part9 Flashcards
(500 cards)
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blotch
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spot; blot; CF. blot+botch
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fleck
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spot; mark with flecks; N: small mark or spot
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immaculate
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spotless; flawless; absolutely clean
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dappled
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spotted
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maculated
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spotted; stained; CF. immaculate
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smear
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spread or cover with a sticky substance; N: mark made by smearing
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deploy
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spread out (troops) in an extended though shallow battle line; distribute (persons or forces) systematically or strategically
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strew
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spread randomly; sprinkle; scatter; Ex. flower girl strewing rose petals
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suffuse
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spread through or over (with a color or liquid); charge; Ex. A blush suffused her cheeks.
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pervasive
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spread throughout; V. pervade: (of smells, ideas, feelings) spread throughout; charge; permeate
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incentive
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spur; motive; something which encourages one to greater activity
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espionage
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spying
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spat
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squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel
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dissipate
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squander; waste foolishly; scatter
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pinch
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squeeze between the thumb and a finger, or other edges; Ex. I had to pinch myself to make sure I wasn’t dreaming. N: amount that can be held between the thumb and a finger
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adjutant
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staff officer assisting the commander; assistant
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musty
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stale (in odor or taste); spoiled by age; CF. moist
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scotch
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stamp out(put an end to); thwart; hinder; Ex. scotch the rumor; CF. cut; CF. È°µ¿À» ÁÙÀÌ´Â ÀǹÌ
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philatelist
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stamp-collector; N. philately: stamp collecting
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withstand
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stand up against; resist successfully
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lounge
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stand, sit, or lie in a lazy, relaxed way
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stock
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standard; kept regularly in stock or supply; typical; routine; common; Ex. stock sizes of paper; Ex. stock excuse/character; N: goods for sale in a shop; OP. unique
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criteria
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standards used in judging; CF. criterion
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deadlock
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standstill resulting from the opposition of two unrelenting forces; stalemate
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nova
star that suddenly becomes much brighter and then returns to its original brightness
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gawk
stare foolishly; look in open-mouthed awe
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kindle
start a fire; ignite; inspire; arouse
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inception
start; beginning
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instigate
start; urge; provoke; incite; Ex. instigate a search/quarrel
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stipulate
state as a necessary condition (of an agreement); make express conditions; specify; Ex. He stipulated payment in advance
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aver
state confidently; declare as true
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solitude
state of being alone; seclusion; ADJ. solitary: existing or living alone (esp. by choice); remote or secluded; single; sole; Ex. solitary life/inn; Ex. no solitary piece of proof
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bereavement
state of being deprived of something valuable or beloved; state of being bereaved or bereft
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immobility
state of being immovable
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matrimony
state of being married
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anonymity
state of being nameless; anonymousness; ADJ. anonymous
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multiplicity
state of being numerous or multiple; large number; Ex. multiplicity of details; ADJ. multiple: of more than one element
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parallelism
state of being parallel; similarity; analogy
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partiality
state of being partial; inclination; favorable bias; special fondness; preference
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inconsistency
state of being self-contradictory; lack of uniformity or steadiness; ADJ. inconsistent: displaying a lack of consistency; erratic; contradictory; incompatible
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stupor
state of being stupefied; state of apathy; daze; lack of awareness
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suspense
state of being undecided; anxiety or apprehension resulting from uncertainty
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decrepitude
state of collapse or weakness caused by illness or old age
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blues
state of depression or melancholy; style of slow, mournful music (evolved from southern Black American songs)
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disarray
state of disorder; a disorderly or untidy state; Ex. with her clothes in disarray
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affliction
state of distress; trial; cause of distress or suffering; V. afflict: inflict grievous suffering on
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polarity
state of having two opposite qualities
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responsiveness
state of reacting readily to appeals, orders, etc.; ADJ. responsive: readily reacting; Ex. responsive to treatment
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turbulence
state of violent agitation; ADJ. turbulent: violently agitated or disturbed
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assert
state strongly or positively; demand recognition of (rights, claims, etc.); make a claim to (by forceful action); Ex. assert one's independence
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understate
state with less truth than seems warranted by the facts; Ex. He understated the seriousness of the crime; N. understatement; OP. overstate
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allege
state without proof
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transient
staying for a short time; momentary; temporary; N: one that is transient
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unfaltering
steadfast; firm; not changing
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steadfast
steadily loyal; unswerving; steady
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diligence
steadiness of effort; persistent hard work
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filch
steal (things of small value)
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plagiarize
steal another's ideas or writings and pass them off as one's own; Ex. ideas plagiarized from my article; N. plagiarism; CF. kidnap
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pilfer
steal things of small value; filch; snitch
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lurk
stealthily lie in waiting; slink; exist unperceived
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furtive
stealthy; quiet and secret (trying to escape notice); sneaky; Ex. furtive glance
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precipitous
steep; overhasty; precipitate
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helm
steering wheel of a ship; position of control
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stink
stench; V: emit a strong foul odor
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trample
step heavily with the feet; crush under the feet
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stamp
step on heavily (so as to crush or extinguish); put an end to; imprint or impress with a mark, design, or seal; shape with a die; characterize; Ex. machine stamping out car bodies; Ex. newspaper stamping him as a liar; N. stamping; implement used to stamp; impression stamped; mark; Ex. Her remarks bear the stamp of truth.
