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sensation
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n. A condition of mind resulting from spiritual or inherent feeling.
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scabbard
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n. The sheath of a sword or similar bladed weapon.
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consonant
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adj. Being in agreement or harmony with.
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pollen
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n. The fine dust-like grains or powder formed within the anther of a flowering plant.
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cede
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v. To pass title to.
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opinion
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n. A conclusion or judgment held with confidence, but falling short of positive knowledge.
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quintessence
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n. The most essential part of anything.
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pentagon
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n. A figure, especially, with five angles and five sides.
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philology
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n. The study of language in connection with history and literature.
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recollect
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v. To recall the knowledge of.
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demulcent
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n. Any application soothing to an irritable surface
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baffle
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v. To foil or frustrate.
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frizzle
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v. To cause to crinkle or curl, as the hair.
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acute
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adj. Having fine and penetrating discernment.
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photoelectric
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adj. Pertaining to the combined action of light and electricity.
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transference
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n. The act of conveying from one person or place to another.
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trio
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n. Three things grouped or associated together.
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requisite
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adj. Necessary.
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prodigal
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n. One wasteful or extravagant, especially in the use of money or property.
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conveyance
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n. That by which anything is transported.
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mobocracy
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n. Lawless control of public affairs by the mob or populace.
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transparent
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adj. Easy to see through or understand.
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mnemonics
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n. A system of principles and formulas designed to assist the recollection in certain instances.
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insolence
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n. Pride or haughtiness exhibited in contemptuous and overbearing treatment of others.
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cat-o-nine-tails
n. An instrument consisting of nine pieces of cord, formerly used for flogging in the army and navy.
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elegy
n. A lyric poem lamenting the dead.
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assonate
v. To accord in sound, especially vowel sound.
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supplicant
n. One who asks humbly and earnestly.
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forgery
n. Counterfeiting.
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festal
adj. Joyous.
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desiccant
n. Any remedy which, when applied externally, dries up or absorbs moisture, as that of wounds.
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malcontent
n. One who is dissatisfied with the existing state of affairs.
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gamble
v. To risk money or other possession on an event, chance, or contingency.
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apology
n. A disclaimer of intentional error or offense.
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broadcast
adj. Disseminated far and wide.
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excitation
n. Intensified emotion or action.
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negotiable
v. To bargain with others for an agreement, as for a treaty or transfer of property.
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altitude
n. Vertical distance or elevation above any point or base-level, as the sea.
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corollary
n. A proposition following so obviously from another that it requires little demonstration.
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intrigue
n. A plot or scheme, usually complicated and intended to accomplish something by secret ways.
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mishap
n. Misfortune.
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syllabus
n. Outline of a subject, course, lecture, or treatise.
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vociferous
adj. Making a loud outcry.
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culprit
n. A guilty person.
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unconscionable
adj. Ridiculously or unjustly excessive.
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pernicious
adj. Tending to kill or hurt.
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involuntary
adj. Unwilling.
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midwife
n. A woman who makes a business of assisting at childbirth.
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joggle
n. A sudden irregular shake or a push causing such a shake.
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vivisection
n. The dissection of a living animal.
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ogre
n. A demon or monster that was supposed to devour human beings.
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radical
n. One who holds extreme views or advocates extreme measures.
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expectorate
v. To cough up and spit forth.
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magician
n. A sorcerer.
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diplomacy
n. Tact, shrewdness, or skill in conducting any kind of negotiations or in social matters.
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metonymy
n. A figure of speech that consists in the naming of a thing by one of its attributes.
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fulcrum
n. The support on or against which a lever rests, or the point about which it turns.
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adoration
n. Profound devotion.
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antiphon
n. A response or alteration of responses, generally musical.
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well-doer
n. A performer of moral and social duties.
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bereave
v. To make desolate with loneliness and grief.
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quackery
n. Charlatanry
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irreparable
adj. That can not be rectified or made amends for.
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exacerbate
v. To make more sharp, severe, or virulent.
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reconstruct
v. To rebuild.
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accuracy
n. Exactness.
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transition
n. Passage from one place, condition, or action to another.
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wile
n. An act or a means of cunning deception.
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forgo
v. To deny oneself.
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cursive
adj. Writing in which the letters are joined together.
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derivation
n. That process by which a word is traced from its original root or primitive form and meaning.
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possible
adj. Being not beyond the reach of power natural, moral, or supernatural.
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urban
adj. Of, or pertaining to, or like a city.
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contemplate
v. To consider thoughtfully.
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nonchalance
n. A state of mind indicating lack of interest.
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generate
v. To produce or cause to be.
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creamy
adj. Resembling or containing cream.
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luminescence
n. Showing increase.
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coddle
v. To treat as a baby or an invalid.
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objective
adj. Grasping and representing facts as they are.
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magnate
n. A person of rank or importance.
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consecrate
v. To set apart as sacred.
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recruit
v. To enlist men for military or naval service.
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paternal
adj. Fatherly.
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evert
v. To turn inside out.
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patronize
v. To exercise an arrogant condescension toward.
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desist
v. To cease from action.
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henpeck
v. To worry or harass by ill temper and petty annoyances.
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bridle
n. The head-harness of a horse consisting of a head-stall, a bit, and the reins.
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cessation
n. Discontinuance, as of action or motion.
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clairvoyance
n. Intuitive sagacity or perception.
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juridical
adj. Assumed by law to exist.
