Set 19 Flashcards
(199 cards)
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forestall
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prevent by taking action in advance
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impetuous
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violent; hasty; rash; impulsive; without careful thought; ex. impetuous decision
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ambrosia
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food of the gods
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taper
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very thin candle; gradual decrease in the width of a long object; v. make or become gradually narrower toward one end
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resplendent
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brilliant; splendid in appearance; dazzling; glorious
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delta
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flat plain of mud or sand between branches of a river
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equipoise
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balance; balancing force; equilibrium
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aspersion
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slanderous remark; ex. cast aspersions on
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downcast
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disheartened; dejected; sad; directed downward
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therapeutic
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curative; n. therapy
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appurtenances
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subordinate possessions; something added to a more important thing
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plausible
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conceivably true; having a show of truth but open to doubt; specious
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prude
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excessively modest or proper person (who is easily shocked by improper things, esp. of a sexual nature); n. prudery; adj. prudish: excessively concerned with propriety
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perceptive
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insightful; showing a good ability at perceiving and understanding; aware; wise; of perception
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solicitor
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lawyer in the lower court of law
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debase
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degrade; reduce in quality or value; degenerate; lower in esteem; disgrace; n. debasement
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carefree
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free from worries; having no problems
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eerie
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weird; causing fear because strange
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uniformity
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sameness; monotony; adj. uniform: the same all over
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abstinence
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restraint from pleasant things, esp. eating or drinking; ex: abstention: act of abstaining from vote
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defiance
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refusal to yield; resistance; v. defy; adj. defiant
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misadventure
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mischance; ill luck; ex. death by misadventure
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brim
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uppermost edge of a cup; projecting rim (as on a hat); ex. The glass was full to the brim; v. be full to the brim
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relish
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enjoy; savor; n. enjoyment; zest
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adversity
great hardship or affliction; misfortune; calamitous event
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inveigh
denounce; utter censure or invective; ex. inveigh against the evils of drink
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contortions
twistings; distortions; v. contort: twist violently out of shape; ex: contortionist
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antiseptic
substance that prevents infection in a wound; adj.
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internecine
mutually destructive
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profound
deep; not superficial; complete; ex. profound thinker/remark/silence/deafness; n. profundity
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foist
insert improperly; impose upon another by coercion; palm off; pass off as genuine or worthy; ex: fist
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beguile
deceive; mislead or delude; cheat; pass time pleasantly; charm or attract; ex. beguiling smile
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redoubtable
formidable; causing fear
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credence
belief
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intangible
not able to be perceived by touch; vague
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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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resonant
(of a sound) echoing; resounding(sounding loudly); deep and full in sound; producing resonance; ex. resonant voice; n. resonance
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errant
wandering (esp. in search of adventure); straying from proper moral standards; ex. knight-errant
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toll
sound (a large bell) slowly at regular intervals; n. sound of a bell; fixed tax or charge
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elope
run away secretly with the intention of getting married
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unruly
disobedient; lawless; difficult to control
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seemly
(of behavior) proper; appropriate
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decrepit
weak and in bad condition from old age or hard use; ex. decrepit old chair/man
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afterlife
life after death; later part of one's life
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erode
eat away; wear away gradually by abrasion; ex. The sea erodes the rocks.
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beware
be cautious (of)
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orifice
mouthlike opening; small opening (esp. to a cavern or passage of the body); ex: mouth
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throb
(of a heart or machine) beat rapidly or violently; n. ex. hearthrob: heartbeat; sweetheart
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pendant(pendent)
hanging down from something; pending; n. ornament (hanging from a necklace etc.)
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hinterlands
back country; inner part of a country; OP. foreland
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dainty
delicate; delicately beautiful; fastidious; not easy to please; ex. dainty movement/dress
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manifold
many in number or kind; numerous; varied
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altruistic
unselfishly generous; concerned for others; n. altiruism: unselfish concern for the welfare of others; unselfishness; OP. egoism
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cerebration
thought; working of the brain
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attenuate
make thin; weaken
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cognizance
knowledge; adj. cognizant; having knowledge; aware
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ogle
look at amorously; make eyes at; ex. old men ogling young girls
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anoint
consecrate; put oil on (in a religious ceremony)
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dappled
spotted
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disquisition
formal systematic inquiry; explanation of the results of a formal inquiry; long formal speech or written report
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drama
prose or verse composition to be performed by actors; play; exciting and unusual situation
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devious
roundabout; erratic; deviating from the straight course; not straightforward; not completely honest; ex. devious route
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ecstasy
rapture; very strong feeling of joy and happiness; any overpowering emotion; adj. ecstatic: causing or experiencing ecstasy
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felicity
happiness; appropriateness (of a remark, choice, etc.); quality of being felicitous
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ratiocination
reasoning; act of drawing conclusions from premises; v. ratiocinate: reason logically
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pillory
punish by placing in a wooden frame or pillory; subject or expose to criticism and ridicule; n.
