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1
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trestle (v)

A

a supporting tower used to support a bridge

2
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twinge (v)

A

a sharp stab of pain

3
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travail (v)

A

work hard

4
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plaudit (v)

A

enthusiastic approval

5
Q

rankle (v)

A

gnaw into; make resentful or angry

6
Q

congeal (v)

A

become gelatinous

7
Q

impute (v)

A

attribute or credit to

8
Q

bric-a-brac (v)

A

miscellaneous curios

9
Q

intercession (v)

A

a prayer to God on behalf of another person

10
Q

invariable (v)

A

not liable to or capable of change

11
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multifarious (v)

A

having many aspects

12
Q

reprove (v)

A

take to task

13
Q

weal (v)

A

a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions

14
Q

singe (v)

A

burn superficially or lightly

15
Q

fetter (v)

A

a shackle for the ankles or feet

16
Q

convulse (v)

A

move or stir about violently

17
Q

rivulet (v)

A

a small stream

18
Q

baize (v)

A

a bright green fabric napped to resemble felt; used to cover gaming tables

19
Q

nunnery (v)

A

the convent of a community of nuns

20
Q

optician (v)

A

a worker who makes glasses for remedying defects of vision

21
Q

pucker (v)

A

become wrinkled or drawn together

22
Q

beseech (v)

A

ask for or request earnestly

23
Q

confectioner (v)

A

someone who makes candies and other sweets

24
Q

germinate (v)

A

cause to grow or sprout

25
Q

inculcate (v)

A

teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions

26
Q

insolent (v)

A

marked by casual disrespect

27
Q

stupor (v)

A

marginal consciousness

28
Q

abrogate (v)

A

revoke or abolish by authority

29
Q

armful (v)

A

the quantity that can be contained in the arms

30
Q

extrude (v)

A

form or shape by forcing through an opening

31
Q

inflammable (v)

A

easily ignited

32
Q

sear (v)

A

become superficially burned

33
Q

encamp (v)

A

live in or as if in a tent

34
Q

cravat (v)

A

neckwear worn in a slipknot with long ends overlapping vertically in front

35
Q

disconcert (v)

A

cause to lose one’s composure

36
Q

accredit (v)

A

grant credentials to

37
Q

burgher (v)

A

a member of the middle class

38
Q

teetotal (v)

A

practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages

39
Q

herbaceous (v)

A

characteristic of a nonwoody herb or plant part

40
Q

scabbard (v)

A

a sheath for a sword or dagger or bayonet

41
Q

ail (v)

A

be ill or unwell

42
Q

embezzle (v)

A

appropriate (as property entrusted to one’s care) fraudulently to one’s own use

43
Q

connote (v)

A

involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic

44
Q

betroth (v)

A

give to in marriage

45
Q

abscond (v)

A

run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along

46
Q

baste (v)

A

cover with liquid before cooking

47
Q

epistle (v)

A

a book of the New Testament written in the form of a letter from an Apostle

48
Q

freemason (v)

A

a member of a widespread secret fraternal order pledged to mutual assistance and brotherly love

49
Q

preferment (v)

A

the act of making accusations

50
Q

capillary (v)

A

any of the minute blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules

51
Q

distemper (v)

A

any of various infectious viral diseases of animals

52
Q

prickle (v)

A

cause a stinging or tingling sensation

53
Q

remunerate (v)

A

make payment to; compensate

54
Q

flax (v)

A

fiber of the flax plant that is made into thread and woven into linen fabric

55
Q

left-handed (v)

A

ironically ambiguous

56
Q

abscess (v)

A

symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue

57
Q

conjugal (v)

A

of or relating to marriage or to the relationship between a wife and husband

58
Q

juridical (v)

A

relating to the administration of justice or the function of a judge

59
Q

gendarme (v)

A

a French policeman

60
Q

crustacean (v)

A

any mainly aquatic arthropod usually having a segmented body and chitinous exoskeleton

61
Q

gosling (v)

A

young goose

62
Q

attenuate (v)

A

become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude

63
Q

denominate (v)

A

assign a name or title to

64
Q

evidential (v)

A

serving as or based on evidence

65
Q

natal (v)

A

relating to or accompanying birth

66
Q

grenadier (v)

A

an infantryman equipped with grenades

67
Q

coincident (v)

A

occurring or operating at the same time

68
Q

cognate (v)

A

related in nature

69
Q

typography (v)

A

the craft of composing type and printing from it

70
Q

antiquary (v)

A

an expert or collector of antiquities

71
Q

marauder (v)

A

someone who attacks in search of booty

72
Q

luminosity (v)

A

the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light

73
Q

somatic (v)

A

affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit

74
Q

steppe (v)

A

extensive plain without trees (associated with eastern Russia and Siberia)

75
Q

concordance (v)

A

an index of all main words in a book along with their immediate contexts

76
Q

acetic (v)

A

relating to or containing acetic acid

77
Q

fission (v)

A

a nuclear reaction in which a massive nucleus splits into smaller nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy

78
Q

imminence (v)

A

the state of being imminent and liable to happen soon

79
Q

conjugate (v)

A

joined together especially in a pair or pairs

80
Q

continence (v)

A

voluntary control over urinary and fecal discharge

81
Q

benefice (v)

A

an endowed church office giving income to its holder

82
Q

jaundice (v)

A

yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes caused by an accumulation of bile pigment in the blood; can be a symptom of gallstones or liver infection or anemia

83
Q

deprave (v)

A

corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality

84
Q

transferee (v)

A

someone who transfers or is transferred from one position to another

85
Q

gradation (v)

A

relative position in a graded series

86
Q

egoism (v)

A

concern for your own interests and welfare

87
Q

belay (v)

A

something to which a mountain climber’s rope can be secured

88
Q

intestacy (v)

A

the situation of being or dying without a legally valid will

89
Q

coalescence (v)

A

the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts

90
Q

diphthong (v)

A

a vowel sound that starts near the articulatory position for one vowel and moves toward the position for another

91
Q

quarto (v)

A

the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper twice to form four leaves

92
Q

commissariat (v)

A

a stock or supply of foods

93
Q

orthogonal (v)

A

relating to or composed of right angles

94
Q

tortuous (v)

A

of or pertaining to the nature of a tort (wrongdoing for which a legal action for damages may be brought)

95
Q

nebula (v)

A

an immense cloud of gas (mainly hydrogen) and dust in interstellar space

96
Q

utilitarianism (v)

A

doctrine that value is determined by usefulness; especially as elaborated by Jeremy Bentham and James Mill; the aim was said to be the greatest happiness for the greatest number

97
Q

necrosis (v)

A

the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)

98
Q

herbarium (v)

A

a collection of dried plants that are mounted and systematically classified for study

99
Q

hypotenuse (v)

A

the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle

100
Q

unbelief (v)

A

a rejection of belief