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well-bred
adj. Of good ancestry.
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reprieve
v. To grant a respite from punishment to.
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dissentient
n. One who disagrees.
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constrict
v. To bind.
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scarcity
n. Insufficiency of supply for needs or ordinary demands.
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adjutant
adj. Auxiliary.
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patriarch
n. The chief of a tribe or race who rules by paternal right.
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principality
n. The territory of a reigning prince.
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convalescence
n. The state of progressive restoration to health and strength after the cessation of disease.
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severely
adv. Extremely.
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bodily
adj. Corporeal.
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requital
n. Adequate return for good or ill.
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implicate
v. To show or prove to be involved in or concerned
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nameless
adj. Having no fame or reputation.
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tremulous
adj. Characterized by quivering or unsteadiness.
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lustrous
adj. Shining.
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marine
adj. Of or pertaining to the sea or matters connected with the sea.
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posterior
n. The hinder part.
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referee
n. An umpire.
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pitiful
adj. Wretched.
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legislator
n. A lawgiver.
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harangue
n. A tirade.
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prelate
n. One of a higher order of clergy having direct authority over other clergy.
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hypodermic
adj. Pertaining to the area under the skin.
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rejuvenescence
n. A renewal of youth.
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impetuous
adj. Impulsive.
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salacious
adj. Having strong sexual desires.
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confer
v. To bestow.
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extraordinary
adj. Unusual.
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transcript
n. A copy made directly from an original.
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skeptic
n. One who doubts any statements.
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pupilage
n. The state or period of being a student.
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projection
n. A prominence.
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instigate
v. To provoke.
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contrive
v. To manage or carry through by some device or scheme.
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plummet
n. A piece of lead for making soundings, adjusting walls to the vertical.
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dogmatize
v. To make positive assertions without supporting them by argument or evidence.
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ineffable
adj. Unutterable.
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specimen
n. One of a class of persons or things regarded as representative of the class.
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intoxicate
v. To make drunk.
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famish
v. To suffer extremity of hunger or thirst.
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annals
n. A record of events in their chronological order, year by year.
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insufficient
adj. Inadequate for some need, purpose, or use.
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itinerate
v. To wander from place to place.
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elucidate
v. To bring out more clearly the facts concerning.
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convulse
v. To cause spasms in.
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transmute
v. To change in nature, substance, or form.
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triplicity
n. The state of being triple or threefold.
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culpable
adj. Guilty.
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exonerate
v. To relieve or vindicate from accusation, imputation, or blame.
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picayune
adj. Of small value.
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aeronaut
n. One who navigates the air, a balloonist.
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tipsy
adj. Befuddled with drinks.
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craving
n. A vehement desire.
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ungainly
adj. Clumsy.
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vindicate
v. To prove true, right, or real.
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recover
v. To regain.
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forcible
adj. Violent.
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entail
v. To involve; necessitate.
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votary
adj. Consecrated by a vow or promise.
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deplorable
adj. Contemptible.
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defer
v. To delay or put off to some other time.
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refringent
adj. Having the power to refract.
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admonition
n. Gentle reproof.
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fawn
n. A young deer.
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prim
adj. Stiffly proper.
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impersonate
v. To appear or act in the character of.
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cardiac
adj. Pertaining to the heart.
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left-handed
adj. Using the left hand or arm more dexterously than the right.
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illuminate
v. To supply with light.
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irresponsible
adj. Careless of or unable to meet responsibilities.
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pretext
n. A fictitious reason or motive.
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querulous
adj. Habitually complaining.
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recitation
n. The act of reciting or repeating, especially in public and from memory.
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paly
adj. Lacking color or brilliancy.
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cantata
n. A choral composition.
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hindmost
adj. Farthest from the front.
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respite
n. Interval of rest.
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engross
v. To occupy completely.
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deviltry
n. Wanton and malicious mischief.
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apparent
adj. Easily understood.
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seditious
adj. Promotive of conduct directed against public order and the tranquillity of the state.
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volatile
adj. Changeable.
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terminate
v. To put an end or stop to.
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conclusive
adj. Sufficient to convince or decide.
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vernal
adj. Belonging to or suggestive of the spring.
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gait
n. Carriage of the body in going.
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spectator
n. One who beholds or looks on.
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sequence
n. The order in which a number or persons, things, or events follow one another in space or time.
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preference
n. An object of favor or choice.
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obtrude
v. To be pushed or to push oneself into undue prominence.
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breach
n. The violation of official duty, lawful right, or a legal obligation.
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influential
adj. Having the power to sway the will of another.
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coagulate
v. To change into a clot or a jelly, as by heat, by chemical action, or by a ferment.
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buoyant
adj. Having the power or tendency to float or keep afloat.
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condense
v. To abridge.
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preternatural
adj. Extraordinary.
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impoverish
v. To make indigent or poor.
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nocturnal
adj. Of or pertaining to the night.
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vituperable
adj. Deserving of censure.
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emerge
v. To come into view or into existence.
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sextuple
adj. Multiplied by six.
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success
n. A favorable or prosperous course or termination of anything attempted.
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propeller
n. One who or that which propels.
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knead
v. To mix and work into a homogeneous mass, especially with the hands.
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neo-Darwinsim
n. Darwinism as modified and extended by more recent students.
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irk
v. To afflict with pain, vexation, or fatigue.
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involve
v. To draw into entanglement, literally or figuratively.