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slander
defamation; utterance of false and malicious statements; v. adj. slanderous
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gracious
kind in a generous way (to someone less important)
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berate
scold strongly
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prophylactic
used to prevent disease; n. something prophylactic; condom; n. prophylaxis: prevention of disease
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resurge
rise again; flow to and fro; n. resurgence; adj. resurgent: (of ideas or beliefs) experiencing revival; surging again
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probity
uprightness; honesty; incorruptibility
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categorical
without exceptions; made without any doubt in mind; unqualified; absolute
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resuscitate
revive; bring back to life or consciousness; ex. resuscitate the drowned child
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concise
brief and compact
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stoke
stir up a fire or furnace; feed plentifully
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abut
border upon; adjoin
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obliterate
destroy completely; wipe out; ex. obliterate the village
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polyglot
speaking several languages; multilingual; ex. polyglot person/society; n.
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vacillate
waver (in opinion); fluctuate; sway to and fro; n. vacillation
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hazard
venture; put in danger; risk; ex. hazard a guess; n. possible source of danger
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deducible
derived by reasoning; v. deduce: infer; derive by reasoning
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compress
force into less space; squeeze; contract; put into fewer words; n. thick mass of cloth pressed to part of the body to stop bleeding or swelling, reduce fever, etc.
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imposture
assuming a false identity; masquerade; ex: impostor
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reciprocal
mutual; given and received in return; exchangeable; interacting; ex. reciprocal trade agreement
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expedite
hasten; make go faster
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prerogative
privilege; unquestionable right; ex: ask before
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decoy
lure or bait; v.
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chaffing
bantering; joking
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sap
diminish; weaken; undermine the foundations of (a fortification); ex. The element kryptonite sapped his strength.
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thrash
beat with a whip or flail; defeat utterly; talk about thoroughly in order to find the answer; move wildly or violently; ex. The fishes thrashed about in the net.
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hieroglyphic
picture writing; adj.
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bard
poet
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missile
object to be thrown or projected
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bulk
size or volume (esp. when very large); main part; ex. The bulk of the work has already been done; adj. bulky: having great size
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morose
ill-humored; sullen; sullenly melancholy
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touching
causing a feeling of pity or sympathy; pathetic; v. touch: cause to feel pity or sympathy; adj. touched
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reactionary
strongly opposed to social or political change; opposing progress; politically ultraconservative; n. OP. radical
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evoke
call forth (memory or feeling); ex. That old film evoked memories of my childhood; n. evocation
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bloated
(unpleasantly) swollen or puffed as with water or air
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pivotal
of a pivot; central; critical; crucial
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commiserate
feel or express pity or sympathy for
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residue
remainder; balance
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depose
dethrone; remove from office; give a deposition; testify
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billow
large wave of water; a great swell or surge (of smoke); v. surge, swell, roll in billows
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offhand
casual; done without prior thought or preparation
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contrivance
something contrived; machine or apparatus; clever deceitful plan; scheme
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incursion
temporary invasion; ex: excursion: short journey
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torrent
rushing stream; flood; ex. The rain fell in torrents.
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demure
(of a woman or child) grave; quiet and serious; coy; pretending to be demure
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apiculture
bee-keeping
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ordain
decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine; install as a minister, priest, or rabbi; n. ordainment; ex: ordination
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bolster
support; reinforce
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quorum
minimal number of members necessary to conduct a meeting
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insensible
unconscious; unresponsive; insensitive; unaware; imperceptible; ex. insensible of his danger/to pain; ex. insensible change; ex: not the opposite of sensible
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visionary
produced by imagination; fanciful; mystical; showing foresight; n. one having foresight; one given to speculative impractical ideas
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pediatrician
physician specializing in children's diseases; n. pediatrics
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tyranny
oppression; cruel government; adj. tyrannical: of a tyrant or tyranny; despotic; v. tyrannize: treat tyrannically; oppress
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dull
(of colors or surfaces) not bright; cloudy; overcast; boring; (of edge or sound) not sharp; not rapid; sluggish; slow in thinking and understanding; stupid; v.
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dormant
sleeping; temporarily inactive; lethargic; latent
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verbose
wordy; n. verbosity
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barefaced
shameless and noticeable; blatant; bold; unconcealed; having no covering on the face; ex. barefaced lie
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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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slither
slip or slide
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suffuse
spread through or over (with a color or liquid); charge; ex. A blush suffused her cheeks.
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sibylline
prophetic; oracular; n. sibyl: woman prophet (in the ancient world)
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efficacy
power to produce desired effect; adj. efficacious: effectual
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quash
crush; suppress; squash; subdue; annul; ex. quash a rebellion/the decision of the low court
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collusion
conspiring in a fraudulent scheme to cheat or deceive others; v. collude
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analogy
similarity; parallelism; comparing two similar things
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interloper
intruder; one who interferes
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flicker
burn unsteadily or fitfully; move waveringly; n. flickering movement or light; brief sensation; ex. flicker of excitement
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paean
song of praise or joy; ex. paeans celebrating the victory
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insalubrious
unwholesome; not healthful; ex. insalubrious place
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elaborate
work out carefully; add more detail or information; adj.
