GRE03 From0399-0598 Flashcards
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hummock
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small hill; hillock
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abscission
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cutting off; separation
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enormity
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hugeness (in a bad sense); excessive wickedness; Ex. enormity of the crime; ADJ. enormous
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trample
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step heavily with the feet; crush under the feet
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galvanize
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stimulate or shock by an electric current; stimulate by shock; shock into action; stir up; coat with rust-resistant zinc by using electricity
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irony
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hidden sarcasm or satire; use of words that seem to mean the opposite of what they actually mean; use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning
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metaphor
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implied comparison; CF. simile
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wrongheaded
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stubbornly wrong
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increment
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increase
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clime
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climate
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corrosive
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eating away by chemicals or disease; (of language) fierce
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rampart
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defensive mound of earth
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prognosis
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forecasted course of a disease; prediction; CF. prognostic
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miscellany
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mixture of writings on various subjects; collection of various items
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deviate
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turn away from (a principle, norm); move away from an accepted standard; swerve; depart; diverge; N. deviation; Ex. deviation of the path of light by a prism
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chronic
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long established as a disease
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agrarian
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pertaining to land or its cultivation; Ex. agrarian reform
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intrinsic
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essential; inherent; built-in
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transcendental
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going beyond common thought or ideas; impossible to understand by practical experiences or practices; known only by studying thoughts or intuition; OP. empirical; CF. transcendentalism
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camp
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group sharing a common cause or opinion
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fertile
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producing many young, fruits, or seeds; (of land) producing good crops; V. fertilize
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satire
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form of literature in which irony, sarcasm, and ridicule are employed to attack human vice and folly
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defray
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provide for the payment of; undertake the payment of; pay
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swipe
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hit with a sweeping motion; N.
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speck
small piece or mark; Ex. speck of dust in the eye
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alloy
mixture as of metals; something added that lowers in value or purity; V: mix; make less pure; lower in value or quality; spoil; CF. unalloyed: not in mixture with other maetals; pure; complete; unqualified; Ex. unalloyed happiness
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languish
lose animation or strength
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laceration
torn ragged wound; V. lacerate: tear (the skin as with broken glass); wound
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uninhibited
unrepressed; free in behavior and feelings
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bland
soothing or mild (food); agreeable; causing no trouble or offence
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suitor
man who is courting a woman
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fluted
having vertical parallel grooves (as in a pillar); V. flute: make long parallel inward curves in; N. flute: long rounded groove incised on the shaft of a column
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ultimatum
last demand; last warning; last statement of conditions that must be met; Ex. They have ignored our ultimatum.
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visionary
produced by imagination; fanciful; mystical; showing foresight; N: one having foresight; one given to speculative impractical ideas
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diatribe
bitter scolding or denunciation; invective; abuse
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pan
criticize harshly
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approbation
approval
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hibernate
sleep throughout the winter; N. hibernation
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rabid
of or suffering rabies; like a fanatic; extremely zealous; furious; CF. rabies: hydrophobia
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flicker
burn unsteadily or fitfully; move waveringly; N: flickering movement or light; brief sensation; Ex. flicker of excitement
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vent
small opening; outlet (as of fumes or a gas); Ex. He gave vent to his anger by kicking the chair.
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compact
agreement; contract; ADJ: tightly packed; firm; brief; concise; Ex. compact statement
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strut
pompous walk; V: walk in a self-important manner
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advocate
speak in favor of; support (an idea or plan); urge; plead for
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cacophonous
discordant; inharmonious; N. cacophony: unpleasant mixture of loud sounds
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patrician
noble; aristocratic; N: person of high rank; aristocrat; CF. member of the governing classes in ancient Rome; CF. plebian
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tensile
capable of being stretched; of tension; Ex. tensile rubber
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reserve
self-control; self-restraint; formal but distant manner; reticence; Ex. without reserve: freely and openly; ADJ. reserved: shy and uncommunicative
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disputatious
argumentative; fond of argument
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bolt
door bar; fastening pin or screw; length of fabric; large roll of cloth; V: dash or dart off; fasten (a door); gobble down
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haphazard
random; by chance; happening in an unplanned manner; Ex. haphazard growth of the town
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generic
characteristic of an entire class or species; of a genus
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spurn
reject disdainfully; scorn; Ex. She spurned all offers of help.
