SAT-Vocab-10 Flashcards
(500 cards)
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succumb (v.)
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To cease to resist.
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sufferance (n.)
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Toleration.
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sufficiency (n.)
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An ample or adequate supply.
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suffrage (n.)
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The right or privilege of voting.
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suffuse (v.)
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To cover or fill the surface of.
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suggestible (adj.)
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That can be suggested.
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suggestive (adj.)
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Stimulating to thought or reflection.
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summary (n.)
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An abstract.
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sumptuous (adj.)
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Rich and costly.
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superabundance (n.)
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An excessive amount.
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superadd (v.)
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To add in addition to what has been added.
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superannuate (v.)
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To become deteriorated or incapacitated by long service.
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superb (adj.)
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Sumptuously elegant.
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supercilious (adj.)
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Exhibiting haughty and careless contempt.
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superficial (adj.)
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Knowing and understanding only the ordinary and the obvious.
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superfluity (n.)
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That part of anything that is in excess of what is needed.
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superfluous (adj.)
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Being more than is needed.
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superheat (v.)
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To heat to excess.
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superintend (v.)
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To have the charge and direction of, especially of some work or movement.
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superintendence (n.)
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Direction and management.
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superintendent (n.)
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One who has the charge and direction of, especially of some work or movement.
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superlative (n.)
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That which is of the highest possible excellence or eminence.
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supernatural (adj.)
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Caused miraculously or by the immediate exercise of divine power.
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supernumerary (adj.)
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Superfluous.
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supersede (v.)
To displace.
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supine (adj.)
Lying on the back.
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supplant (v.)
To take the place of.
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supple (adj.)
Easily bent.
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supplementary (adj.)
Being an addition to.
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supplicant (n.)
One who asks humbly and earnestly.
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supplicate (v.)
To beg.
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supposition (n.)
Conjecture.
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suppress (v.)
To prevent from being disclosed or punished.
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suppressible (adj.)
Capable of being suppressed.
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suppression (n.)
A forcible putting or keeping down.
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supramundane (adj.)
Supernatural.
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surcharge (n.)
An additional amount charged.
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surety (n.)
Security for payment or performance.
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surfeit (v.)
To feed to fullness or to satiety.
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surmise (v.)
To conjecture.
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surmount (v.)
To overcome by force of will.
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surreptitious (adj.)
Clandestine.
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surrogate (n.)
One who or that which is substituted for or appointed to act in place of another.
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surround (v.)
To encircle.
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surveyor (n.)
A land-measurer.
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susceptibility (n.)
A specific capability of feeling or emotion.
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susceptible (adj.)
Easily under a specified power or influence.
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suspense (n.)
Uncertainty.
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suspension (n.)
A hanging from a support.
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suspicious (adj.)
Inclined to doubt or mistrust.
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sustenance (n.)
Food.
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swarthy (adj.)
Having a dark hue, especially a dark or sunburned complexion.
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Sybarite (n.)
A luxurious person.
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sycophant (n.)
A servile flatterer, especially of those in authority or influence.
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syllabic (adj.)
Consisting of that which is uttered in a single vocal impulse.
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syllabication (n.)
Division of words into that which is uttered in a single vocal impulse.
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syllable (n.)
That which is uttered in a single vocal impulse.
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syllabus (n.)
Outline of a subject, course, lecture, or treatise.
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sylph (n.)
A slender, graceful young woman or girl.
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symmetrical (adj.)
Well-balanced.
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symmetry (n.)
Relative proportion and harmony.
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sympathetic (adj.)
Having a fellow-feeling for or like feelings with another or others.
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sympathize (v.)
To share the sentiments or mental states of another.
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symphonic (adj.)
Characterized by a harmonious or agreeable mingling of sounds.
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symphonious (adj.)
Marked by a harmonious or agreeable mingling of sounds.
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symphony (n.)
A harmonious or agreeable mingling of sounds.
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synchronism (n.)
Simultaneousness.
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syndicate (n.)
An association of individuals united for the prosecution of some enterprise.
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syneresis (n.)
