Set 1 Flashcards
(199 cards)
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satyr
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half-human, half-bestial being in the court of Dionysus (resembling a goat), portrayed as wanton(unrestrained) and cunning; lecher; ex: faun; ex: goat: lecherous man
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dupe
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someone easily fooled or deceived; v. deceive
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ravine
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narrow valley with steep sides; gorge; ex: gully, canyon
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jab
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poke abruptly with something sharp; punch with short blows
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doze
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sleep lightly; nap
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distend
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expand; swell out
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sleeper
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one that achieves unexpected success; something originally of little value or importance that in time becomes very valuable
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foible
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small weakness of character; slight fault; ex: feeble
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prance
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move about in a spirited manner (proudly and confidently)
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fluctuate
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waver; shift; rise and fall as if in waves; change or vary irregularly
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asylum
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place of refuge or shelter; protection (religious or political)
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inclement
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stormy; unkind; unmerciful; ex: clement
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masquerade
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wear a mask or disguise; pretend; n. costume party or ball at which masks are worn; pretense; disguise
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convert
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one who has adopted a different religion or opinion; v. change into another form; (persuade to) adopt a particular religion or belief
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nepotism
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favoritism (to a relative); ex: nephew
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hypnosis
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induced sleeping state; adj. hypnotic; v. hypnotize
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romp
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play or frolic boisterously; gambol; n.
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hedonist
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one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life; ex: hedonism: practice of living one’s life purely for pleasure
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unctuous
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oily; bland; insincerely suave
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fuddle
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make stupid or confused as with alcholic drink; n. in a fuddle: confused
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fortitude
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bravery; courage; strength of mind
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nourish
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provide with food necessary for life and growth
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primordial
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existing at the beginning (of time); rudimentary
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voluptuous
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sensual; of or giving sensual pleasure; indulging in sensual pleasures; ex. voluptuous lines; ex. voluptuous life of the Romans; n. voluptuary: voluptuous person
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jostle
shove; bump; push against (someone) rather roughly; ex. jostled by the crowds
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theocracy
government run by religious leaders
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scenario
plot outline; screenplay(script for a movie); opera libretto; outline of possible future events
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embellish
adorn; ornament; enhance as a story (by adding fictitious details)
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graduate
arrange into categories or grades; divide into marked intervals (for use in measurement); ex. graduated ruler
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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; ex: boycott
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synthetic
not natural; artificial; resulting from synthesis; ex. synthetic fiber; n.
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braggart
boaster; bragger
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overturn
turn over; capsize; topple
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pastoral
rural; of rural life; idyllic; of a pastor
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meter
arrangement of words in the form of poetry (by accentual rhythm)
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peroration
conclusion of an oration; perorating; v. perorate: conclude a speech; speak at great length
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itinerant
wandering; traveling from place to place (to perform work); ex. itinerant preacher
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ecclesiastic
ecclesiastical; pertaining to the church; n. minister; priest; cleric; clergyman
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uproar
noisy confusion
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calumny
malicious misrepresentation; slander
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deadlock
standstill resulting from the opposition of two unrelenting forces; stalemate
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remediable
reparable
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ken
range of knowledge; ex. beyond one's ken
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avocation
secondary or minor occupation
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stint
set limits in amount or number; be thrifty; adj. stinting, unstinting; ex: stint:savings
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cynical
skeptical or distrustful of human motives; n. cynicism; ex: cynic: person who believes all people are motivated by selfishness
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accelerate
move faster
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deliberate
consider; ponder; adj. done on purpose; slow
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repel
drive away; disgust; ex. repel the attack/moisture; ex. repelled by the dirty room; ex: repulsion
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drone
idle person who lives on other people's work; male bee
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mayhem
injury to body; crime of willfully maiming or crippling a person; violent disorder; ex. mayhem in the zoo; ex: maim
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simulate
feign; imitate
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pore
study industriously; ponder; scrutinize; ex. pore over the book; n.
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prod
poke (with a pointed object); stir up; urge; goad to action; n. pointed object used to prod; prodding
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occlude
shut; close; obstruct; ex. A blood clot occluded an artery.