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sensual
devoted to the pleasures of the sense; carnal; voluptuous; Ex. sensual woman/curves/lips
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saboteur
one who commits sabotage; destroyer of property; N. sabotage: destruction of property (usually carried out secretly)
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ironic
expressing irony; occurring in an unexpected and contrary manner
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bid
command; utter (a greeting); offer as a price; N: offer of a price; amount offered; earnest effort to gain something; Ex. bid for freedom
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carnal
fleshly; sensual; concerning the desires of the body
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grueling
exhausting; Ex. grueling marathon race
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evince
show clearly
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minuscule(miniscule)
extremely small
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ensue
follow (as a result)
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prosper
become successful (esp. financially); thrive; grow well; Ex. children prospering under his care
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limpid
crystal clear
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synchronous
similarly timed; simultaneous with; occurring at the same time; V. synchronize
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idolatry
worship of idols; excessive admiration or devotion; ADJ. idolatrous
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knoll
little round hill; hillock
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snip
short quick cut with scissors; V: cut with scissors
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fluke
unlikely occurrence; stroke of fortune; accidental stroke of good luck; ADJ. fluky
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universal
characterizing or affecting all; general; present everywhere; of the universe; cosmic; Ex. universal agreement; Ex. a subject of universal interest
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valediction
saying farewell; expression of leave-taking
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upbraid
reprimand; severely scold
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grandiloquent
(of a person or speech) using high sounding or important-sounding language; pompous; bombastic
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palette
board on which painter mixes pigments(coloring matters)
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crest
top (as of a hill or wave); showy feathers on the head of a bird
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abut
border upon; adjoin
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mannered
affected; not natural; Ex. mannered way of speech
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veer
change in direction; swerve
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stipend
pay for services
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ruminate
chew over and over (mentally or, like cows, physically); mull over(ponder)
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authoritative
having the weight of authority; regarded as providing knowledge that can be trusted; reliable; peremptory and dictatorial; Ex. authoritative dictionary/manner; CF. definitive
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rationalize
make rational; devise false reasons for (one's behavior); offer an excuse; give a plausible reason for an action in place of a true, less admirable ones; N. rationalization
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lexicographer
compiler of a dictionary; CF. lexicography: work of compiling a dictionary
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putrescent
becoming putrid; putrefying
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wrangle
quarrel noisily; obtain through arguing; herd cattle; N.
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unfeigned
genuine; real
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junta
group of persons joined in political intrigue; cabal; group of military officers ruling a country after seizing power (by force)
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stanza
division of a poem (composed of two or more lines)
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casual
happening by chance; irregular; occasional; informal; showing or feeling little interest; Ex. casual reader/labor/remark
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dabble
work at in a nonserious fashion; splash around; move noisily in a liquid
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vagrant
wandering from place to place; roving; stray; moving in a random fashion; Ex. vagrant thoughts; N. vagrancy
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alliteration
repetition of beginning sound in poetry
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fete(f\^ete)
honor at a festival; celebrate or honor with a feast; N. (outdoor) festival or feast; CF. feast
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lucre
money; profit; Ex. filthy lucre
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debonair
(of men) friendly, charming, and fashionably dressed; aiming to please; CF. of good disposition
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psychiatrist
doctor who treats mental diseases
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ominous
threatening; of an evil omen
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respite
time for rest; interval of relief; delay in punishment; reprieve
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cringe
shrink back as if in fear; cower
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collation
a light meal; collating
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grapple
wrestle; come to grips with; take hold of and struggle with; Ex. grapple with the burglar
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marrow
soft fatty tissue that fills most bone cavities and is the source of blood cells
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sylvan
pertaining to the woods or the country
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throb
(of a heart or machine) beat rapidly or violently; N. Ex. hearthrob: heartbeat; sweetheart
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assiduous
diligent
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renounce
abandon; give up (by formal announcement); disown; repudiate; Ex. renounce one's claim to the property/one's religion; N. renunciation
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confound
confuse; puzzle
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alimentary
supplying nourishment
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dupe
someone easily fooled or deceived; V: deceive
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orthodox
traditional; (of someone) conservative in belief; adhering to an established doctrine
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predator
predatory animal or bird; predatory person; creature that seizes and devours another animal; person who robs or exploits others; ADJ. predatory: living by preying on other organisms; plundering; N. predation
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privation
lack of the basic necessities or comforts of life; hardship; want; CF. deprive
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osseous
made of bone; bony
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countenance
approve; support; tolerate; Ex. countenance his rude behavior; N: face; appearance
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sledge
large sled drawn by work animals
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contaminate
pollute
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except
exclude; N. exception: objection; exclusion; ADJ. exceptional: unusual; of unusually high quality
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prevail
be widespread; triumph over; gain victory; prevail on: persuade; induce; Ex. Justice has prevailed; Ex. prevail on someone to do something
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arraign
charge in court; indict
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preen
make oneself tidy in appearance; feel self-satisfaction or pride; (of a bird) smooth or clean (feathers) with the beak; Ex. preen oneself on; CF. prune
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conglomeration
mass of material sticking together
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scurvy
contemptible; despicable; N: disease caused by deficiency of Vitamin C
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breach
breaking of contract or duty; fissure or gap; opening; V.
