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luminary
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n. One of the heavenly bodies as a source of light.
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misinterpret
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v. To misunderstand.
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relent
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v. To yield.
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working-man
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n. One who earns his bread by manual labor.
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drachma
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n. A modern and an ancient Greek coin.
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insidious
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adj. Working ill by slow and stealthy means.
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ligneous
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adj. Having the texture of appearance of wood.
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regretful
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adj. Feeling, expressive of, or full of regret.
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caprice
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n. A whim.
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functionary
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n. An official.
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uproot
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v. To eradicate.
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conciliatory
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adj. Tending to reconcile.
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nectar
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n. Any especially sweet and delicious drink.
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accessory
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n. A person or thing that aids the principal agent.
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congeal
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v. To coagulate.
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manufacturer
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n. A person engaged in manufacturing as a business.
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gyrate
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v. To revolve.
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vainglory
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n. Excessive, pretentious, and demonstrative vanity.
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annalist
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n. Historian.
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persuadable
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adj. capable of influencing to action by entreaty, statement, or anything that moves the feelings.
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objector
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n. One who objects, as to a proposition, measure, or ruling.
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precipitate
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v. To force forward prematurely.
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risible
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adj. capable of exciting laughter.
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assay
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n. The chemical analysis or testing of an alloy ore.
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fabricate
v. To invent fancifully or falsely.
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derrick
n. An apparatus for hoisting and swinging great weights.
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fuse
v. To unite or blend as by melting together.
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vacuum
n. A space entirely devoid of matter.
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borough
n. An incorporated village or town.
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consistency
n. A state of permanence.
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symphonic
adj. Characterized by a harmonious or agreeable mingling of sounds.
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dissonant
adj. Harsh or disagreeable in sound.
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trepidation
n. Nervous uncertainty of feeling.
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usury
n. The demanding for the use of money as a loan, a rate of interest beyond what is allowed by law.
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ministry
n. A service.
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metaphysician
n. One skilled in metaphysics.
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rampant
adj. Growing, climbing, or running without check or restraint.
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scholarly
adj. Characteristic of an erudite person.
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forcible
adj. Violent.
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pervasion
n. The state of spreading through every part.
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kinsfolk
n. pl. Relatives.
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turgid
adj. Swollen.
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simulate
v. Imitate.
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patter
v. To mumble something over and over.
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quarto
n. An eight-page newspaper of any size.
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pentad
n. The number five.
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stellar
adj. Pertaining to the stars.
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manumission
n. Emancipation.
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obligate
v. To hold to the fulfillment of duty.
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eschew
v. To keep clear of.
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missive
n. A message in writing.
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parody
v. To render ludicrous by imitating the language of.
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distillation
n. Separation of the more volatile parts of a substance from those less volatile.
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ebullient
adj. Showing enthusiasm or exhilaration of feeling.
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pauper
n. One without means of support.
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metaphysical
adj. Philosophical.
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habitant
n. Dweller.
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ashen
adj. Pale.
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Occident
n. The countries lying west of Asia and the Turkish dominions.
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florid
adj. Flushed with red.
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warlike
adj. Belligerent.
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substantive
adj. Solid.
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satirize
v. To treat with sarcasm or derisive wit.
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ordnance
n. A general name for all kinds of weapons and their appliances used in war.
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unnecessary
adj. Not essential under the circumstances.
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obstruct
v. To fill with impediments so as to prevent passage, either wholly or in part.
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diplomacy
n. Tact, shrewdness, or skill in conducting any kind of negotiations or in social matters.
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spherometer
n. An instrument for measuring curvature or radii of spherical surfaces.
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desist
v. To cease from action.
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mandatory
adj. Expressive of positive command, as distinguished from merely directory.
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mercenary
adj. Greedy
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airy
adj. Delicate, ethereal.
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odium
n. A feeling of extreme repugnance, or of dislike and disgust.
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predominant
adj. Superior in power, influence, effectiveness, number, or degree.
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requital
n. Adequate return for good or ill.
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recognize
v. To recall the identity of (a person or thing).
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Epicurean
adj. Indulging, ministering, or pertaining to daintiness of appetite.
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severely
adv. Extremely.
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pollen
n. The fine dust-like grains or powder formed within the anther of a flowering plant.
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coagulant
adj. Producing coagulation.
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exclamation
n. An abrupt or emphatic expression of thought or of feeling.
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suasion
n. The act of persuading.
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azure
n. The color of the sky.
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maleficent
adj. Mischievous.
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intricate
adj. Difficult to follow or understand.
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translucence
n. The property or state of allowing the passage of light.
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cabal
n. A number of persons secretly united for effecting by intrigue some private purpose.
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abidance
n. An abiding. (abide: continue, wait for, endure, dwell)
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rebut
v. To oppose by argument or a sufficient answer.
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begrudge
v. To envy one of the possession of.
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anticlimax
n. A gradual or sudden decrease in the importance or impressiveness of what is said.
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photometer
n. Any instrument for measuring the intensity of light or comparing the intensity of two lights.
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continence
n. Self-restraint with respect to desires, appetites, and passion.
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bellicose
adj. Warlike.
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excel
v. To be superior or distinguished.
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jocose
adj. Done or made in jest.
