deck3800 Flashcards
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perspire
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v. To excrete through the pores of the skin.
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bronchus
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n. Either of the two subdivisions of the trachea conveying air into the lungs.
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innumerable
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adj. Countless.
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ingenious
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adj. Evincing skill, originality, or cleverness, as in contrivance or arrangement.
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significance
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n. Importance.
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hoarse
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adj. Having the voice harsh or rough, as from a cold or fatigue.
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revise
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v. To examine for the correction of errors, or for the purpose of making changes.
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amphitheater
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n. An edifice of elliptical shape, constructed about a central open space or arena.
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canto
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n. One of the divisions of an extended poem.
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tantamount
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adj. Having equal or equivalent value, effect, or import.
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conversion
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n. Change from one state or position to another, or from one form to another.
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loneliness
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n. Solitude.
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symphonic
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adj. Characterized by a harmonious or agreeable mingling of sounds.
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obligatory
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adj. Binding in law or conscience.
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spherometer
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n. An instrument for measuring curvature or radii of spherical surfaces.
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alternate
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n. One chosen to act in place of another, in case of the absence or incapacity of that other.
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medieval
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adj. Belonging or relating to or descriptive of the middle ages.
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ridiculous
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adj. Laughable and contemptible.
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deist
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n. One who believes in God, but denies supernatural revelation.
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crustacean
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adj. Pertaining to a division of arthropods, containing lobsters, crabs, crawfish, etc.
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condolence
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n. Expression of sympathy with a person in pain, sorrow, or misfortune.
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encore
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n. The call for a repetition, as of some part of a play or performance.
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collapsible
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adj. That may or can collapse.
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posit
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v. To present in an orderly manner.
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hanger-on
n. A parasite.
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dragnet
n. A net to be drawn along the bottom of the water.
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incandescence
n. The state of being white or glowing with heat.
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detract
v. To take away in such manner as to lessen value or estimation.
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avidity
n. Greediness.
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egoism
n. The theory that places man’s chief good in the completeness of self.
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dialogue
n. A formal conversation in which two or more take part.
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neuter
adj. Neither masculine nor feminine.
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needy
adj. Being in need, want, or poverty.
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fez
n. A brimless felt cap in the shape of a truncated cone, usually red with a black tassel.
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concurrent
adj. Occurring or acting together.
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hale
adj. Of sound and vigorous health.
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bromine
n. A dark reddish-brown, non-metallic liquid element with a suffocating odor.
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earnest
adj. Ardent in spirit and speech.
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agglomerate
v. To pile or heap together.
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pacify
v. To bring into a peaceful state.
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periodicity
n. The habit or characteristic of recurrence at regular intervals.
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galvanize
v. To imbue with life or animation.
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pitiable
adj. Contemptible.
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eugenic
adj. Relating to the development and improvement of race.
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malevolence
n. Ill will.
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replenish
v. To fill again, as something that has been emptied.
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succeed
v. To accomplish what is attempted or intended.
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punctual
adj. Observant and exact in points of time.
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visage
n. The face, countenance, or look of a person.
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errant
adj. Roving or wandering, as in search of adventure or opportunity for gallant deeds.
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intolerable
adj. Insufferable.
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syneresis
n. The coalescence of two vowels or syllables, as e’er for ever.
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facilitate
v. To make more easy.
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disbeliever
n. One who refuses to believe.
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exposition
n. Formal presentation.
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promiscuous
adj. Brought together without order, distinction, or design (for sex).
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nefarious
adj. Wicked in the extreme.
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profuse
adj. Produced or displayed in overabundance.
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maltreat
v. To treat ill, unkindly, roughly, or abusively.
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efficacious
adj. Effective.
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heartrending
adj. Very depressing.
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platitude
n. A written or spoken statement that is flat, dull, or commonplace.
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revelation
n. A disclosing, discovering, or making known of what was before secret, private, or unknown.
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homonym
n. A word agreeing in sound with but different in meaning from another.
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symmetrical
adj. Well-balanced.
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campaign
n. A complete series of connected military operations.
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oaken
adj. Made of or from oak.
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magistracy
n. The office or dignity of a magistrate.
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infidelity
n. Disloyalty.
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concerto
n. A musical composition.
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nectar
n. Any especially sweet and delicious drink.
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treacherous
adj. Perfidious.
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quarantine
n. The enforced isolation of any person or place infected with contagious disease.
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occasion
n. An important event or celebration.
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workmanship
n. The art or skill of a workman.
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amusement
n. Diversion.
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gourd
n. A melon, pumpkin, squash, or some similar fruit having a hard rind.
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afresh
adv. Once more, after rest or interval.
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verify
v. To prove to be true, exact, or accurate.
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muleteer
n. A mule-driver.
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sensual
adj. Pertaining to the body or the physical senses.
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impotent
adj. Destitute of or lacking in power, physical, moral, or intellectual.
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granule
n. A small grain or particle.
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interpolation
n. Verbal interference.
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socialist
adj. One who advocates reconstruction of society by collective ownership of land and capital.
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autumnal
adj. Of or pertaining to autumn.
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credence
n. Belief.
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evangelical
adj. Seeking the conversion of sinners.
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subtrahend
n. That which is to be subtracted.
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counterpart
n. Something taken with another for the completion of either.
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patter
v. To mumble something over and over.
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benefit
n. Helpful result.
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liberalism
n. Opposition to conservatism.
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predominance
n. Ascendancy or preponderance.
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aldermanship
n. The dignity, condition, office, or term of office of an alderman.
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parlance
n. Mode of speech.
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physicist
n. A specialist in the science that treats of the phenomena associated with matter and energy.
