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Irradiate
v. illuminate by or as if by shining light
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Irreproachable
adj. beyond criticism; faultless
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Itinerant
adj. nomadic; n. wanderer
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Jaded
adj. tired; bored or lacking enthusiasm
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Jamb
n. a side post or surface of a doorway, window, or fireplace
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Jaundiced
adj. affected by bitterness, resentment, or envy; yellow in complexion
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Jaunt
n. a short pleasurable trip
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Jaunty
adj. having or expressing a lively, cheerful, and confident manner
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Jejune
adj. naïve, simplistic, and superficial
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Jibe
v. to agree with
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Jingoistic
adj. extremely patriotic, esp. in the form of aggressive or warlike foreign policy
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Jollity
n. lively and cheerful activity or celebration
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Squalid
adj. (of a place) extremely dirty or unpleasant, especially as a result of poverty or neglect
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Staid
adj. dull; sober; serious
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Stanch
adj. to stop
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Stanchion
n. an upright bar or post forming a support or barrier
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Stevedore
n. dockworker
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Stinting
v. supply an ungenerous or inadequate amount of (something); to be economical or frugal about spending or providing something
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Stipple
v. (in drawing, painting, and engraving) mark (a surface) with numerous small dots or specks
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Stoke
v. encourage or incite (a strong emotion or tendency); strengthen
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Stonewalled
v. to delay or block by refusing to answer questions or by giving evasive replies especially in politics
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Strident
adj. loud and harsh
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Vitriolic
adj. filled with bitter criticism or malice; corrosive; strongly attacking
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Vituperate
v. to blame or insult; attack bitterly
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Vivify
v. to enliven or animate
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Vociferous
adj. (esp. of a person or speech) noisy; loud in speech
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Voluble
adj. speaking or spoken incessantly and fluently
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Voracious
adj. ravenous
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Vulpine
adj. fox-like
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Waffle
v. to fail to make up one’s mind; to talk nonsense
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Wane
v. (esp. of a condition or feeling) decrease in vigor, power, or extent; become weaker
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Wax
v. become larger or stronger
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Waylay
v. stop or interrupt and detain them in conversation or trouble them in some other way
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Whelp
n. young dog
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Recidivist
n. one who continually repeats an offense
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Recapitulate
v. summarize
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Recant
v. to say that one no longer holds an opinion or belief
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Rebus
n. puzzle in which pictures give clues
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Raze
v. destroy; demolish (a building, town, or other site)
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Ravishment
n. the seizing and carrying off of someone by force; to rape
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Rapscallion
n. mischievous person
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Rancorous
adj. characterized by bitterness or resentment
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Rancor
n. bitterness or resentfulness
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Consternation
n. worry and concern
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Conspicuous
adj. easily seen
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Consecrate
v. to make or declare sacred; dedicate
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Consanguineous
adj. relating to people descended from the same ancestor
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Congenital
adj. (esp. of a disease or physical abnormality) present from birth
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Conflagration
n. a big fire that destroys a great deal of land or property
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Confabulation
n. engagement in conversation (v. confabulate)
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Condign
adj. (of punishment or retribution) appropriate to the crime or wrongdoing
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Conciliate
to bring together; end a dispute
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Conceit
excessive pride in oneself; an elaborate metaphor
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Concatenate
link together
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Complaisant
willing to please others,
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Censorious
disapproving; critical
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Disapprobation
disapproval
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Discountenance
v. to refuse to approve of (something); disallow
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Decorous
adj. in keeping with good taste and propriety; dignified, well behaved
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Disinter
v. dig up; discover (something that is well hidden)
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Enigmatic
adj. difficult to interpret or understand
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Precocious
adj. (of a child) having developed certain abailities or proclivities at an earlier age than usual
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Flower
v. develop fully and richly
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Pejorative
adj. expressing contempt or disapproval
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Turpitude
n. depravity or immorality
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Extradite
v. deport from one country back to the home country
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Disavow
v. deny responsibility or support for
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Bellicose
adj. demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight
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Gossamer
n. something delicate; filmy
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Precipitous
adj. done suddenly and without careful considerations
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Macabre
adj. disturbing and horrifying because of involvement with or depiction of death and injury
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Garble
v. distort; confuse; muddle
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Derogated
v. disparage; deviate from
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Denigrate
v. criticize unfairly
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Froward
adj. (of a person) difficult to deal with; contrary
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Cloying
adv. disgust or sicken someone with an excess of sweetness, richness, or sentiment (v. cloy)
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Dissemble
v. disguise or conceal
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Contumacious
adj. (esp. of a defendant’s behavior) stubbornly or willfully disobedient to authority
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Obduracy
adj. stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or course of action
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Dolt
n. stupid person
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Risible
adj. such as to provoke laughter
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Meet
adj. suitable or proper
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Subpoena
n. or v. summons to court
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Specious
adj. superficially plausible, but actually wrong; misleading in appearance
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Commodious
adj. roomy and comfortable
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Extirpated
v. root out and destroy completely
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Boorish
adj. rough and bad mannered
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Coarse
adj. rough; rude, crude, or vulgar
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Exegesis
n. scholarly explanation or interpretation
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Pedagogy
n. method of teaching; science of education
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Reproof
n. an expression of blame or disapproval; scolding; criticism
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Discrete
adj. separate
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Unfetter
v. set free
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Psychosis
n. severe mental disturbance
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Dissuade
v. persuade someone not to take a course of action
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Discreet
adj. careful and circumspect in one’s speech or actions, esp. in order to avoid causing offense or to gain an advantage