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checkered(chequered)
marked by great changes in fortune; with many changes of fortuene; ex: checked: having a pattern of squares
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perforate
pierce; put a hole through
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imprudent
lacking caution; not prudent; injudicious
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acquiesce
assent; agree passively; comply without protest
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catalyst
agent which brings about a chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged; ex: catalysis
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effectuate
effect; produce; achieve; ex. effectuate a reconciliation
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didactic
(of speech or writing) intended to teach a moral lesson; teaching; instructional; n. didacticism
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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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discombobulated
discomposed; confused
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touchy
oversensitive; easily offended; irasible; delicate; needing delicate handling; ex. touchy situation
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sundry
miscellaneous; various; several; n. sundries: small miscellaneous items
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disperse
scatter; ex. disperse the cloud/crowd
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pithy
concise and meaningful; substantial; meaty
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dyslexia
word blindness; learning disorder marked by impairment of the ability to read
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ruminant
animal that ruminates; adj.
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gobble
eat very quickly
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thesis
opinion put forward and supported by reasoned arguments
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arsenal
storage place for military equipment
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inundate
flood; overflow; submerge; cover completely; ex. inundated with work
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pallet
small poor bed; ex. straw pallet
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gait
manner of walking or running; speed
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egotism
tendency to speak or write of oneself excessively; conceit; self-importance
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anodyne
drug that relieves pain or trouble; ç¿‘ç?; opiate; adj. ex. anodyne statement
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mediocre
ordinary; commonplace; neither good nor bad
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profligate
wasteful (of money); dissipated; wildly immoral; dissolute; n. profligate person; n. profligacy
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amulet
charm; talisman; an object worn believed to protect against evil, bad luck
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eccentric
irregular; odd; unconventional; whimsical; bizarre; not concentric
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distraught
upset; distracted by anxiety; very anxious and troubled almost to the point of madness; ex. distraught with grief/worry
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remonstrate
protest; objection; v. remonstrate: say in protest
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benediction
blessing
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ciliated
having minute hairs; ex: cilium; ex: cilia: eyelash
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assumption
something taken for granted; the taking over or taking possession of; ex. her assumption of power; v. assume
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arbitrate
act as judge (at the request of both sides)
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malicious
hateful; spiteful; expressing malice; n. malice: desire to harm others; spite
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masticate
chew
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caulk(calk)
make watertight (by blocking up cracks as in a ship)
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resignation
patiently submissiveness; statement that one is quitting a job; adj. resigned: acquiescent
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fluke
unlikely occurrence; stroke of fortune; accidental stroke of good luck; adj. fluky
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sham
pretend; feign; adj. not genuine; fake; ex. sham jewelry; n. something that is not what it appears; impostor; pretense; ex. The agreement was a sham.
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prototype
original work used as a model by others
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infernal
pertaining to hell; devilish; n. inferno: place of fiery heat or destruction
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begrudge
envy; give or allow unwillingly; grudge; ex. We shouldn't begrudge him his success.
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spontaneity
lack of premeditation; naturalness; freedom from constraint; adj. spontaneous: self-generated; unpremeditated; happening without being planned
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interminable
endless
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unassuming
modest; ex. the champion's unassuming manner
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osseous
made of bone; bony
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unfetter
liberate; free from chains; v. unfetter
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conviction
judgment that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief
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inaugurate
begin formally; install in office; induct into office by a formal ceremony; n. inauguration; adj. inaugural
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brandish
wave around (a weapon); flourish
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sensual
devoted to the pleasures of the sense; carnal; voluptuous; ex. sensual woman/curves/lips
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comport
bear one's self; behave; ex. comport oneself; n. comportment
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trinket
knickknack; bauble; cheap jewelry
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pestilential(pestilent)
causing plague; tending to cause death; baneful; n. pestilence: fatal epidemic disease (esp. bubonic plague)
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unfeigned
genuine; real
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parvenu
upstart; newly rich person
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isthmus
narrow neck of land connecting two larger bodies of land
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prestige
respect or admiration; impression produced by achievements or reputation; adj. causing admiration; adj. prestigious: having prestige
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visceral
felt in one's inner organs; n. viscera: internal body organs; ex: eviscerate
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arroyo
gully; narrow channel formed by rainwater
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falsify
make (something written) false by changing
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effrontery
rudeness without any sense of shame; shameless boldness; presumptousness; nerve; cheek
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hue
color; aspect; ex. opinions of every hue
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holocaust
destruction by fire; ex: burnt whole; ex: Holocaust