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preexistence
n. Existence antecedent to something.
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typical
adj. Characteristic.
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hypercritical
adj. Faultfinding.
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federate
v. To league together.
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anxious
adj. Distressed in mind respecting some uncertain matter.
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immaterial
adj. Of no essential consequence.
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misinterpret
v. To misunderstand.
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kinsfolk
n. pl. Relatives.
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improper
adj. Not appropriate, suitable, or becoming.
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aqueduct
n. A water-conduit, particularly one for supplying a community from a distance.
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heresy
n. An opinion or doctrine subversive of settled beliefs or accepted principles.
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infirmary
n. A place for the reception or treatment of the sick.
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poignant
adj. Severely painful or acute to the spirit.
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curator
n. A person having charge as of a library or museum.
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tangent
adj. Touching.
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veto
n. The constitutional right in a chief executive of refusing to approve an enactment.
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maize
n. Indian corn: usually in the United States called simply corn.
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utility
n. Fitness for some desirable practical purpose.
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rapine
n. The act of seizing and carrying off property by superior force, as in war.
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writhe
v. To twist the body, face, or limbs or as in pain or distress.
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daring
adj. Brave.
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speculate
v. To pursue inquiries and form conjectures.
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impassable
adj. That can not be passed through or over.
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physiography
n. Description of nature.
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gendarme
n. In continental Europe, particularly in France, a uniformed and armed police officer.
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papacy
n. The official head of the Roman Catholic Church.
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affluence
n. A profuse or abundant supply of riches.
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triennial
adj. Taking place every third year.
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borough
n. An incorporated village or town.
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malaria
n. A fever characterized by alternating chills, fever, and sweating.
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penchant
n. A bias in favor of something.
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extrajudicial
adj. Happening out of court.
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legislative
adj. That makes or enacts laws.
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hawthorn
n. A thorny shrub much used in England for hedges.
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indigestion
n. Difficulty or failure in the alimentary canal in changing food into absorptive nutriment.
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abridge
v. To make shorter in words, keeping the essential features, leaning out minor particles.
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likelihood
n. A probability.
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rectitude
n. The quality of being upright in principles and conduct.
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univalence
n. Monovalency.
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guy
n. Stay-rope.
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prehensible
adj. Capable of being grasped.
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wampum
n. Beads strung on threads, formerly used among the American Indians as currency.
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rote
n. Repetition of words or sounds as a means of learning them, with slight attention.
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epitaph
n. An inscription on a tomb or monument in honor or in memory of the dead.
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quiescence
n. Quiet.
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imaginable
adj. That can be imagined or conceived in the mind.
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interim
n. Time between acts or periods.
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anemometer
n. An instrument for measuring the force or velocity of wind.
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intension
n. The act of stringing or stretching, or state of being strained.
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divinity
n. The quality or character of being godlike.
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novellette
n. A short novel.
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precipitate
v. To force forward prematurely.
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comestible
adj. Fit to be eaten.
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irreverential
adj. Showing or expressing a deficiency of veneration, especially for sacred things.
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simile
n. A comparison which directs the mind to the representative object itself.
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deterrent
adj. Hindering from action through fear.
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foresee
v. To discern beforehand.
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maniac
n. a person raving with madness.
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commodity
n. Something that is bought and sold.
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coincide
v. To correspond.
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palinode
n. A retraction.
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bibliography
n. A list of the words of an author, or the literature bearing on a particular subject.
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embark
v. To make a beginning in some occupation or scheme.
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presentment
n. Semblance.
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requite
v. To repay either good or evil to, as to a person.
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auspice
n. favoring, protecting, or propitious influence or guidance.
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tempter
n. An allurer or enticer to evil.
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hindrance
n. An obstacle.
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pageant
n. A dramatic representation, especially a spectacular one.
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irritant
n. A mechanical, chemical, or pathological agent of inflammation, pain, or tension.
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stratagem
n. Any clever trick or device for obtaining an advantage.
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sophisticate
v. To deprive of simplicity of mind or manner.
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mismanage
v. To manage badly, improperly, or unskillfully.
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contravene
v. To prevent or obstruct the operation of.
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anthology
n. A collection of extracts from the writings of various authors.
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diagnose
v. To distinguish, as a disease, by its characteristic phenomena.
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cabal
n. A number of persons secretly united for effecting by intrigue some private purpose.
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macadamize
v. To cover or pave, as a path or roadway, with small broken stone.
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overture
n. An instrumental prelude to an opera, oratorio, or ballet.
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liberate
v. To set free or release from bondage.
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sequel
n. That which follows in consequence of what has previously happened.
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discursive
adj. Passing from one subject to another.
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ichthyology
n. The branch of zoology that treats of fishes.
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wholly
adv. Completely.
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deify
v. To regard or worship as a god.
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undermine
v. To subvert in an underhand way.
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antiquary
n. One who collects and examines old things, as coins, books, medals, weapons, etc.
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perturbation
n. Mental excitement or confusion.
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livid
adj. Black-and-blue, as contused flesh.
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knickknack
n. A small article, more for ornament that use.
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augment
v. To make bigger.
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redolent
adj. Smelling sweet and agreeable.
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suasion
n. The act of persuading.
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numerical
adj. Of or pertaining to number.
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insensible
adj. Imperceptible.
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narrator
n. One who narrates anything.
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contiguity
n. Proximity.
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revocation
n. Repeal.
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hustle
v. To move with haste and promptness.
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refract
v. To bend or turn from a direct course.
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transcribe
v. To write over again (something already written)
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stagy
adj. Having a theatrical manner.
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piece
n. A loose or separated part, as distinguished from the whole or the mass.