The coalescence of two vowels or syllables, as e'er for ever.
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synod (n.)
An ecclesiastical council.
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synonym (n.)
A word having the same or almost the same meaning as some other.
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synopsis (n.)
A syllabus or summary.
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systematic (adj.)
Methodical.
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tableau (n.)
An arrangement of inanimate figures representing a scene from real life.
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tacit (adj.)
Understood.
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taciturn (adj.)
Disinclined to conversation.
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tack (n.)
A small sharp-pointed nail.
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tact (n.)
Fine or ready mental discernment shown in saying or doing the proper thing.
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tactician (n.)
One who directs affairs with skill and shrewdness.
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tactics (n.)
Any maneuvering or adroit management for effecting an object.
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tangency (n.)
The state of touching.
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tangent (adj.)
Touching.
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tangible (adj.)
Perceptible by touch.
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tannery (n.)
A place where leather is tanned.
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tantalize (v.)
To tease.
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tantamount (adj.)
Having equal or equivalent value, effect, or import.
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tapestry (n.)
A fabric to which a pattern is applied with a needle, designed for ornamental hangings.
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tarnish (v.)
To lessen or destroy the luster of in any way.
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taut (adj.)
Stretched tight.
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taxation (n.)
A levy, by government, of a fixed contribution.
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taxidermy (n.)
The art or process of preserving dead animals or parts of them.
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technic (adj.)
Technical.
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technicality (n.)
Something peculiar to a particular art, trade, or the like.
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technique (n.)
Manner of performance.
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technography (n.)
The scientific description or study of human arts and industries in their historic development.
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technology (n.)
The knowledge relating to industries and manufactures.
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teem (v.)
To be full to overflowing.
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telepathy (n.)
Thought-transference.
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telephony (n.)
The art or process of communicating by telephone.
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telescope (v.)
To drive together so that one slides into the another like the sections of a spy-glass.
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telltale (adj.)
That gives warning or information.
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temerity (n.)
Recklessness.
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temporal (adj.)
Pertaining to or concerned with the affairs of the present life.
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temporary (adj.)
Lasting for a short time only.
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temporize (v.)
To pursue a policy of delay.
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tempt (v.)
To offer to (somebody) an inducement to do wrong.
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tempter (n.)
An allurer or enticer to evil.
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tenacious (adj.)
Unyielding.
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tenant (n.)
An occupant.
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tendency (n.)
Direction or inclination, as toward some objector end.
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tenet (n.)
Any opinion, principle, dogma, or doctrine that a person believes or maintains as true.
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tenor (n.)
A settled course or manner of progress.
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tense (adj.)
Strained to stiffness.
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tentative (adj.)
Done as an experiment.
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tenure (n.)
The term during which a thing is held.
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tercentenary (adj.)
Pertaining to a period of 300 years.
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termagant (adj.)
Violently abusive and quarrelsome.
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terminal (adj.)
Pertaining to or creative of a boundary, limit.
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terminate (v.)
To put an end or stop to.
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termination (n.)
The act of ending or concluding.
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terminus (n.)
The final point or goal.
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terrify (v.)
To fill with extreme fear.
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territorial (adj.)
Pertaining to the domain over which a sovereign state exercises jurisdiction.
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terse (adj.)
Pithy.
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testament (n.)
A will.
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testator (n.)
The maker of a will.
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testimonial (n.)
A formal token of regard, often presented in public.
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thearchy (n.)
Government by a supreme deity.
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theism (n.)
Belief in God.
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theocracy (n.)
A government administered by ecclesiastics.
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theocrasy (n.)
The mixed worship of polytheism.
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theologian (n.)
A professor of divinity.
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theological (adj.)
Based on or growing out of divine revelation.
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theology (n.)
The branch of theological science that treats of God.
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theoretical (adj.)
Directed toward knowledge for its own sake without respect to applications.
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theorist (n.)
One given to speculating.
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theorize (v.)
To speculate.
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thereabout (adv.)
Near that number, quantity, degree, place, or time, approximately.
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therefor (adv.)
For that or this.
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thermal (adj.)