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adhere
stick fast; be a devotd follower; N. adhesion: adhering; devotion; loyality
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protrude
stick out; jut; project; Ex. protruding teeth
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cohere
stick together
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glutinous
sticky; viscous; gluey
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galvanize
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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parsimony
stinginess; excessive frugality; ADJ. parsimonious
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pungent
stinging; acrid; sharp in taste or smell; (of speech or writing) caustic; N. pungency
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acrimonious
stinging; caustic; bitter in words or manner; N. acrimony: bitter ill-natured animosity in speech or behavior
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miserly
stingy; mean
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proviso
stipulation; condition in an agreement; provision
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stoke
stir up a fire or furnace; feed plentifully
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agitate
stir up; disturb
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foment
stir up; incite; instigate; promote the growth of (something evil or unpleasant)
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suture
stitches sewn to hold the cut edges of a wound or incision; material used in sewing; V: sew together a wound
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hoard
stockpile; accumulate for future use; N: supply stored for future use
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stoic
stoical; impassive; unmoved by joy or grief; N. CF. stoicism
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touchstone
stone used to test the fineness of gold alloys; criterion; standard
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check
stop motion; curb or restrain
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stem
stop or check (the flow of); Ex. stem the bleeding from the slashed artery; N: main axis of a plant; stalk
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stanch
stop or check flow of blood; Ex. stanch the gushing wound
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balk
stop short, as if faced with an obstacle, and refuse to continue; foil; stop or get in the way of; frustrate
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cessation
stoppage
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arsenal
storage place for military equipment
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repository
storehouse
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granary
storehouse for grain
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inclement
stormy; unkind; unmerciful; CF. clement
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tempestuous
stormy; violent; impassioned; N. tempest: violent storm
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cantata
story set to music to be sung by a chorus (shorter than an oratorio)
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allegory
story, play, or picture in which characters are used as symbols; fable
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raconteur
story-teller; one who tells stories with wit and skill
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portly
stout; corpulent
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forthright
straightforward; direct; frank
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queer
strange; eccentric; deviating from the normal
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uncanny
strange; mysterious; Ex. uncanny knack
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throttle
strangle; regulate the speed of with a throttle; N: valve that regulates the flow; CF. throat ?
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subterfuge
stratagem(deceptive scheme); pretense; evasion; Ex. resort to a harmless subterfuge
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ploy
strategem to gain an advantage; tactic; Ex. management ploy
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maneuver(manoeuver)
strategic military or naval movement (done for training purposes); carefully planned process; stratagem; V: carry out a military maneuver; use maneuvers in gaining an end
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straggle
stray or fall behind (a main group); spread out in a scattered group; Ex. straggling marathon racer; Ex. straggling branch
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travail
strenuous work; toil; painful labor; labor of childbirth
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prostrate
stretch out full on ground; make prostrate; enervate; Ex. prostrating illness; ADJ: lying face down; having lost all strength
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tension
stretching; condition of being stretched; mental strain; strained relationship between groups or people
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martinet
strict disciplinarian; person who demands total obedience to rules and orders; CF. Jean Martinet
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buffet
strike forcefully; slap; batter; knock out; N: table with food set out for people to server themselves; meal at which people help themselves to food that's been set
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clap
strike the palms of the hands together with a sudden explosive sound; come together suddenly with a sharp sound; put or send promptly; Ex. clap the thief in jail; N: clapping; loud or explosive sound; CF. applause
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clapper
striker (tongue) of a bell
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percussion
striking one object against another sharply; Ex. percussion instrument; N: striking together of two bodies; sound caused by percussion
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incandescent
strikingly bright; shining with intense heat; emitting visible light when heated; Ex. incandescent light bulb; CF. candle
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divest
strip (as of clothes); deprive (as of rights); dispossess; N. divestiture(divestment)
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defrock
strip a priest or minister of church authority; unfrock
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flay
strip off skin; plunder; remove the skin from; criticize harshly
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apoplexy
stroke; loss of consciousness caused by too much blood in the brain
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saunter
stroll(go for a leisurely walk) slowly; N.
