Vocab 3 Flashcards
(221 cards)
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miasma
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swamp gas; pervasive corrupting influence; noxious atmosphere or influence
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prepossessing
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attractive
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lascivious
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lustful
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primogeniture
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seniority by birth; being first born
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incipient
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beginning; in an early stage
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suffuse
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spread through or over (with color or liquid); charge
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herpetologist
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studies reptiles
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epistemologist
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studies nature of knowledge
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titter
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nervous giggles
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terminus
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last stop of railroad; end
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calumniate
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to slander, to present false accusal
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lope
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gallop slowly
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ewe
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female sheep
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heterodox
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against accepted opinion; unorthodox; unconventional
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hovel
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shack
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somatic
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pertaining to the body; physical
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impalpable
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imperceptible; intangible;
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ramify
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to be subdivided; to branch out
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parsimony
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stinginess; frugality
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recreancy
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cowardice
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finery
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special clothes
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luscious
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delicious; pleasing to taste or smell
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badinage
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teasing conversation
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mincing
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dainty; cutting into small pieces; short steps
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larder
pantry; where food is kept
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stilted
bombastic; stiffly pompous
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remediable
reparable
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habituate
accustom or familiarize; addict
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ventral
abdominal
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grotto
small cavern
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putrefy
to make putrid
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prostrate
spread out on ground; enervate
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evanescent
fleeting; vanishing; soon disappearing
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bulwark
strong wall for defense; defense
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exchequer
treasury
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stipple
paint or draw with dots or short strokes
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nonplus
put at a loss; bring to a halt by confusion; perplex
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insouciant
without concern or care; unconcerned; indifferent
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illusive
deceiving; based on illusion; causing illusion; deceptive
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jetsam
things thrown from a ship
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paramour
illicit lover
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supernumerary
extra
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catechism
book for religious instruction, question and answer
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centurion
roman army officer
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blighted
suffering from a disease; destroyed
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errant
wandering; straying from proper moral standards
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macabre
gruesome; grisly; ghastly
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snivel
whine; run at the nose; snuffle
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lucubrate
write in scholarly fashion
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equanimity
calmness of temperament; composure
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stricture
severe and adverse criticism; critical comments; limit or restriction
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reprobate
person hardened in sin; devoid of decency
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din
continued loud noise
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abrogate
abolish
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sagacious
wise, perceptive; shrewd; having insight
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exceptionable
objectionable
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verisimilitude
appearance of truth; quality of being true
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fulsome
disgusting, offensive due to excessiveness
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poignant
physically painful; distressing, pertinent, touching, stimulation, emotional
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spruce
neat and trim in appearance
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axiom
self evident truth
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interdict
prohibit; forbid
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quadruped
four-footed animal
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sluggard
lazy person
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tiller
handles used to move boat's rudder
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lassitude
languor; weariness; listlessness
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prefatory
introductory
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profane
violate; desecrate; treat unworthily
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contravene
contradict; oppose; violate
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thrall
slave; bondage; slavery
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touchstone
stone used to test the fineness of gold alloys; criterion; standard
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valedictory
pertaining to farewell
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canter
slow gallop
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beleaguer
besiege or attack; harras; beset
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refractory
unmanageable; disobedient and stubborn
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clapper
striker of a bell
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winnow
sift; separate chaff from grain by blowing
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hibernal
wintery
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stygian
gloomy, dark
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disaffected
disloyal; lacking loyalty
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draught
current of air; act of pulling roads; act of swallowing liquid
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pillory
to punish, hold up to public scorn
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obsequies
rites, funeral rites
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plebeian
common, vulgar, pertaining to the common people
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proscribe
prohibit; ostracize; banish; outlaw
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qualify
to limit
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slipshod
slovenly; careless; sloppy; untidy; shabby
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consternation
great shock and dismay; Sudden confusion or Amazement
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warble
sing (bird), babble
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baleful
1. deadly or sinister
| 2. threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic events
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transmute
transform
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inscrutable
incapable of being discovered or understood
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sere
sear; parched; dry
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dour
sullen; gloomy; stubborn
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argot
slang
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epicurean
believing that pleasure is good and suffering is bad and should be avoided
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fester
rankle; irritate; rot
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plenitude
Abundance, plenty, great, amount, completeness, fullness
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Impertinent
Insolence, rude, not pertinent
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Husbandry
Frugality, thrift, economy, agriculture, farming
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ulterior
Intentionally hidden
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invidious
Creating ill will or envy
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canny
shrewd in money matters, thrifty
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Patrician
Noble, aristocratic
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decant
Pour off gently