Of or pertaining to heat.
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thermoelectric (adj.)
Denoting electricity produced by heat.
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thermoelectricity (n.)
Electricity generated by differences of temperature,
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thesis (n.)
An essay or treatise on a particular subject.
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thoroughbred (adj.)
Bred from the best or purest blood or stock.
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thoroughfare (n.)
A public street or road.
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thrall (n.)
One controlled by an appetite or a passion.
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tilth (n.)
Cultivation.
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timbre (n.)
The quality of a tone, as distinguished from intensity and pitch.
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timorous (adj.)
Lacking courage.
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tincture (n.)
A solution, usually alcoholic, of some principle used in medicine.
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tinge (n.)
A faint trace of color.
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tipsy (adj.)
Befuddled with drinks.
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tirade (n.)
Harangue.
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tireless (adj.)
Untiring.
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tiresome (adj.)
Wearisome.
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Titanic (adj.)
Of vast size or strength.
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toilsome (adj.)
Laborious.
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tolerable (adj.)
Moderately good.
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tolerance (n.)
Forbearance in judging of the acts or opinions of others.
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tolerant (adj.)
Indulgent.
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tolerate (v.)
To passively permit or put up with.
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toleration (n.)
A spirit of charitable leniency.
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topography (n.)
The art of representing on a map the physical features of any locality or region with accuracy.
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torpor (n.)
Apathy.
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torrid (adj.)
Excessively hot.
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tortious (adj.)
Wrongful.
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tortuous (adj.)
Abounding in irregular bends or turns.
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torturous (adj.)
Marked by extreme suffering.
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tractable (adj.)
Easily led or controlled.
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trait (n.)
A distinguishing feature or quality.
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trajectory (n.)
The path described by a projectile moving under given forces.
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trammel (n.)
An impediment.
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tranquil (adj.)
Calm.
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tranquilize (v.)
To soothe.
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tranquility (n.)
Calmness.
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transalpine (adj.)
Situated on the other side of the Alps.
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transact (v.)
To do business.
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transatlantic (adj.)
Situated beyond or on the other side of the Atlantic.
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transcend (v.)
To surpass.
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transcendent (adj.)
Surpassing.
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transcontinental (adj.)
Extending or passing across a continent.
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transcribe (v.)
To write over again (something already written)
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transcript (n.)
A copy made directly from an original.
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transfer (v.)
To convey, remove, or cause to pass from one person or place to another.
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transferable (adj.)
Capable of being conveyed from one person or place to another.
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transferee (n.)
The person to whom a transfer is made.
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transference (n.)
The act of conveying from one person or place to another.
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transferrer (n.)
One who or that which conveys from one person or place to another.
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transfigure (v.)
To give an exalted meaning or glorified appearance to.
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transfuse (v.)
To pour or cause to pass, as a fluid, from one vessel to another.
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transfusible (adj.)
Capable of being poured from one vessel to another.
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transfusion (n.)
The act of pouring from one vessel to another.
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transgress (v.)
To break a law.
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transience (n.)
Something that is of short duration.
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transient (n.)
One who or that which is only of temporary existence.
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transition (n.)
Passage from one place, condition, or action to another.
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transitory (adj.)
Existing for a short time only.
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translate (v.)
To give the sense or equivalent of in another language or dialect.
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translator (n.)
An interpreter.
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translucence (n.)
The property or state of allowing the passage of light.
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translucent (adj.)
Allowing the passage of light.
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transmissible (adj.)
That may e sent through or across.
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transmission (n.)
The act of sending through or across.
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transmit (v.)
To send trough or across.
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transmute (v.)
To change in nature, substance, or form.
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transparent (adj.)
Easy to see through or understand.
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transpire (v.)
To come to pass.
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transplant (v.)
To remove and plant in another place.
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transposition (n.)
The act of reversing the order or changing the place of.
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transverse (adj.)
Lying or being across or in a crosswise direction.
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travail (n.)
Hard or agonizing labor.
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travesty (n.)
A grotesque imitation.
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treacherous (adj.)
Perfidious.
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treachery (n.)