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gust
strong abrupt rush of wind; V. CF. bluster
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sturdy
strong and firm (in the body)
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yen
strong desire; longing; urge; Ex. yen for travel
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transport
strong emotion; rapture; Ex. in a transport/transports of; V: move to strong emotion; enrapture
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stench
strong foul odor; reek; stink
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penchant
strong inclination; strong liking (esp. for something that is disapproved of by other people); Ex. penchant for fast cars
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wanderlust
strong longing to travel
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forte
strong point or special talent in a person's character
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bulwark
strong wall built for defense; earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
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robust
strong; vigorous
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drastic
strong; violent and severe; Ex. drastic changes/measures
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bastion
stronghold; something seen as a source of protection; Ex. the last bastion of male chauvinism
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reactionary
strongly opposed to social or political change; opposing progress; politically ultraconservative; N. OP. radical
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flounder
struggle and thrash about; proceed clumsily or falter (as in water, mud, snow, etc.); proceed in confusion
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scuffle
struggle confusedly; move off in a confused hurry; N. CF. scuffling twins ?
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contend
struggle; compete; assert earnestly; state strongly
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contumacious
stubborn and disobedient; resisting authority (esp. disobedient to an order made by a court)
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bigotry
stubborn intolerance
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obstinate
stubborn; hard to control or treat; Ex. obstinate cough; N. obstinacy
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obdurate
stubborn; refusing to change one's belief
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wrongheaded
stubbornly wrong
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cadet
student at a military school
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anthropologist
student of the history and science of humankind
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pore
study industriously; ponder; scrutinize; Ex. pore over the book; N.
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archaeology
study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
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ichthyology
study of fish; CF. ichthyo-: fish
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ethnology
study of humankind; study of the different races of human beings; CF. anthropology
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entomology
study of insects
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philology
study of language or words
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paleontology
study of prehistoric life or fossils; CF. paleo-: ancient or prehistoric; Ex. paleography: study of ancient written documents
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penology
study of prison management and criminal rehabilitation
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gerontology
study of the sociological phenomena associated with old age
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etymology
study of word parts; study of the origins of words
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gorge
stuff oneself (with food); glut; CF. gorgeous: dazzlingly beautiful
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daze
stun as with a blow or shock; bemuse; benumb; N.
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stupefy
stun; make numb (as with a drug); amaze
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oaf
stupid awkward person; CF. elf
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buffoon
stupid person; clown
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asinine
stupid; Ex. asinine remarks
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cuisine
style of cooking; Ex. French cuisine
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urbane
suave; refined in manner; elegant
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meek
submissive; patient and long-suffering
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subaltern
subordinate
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appurtenances
subordinate possessions; something added to a more important thing
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authoritarian
subordinating the individual to the state; completely dominating another's will; Ex. authoritarian regime/father
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abate
subside or moderate
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emetic
substance causing vomiting; ADJ.
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humus
substance or rich soil formed by decaying vegetable matter; CF. soil
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solvent
substance that dissolves another; ADJ: capable of dissolving another substance
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antiseptic
substance that prevents infection in a wound; ADJ.
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anesthetic
substance that removes sensation with or without loss of consciousness; N. anesthesia
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propellant(propellent)
substance which propels or drives forward (such as an explosive charge or a rocket fuel)
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substantive
substantial; essential; pertaining to the substance; substantial; considerable; Ex. substantive issues
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surrogate
substitute; person or thing used in place of another; Ex. surrogate mother; ADJ.