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Incubus
Burden, problem, mental care, nightmare, mail devil
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Expurgate
Clean, remove offensive parts of the book
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Patent
Obvious, easily seen, open for the public to read
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gerontology
Study of phenomena associated with old age
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Officious
Mettlesome, pushy in offering one services, overly eager in offering unwanted services or advices
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Opiate
Medicine to induce sleep or deaden pain, something the release emotions or causes in action, sleep producing drug containing opium
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Harry
Harass, annoyed, torment, Raid
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niggle
Spend too much time on minor points, find fault
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Waggish
Humorous, mischievous, tricky
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frieze
Ornamental horizontal band on a wall
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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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germane
pertinent, appropriate
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Lineaments
Features especially of the face, distinctive shape or Contour of the face
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Promulgate
Announce, proclaim a doctrine oarlock, make known by official publication
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Harrow
To distress, create stress or torment
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Assiduous
Diligent
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Contemn
To scorn or despise
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Urgent
Mischievous child
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Recidivism
Relapse into antisocial or criminal behavior
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Silt
Sediment deposited by running water
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Mote
Small speck
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Insensate
Without feeling, lacking sense, foolish
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Supplicate
Petition humbly, pray to grant a favor
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Expound
Explain
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Scotch
Stamp out, put an end to, hinder
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Codicil
Supplement the body of the will, leader addition to a will
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Parvenu
Upstart, newly rich person
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Pachyderm
Thick-skinned animal
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Rotunda
Circular building or hall covered with the dog
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Importune
Ask incessantly, beg, nag
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Brocade
Rich, figured fabric
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Colloquy
Informal discussion, conversation
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Pharisaical
Self righteous, hypocritical
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Proscribe
Ostracize, banish, outlaw
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Disconsolate
Hopelessly sad
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hirsute
Harry, shaggy
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Mountebank
Charlatan, boastful pretender
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ratiocination
Reasoning
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chaffing
Bantering, joking
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Dally
Trifle with, toy with, waste time
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Fuddle
Make stupid or confused as with alcohol
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aureole
Suns corona, Halo
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Mulct
swindle
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Sap
Diminish, weaken
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Emollient
Soothing or softening remedy
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animadversion
Critical remark
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Cornice
Projecting molding on building
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Cory
Shy, showing a lack of self-confidence, modest, coquettish
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Skinflint
Miser
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Cadge
Beg
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littoral
Pertaining to a coastal region
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Encipher
Encode, convert a message into code
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arrant
In every way
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demure
Grave, quiet and serious, Cory, pretending to be demure
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Inroad
Hostile invasion, advanced it lessens the quantity or difficulty of something
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Quisling
traitor who aids invaders
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Prolix
Long and wordy
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mnemonic
Pertaining to memory
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Tautology
A repetition, redundancy
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Rhapsodize
Speak or write in an exaggeratedly enthusiastic manner
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Septic
Putrid
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Expatiate
To roam, wander freely
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Tutelary
Protective, pertaining to guardianship
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Teetotalism
Abstaining totally from alcoholic drinks
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Frond
Fernleaf, Palm or banana leaf
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Hortatory
Encouraging
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Blandishment
Flattery
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Regent
A person who governs in place of a ruler who is ill, absence or a child
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Doggerel
Trivial, poorly constructed verse
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Apotheosis
Deification, glorification to godliness
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Spoilsport
One who spoils the pleasure of other
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pert
Impertinent, forward, trim, jaunty
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Canto
Division of a long poem
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Proselytize
Convert to a religion or belief
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Effete
Having lost ones original power, barren, worn out, exhausted
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Haggard
Wasted away, gaunt
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ligneous
Like wood
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prurient
Having or causing lustful desires and thoughts
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Mollycoddle
Pamper
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Sallow
Yellowish and unhealthy looking
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Covenant
Agreement
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Squelch
Producing a splashing sound
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Spoonerism
Accidental transposition of silence in successive word
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Circlet
Small ring, band of metal
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Evince
Show clearly
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Defoliate
Destroying leaves, deprive of leave
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quay
Dock, wharf
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cavil
quibble; make frivolous objections; find fault unnecessarily
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Invective
abuse
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scion
detached plant shoot used in grafting, descendent
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Rusticate
Banish to the country
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humus
Substance or rich soil formed by decaying vegetable matter
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deserts
Someone who deserves
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Hortatory
Encouraging; exhortive; marked by exhortation
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bowdlerize
censor
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Redoubtable
Formidable, causing fear
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Improvident
Not providing for the future
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Metrical
Metric, written in the form of poetry
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Yen
Strong desire, longing, urge
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Bemused
Confused; lost in thought; preoccupied
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Piquant
Agreeably pungent, stimulating
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Ensconce
Settle comfortably, place comfortably (in a secure place)
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salutary
Tending to improve; beneficial; wholesome
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Eugenic
Pertaining to the improvement of race
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Shunt
Divert, turn aside, sidetrack, move from one track to another
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Stint
To be thrifty, to set limits
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Feckless
Lacking purpose or vitality; ineffective; careless
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Solicitous
Anxious, worried, concerned, eager
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Propitiatory
Conciliatory, appeasing, mitigating
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anneal
Reduce brittleness and improve toughness by heating and cooling
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hale
Healthy
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perigee
Point of orbit when it's nearest the earth
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exiguous
Small an amount, minute
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ken
Range of knowledge
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redolent
Odorous, fragrant, suggestive
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factious
Inclines form factions, causing dissension