Violation of allegiance, confidence, or plighted faith.
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treasonable (adj.)
Of the nature of betrayal, treachery, or breech of allegiance.
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treatise (n.)
An elaborate literary composition presenting a subject in all its parts.
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treble (adj.)
Multiplied by three.
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trebly (adv.)
Triply.
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tremendous (adj.)
Awe-inspiring.
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tremor (n.)
An involuntary trembling or shivering.
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tremulous (adj.)
Characterized by quivering or unsteadiness.
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trenchant (adj.)
Cutting deeply and quickly.
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trepidation (n.)
Nervous uncertainty of feeling.
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trestle (n.)
An open braced framework for supporting the horizontal stringers of a railway-bridge.
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triad (n.)
A group of three persons of things.
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tribune (n.)
Any champion of the rights and liberties of the people: often used as the name for a newspaper.
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trickery (n.)
Artifice.
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tricolor (adj.)
Of three colors.
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tricycle (n.)
A three-wheeled vehicle.
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trident (n.)
The three-pronged fork that was the emblem of Neptune.
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triennial (adj.)
Taking place every third year.
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trimness (n.)
Neatness.
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trinity (n.)
A threefold personality existing in the one divine being or substance.
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trio (n.)
Three things grouped or associated together.
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triple (adj.)
Threefold.
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triplicate (adj.)
Composed of or pertaining to three related things or parts.
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triplicity (n.)
The state of being triple or threefold.
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tripod (n.)
A three-legged stand, usually hinged near the top, for supporting some instrument.
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trisect (v.)
To divide into three parts, especially into three equal parts.
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trite (adj.)
Made commonplace by frequent repetition.
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triumvir (n.)
One of three men united coordinately in public office or authority.
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trivial (adj.)
Of little importance or value.
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troublesome (adj.)
Burdensome.
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truculence (n.)
Ferocity.
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truculent (adj.)
Having the character or the spirit of a savage.
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truism (n.)
A statement so plainly true as hardly to require statement or proof.
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truthful (adj.)
Veracious.
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turgid (adj.)
Swollen.
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turpitude (n.)
Depravity.
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tutelage (n.)
The act of training or the state of being under instruction.
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tutelar (adj.)
Protective.
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tutorship (n.)
The office of a guardian.
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twinge (n.)
A darting momentary local pain.
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typical (adj.)
Characteristic.
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typify (v.)
To serve as a characteristic example of.
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typographical (adj.)
Pertaining to typography or printing.
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typography (n.)
The arrangement of composed type, or the appearance of printed matter.
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tyrannical (adj.)
Despotic.
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tyranny (n.)
Absolute power arbitrarily or unjustly administrated.
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tyro (n.)
One slightly skilled in or acquainted with any trade or profession.
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ubiquitous (adj.)
Being present everywhere.
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ulterior (adj.)
Not so pertinent as something else to the matter spoken of.
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ultimate (adj.)
Beyond which there is nothing else.
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ultimatum (n.)
A final statement or proposal, as concerning terms or conditions.
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ultramundane (adj.)
Pertaining to supernatural things or to another life.
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ultramontane (adj.)
Beyond the mountains, especially beyond the Alps (that is, on their Italian side).
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umbrage (n.)
A sense of injury.
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unaccountable (adj.)
Inexplicable.
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unaffected (adj.)
Sincere.
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unanimous (adj.)
Sharing the same views or sentiments.
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unanimity (n.)
The state or quality of being of one mind.
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unavoidable (adj.)
Inevitable.
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unbearable (adj.)
Unendurable.
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unbecoming (adj.)
Unsuited to the wearer, place, or surroundings.
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unbelief (n.)
Doubt.
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unbiased (adj.)
Impartial, as judgment.
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unbridled (adj.)
Being without restraint.
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uncommon (adj.)
Rare.
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unconscionable (adj.)
Ridiculously or unjustly excessive.
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unconscious (adj.)
Not cognizant of objects, actions, etc.
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unction (n.)
The art of anointing as with oil.
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unctuous (adj.)
Oily.
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undeceive (v.)