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prosperous
successful; rich; affluent; well-to-do; well-off
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nurse
suckle; take care of (as a nurse); bear in mind; Ex. nursing mother; Ex. nurse a hope/grudge against someone
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whim
sudden capricious idea; fancy
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d\'eb\^acle
sudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster
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spate
sudden flood or rush; Ex. spate of accidents
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stampede
sudden frenzied rush (of panic-stricken animals or people); V: participate in or cause stampede; Ex. stampede before the price rises
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fit
sudden outburst of an illness or feeling; convulsion caused by epilepsy
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pang
sudden sharp feeling of pain
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quirk
sudden sharp turn or twist; startling twist; caprice; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity of behavior; Ex. by a quirk of fate
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revulsion
sudden strong feeling of disgust; sudden violent change of feeling; negative reaction; Ex. revulsion from the scenes of torture
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sustain
suffer (harm or loss); experience; support; prop; maintain; keep in existence; nourish (to maintain life); Ex. sustain the family/the trapped miners
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blighted
suffering from a disease; destroyed
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dyspeptic
suffering from indigestion; N. dyspepsia: indigestion; difficulty in digesting food
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bilious
suffering from indigestion; sick from having too much bile; irritable; easily irritated
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tribulation
suffering; ordeal; distress; trial
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imply
suggest a meaning not expressed; signify
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connotation
suggested or implied meaning of an expression; V. connote
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reminiscent
suggestive of something (in the past); of reminiscence
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indicative
suggestive; implying; serving to indicate
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expedient
suitable (for a particular purpose although not necessarily morally correct); practical; politic(prudent); N: something expedient
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potable
suitable for drinking; drinkable
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menial
suitable for servants; lowly; mean; N: someone who does menial work (esp. servant in a house)
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forensic
suitable to debate or courts of law; of or used in legal proceedings and the tracking of criminals; Ex. forensic science/medicine
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pertinent
suitable; to the point; relevant
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dour
sullen; gloomy; stubborn
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aggregate
sum; total; ADJ. V: gather into a mass or whole; accumulate; add up to; Ex. aggregate 100 dollars
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recapitulate
summarize
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vertex
summit; highest point; PL. vertices
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aureole
sun's corona; halo; bright circle of light
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redundant
superfluous; more than is necessary; verbose; excessively wordy; repetitious
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supererogatory
superfluous; more than needed or demanded
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curator
superintendent; manager (in charge of a museum or a library)
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preponderance
superiority of power, quantity, etc.; V. preponderate: be greater in power, weight, or importance; ADJ. preponderant
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codicil
supplement to the body of a will; later addition to a will
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litany
supplicatory prayer; prayer in which the priest calls out and the people replies in the same words
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stint
supply; allotted amount of work; assigned portion of work; limitation; Ex. two-year stint in the army; Ex. without stint
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alimentary
supplying nourishment
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substantiate
support (a claim) with evidence; establish with evidence; verify
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champion
support militantly; fight for; N: person who fights for or supports strongly (a principle, movement, person, etc.)
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fulcrum
support on which a lever rests or pivots
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pedestal
support or base as for a pillar or statue
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prop
support placed under or against something; V.
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patronize
support; act superior toward; treat in a condescending manner; be a customer of; N. patron: one that supports; regular customer; N. patronage; CF. boycott
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advocacy
support; active pleading on behalf of someone or something
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buttress
support; prop up; N. stationary structure to support wall; Ex. flying buttress
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bolster
support; reinforce
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proponent
supporter; backer; opposite of opponent
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adherent
supporter; follower
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constituent
supporter; voter; member of a constituency; component
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strut
supporting bar; CF. airplane wingÀ̳ª building µîÀ» support
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reputed
supposed; Ex. reputed father of the child; V. repute: consider; N. repute: reputation; esteem
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putative
supposed; reputed; generally regarded as such; Ex. putative father of the child
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stifle
suppress; extinguish; inhibit; smother or suffocate
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quell
suppress; put an end to; put down forcibly; extinguish; quiet; Ex. ``Army Quells Rebellion'' in newspaper; CF. kill
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self-righteous
sure of one's own righteousness; moralistic
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finish
surface texture; completeness of execution
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conjecture
surmise; guess; V.
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extradition
surrender of prisoner by one state to another; Ex. extradition treaty; V. extradite
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disgorge
surrender something (stolen); eject; vomit; OP. gorge
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capitulate
surrender; give up all resistance
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encircle
surround
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engulf
surround and swallow up
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hem
surround tightly so that movement is impossible; Ex. hem in; N.
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besiege
surround with armed forces; harass (with requests); annoy continually
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encompass
surround; include; Ex. His activities encompass publishing and computers.
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reconnaissance
survey of enemy by soldiers; reconnoitering; V. reconnoiter: make a preliminary inspection of (esp. to gather military information)
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relic
surviving remnant (from an extinct culture); memento; keepsake; relics: corpse; Ex. ancient relics; Ex. relics of his travel; Ex. His relics are buried at X.