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cabal
small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
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odyssey
long, eventful, adventurous journey
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lewd
lustful
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restive
impatiently restless (induced by external coercion or restriction); restlessly impatient; obstinately resisting control; ex. restive horses because of wolves; ex: not a general synonym for `restless'
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heinous
atrocious; wicked; hatefully bad; ex. heinous crime
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vignette
small drawing placed at the beginning or end of a chapter; picture; short literary sketch; short written description of a character or scene
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bait
harass; tease; torment; ex. badger baiting; n. food or other lure used to catch fish or trap animals
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derivation
deriving; origin or source of something; ex. the derivation of the word
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tautological
needlessly repetitious; ex. ``It was visible to the eye''; n. tautology: needless repetition of the same sense; statement that is always true
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probe
explore with a probe or tools; investigate; n. slender instrument used to explore a wound or body cavity; device designed to investigate an unknown region; thorough investigation; ex. space probe
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mural
wall painting
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ferment
agitation; commotion(noisy and excited activity); unrest (of a political kind); v. produce by fermentation; undergo fermentation; cause (a state of trouble)
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lucid
easily understood; clear; intelligible; n. lucidity
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ewe
female sheep
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junta
group of persons joined in political intrigue; cabal; group of military officers ruling a country after seizing power (by force)
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rift
narrow opening in a large mass; break in a friendly relation; ex. through a rift in the clouds; OP. reconcilation
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natal
connected with birth; ex: prenatal; ex: postnatal
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ruthless
pitiless; merciless; cruel
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trenchant
cutting; incisive; keen
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treatise
article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly
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drudgery
hard unpleasant work; menial work
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malcontent
person dissatisfied with existing state of affairs; discontented person; adj. discontented
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artisan
a manually skilled worker
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abrogate
abolish
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rhapsodize
speak or write in an exaggeratedly enthusiastic manner; ex. rhapsodize over the beauty of the scenery
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slovenly
untidy; careless in work habits; slipshod; n. sloven: one who is habitually untidy or careless
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pharisaical
pertaining to the Pharisees, who paid scrupulous attention to tradition; self-righteous; hypocritical
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linger
loiter or dawdle; be slow in leaving; delay going; continue or persist; be slow to disappear; ex. The smell lingered for days.
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hygiene
science and practice of the promotion and preservation of health; adj. hygienic: showing careful attention to cleanness (to prevent disease); ex. hygienic condition
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brittle
hard but easily broken; difficult; unstable; ex. brittle situation
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cohorts
group of people who share some common quality; armed band; a group of between 300 and 600 soldiers under one commander (in the ancient Rome)
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ovoid
egg-shaped; ex: ovum; ex: ovulate
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prevail
be widespread; triumph over; gain victory; prevail on: persuade; induce; ex. Justice has prevailed; ex. prevail on someone to do something
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misogamy
hatred of marriage
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linguistic
pertaining to language
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hypothetical
based on assumptions or hypotheses; supposed; n. hypothesis
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low
moo; make the sound of a cow
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contest
dispute; argue about the rightness of; compete for; try to win; ex. contest the election results; ex. contest a seat in Parliament; n.
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cadence
rhythmic rise and fall (of words or sounds); beat; regular beat of sound; rhythm
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ego
one's opinion of oneself; self-esteem
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erotic
pertaining to passionate love or sexual love
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eugenic
pertaining to the improvement of race; n. eugenics: study of hereditary improvement of the human race
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canto
division of a long poem
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prate
talk idly; speak foolishly; boast idly
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nurture
nourish; feed; educate; rear; care for while it is growing or developing; foster; cultivate; n. something that nourishes; rearing
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merger
combination (of two business corporations); act of merging
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tension
stretching; condition of being stretched; mental strain; strained relationship between groups or people
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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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heedless
not noticing; disregarding
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orthography
correct spelling; ex: ortho-: straight; correct; ex. orthodontics
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stoop
bend forward and down; lower or debase oneself; fall to a lower standard of behavior by doing something; condescend; ex. stoop to lying
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collateral
security given for loan; adj. secondary; descended from the same person but through different sons or daughters
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remorse
deep regret for wrongdoing; guilt; self-reproach
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incapacitate
disable; n. incapacity: lack of capacity
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whim
sudden capricious idea; fancy
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fallible
liable to err
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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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animadversion
critical remark; v. animadvert: comment critically with disapproval
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commune
small (often rural) community whose members share work and income; v. exchange thoughts or feelings; ex. commune with nature
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onus
burden; responsibility
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scapegoat
someone who bears the blame for others; whipping boy; ex: escape+goat
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commemorative
remembering; honoring the memory of; ex. commemorative stamp
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suborn
persuade to act unlawfully (especially to commit perjury); n. subornation
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tan
convert (hide) into leather; make brown by exposure to the sun
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febrile
feverish
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communal
held in common; public; of a group of people; of a commune
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clemency
disposition to be lenient in deciding punishments; mildness as of the weather; adj. clement
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facade(fa\c{c}ade)
front or face (of building); superficial or false appearance
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slapdash
hasty and careless; haphazard; sloppy(carelessly done)
