deck2600 Flashcards
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optic
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n. Pertaining to the eye or vision.
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emigrant
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n. One who moves from one place to settle in another.
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fatuous
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adj. Idiotic
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impure
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adj. Tainted.
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abusive
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adj. Employing harsh words or ill treatment.
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derive
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v. To deduce, as from a premise.
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typography
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n. The arrangement of composed type, or the appearance of printed matter.
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diverse
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adj. Capable of various forms.
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mastery
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n. The attainment of superior skill.
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hypocrisy
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n. Extreme insincerity.
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defensive
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adj. Carried on in resistance to aggression.
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rendezvous
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n. A prearranged place of meeting.
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unique
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adj. Being the only one of its kind.
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unanimous
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adj. Sharing the same views or sentiments.
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impartial
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adj. Unbiased.
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coerce
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v. To force.
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foretell
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v. To predict.
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statute
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n. Any authoritatively declared rule, ordinance, decree, or law.
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antenatal
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adj. Occurring or existing before birth.
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pension
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n. A periodical allowance to an individual on account of past service done by him/her.
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incomparable
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adj. Matchless.
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sophistry
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n. Reasoning sound in appearance only, especially when designedly deceptive.
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forego
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v. To deny oneself the pleasure or profit of.
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albeit
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conj. Even though.
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bibliomania
n. The passion for collecting books.
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vigilant
adj. Being on the alert to discover and ward off danger or insure safety.
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exorbitant
adj. Going beyond usual and proper limits.
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circumspect
adj. Showing watchfulness, caution, or careful consideration.
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isothermal
adj. Having or marking equality of temperature.
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luminary
n. One of the heavenly bodies as a source of light.
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insistent
adj. Urgent.
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wizen-faced
adj. Having a shriveled face.
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countervail
v. To offset.
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diatribe
n. A bitter or malicious criticism.
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laudable
adj. Praiseworthy.
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mane
n. The long hair growing upon and about the neck of certain animals, as the horse and the lion.
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fiducial
adj. Indicative of faith or trust.
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interposition
n. A coming between.
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miscreant
n. A villain.
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controller
n. One who or that which regulates or directs.
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unlimited
adj. Unconstrained.
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bulwark
n. Anything that gives security or defense.
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alteration
n. Change or modification.
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idiom
n. A use of words peculiar to a particular language.
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pudgy
adj. Small and fat.
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barometer
n. An instrument for indicating the atmospheric pressure per unit of surface.
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intervale
n. A low tract of land between hills, especially along a river.
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consistency
n. A state of permanence.
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unicellular
adj. Consisting of a single cell.
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mealy-mouthed
adj. Afraid to express facts or opinions plainly.
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gratification
n. Satisfaction.
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specialty
n. An employment limited to one particular line of work.
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disrobe
v. To unclothe.
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laundress
n. Washerwoman.
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endemic
adj. Peculiar to some specified country or people.
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benefactor
n. A doer of kindly and charitable acts.
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epidemic
n. Wide-spread occurrence of a disease in a certain region.
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irruption
n. Sudden invasion.
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negate
v. To deny.
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epizootic
adj. Prevailing among animals.
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palsy
n. Paralysis.
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atheism
n. The denial of the existence of God.
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modify
v. To make somewhat different.
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untoward
adj. Causing annoyance or hindrance.
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trestle
n. An open braced framework for supporting the horizontal stringers of a railway-bridge.
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tannery
n. A place where leather is tanned.
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sidereal
adj. Pertaining to stars or constellations.
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ferocious
adj. Of a wild, fierce, and savage nature.
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undue
adj. More than sufficient.
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ascendant
adj. Dominant.
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outreach
v. To reach or go beyond.
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redemption
n. The recovery of what is mortgaged or pledged, by paying the debt.
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wavelet
n. A ripple.
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inextensible
adj. Of unchangeable length or area.
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lurid
adj. Ghastly and sensational.
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dun
v. To make a demand or repeated demands on for payment.
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Calvinize
v. To teach or imbue with the doctrines of Calvinism.
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prolong
v. To extend in time or duration.
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tendency
n. Direction or inclination, as toward some objector end.
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classify
v. To arrange in a class or classes on the basis of observed resemblance’s and differences.
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resistive
adj. Having or exercising the power of resistance.
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boatswain
n. A subordinate officer of a vessel, who has general charge of the rigging, anchors, etc.
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penurious
adj. Excessively sparing in the use of money.
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disservice
n. An ill turn.
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digress
v. To turn aside from the main subject and for a time dwell on some incidental matter.
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prospectus
n. A paper or pamphlet containing information of a proposed undertaking.
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dormant
adj. Being in a state of or resembling sleep.
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compress
v. To press together or into smaller space.
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diversity
n. Dissimilitude.
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acetate
n. A salt of acetic acid.
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subversion
n. An overthrow, as from the foundation.
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efflorescence
n. The state of being flowery, or a flowery appearance.
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irrigant
adj. Serving to water lands by artificial means.
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chiffon
n. A very thin gauze used for trimmings, evening dress, etc.
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liable
adj. Justly or legally responsible.
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cosmopolitanism
n. A cosmopolitan character.
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necessary
adj. Indispensably requisite or absolutely needed to accomplish a desired result.
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practicable
adj. Feasible.
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genitive
adj. Indicating source, origin, possession, or the like.
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oakum
n. Hemp-fiber obtained by untwisting and picking out loosely the yarns of old hemp rope.
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latent
adj. Dormant.