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vulnerable
susceptible to wounds or attack; N. vulnerability
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abeyance
suspended action
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sustenance
sustaining; means of livelihood, support, food, nourishment; something that maintains life; food
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bravado
swagger; assumed air of defiance; false show of bravery
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miasma
swamp gas; heavy vaporous atmosphere often emanating from decaying matter; pervasive corrupting influence; noxious atmosphere or influence
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swathe
swath; wrap around; bandage; Ex. one's head swathed in bandages
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sentimental
swayed by sentiment; appealing to the sentiments
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euphony
sweet sound; ADJ. euphonious
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dulcet
sweet sounding; pleasing to the ear; melodious
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billowing
swelling out in waves; surging
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natation
swimming
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chisel
swindle or cheat; N: wedgelike tool for cutting
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bilk
swindle; cheat
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sway
swing from side to side; influence (someone) to change one's opinion; N.
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eddy
swirling current of water, air, etc.; V.
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sidetrack
switch (a railroad car) to a siding; divert from a main issue; N. CF. siding: short section of railroad track connected by switches with a main track
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turgid
swollen; distended (as from liquid)
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phoenix
symbol of immortality or rebirth; Ex. phoenix rising from its ashes
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compassion
sympathy for the suffering of others; ADJ. compassionate
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ideology
system of ideas characteristic of a group or culture
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creed
system of religious or ethical belief
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scheme
systematic plan; plot; clever dishonest plan; orderly arrangement of elements; Ex. health insurance scheme; Ex. a scheme to escape taxes; Ex. a color scheme; Ex. a story with no scheme; V: contrive a scheme
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methodical
systematic; N. method: systematic method of procedure
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distract
take (one's attention) off something; upset emotionally; make anxious; ADJ. distracted
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commandeer
take (private property) for military use without needing permission or giving payment; draft for military purposes
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dismantle
take apart; disassemble
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presume
take for granted; assume; act overconfidently; take liberties; presume on/upon: take unfair advantage of (someone's kindness or connection); N. presumption
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lap
take in food or drink with one's tongue; splash gently; Ex. waves lapping the shore; N: front area from the waist to the knees of a seated person
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doff
take off; OP. don
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conspire
take part in a conspiracy; (of events) work together; combine; Ex. Events conspired to produce great difficulties.
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luxuriate
take pleasure in great comfort
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expropriate
take possession of (often for public use and without payment)
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supplant
take the place of unfairly; usurp; replace
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avenge
take vengence for something or on behalf of someone; Ex. They avenged his death by burning the village; Ex. He swore to avenge his brother; Ex. They avenged themselves on their enemy.
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retroactive
taking effect before its enactment (as a law) or imposition (as a tax); (of a law) having effect on the past as well as the future
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embezzlement
taking for one's own use in violation of trust; stealing (of money placed in one's care)
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painstaking
taking pains; showing hard work; taking great care; very careful and through
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resumption
taking up again; recommencement; V. resume: begin or take up again; take or occupy again; Ex. Kindly resume your seats.
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flair
talent
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expatiate
talk at length; speak or write in detail
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drone
talk dully; buzz or murmur like a bee; N.
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prattle
talk idly; babble; N. CF. prate
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prate
talk idly; speak foolishly; boast idly
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blowhard
talkative boaster; braggart
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loquacious
talkative; N. loquacity
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soliloquy
talking to oneself (esp. in a play); CF. monologue: soliloquy; long speech by one person (often monopolizing a conversation)
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obelisk
tall column tapering(becoming gradually narrower toward the end) and ending in a pyramid
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palpable
tangible; (of something bad) easily perceptible; obvious; Ex. palpable blunder
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prey
target of a hunt; victim; V: hunt and eat as prey; victimize; Ex. Cats prey on mice.
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quip
taunt; clever sarcastic remark; V.
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brindled
tawny or grayish with streaks or spots (of animals)
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tribute
tax levied by a ruler; payment made by one nation to another in acknowledgment of submission; mark of respect (such as praise or gift); Ex. pay tribute to
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tithe
tax of one-tenth (contributed to a church); V: pay a tithe
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inculcate
teach (ideas or principles); instill
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sophist
teacher of philosophy; quibbler; employer of fallacious reasoning; N. sophism: plausible but fallacious argument
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pedagogue
teacher; CF. child leader
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pedagogy
teaching; art of education
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doctrine
teachings in general; particular principle (religious, legal, etc.) taught; dogma; tenet; ADJ. doctrinal
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rent
tear made by rending; rip; split
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rip
tear or be torn quickly and violently; Ex. The sail ripped under the force of the wind; N.
