripod
n. A three-legged stand, usually hinged near the top, for supporting some instrument.
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intrepid
adj. Fearless and bold.
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missal
n. The book containing the service for the celebration of mass.
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superb
adj. Sumptuously elegant.
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refusal
n. Denial of what is asked.
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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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perhaps
adv. Possibly.
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demonstrator
n. One who proves in a convincing and conclusive manner.
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hydrometer
n. An instrument for determining the density of solids and liquids by flotation.
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rapine
n. The act of seizing and carrying off property by superior force, as in war.
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unbecoming
adj. Unsuited to the wearer, place, or surroundings.
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arboriculture
n. The cultivation of trees or shrubs.
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sympathize
v. To share the sentiments or mental states of another.
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circumlocution
n. Indirect or roundabout expression.
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diabolic
adj. Characteristic of the devil.
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duplicity
n. Double-dealing.
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coerce
v. To force.
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protector
n. A defender.
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guinea
n. An English monetary unit.
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vegetative
adj. Pertaining to the process of plant-life.
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insuppressible
adj. Incapable of being concealed.
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bountiful
adj. Showing abundance.
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foreknowledge
n. Prescience.
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magnetize
v. To make a magnet of, permanently, or temporarily.
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obligatory
adj. Binding in law or conscience.
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docket
n. The registry of judgments of a court.
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admissible
adj. Having the right or privilege of entry.
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trammel
n. An impediment.
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mischievous
adj. Fond of tricks.
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disapprove
v. To regard with blame.
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inquisitive
adj. Given to questioning, especially out of curiosity.
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moribund
adj. On the point of dying.
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condense
v. To abridge.
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maintenance
n. That which supports or sustains.
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pitiless
adj. Hard-hearted.
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rearrange
v. To arrange again or in a different order.
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clothier
n. One who makes or sells cloth or clothing.
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joust
v. To engage in a tilt with lances on horseback.
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outweigh
v. To surpass in importance or excellence.
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rebellious
adj. Insubordinate.
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forswear
v. To renounce upon oath.
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superficial
adj. Knowing and understanding only the ordinary and the obvious.
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corpulent
adj. Obese.
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interrogatory
n. A question or inquiry.
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autonomy
n. Self-government.
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solar
adj. Pertaining to the sun.
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postscript
n. Something added to a letter after the writer’s signature.
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pollute
v. To contaminate.
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census
n. An official numbering of the people of a country or district.
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principal
adj. Most important.
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Protestant
n. A Christian who denies the authority of the Pope and holds the right of special judgment.
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similar
adj. Bearing resemblance to one another or to something else.
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annual
adj. Occurring every year.
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remunerate
v. To pay or pay for.
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obstetrics
n. The branch of medical science concerned with the treatment and care of women during pregnancy.
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truculent
adj. Having the character or the spirit of a savage.
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vociferate
v. To utter with a loud and vehement voice.
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emphasis
n. Any special impressiveness added to an utterance or act, or stress laid upon some word.
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Stoicism
n. The principles or the practice of the Stoics-being very even tempered in success and failure.
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termagant
adj. Violently abusive and quarrelsome.
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insolent
adj. Impudent.
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hoarse
adj. Having the voice harsh or rough, as from a cold or fatigue.
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minute
adj. Exceedingly small in extent or quantity.
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insipid
adj. Tasteless.
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brigadier
n. General officer who commands a brigade, ranking between a colonel and a major-general.
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extension
n. A reaching or stretching out, as in space, time or scope.
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nonpareil
n. One who or that which is of unequaled excellence.
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perpetrator
n. The doer of a wrong or a criminal act.
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incident
n. A happening in general, especially one of little importance.
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vista
n. A view or prospect.
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bumptious
adj. Full of offensive and aggressive self-conceit.
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heartrending
adj. Very depressing.
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obstreperous
adj. Boisterous.
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apparent
adj. Easily understood.
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ungainly
adj. Clumsy.
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disparage
v. To regard or speak of slightingly.
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ruminate
v. To chew over again, as food previously swallowed and regurgitated.
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redolent
adj. Smelling sweet and agreeable.
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countervail
v. To offset.
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theoretical
adj. Directed toward knowledge for its own sake without respect to applications.
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tortious
adj. Wrongful.
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intermission
n. A recess.
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homologous
adj. Identical in nature, make-up, or relation.
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adjudge
v. To award or bestow by formal decision.
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vindicatory
adj. Punitive.
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witling
n. A person who has little understanding.
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mimic
v. To imitate the speech or actions of.
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corrosive
n. That which causes gradual decay by crumbling or surface disintegration.
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diminution
n. Reduction.
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defensible
adj. Capable of being maintained or justified.
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frankincense
n. A gum or resin which on burning yields aromatic fumes.
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defamation
n. Malicious and groundless injury done to the reputation or good name of another.
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penetrate
v. To enter or force a way into the interior parts of.
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afterthought
n. A thought that comes later than its appropriate or expected time.
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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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ordinal
n. That form of the numeral that shows the order of anything in a series, as first, second, third.
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insistent
adj. Urgent.
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polyarchy
n. Government by several or many persons of what- ever class.
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vestment
n. Clothing or covering.
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irresistible
adj. That can not be successfully withstood or opposed.
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zodiac
n. An imaginary belt encircling the heavens within which are the larger planets.
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obsolete
adj. No longer practiced or accepted.
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transcript
n. A copy made directly from an original.
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characterize
v. To describe by distinctive marks or peculiarities.
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position
n. The manner in which a thing is placed.
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recure
v. To cure again.
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entreaty
n. An earnest request.
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irreverent
adj. Showing or expressing a deficiency of veneration, especially for sacred things.