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mulatto
n. The offspring of a white person and a black person.
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apogee
n. The climax.
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retroactive
adj. Operative on, affecting, or having reference to past events, transactions, responsibilities.
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pyx
n. A vessel or casket, usually of precious metal, in which the host is preserved.
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decaliter
n. A liquid and dry measure of 10 liters.
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quarterly
adj. Occurring or made at intervals of three months.
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statecraft
n. The art of conducting state affairs.
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resource
n. That which is restored to, relied upon, or made available for aid or support.
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mistrust
v. To regard with suspicion or jealousy.
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fraudulence
n. Deceitfulness.
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refringency
n. Power to refract.
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preparation
n. An act or proceeding designed to bring about some event.
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appraise
v. To estimate the money value of.
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delude
v. To mislead the mind or judgment of.
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dauntless
adj. Fearless.
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disconsolate
adj. Grief-stricken.
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epicure
n. One who cultivates a delicate taste for eating and drinking.
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Norman
adj. Of or peculiar to Normandy, in northern France.
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difference
n. Dissimilarity in any respect.
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conformable
adj. Harmonious.
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precedence
n. Priority in place, time, or rank.
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irate
adj. Moved to anger.
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durance
n. Confinement.
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polycracy
n. The rule of many.
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aerial
adj. Of, pertaining to, or like the air.
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contraposition
n. A placing opposite.
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chattel
n. Any article of personal property.
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Pantheon
n. A circular temple at Rome with a fine Corinthian portico and a great domed roof.
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equity
n. Fairness or impartiality.
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abidance
n. An abiding. (abide: continue, wait for, endure, dwell)
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expeditious
adj. Speedy.
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residue
n. A remainder or surplus after a part has been separated or otherwise treated.
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intention
n. That upon which the mind is set.
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accession
n. Induction or elevation, as to dignity, office, or government.
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depress
v. To press down.
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rustic
adj. Characteristic of dwelling in the country.
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expense
n. The laying out or expending or money or other resources, as time or strength.
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ambulance
n. A vehicle fitted for conveying the sick and wounded.
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minion
n. A servile favorite.
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indistinct
adj. Vague.
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abrasion
n. That which is rubbed off.
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productive
adj. Yielding in abundance.
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spontaneous
adj. Arising from inherent qualities or tendencies without external efficient cause.
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devious
adj. Out of the common or regular track.
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aphorism
n. Proverb.
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accuse
v. To charge with wrong doing, misconduct, or error.
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phonogram
n. A graphic character symbolizing an articulate sound.
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insidious
adj. Working ill by slow and stealthy means.
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apotheosis
n. Deification.
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decrepit
adj. Enfeebled, as by old age or some chronic infirmity.
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inebriate
v. To intoxicate.
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secretary
n. One who attends to correspondence, keeps records. or does other writing for others.
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enfranchise
v. To endow with a privilege, especially with the right to vote.
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synonym
n. A word having the same or almost the same meaning as some other.
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rookery
n. A place where crows congregate to breed.
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petrify
v. To convert into a substance of stony hardness and character.
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pendulum
n. A weight hung on a rod, serving by its oscillation to regulate the rate of a clock.
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inference
n. The derivation of a judgment from any given material of knowledge on the ground of law.
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homogeneity
n. Congruity of the members or elements or parts.
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dearth
n. Scarcity, as of something customary, essential ,or desirable.
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exotic
adj. Foreign.
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grantor
n. The maker of a deed.
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perjury
n. A solemn assertion of a falsity.
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outbreak
n. A sudden and violent breaking forth, as of something that has been pent up or restrained.
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bomb
n. A hollow projectile containing an explosive material.
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deplete
v. To reduce or lessen, as by use, exhaustion, or waste.
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cynosure
n. That to which general interest or attention is directed.
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maternal
adj. Pertaining or peculiar to a mother or to motherhood.
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dissimilar
adj. Different.
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indelible
adj. That can not be blotted out, effaced, destroyed, or removed.
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acquiescence
n. Passive consent.
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morality
n. Virtue.
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physiocracy
n. The doctrine that land and its products are the only true wealth.
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inexpensive
adj. Low-priced.
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frigid
adj. Lacking warmth.
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biograph
n. A bibliographical sketch or notice.
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edict
n. That which is uttered or proclaimed by authority as a rule of action.
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allot
v. To assign a definite thing or part to a certain person.
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kingling
n. A petty king.
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parley
v. To converse in.
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query
v. To make inquiry.
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malady
n. Any physical disease or disorder, especially a chronic or deep-seated one.
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perigee
n. The point in the orbit of the moon when it is nearest the earth.
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resent
v. To be indignant at, as an injury or insult.
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polyglot
adj. Speaking several tongues.
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duet
n. A composition for two voices or instruments.
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pomposity
n. The quality of being marked by an assumed stateliness and impressiveness of manner.
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dowry
n. The property which a wife brings to her husband in marriage.
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pallid
adj. Of a pale or wan appearance.
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reckless
adj. Foolishly headless of danger.
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procrastinate
v. To put off till tomorrow or till a future time.
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conscious
adj. Aware that one lives, feels, and thinks.
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sympathetic
adj. Having a fellow-feeling for or like feelings with another or others.
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tranquil
adj. Calm.
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gigantic
adj. Tremendous.
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erratic
adj. Irregular.
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promoter
n. A furtherer, forwarder, or encourager.
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madden
v. To inflame with passion.
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indigenous
adj. Native.