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mangle
tear or cut to pieces; mutilate or disfigure; Ex. badly mangled bodies
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gouge
tear out; cut out (as if with a gouge); Ex. gouge his eyes out; N: chisel for cutting out hollow areas in wood
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tantalize
tease; excite by exposing something desirable while keeping it out of reach; torture with disappointment; CF. Tantalus: Greek mythological figure
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badinage
teasing conversation; banter; joking talk
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prolixity
tedious wordiness; verbosity; ADJ. prolix: wordy; verbose; diffuse
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confide
tell in confidence (to a person one trusts); be confident about
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bivouac
temporary encampment; camp without tents; V.
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makeshift
temporary expedient or substitute (in the case of urgent need); Ex. makeshift shelter
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incursion
temporary invasion; CF. excursion: short journey
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remission
temporary moderation (of disease symptoms); remitting of a debt or punishment; cancelation of a debt; pardon; Ex. The disease went into remission; Ex. Christians pray for the remission of sins.
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scaffold
temporary platform for workers (to work at heights above the ground); bracing framework; platform for execution
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sojourn
temporary stay; V: stay for a time
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homeostasis
tendency of a system or organism to maintain relative stability or internal equilibrium; CF. homeo-: constant; Ex. homeotherm
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incredulity
tendency to disbelief
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cohesion
tendency to keep together
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egotism
tendency to speak or write of oneself excessively; conceit; self-importance
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pathos
tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings; Ex. pathos that runs through the novel
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inclined
tending or leaning toward; bent; V. incline: slant; dispose; be disposed; tend
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evocative
tending to call up (emotions, memories)
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malignant
tending to cause death; highly injurious; aggressively malevolent; Ex. malignant tumor
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salutary
tending to improve; beneficial; wholesome; Ex. The punishment had a salutary effect on the boy; CF. health
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inclusive
tending to include all; all-inclusive; Ex. inclusive charge
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subversive
tending to overthrow or ruin; V. subvert: overthrow completely (an established system); destroy completely; CF. undermine ?
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centripetal
tending toward the center
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provisional
tentative; temporary
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nomenclature
terminology(system of specialized words); system of names or naming things
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terminology
terms used in a science or art; study of nomenclature
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awful
terrible; very bad
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enclave
territory enclosed within an alien land
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cow
terrorize; intimidate
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attest
testify; bear witness
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deposition
testimony under oath; deposing; dethroning
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libretto
text of an opera or oratorio; CF. book
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permeable
that can be permeated; penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass through; V. permeate: spread or flow throughout; charge
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unimpeachable
that cannot be impeached; beyond doubt or question; blameless and exemplary
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concomitant
that which accompanies; Ex. Deafnes is a frequent concommitant of old age; ADJ: existing or happening together with something else
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unction
the act of anointing with oil; Ex. extreme unction
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Bacchanalia
the ancient Roman festival in honor of Bacchus
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coincidence
the chance occurrence, at the same time, of two or more seemingly connected events; V. coincide: happen at the same time; be in agreement; CF. coincident; CF. coincidental
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molecule
the smallest particle (one or more atoms) of a substance that has all the properties of that substance
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ambivalence
the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes or opinions
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Occident
the West
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histrionic
theatrical; excessively dramatic or emotional; affected; of actors or acting; N. histrionics: histrionic behavior
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larceny
theft; Ex. petit larceny
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motif
theme; recurrent thematic element in a musical or literary work; single or repeated pattern; figure
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abstract
theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational
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pachyderm
thick-skinned animal
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emaciated
thin and wasted (from hunger or illness)
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gruel
thin liquid porridge
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veneer
thin surface layer (of good quality wood, glued to a base of inferior material); cover; surface show; fa\c{c}ade; V.
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wispy
thin; slight; barely discernible
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tenuous
thin; slim; rare
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counterpart
thing that completes another; things very much alike; thing that has the same purpose in a different system
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jetsam
things thrown from a ship (to lighten the ship)
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cogitate
think over; ponder
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devise
think up; invent; plan; bequeath; N: bequest
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tertiary
third in order or rank
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sodden
thoroughly soaked; dull or stupid as if from drink
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gentility
those of gentle birth; high social class; refinement; quality of being genteel
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cerebration
thought; working of the brain
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millennium
thousand-year period (as in the New Testament); hoped-for period of happiness and prosperity
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menace
threat; V: threaten
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ominous
threatening; of an evil omen
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trident
three-pronged spear
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frugality
thrift; economy; ADJ. frugal: practicing economy; costing little; inexpensive
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improvident
thriftless; not providing for the future
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palpitate
throb; beat rapidly; flutter; tremble; Ex. Her heart began to palpitate.