To free from deception, as by apprising of the real state of affairs.
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undercharge (v.)
To make an inadequate charge for.
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underexposed (adj.)
Insufficiently exposed for proper or full development, as negatives in photography.
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undergarment (n.)
A garment to be worn under the ordinary outer garments.
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underman (v.)
To equip with less than the full complement of men.
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undersell (v.)
To sell at a lower price than.
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undersized (adj.)
Of less than the customary size.
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underhanded (adj.)
Clandestinely carried on.
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underlie (v.)
To be the ground or support of.
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underling (n.)
A subordinate.
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undermine (v.)
To subvert in an underhand way.
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underrate (v.)
To undervalue.
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understate (v.)
To fail to put strongly enough, as a case.
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undervalue (v.)
To underestimate.
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underworld (n.)
Hades.
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underwrite (v.)
To issue or be party to the issue of a policy of insurance.
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undue (adj.)
More than sufficient.
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undulate (v.)
To move like a wave or in waves.
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undulous (adj.)
Resembling waves.
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unfavorable (adj.)
Adverse.
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ungainly (adj.)
Clumsy.
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unguent (n.)
Any ointment or lubricant for local application.
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unicellular (adj.)
Consisting of a single cell.
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univalence (n.)
Monovalency.
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unify (v.)
To cause to be one.
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unique (adj.)
Being the only one of its kind.
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unison (n.)
A condition of perfect agreement and accord.
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unisonant (adj.)
Being in a condition of perfect agreement and accord.
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Unitarian (adj.)
Pertaining to a religious body that rejects the doctrine of the Trinity.
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unlawful (adj.)
Illegal.
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unlimited (adj.)
Unconstrained.
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unnatural (adj.)
Artificial.
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unnecessary (adj.)
Not essential under the circumstances.
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unsettle (v.)
To put into confusion.
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unsophisticated (adj.)
Showing inexperience.
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unspeakable (adj.)
Abominable.
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untimely (adj.)
Unseasonable.
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untoward (adj.)
Causing annoyance or hindrance.
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unutterable (adj.)
Inexpressible.
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unwieldy (adj.)
Moved or managed with difficulty, as from great size or awkward shape.
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unwise (adj.)
Foolish.
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unyoke (v.)
To separate.
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up-keep (n.)
Maintenance.
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upbraid (v.)
To reproach as deserving blame.
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upcast (n.)
A throwing upward.
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upheaval (n.)
Overthrow or violent disturbance of established order or condition.
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upheave (v.)
To raise or lift with effort.
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uppermost (adj.)
First in order of precedence.
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uproarious (adj.)
Noisy.
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uproot (v.)
To eradicate.
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upturn (v.)
To throw into confusion.
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urban (adj.)
Of, or pertaining to, or like a city.
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urbanity (n.)
Refined or elegant courtesy.
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urchin (n.)
A roguish, mischievous boy.
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urgency (n.)
The pressure of necessity.
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usage (n.)
Treatment.
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usurious (adj.)
Taking unlawful or exorbitant interest on money loaned.
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usurp (v.)
To take possession of by force.
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usury (n.)
The demanding for the use of money as a loan, a rate of interest beyond what is allowed by law.
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utilitarianism (n.)
The ethical doctrine that actions are right because they are useful or of beneficial tendency.
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utility (n.)
Fitness for some desirable practical purpose.
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utmost (n.)
The greatest possible extent.
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vacate (v.)
To leave.
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vaccinate (v.)
To inoculate with vaccine virus or virus of cowpox.
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vacillate (v.)
To waver.
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vacuous (adj.)
Empty.
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vacuum (n.)
A space entirely devoid of matter.
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vagabond (n.)
A wanderer.
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vagrant (n.)
An idle wanderer.
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vainglory (n.)
Excessive, pretentious, and demonstrative vanity.
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vale (n.)
Level or low land between hills.
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valediction (n.)
A bidding farewell.
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valedictorian (n.)
Student who delivers an address at graduating exercises of an educational institution.
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valedictory (n.)
A parting address.
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valid (adj.)