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imperceptible
unnoticeable; impossible to perceive; undetectable
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floe
flat mass of floating ice
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reverend
deserving reverence; n. priest
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dilute
make (a liquid) less concentrated; reduce in strength; ex. dilute the influence of the president
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virile
manly; having masculine spirit or strength; full of strength
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azure
sky blue
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deft
neat; skillful
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nefarious
very wicked
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persist
continue in existence; last; continue in a course of action in spite of opposition; ex. persist in/with something; adj. persistent
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inverse
opposite
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hackneyed
commonplace; trite
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wisp
small bunch (of hair); faint streak (of smoke)
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retrench
cut down; cut down expenses; economize
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don
put on; OP. doff
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polygamist
one who has more than one spouse at a time; ex: bigamy; ex: polyandry
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behemoth
huge creature; something of monstrous size or power
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deterrent
something that discourages or deters
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ingrate
ungrateful person (not expressing thanks)
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gibberish
nonsense; nonsensical or unintelligible talk or writing; babbling
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crossbreed
hybridize; n. hybrid; ex: interbreed; ex: inbreed
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plasticity
ability to be molded; adj. plastic: capable of being shaped or molded; ex. plastic material such as clay
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amoral
nonmoral; having no understanding of right and wrong
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mendicant
beggar; adj. living as a beggar
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wretch
miserable person; bad or despicable person; adj. wretched: miserable; bad; contemptible; vile
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abeyance
suspended action
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pulpit
raised platform used in preaching (in a church)
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instigate
start; urge; provoke; incite; ex. instigate a search/quarrel
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wax
increase gradually (as the moon); grow
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ostracize
banish from a group; exclude from public favor; ban; ex. His friends ostracized him. n. ostracism
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speechless
unable for the moment to speak (because of strong feeling); ex. speechless with anger
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acclaim
applaud; praise; greet with great approval; announce with great approval; ex. The new drung has been acclaimed as the most important discoveries for years; n. strong expression of approval and praise
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virus
disease communicator
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inerrancy
infallibility
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parlance
language; manner of speaking; idiom; ex. in legal/common parlance
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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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integrity
honesty; uprightness; wholeness; state of being whole and undivided; completeness
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brood
sit on in order to hatch; think deeply or worry anxiously; n. the young of certain animals; group of young birds hatched at one time
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equinox
period of equal days and nights; the beginning of spring and autumn; ex. vernal/autumnal equinox; adj. equinoctial
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ultimatum
last demand; last warning; last statement of conditions that must be met; ex. They have ignored our ultimatum.
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gradation
series of gradual stages; degree in such a progression
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ramify
branch out; divide into branches or subdivisions
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gangrene
decay of body tissue caused by insufficient blood supply (usually following injury); adj. gangrenous
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disconcert
confuse; upset; embarrass; perturb
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abdicate
renounce; give up (position, right, or responsibility)
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atone
make amends for; pay for; ex. atone for
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slur
slander; insult to one's character or reputation; v.
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vitriolic
causing sharp pain to the mind; caustic; corrosive; sarcastic; of vitriol; n. vitriol: sulphuric acid (which burns flesh deeply); bitterly abusive expression; caustic expression; ex: glass
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apropos
with reference to; regarding; ex. remarks apropos (of) the present situation; adj. ADv.
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fatalism
belief that events are determined by forces or fates beyond one's control; adj. fatalistic; ex: fatal: causing death
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sere
sear; parched; dry
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leeway
room to move; margin; latitude; ex. leeway for the deadline
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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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flout
reject; mock; show contempt for; scorn; ex. flout the rules
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patina
green crust on old bronze works or copper; tone slowly taken by varnished painting
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perimeter
outer boundary; length of the outer boundary; circumference
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mercantile
concerning trade or merchants
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objective
not influenced by emotions; fair; n. goal; aim
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palate
roof of the mouth; sense of the taste
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timbre
quality of a musical tone produced by a musical instrument (which distinguishes it from others of the same pitch)
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peevish
bad-tempered; irritable; v. peeve: make angry
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uncanny
strange; mysterious; ex. uncanny knack
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indices
signs; indications; ex. indices of a student's potential; ex: index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; ex. cost-of-living index
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annuity
yearly allowance
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acoustics
science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
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foppish
vain about dress and appearance; n. fop: man who takes too much interest in his clothes and appearance
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disinter
dig up; unearth; OP. inter
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decomposition
decay; v. decompose: decay; break and separate into simple parts
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minatory
menacing; threatening
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fraught
filled (with something unpleasant); full; ex. fraught with danger and difficulties; ex: freight
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scurvy
contemptible; despicable; n. disease caused by deficiency of Vitamin C
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wrench
twist; pull; strain; ex. He wrenched the gun out of her hands.
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disabuse
correct a false impression; undeceive; free from a wrong belief
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sentinel
sentry; lookout
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gingerly
very carefully; adj.
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subpoena
writ(written command issued by a court) summoning a witness to appear in court; v. summon with a subpoena