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pulsate
throb; beat regularly; vibrate regularly
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hurl
throw forcefully; shout out violently
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embroil
throw into confusion; involve in strife, dispute, or quarrel; entangle; CF. imbroglio
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toss
throw lightly; move or lift (the head) with a sudden motion; flip (a coin) to decide something
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jettison
throw overboard (from a ship or plane)
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fulminate
thunder; explode; issue a severe denunciation
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frustrate
thwart; defeat; prevent from accomplishing a purpose
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stymie
thwart; present an obstacle; stump
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titillate
tickle; excite pleasantly; Ex. not to titillate the audience but to enlighten it
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tether
tie (an animal) with a rope or tether; N: rope or chain to which an animal is tied; limit of one's endurance; Ex. the end of one's tether
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taut
tight; strained; tense; ready; OP. slack
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list
tilt (as of a ship); lean over (to one side)
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respite
time for rest; interval of relief; delay in punishment; reprieve
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yore
time long past; Ex. in the days of yore
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heyday
time of greatest success or power; prime
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opportune
timely; well-chosen
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puny
tiny; weak; insignificant
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gratuity
tip
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apex
tip; summit; climax; highest point
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weary
tired after long work; V.
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jaded
tired or uninterested by surfeit; fatigued; surfeited; worn out; wearied; Ex. jaded appetite
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indefatigable
tireless; untiring; showing no sign of getting tired
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harping
tiresome dwelling on a subject; V. harp: dwell on(think or speak a lot about) tediously
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rubric
title or heading (in red print); directions for religious ceremony; protocol
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caption
title; chapter heading; text under illustration
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stigma
token of disgrace; brand; V. stigmatize: mark with a stigma; characterize as disgraceful
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memento
token; reminder of the past; keepsake; Ex. memento of your visit
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brook
tolerate; endure; Ex. brook no interference; N: small stream
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knell
tolling of a bell especially to indicate a funeral, disaster, etc.; sound of the funeral bell; V.
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sepulcher
tomb; V: place in a sepulcher; ADJ. sepulchral
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modulate
tone down in intensity; change the intensity or tone of; regulate; change from one musical key to another; Ex. modulate from E to G
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indisputable
too certain to be disputed; beyond doubt
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fathomless
too deep to be measured or understood; unfathomable
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far-fetched
too improbable to be believed; implausible; Ex. far-fetched story
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finicky
too particular; fussy; difficult to please; too concerned with unimportant details or quality; Ex. finicky about her food
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pestle
tool for mashing or grinding substances in a hard bowl or mortar
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cog
tooth projecting from a wheel
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crest
top (as of a hill or wave); showy feathers on the head of a bird
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overthrow
topple; N.
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tatter
torn piece of cloth; ADJ. tattered: (of clothes) old and torn; (of a person) dressed in old torn clothes
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laceration
torn ragged wound; V. lacerate: tear (the skin as with broken glass); wound
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fiasco
total failure; CF. bottle
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gross
total; fragrant; clearly wrong; (of people's behavior) coarse; corpulent; Ex. gross insolence/behavior; V: earn as a total amount; N: 12 dozens
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explicit
totally clear; definite; outspoken
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tickle
touch (the body) lightly so as to cause laughter; please
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petulant
touchy; peevish; ill-tempered
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scintilla
trace; minute amount; shred; least bit; Ex. There is not a scintilla of truth; CF. spark
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vestige
trace; remains; Ex. vestiges of some ancient religion
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brand
trademark; mark burned on the hide of an animal; mark burned into the flesh of criminals; mark of disgrace; V: mark with a brand; give a lasting bad name; stigmatize; Ex. The press branded him a liar.
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barterer
trader; V. barter: trade; exchange good for other goods rather than money
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orthodox
traditional; (of someone) conservative in belief; adhering to an established doctrine
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wake
trail of ship or other object through water; path of something that has gone before; Ex. hunger followed in the wake of the war
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turncoat
traitor
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quisling
traitor who aids invaders; CF. Vidkun Quisling
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equable
tranquil; of even calm temper; (of temperature) steady; uniform
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quietude
tranquillity; calmness
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transmute
transform; change; convert to something different
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transitory
transient; impermanent; fleeting; N. transitoriness
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remit
transmit (money) in payment; free someone from a debt or punishment
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pellucid
transparent; limpid(crystal clear); clear in meaning; easy to understand
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peddle
travel about selling (wares); CF. foot
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trek
travel; journey; V: make a long difficult journey
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conspiracy
treacherous plot; secret plan against the law (by two or more people)
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perfidious
treacherous; disloyal; N. perfidy: treachery
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insidious
treacherous; stealthy; sly; working or spreading harmfully in a stealthy manner; Ex. insidious spreading of dry rot
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exchequer
treasury; Ex. Chancellor of the exchequer
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lionize
treat (a person) as a celebrity
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coddle
treat gently; indulge excessively; pamper; mollycoddle; baby; cook in water just below boiling point; Ex. coddled eggs
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disdain
treat with scorn or contempt
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indignity
treatment or situation that causes shame or loss of dignity, respect; offensive or insulting treatment; humiliating or degrading treatment; Ex. I suffered the indignity of having to say that in front of them.