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desert
v. To abandon without regard to the welfare of the abandoned
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orthopedist
n. One who practices the correcting or preventing of deformity
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olfactory
adj. of or pertaining to the sense of smell.
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imitator
n. One who makes in imitation.
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comparison
n. Examination of two or more objects with reference to their likeness or unlikeness.
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astute
adj. Keen in discernment.
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proportionate
adj. Being in proportion.
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collector
n. One who makes a collection, as of objects of art, books, or the like.
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oddity
n. An eccentricity.
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abbey
n. The group of buildings which collectively form the dwelling-place of a society of monks or nuns.
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excess
n. That which passes the ordinary, proper, or required limit, measure, or experience.
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parley
v. To converse in.
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freethinker
n. One who rejects authority or inspiration in religion.
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allude
v. To refer incidentally, or by suggestion.
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profession
n. Any calling or occupation involving special mental or other special disciplines.
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consolidate
v. To combine into one body or system.
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bulwark
n. Anything that gives security or defense.
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ultramontane
adj. Beyond the mountains, especially beyond the Alps (that is, on their Italian side).
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generic
adj. Noting a genus or kind; opposed to specific.
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exclusion
n. Non-admission.
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corpse
n. A dead body.
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apprehend
v. To make a prisoner of (a person) in the name of the law.
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sibilant
adj. Made with a hissing sound.
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petulant
adj. Displaying impatience.
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compulsory
adj. Forced.
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typical
adj. Characteristic.
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corrosion
n. Gradual decay by crumbling or surface disintegration.
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fervor
n. Ardor or intensity of feeling.
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archaeology
n. The branch of anthropology concerned with the systematic investigation of the relics of man.
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quiescence
n. Quiet.
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defensive
adj. Carried on in resistance to aggression.
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formula
n. Fixed rule or set form.
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nefarious
adj. Wicked in the extreme.
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devious
adj. Out of the common or regular track.
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forecast
v. To predict.
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chivalry
n. The knightly system of feudal times with its code, usages and practices.
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causal
adj. Indicating or expressing a cause.
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regnant
adj. Exercising royal authority in one’s own right.
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vertigo
n. Dizziness.
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palate
n. The roof of the mouth.
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demeanor
n. Deportment.
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intromit
v. To insert.
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luminosity
n. The quality of giving or radiating light.
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appall
v. To fill with dismay or horror.
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reversion
n. A return to or toward some former state or condition.
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divest
v. To strip, specifically of clothes, ornaments, or accouterments or disinvestment.
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stagnant
adj. Not flowing: said of water, as in a pool.
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remonstrance
n. Reproof.
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exhaustion
n. Deprivation of strength or energy.
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wearisome
adj. Fatiguing.
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vegetarian
n. One who believes in the theory that man’s food should be exclusively vegetable.
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diurnal
adj. Daily.
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equity
n. Fairness or impartiality.
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generosity
n. A disposition to give liberally or to bestow favors heartily.
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preordain
v. To foreordain.
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utilitarianism
n. The ethical doctrine that actions are right because they are useful or of beneficial tendency.
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travail
n. Hard or agonizing labor.
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foresail
n. A square sail.
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preferential
adj. Possessing, giving, or constituting preference or priority.
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anxious
adj. Distressed in mind respecting some uncertain matter.
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subvert
v. To bring to ruin.
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violator
n. One who transgresses.
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adverse
adj. Opposing or opposed.
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archaic
adj. Antiquated
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infirm
adj. Lacking in bodily or mental strength.
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logician
n. An expert reasoner.
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hale
adj. Of sound and vigorous health.
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piecemeal
adv. Gradually.
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pleasurable
adj. Affording gratification.
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rectify
v. To correct.
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cathode
n. The negative pole or electrode of a galvanic battery.
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diacritical
adj. Marking a difference.
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batten
n. A narrow strip of wood.
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fretful
adj. Disposed to peevishness.
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autarchy
n. Unrestricted power.
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duteous
adj. Showing submission to natural superiors.
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anachronism
n. Anything occurring or existing out of its proper time.
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accouter
v. To dress.
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unaccountable
adj. Inexplicable.
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maltreat
v. To treat ill, unkindly, roughly, or abusively.
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recreant
n. A cowardly or faithless person.
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defraud
v. To deprive of something dishonestly.
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taciturn
adj. Disinclined to conversation.
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retrench
v. To cut down or reduce in extent or quantity.
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incessant
adj. Unceasing.
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pervasive
adj. Thoroughly penetrating or permeating.
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prescient
adj. Foreknowing.
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immutable
adj. Unchangeable.
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extricate
v. Disentangle.
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heedless
adj. Thoughtless.
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maneuver
v. To make adroit or artful moves: manage affairs by strategy.
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fracture
n. A break.
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sarcasm
n. Cutting and reproachful language.
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conscientious
adj. Governed by moral standard.
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semiannual
adj. Recurring at intervals of six months.
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comport
v. To conduct or behave (oneself).
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quarrelsome
adj. Irascible.
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pecuniary
adj. Consisting of money.
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antemeridian
adj. Before noon.
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biograph
n. A bibliographical sketch or notice.
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dishonest
adj. Untrustworthy.
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diverse
adj. Capable of various forms.
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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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tempt
v. To offer to (somebody) an inducement to do wrong.