Founded on truth.
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valorous (adj.)
Courageous.
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vapid (adj.)
Having lost sparkling quality and flavor.
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vaporizer (n.)
An atomizer.
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variable (adj.)
Having a tendency to change.
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variance (n.)
Change.
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variant (n.)
A thing that differs from another in form only, being the same in essence or substance.
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variation (n.)
Modification.
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variegate (v.)
To mark with different shades or colors.
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vassal (n.)
A slave or bondman.
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vaudeville (n.)
A variety show.
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vegetal (adj.)
Of or pertaining to plants.
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vegetarian (n.)
One who believes in the theory that man's food should be exclusively vegetable.
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vegetate (v.)
To live in a monotonous, passive way without exercise of the mental faculties.
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vegetation (n.)
Plant-life in the aggregate.
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vegetative (adj.)
Pertaining to the process of plant-life.
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vehement (adj.)
Very eager or urgent.
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velocity (n.)
Rapid motion.
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velvety (adj.)
Marked by lightness and softness.
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venal (adj.)
Mercenary, corrupt.
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vendible (adj.)
Marketable.
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vendition (n.)
The act of selling.
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vendor (n.)
A seller.
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veneer (n.)
Outside show or elegance.
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venerable (adj.)
Meriting or commanding high esteem.
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venerate (v.)
To cherish reverentially.
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venereal (adj.)
Pertaining to or proceeding from sexual intercourse.
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venial (adj.)
That may be pardoned or forgiven, a forgivable sin.
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venison (n.)
The flesh of deer.
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venom (n.)
The poisonous fluid that certain animals secrete.
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venous (adj.)
Of, pertaining to, or contained or carried in a vein or veins.
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veracious (adj.)
Habitually disposed to speak the truth.
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veracity (n.)
Truthfulness.
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verbatim (adv.)
Word for word.
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verbiage (n.)
Use of many words without necessity.
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verbose (adj.)
Wordy.
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verdant (adj.)
Green with vegetation.
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verification (n.)
The act of proving to be true, exact, or accurate.
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verify (v.)
To prove to be true, exact, or accurate.
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verily (adv.)
In truth.
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verity (n.)
Truth.
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vermin (n.)
A noxious or troublesome animal.
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vernacular (n.)
The language of one's country.
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vernal (adj.)
Belonging to or suggestive of the spring.
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versatile (adj.)
Having an aptitude for applying oneself to new and varied tasks or to various subjects.
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version (n.)
A description or report of something as modified by one's character or opinion.
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vertex (n.)
Apex.
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vertical (adj.)
Lying or directed perpendicularly to the horizon.
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vertigo (n.)
Dizziness.
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vestige (n.)
A visible trace, mark, or impression, of something absent, lost, or gone.
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vestment (n.)
Clothing or covering.
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veto (n.)
The constitutional right in a chief executive of refusing to approve an enactment.
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vicarious (adj.)
Suffered or done in place of or for the sake of another.
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viceroy (n.)
A ruler acting with royal authority in place of the sovereign in a colony or province.
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vicissitude (n.)
A change, especially a complete change, of condition or circumstances, as of fortune.
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vie (v.)
To contend.
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vigilance (n.)
Alert and intent mental watchfulness in guarding against danger.
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vigilant (adj.)
Being on the alert to discover and ward off danger or insure safety.
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vignette (n.)
A picture having a background or that is shaded off gradually.
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vincible (adj.)
Conquerable.
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vindicate (v.)
To prove true, right, or real.
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vindicatory (adj.)
Punitive.
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vindicative (adj.)
Revengeful.
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vinery (n.)
A greenhouse for grapes.
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viol (n.)
A stringed instrument of the violin class.
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viola (n.)
A musical instrument somewhat larger than a violin.
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violator (n.)
One who transgresses.
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violation (n.)
Infringement.
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violoncello (n.)
A stringed instrument held between the player's knees.
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virago (n.)
A bold, impudent, turbulent woman.
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virile (adj.)
Masculine.
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virtu (n.)
Rare, curious, or beautiful quality.
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virtual (adj.)