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quiver
tremble; shake; N.
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tremor
trembling; slight quiver (as of the earth or from nervous agitation)
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tremulous
trembling; wavering
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ruse
trick to deceive; stratagem
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hoax
trick which makes someone take action; practical joke; Ex. hoax mail; V.
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gull
trick; deceive; hoodwink; N: person who is easily tricked; dupe
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feint
trick; shift; sham blow; feigned attack to draw away defensive action; V.
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chicanery
trickery; deception
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dally
trifle with; toy with; treat without the necessary seriousness; procrastinate; waste time
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trivia
trifles; unimportant matters
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bauble
trinket; cheap jewel; trifle
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stumble
trip and almost fall; proceed unsteadily; act falteringly; N.
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junket
trip especially one taken for pleasure by an official at public expense
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jaunt
trip; short journey
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platitude
trite remark; commonplace statement; ADJ. platitudinous
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trifling
trivial; unimportant
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petty
trivial; unimportant; very small; small-minded; petty-minded
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typhoon
tropical hurricane or cyclone
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fuss:
trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby
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torso
trunk of statue with head and limbs missing; human trunk
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confidant(confidante)
trusted friend (to whom one tells one's secret)
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veracity
truthfulness; adherence to the truth
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complaisant
trying to please; obliging; willing to please others
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kaleidoscope
tube in which patterns made by the reflection in mirrors of colored pieces of glass, etc. produce interesting symmetrical effects; series of changing events; Ex. kaleidoscope of European history; CF. beautiful
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chant
tune(melody) in which a number of words are sung on the same note; V: sing (a chant); utter (a slogan) in the manner of a chant
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warren
tunnels in which rabbits live; overcrowded living area; crowded conditions in which people live
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deflect
turn aside; turn away from a straight course
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deviate
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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deify
turn into a god; make a god of; idolize; Ex. Kings were deified; CF. deity
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vaporize
turn into vapor (steam, gas, fog, etc.)
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overturn
turn over; capsize; topple
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resort
turn to for help; Ex. resort to violence; N.
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petrify
turn to stone; cause to become stonelike; stun or paralyze
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invert
turn upside down or inside out; reverse the position or condition of
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wring
twist (to extract liquid); extract by twisting; wrench painfully (necks or hands)
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writhe
twist in coils; contort in pain
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distort
twist out of shape; give a false account of; misrepresent; N. distortion
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warp
twist out of shape; N.
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wrench
twist; pull; strain; Ex. He wrenched the gun out of her hands.
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gnarled
twisted
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torque
twisting force; force producing rotation
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sinuous
twisting; winding; bending in and out; not morally honest
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contortions
twistings; distortions; V. contort: twist violently out of shape; CF. contortionist
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bicameral
two-chambered as a legislative body
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despot
tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; CF. despotism
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unsightly
ugly; unpleasant to look at
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speechless
unable for the moment to speak (because of strong feeling); Ex. speechless with anger
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indubitable
unable to be doubted; which cannot be doubted; unquestionable
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irrepressible
unable to be restrained or held back; impossible to hold back
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doctrinaire
unable to compromise about points of doctrine; dogmatic; unyielding; marked by inflexible attachment to a doctrine without regard to its practical difficulties
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unwonted
unaccustomed; unusual; Ex. He arrived with unwonted punctuality.
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irrevocable
unalterable; irreversible; impossible to revoke
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unprepossessing
unattractive
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inevitable
unavoidable
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unseemly
unbecoming; not proper in behavior; indecent; Ex. leave with unseemly haste
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infidel
unbeliever (with respect to a particular religion)
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irresolute
uncertain how to act; weak; lacking in resolution; indecisive; N. irresolution
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indeterminate
uncertain; not clearly fixed; indefinite
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immutable
unchangeable
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ambiguous
unclear or doubtful in meaning; having more than one possible interpretation
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invincible
unconquerable
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indomitable
unconquerable; unyielding
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insensible
unconscious; unresponsive; insensitive; unaware; imperceptible; Ex. insensible of his danger/to pain; Ex. insensible change; CF. not the opposite of sensible