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celestial
heavenly
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apocalyptic
prophetic; pertaining to revelations especially of disaster; N. apocalypse
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misanthrope
one who hates mankind; misanthropist
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disseminate
distribute; spread; scatter (like seeds)
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rote
repetition; memorization through repetition without understanding; Ex. learn poetry by rote
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pomposity
self-important behavior; acting like a stuffed shirt(pompous person); ADJ. pompous: self-important
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epithet
word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing; descriptive phrase to characterize a person (often contemptous)
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painstaking
taking pains; showing hard work; taking great care; very careful and through
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integral
complete; necessary for completeness; Ex. integral part
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incoherent
unintelligible; muddled; unable to express one's thoughts in an orderly manner; illogical; lacking cohesion; not coherent
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maniacal
raging mad; insane; N. maniac: insane person; CF. mania: disorder of the mind; intense enthusiasm
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cog
tooth projecting from a wheel
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favoritism
display of partiality toward a favored person
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stratagem
deceptive scheme; clever trick
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bucolic
rustic; pastoral
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remorse
deep regret for wrongdoing; guilt; self-reproach
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isthmus
narrow neck of land connecting two larger bodies of land
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potion
dose (of liquids); liquid dose
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cue
word or signal (as in a play to prompt another actor's speech or entrance); reminder or hint; V: give a cue to
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buffoonery
clowning
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novice
beginner
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hardy
(of people or animals) sturdy; robust; (of plants) able to stand inclement(stormy) weather
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belated
delayed
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asperity
sharpness; roughness; severity (of temper or weather); Ex. asperities of a Russian winter
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dank
damp; unpleasantly wet
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dys-
abnormal; impaired
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pachyderm
thick-skinned animal
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flout
reject; mock; show contempt for; scorn; Ex. flout the rules
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dappled
spotted
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aberrant
abnormal or deviant
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bliss
complete happiness; ADJ. blissful
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historical
connected with history; based on events in history (whether regarded as important or not)
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feral
(of an animal) not domestic; wild
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grill
question severely; cook on a grill; broil; N: cooking surface of parallel metal bars
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rendition
rendering; translation; artistic interpretation of a song, etc
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drone
talk dully; buzz or murmur like a bee; N.
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tenancy
possession of land or building by rent; period of a tenant's occupancy
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retinue
following; attendants
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ventriloquist
someone who can make his or her voice seem to come from another person or thing (without moving lips or jaws); N. ventriloquism, ventriloquy
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deflect
turn aside; turn away from a straight course
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judicious
sound on judgment; wise
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stench
strong foul odor; reek; stink
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carrion
rotting flesh of a dead body; CF. vulture
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sextant
navigation tool used to determine a ship's latitude and longitude (by measuring the altitudes of stars)
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cuisine
style of cooking; Ex. French cuisine
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repel
drive away; disgust; Ex. repel the attack/moisture; Ex. repelled by the dirty room; CF. repulsion
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audit
examination of accounts of a business; official examination; V.
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propulsive
driving forward; N. propulsion
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archaeology
study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
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bicker
quarrel
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inherent
firmly established by nature or habit; intrinsic
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lookout
act of keeping watch; high place commanding a wide view; person who keeps watch
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impel
drive or force onward; drive to take action; urge to action
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bureaucracy
overregulated administrative system marked by red tape; ADJ. bureaucratic
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intrude
put or force in without being asked; trespass; enter as an uninvited person; Ex. intrude one's own opinion into the report; CF. thrust in
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gambit
opening in chess in which a piece is sacrificed; action made to produce a future advantage
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suspend
cause to stop for a period; interrupt; hold in abeyance; defer; hang from above; exclude for a period from a position; Ex. suspended state; Ex. suspend judgment; Ex. suspended from the team; N. suspension
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allegiance
loyalty
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hovel
shack; small wretched house
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hoary
white with age
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precursor
forerunner; predecessor
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orator
public speaker
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confidential
spoken or written in secret; trusted with private matters; Ex. confidential secretary
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recount
narrate or tell (a story); count over again
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infringe
violate (a law); encroach (the right of another person)
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patrimony
property inherited from a father
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guffaw
boisterous laughter; V.
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havoc
widespread damage; disorder; chaos
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trifling
trivial; unimportant
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titillate
tickle; excite pleasantly; Ex. not to titillate the audience but to enlighten it
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relapse
return to a former state (esp. after improvement); N.
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adorn
decorate
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buxom
full-bosomed; plump; jolly
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doff
take off; OP. don
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incendiary
arsonist; ADJ: causing fire; of arson; Ex. incendiary bomb
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luxuriant
abundant; growing healthily and in large amounts; excessively ornate; rich and splendid; fertile; Ex. luxuriant forests/prose; CF. luxurious, luxuriate
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astigmatism
eye defect which prevents proper focus; OP. stigmatism