Being in essence or effect, but not in form or appearance.
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virtuoso (n.)
A master in the technique of some particular fine art.
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virulence (n.)
Extreme poisonousness.
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virulent (adj.)
Exceedingly noxious or deleterious.
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visage (n.)
The face, countenance, or look of a person.
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viscount (n.)
In England, a title of nobility, ranking fourth in the order of British peerage.
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vista (n.)
A view or prospect.
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visual (adj.)
Perceptible by sight.
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visualize (v.)
To give pictorial vividness to a mental representation.
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vitality (n.)
The state or quality of being necessary to existence or continuance.
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vitalize (v.)
To endow with life or energy.
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vitiate (v.)
To contaminate.
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vituperable (adj.)
Deserving of censure.
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vivacity (n.)
Liveliness.
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vivify (v.)
To endue with life.
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vivisection (n.)
The dissection of a living animal.
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vocable (n.)
a word, especially one regarded in relation merely to its qualities of sound.
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vocative (adj.)
Of or pertaining to the act of calling.
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vociferance (n.)
The quality of making a clamor.
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vociferate (v.)
To utter with a loud and vehement voice.
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vociferous (adj.)
Making a loud outcry.
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vogue (n.)
The prevalent way or fashion.
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volant (adj.)
Flying or able to fly.
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volatile (adj.)
Changeable.
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volition (n.)
An act or exercise of will.
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volitive (adj.)
Exercising the will.
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voluble (adj.)
Having great fluency in speaking.
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voluptuous (adj.)
having fullness of beautiful form, as a woman, with or without sensuous or sensual quality.
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voracious (adj.)
Eating with greediness or in very large quantities.
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vortex (n.)
A mass of rotating or whirling fluid, especially when sucked spirally toward the center.
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votary (adj.)
Consecrated by a vow or promise.
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votive (adj.)
Dedicated by a vow.
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vulgarity (n.)
Lack of refinement in conduct or speech.
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vulnerable (adj.)
Capable of receiving injuries.
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waif (n.)
A homeless, neglected wanderer.
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waistcoat (n.)
A vest.
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waive (v.)
To relinquish, especially temporarily, as a right or claim.
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wampum (n.)
Beads strung on threads, formerly used among the American Indians as currency.
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wane (v.)
To diminish in size and brilliancy.
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wantonness (n.)
Recklessness.
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warlike (adj.)
Belligerent.
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wavelet (n.)
A ripple.
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weak-kneed (adj.)
Without resolute purpose or energy.
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weal (n.)
Well-being.
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wean (v.)
To transfer (the young) from dependence on mother's milk to another form of nourishment.
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wearisome (adj.)
Fatiguing.
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wee (adj.)
Very small.
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well-bred (adj.)
Of good ancestry.
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well-doer (n.)
A performer of moral and social duties.
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well-to-do (adj.)
In prosperous circumstances.
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whereabouts (n.)
The place in or near which a person or thing is.
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whereupon (adv.)
After which.
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wherever (adv.)
In or at whatever place.
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wherewith (n.)
The necessary means or resources.
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whet (v.)
To make more keen or eager.
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whimsical (adj.)
Capricious.
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whine (v.)
To utter with complaining tone.
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wholly (adv.)
Completely.
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wield (v.)
To use, control, or manage, as a weapon, or instrument, especially with full command.
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wile (n.)
An act or a means of cunning deception.
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winsome (adj.)
Attractive.
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wintry (adj.)
Lacking warmth of manner.
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wiry (adj.)
Thin, but tough and sinewy.
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witchcraft (n.)
Sorcery.
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witless (adj.)
Foolish, indiscreet, or silly.
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witling (n.)
A person who has little understanding.
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witticism (n.)
A witty, brilliant, or original saying or sentiment.
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wittingly (adv.)
With knowledge and by design.
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wizen (v.)
To become or cause to become withered or dry.
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wizen-faced (adj.)
Having a shriveled face.
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working-man (n.)
One who earns his bread by manual labor.
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workmanlike (adj.)
Like or befitting a skilled workman.
