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Cite

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To refer to specifically

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Gabelle

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A tax on salt

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Halfpace

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A platform on a staircase that turns back the other way

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Impignorate

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To pawn or mortgage something

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Oxter

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Outdated word meaning armpit

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Coddle

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To treat as a baby or invalid

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Decaliter

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A measurement of ten liquid/dry liters

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Blockade

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The shutting down of a town, a frontier, or a line of coast by hostile forces

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Decagram

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A weight of 10 grams

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Agastopia

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Admiration of a particular part of one’s body

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Disenfranchise

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The revocation of power/control of a particular individual, community or being through law, intimidation, etc.

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Reprehensible

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Deserving blame; recognized as bad

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Pejorative

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Expressing contempt or disapproval

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Municipalities

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A city or town that has corporate status and local government (like Chicago)

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Diametrically

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Directly; Completely (like opposite ends of a diameter)

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Revocation

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The official cancellation of a decree, decision, or a promise

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Separatism

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The advocacy of separation of a certain group of people on the basis of ethnicity, religion, or gender (from the larger group)

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Austerity

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Living without unnecessary things and without comfort; reflected in a government that makes tough budget cuts in trying times

Ex: During war times, a government and an economy will likely be in a period of austerity to make it through.

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Totalitarianism

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Principles/practices that exercise control over the freedom, will, or thought of others

Ex: North Korea is a country of pure totalitarianism.

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Labyrinth

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A complicated network of passages; a maze

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Vengeful

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Disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge

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Pernicious

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Having a harmful effect; especially in a gradual or subtle way

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Egalitarian

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Relating to the principal that all people are equal and deserve equal opportunity

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Recapitulating

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Summarize and state again the main points of

(Ex: He began to recapitulate his argument with care)

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Mitigate
Make less severe, serious, or painful
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Terminus
A final point in space or time; The end of a transportation route
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Intrinsic
Belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing
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Rescind
Revoke, cancel, or repeal (a law, order, or agreement)
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Pathological
Involving, caused by, or of the nature of a physical or mental disease
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Parse
Analyze into parts and describe their syntactic roles
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Syntactic/Syntax
Arrangement of words and phrases to create well formed sentences
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Osmosis
The process of unconscious assimilations of ideas, knowledge, etc.
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Lilies
Family of flowers that grow from bulbs; The dried bulbs are used in South China to flavor soup
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Inflammatory
Arousing or intended to arouse angry or violent feelings; “Inflammatory slogans”
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Injunction
An authoritative warning or order. Usually a court order.
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Ethereal
Characterized by universal lightness and delicacy. In a good way; The ethereal beauty was too perfect for this world.
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Steadfast
Firm and dependable - especially in loyalty; My friend Matt is a steadfast person.
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Whimsical
Determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason.
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Ambiguous
Open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or intended to mislead
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Fundamentalist
A person who believes in the strict, literal interpretation of scripture in religion
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Transgression
An act that goes against a law, rule, or code of conduct, an offense.
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Veracity
Conformity to facts; accuracy; Officials expressed doubts concerning the veracity of the story.
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Humanism
Feeling that humans are more important than divine or supernatural matters.
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Bray
Reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
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Abrading
Scrape away by friction of erosion
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Evanescent
Tending to vanish like vapor
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Callous
Having calluses; having skin made tough and thick through wear
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Equanimity
Evenness of mind and temper; He has a certain equanimity about him.
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Cull
To pick or sort from the rest; She culled through the boxes before giving up
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Darwinism
The doctrine that natural selection has been the prime cause of evolution.
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Secularism
The principle of separation of the state from religious institutions; Secularism is a belief system that rejects religion as being part of the state.
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Marginalia
Marginal notes in a book or in a paper/essay; The book was covered in marginalia
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Eschatological
Relating to death, judgement, and the final destiny of the soul and of humankind.
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Snivel
To cry or wine; to sniff mucus up the nose audibly.
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Fuluous
Of a dull brownish yellow; The dog had an unusual coat of fuluous fur.
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Bugbear
An object or source of dread; a continuing source of irritation.
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Reprove
To scold or correct, usually gently or with kindly intent.
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Infinitesimal
Taking on values close to zero; immeasurably small or incalculably small
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Contraband
Illegal or prohibited goods or merchandise that’s imported/exported or possessed.
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Equity
Justice based on natural law; Common stock of a corporation. | The term usually appears in courts; related to fairness.
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Vilify
To utter slanderous and abusive statements against; To lower in estimation/importance.
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Ambient
Existing or present on all sides; Biologists study the effect of ambient light on plants.
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Feckless
Weak, ineffective; Feck (root) means lacking in majority or effect.
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Inseam
The sean in a pair of pants from the crotch to the bottom of the leg.
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Clout
Influence or power; Especially in business or in politics.
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Apologia
A defense of one’s opinions, positions, or actions.
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Amok
In a violently raging, wild, or uncontrolled manner; “software runs amok.”
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Insidious
Processing in gradual, subtle ways but with very harmful effects.
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Succinct
Briefly and clearly express; marked by compact precise expression without wasted words
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Vilify
Speak or write about in an abusively disparaging manner.
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Smorgasbord
A variety of foods
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Lamentation
The passionate expression of grief or sorrow
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Constituents
A member of a type of unit
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Amicable
Having a spirit of friendliness; without serious disagreement
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Chagrin
Embarrassment at having failed or been humiliated
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Extrapolate
Coming to an expectation or conclusion based on trends of existing data
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Vitriol
Bitterly harsh language in criticism

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