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v. illuminate by or as if by shining light
Irradiate
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adj. beyond criticism; faultless
Irreproachable
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adj. nomadic; n. wanderer
Itinerant
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adj. tired; bored or lacking enthusiasm
Jaded
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n. a side post or surface of a doorway, window, or fireplace
Jamb
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adj. affected by bitterness, resentment, or envy; yellow in complexion
Jaundiced
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n. a short pleasurable trip
Jaunt
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adj. having or expressing a lively, cheerful, and confident manner
Jaunty
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adj. naïve, simplistic, and superficial
Jejune
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v. to agree with
Jibe
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adj. extremely patriotic, esp. in the form of aggressive or warlike foreign policy
Jingoistic
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n. lively and cheerful activity or celebration
Jollity
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adj. (of a place) extremely dirty or unpleasant, especially as a result of poverty or neglect
Squalid
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adj. dull; sober; serious
Staid
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adj. to stop
Stanch
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n. an upright bar or post forming a support or barrier
Stanchion
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n. dockworker
Stevedore
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v. supply an ungenerous or inadequate amount of (something); to be economical or frugal about spending or providing something
Stinting
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v. (in drawing, painting, and engraving) mark (a surface) with numerous small dots or specks
Stipple
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v. encourage or incite (a strong emotion or tendency); strengthen
Stoke
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v. to delay or block by refusing to answer questions or by giving evasive replies especially in politics
Stonewalled
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adj. loud and harsh
Strident
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adj. filled with bitter criticism or malice; corrosive; strongly attacking
Vitriolic
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v. to blame or insult; attack bitterly
Vituperate
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v. to enliven or animate
Vivify
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adj. (esp. of a person or speech) noisy; loud in speech
Vociferous
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adj. speaking or spoken incessantly and fluently
Voluble
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adj. ravenous
Voracious
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adj. fox-like
Vulpine
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v. to fail to make up one’s mind; to talk nonsense
Waffle
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v. (esp. of a condition or feeling) decrease in vigor, power, or extent; become weaker
Wane
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v. become larger or stronger
Wax
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v. stop or interrupt and detain them in conversation or trouble them in some other way
Waylay
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n. young dog
Whelp
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n. one who continually repeats an offense
Recidivist
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v. summarize
Recapitulate
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v. to say that one no longer holds an opinion or belief
Recant
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n. puzzle in which pictures give clues
Rebus
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v. destroy; demolish (a building, town, or other site)
Raze
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n. the seizing and carrying off of someone by force; to rape
Ravishment
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n. mischievous person
Rapscallion
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adj. characterized by bitterness or resentment
Rancorous
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n. bitterness or resentfulness
Rancor
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n. worry and concern
Consternation
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adj. easily seen
Conspicuous
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v. to make or declare sacred; dedicate
Consecrate
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adj. relating to people descended from the same ancestor
Consanguineous
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adj. (esp. of a disease or physical abnormality) present from birth
Congenital
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n. a big fire that destroys a great deal of land or property
Conflagration
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n. engagement in conversation (v. confabulate)
Confabulation
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adj. (of punishment or retribution) appropriate to the crime or wrongdoing
Condign
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to bring together; end a dispute
Conciliate
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excessive pride in oneself; an elaborate metaphor
Conceit
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link together
Concatenate
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willing to please others,
Complaisant
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disapproving; critical
Censorious
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disapproval
Disapprobation
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v. to refuse to approve of (something); disallow
Discountenance
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adj. in keeping with good taste and propriety; dignified, well behaved
Decorous
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v. dig up; discover (something that is well hidden)
Disinter
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adj. difficult to interpret or understand
Enigmatic
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adj. (of a child) having developed certain abailities or proclivities at an earlier age than usual
Precocious
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v. develop fully and richly
Flower
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adj. expressing contempt or disapproval
Pejorative
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n. depravity or immorality
Turpitude
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v. deport from one country back to the home country
Extradite
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v. deny responsibility or support for
Disavow
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adj. demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight
Bellicose
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n. something delicate; filmy
Gossamer
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adj. done suddenly and without careful considerations
Precipitous
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adj. disturbing and horrifying because of involvement with or depiction of death and injury
Macabre
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v. distort; confuse; muddle
Garble
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v. disparage; deviate from
Derogated
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v. criticize unfairly
Denigrate
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adj. (of a person) difficult to deal with; contrary
Froward
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adv. disgust or sicken someone with an excess of sweetness, richness, or sentiment (v. cloy)
Cloying
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v. disguise or conceal
Dissemble
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adj. (esp. of a defendant’s behavior) stubbornly or willfully disobedient to authority
Contumacious
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adj. stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or course of action
Obduracy
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n. stupid person
Dolt
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adj. such as to provoke laughter
Risible
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adj. suitable or proper
Meet
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n. or v. summons to court
Subpoena
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adj. superficially plausible, but actually wrong; misleading in appearance
Specious
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adj. roomy and comfortable
Commodious
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v. root out and destroy completely
Extirpated
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adj. rough and bad mannered
Boorish
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adj. rough; rude, crude, or vulgar
Coarse
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n. scholarly explanation or interpretation
Exegesis
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n. method of teaching; science of education
Pedagogy
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n. an expression of blame or disapproval; scolding; criticism
Reproof
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adj. separate
Discrete
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v. set free
Unfetter
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n. severe mental disturbance
Psychosis
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v. persuade someone not to take a course of action
Dissuade
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adj. careful and circumspect in one’s speech or actions, esp. in order to avoid causing offense or to gain an advantage
Discreet