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Malinger
v. shirk
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Mannered
adj. styled; pretentious
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Manumit
v. release from slavery
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Marshal
v. to gather together
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Martial
adj. warlike
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Martinet
n. a person who believes in strict discipline
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Maudlin
adj. sad; sentimental; inclined to weep
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Maverick
n. loner
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Mawkish
adj. falsely sentimental
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Menagerie
n. collection of animals
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Quibblers
n. one who argues trivial matters
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Querulous
adj. always complaining
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Quarry
n. something that is hunted
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Qualm
n. hesitation or fear
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Quaff
v. drink down quickly
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Pyrrhic
adj. won at too great a cost to have been worthwhile to the victor
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Pyromania
n. compulsion to start fires
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Pyre
n. ceremonial fire
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Putsch
n. a violent attempt to overthrow a government
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Putative
adj.generally considered or reputed to be
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Turbid
adj. murky and muddy
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Tumid
adj. swollen; pompous and bombastic
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Tumescence
n. swollen or becoming swollen; pompous or pretentious
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Trundled
v. move or cause to move slowly and heavily
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Trudge
v. to walk slowly with heavy steps
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Triage
v. to assign degrees of urgency to
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Trenchant
adj. vigorous or incisive in expression or style
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Transmute
v. to change in form, nature, or substance
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Transmogrify
v. to transform
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Transgress
v. commit a sin
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Unfrock
v. to remove a priest from a position
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Repudiated
v. to refuse to accept or be associated with
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Preclude
v. to prevent or make impossible
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Tamp
v. to plug; press loose matter down tightly
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Tender
v. to offer
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Bleated
v. to make the weak, wavering cry,
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Disabuse
v. to make someone aware of an error in thinking
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Leaven
v. to make light; modify
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Usury
v. to lend money at a high interest rate
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Skulk
v. to keep out of sight, typically with a sinister or cowardly motive
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Garner
v. to gather; collect
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Fringe
v. to form an edge
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Whet
v. to excite or simulate
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Gaucherie
n. awkwardness
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Shirk
v. to avoid, especially work
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Winsome
adj. attractive or appealing in character
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Pillory
v. to attack or ridicule publicly
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Expiate
v. to atone for (guilt or sin)
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Solicit
v. to ask for; to seek
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Bombast
n. arrogant pompous language
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Pretension
n. arrogance
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Collate
v. to arrange in order
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Sordid
adj. arousing moral distaste and contempt
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Invidious
adj. arousing envy or anger; unjust
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Felicitous
adj. apt
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Approbation
n. approval
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Seemly
adj. conforming to accepted notions of propriety or good taste
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Bile
n. anger; irritability
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Forebears
n. ancestor
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Explicate
v. analyze and develop (an idea or principle) in detail
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Contretemps
n. an unexpected and unfortunate occurrence
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Gibe
n. (or v.) an insulting or mocking remark; a taunt
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Ferrous
adj. concerned with iron or its compounds
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Mercenary
adj. concerned only with money
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Dissimulation
n. concealment of one’s thoughts, feelings, or character
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Obligate
v. to bind or compel (someone), esp. legally or morally
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Sangfroid
n. composure or coolness, sometimes excessive, as shown in danger or under trying circumstances
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Limpidity
adj. completely clear
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Bemoan
v. to express discontent or sorrow over (something)
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Indemnify
v. to compensate someone for a loss or harm
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Benign
adj. compassion; gentleness
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Coalesce
v. to come together; merge
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Cajole
v. coax
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Cloture
n. closure; terminate a debate by voting
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Ingenuous
adj. (of a person or action) innocent and unsuspecting
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Flagrant
adj. clearly wrong
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Vindicate
v. clear someone from blame or suspicion
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Exposition
n. clear explanation
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Archetype
n. classic example
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Incubus
n. encumbrance; nightmarish thing
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Traipse
v. to walk or move wearily or reluctantly
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Totter
v. to walk unsteadily
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Divagate
v. to wander or digress
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Errant
adj. wandering; wrong
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Parry
v. to ward off; avoid
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Atrophy
v. to waste away from lack of use
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Attenuate
v. to reduce the force, effect, or value of
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Cybernetic
n. the science of communications and automatic control systems in both machines and living things
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Asseveration
n. the solemn or emphatic declaration or statement of something
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Salvo
n. the start of a fight
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Semiotic
n. the study of signs and symbols and their use or interpretation
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Solipsism
n. the view or theory that the self is all that can be known to exist
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Veritable
adj. true
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Dionysian
adj. of or relating to the sensual, spontaneous, and emotional aspects of human nature
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Expostulate
v. to offer strong objections; remonstrate
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Defeasible
adj. open in principle to revision, valid objection, forfeiture, or annulment
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Flout
v. to openly disregard a rule, law or convention
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Mordant
adj. (esp. of humor) having or showing a sharp or critical quality
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Prurience
adj. having or encouraging an excessive interest in sexual matters
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Despondent
adj. having no hope
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Sinuous
adj. having many curves and turns, graceful
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Millinery
n. hats and hat-making
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v. shirk
Malinger
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adj. styled; pretentious
Mannered
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v. release from slavery
Manumit
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v. to gather together
Marshal
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adj. warlike
Martial
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n. a person who believes in strict discipline
Martinet
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adj. sad; sentimental; inclined to weep
Maudlin
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n. loner
Maverick
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adj. falsely sentimental
Mawkish
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n. collection of animals
Menagerie
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n. one who argues trivial matters
Quibblers
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adj. always complaining
Querulous
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n. something that is hunted
Quarry
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n. hesitation or fear
Qualm
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v. drink down quickly
Quaff
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adj. won at too great a cost to have been worthwhile to the victor
Pyrrhic
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n. compulsion to start fires
Pyromania
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n. ceremonial fire
Pyre
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n. a violent attempt to overthrow a government
Putsch
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adj.generally considered or reputed to be
Putative
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adj. murky and muddy
Turbid
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adj. swollen; pompous and bombastic
Tumid
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n. swollen or becoming swollen; pompous or pretentious
Tumescence
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v. move or cause to move slowly and heavily
Trundled
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v. to walk slowly with heavy steps
Trudge
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v. to assign degrees of urgency to
Triage
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adj. vigorous or incisive in expression or style
Trenchant
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v. to change in form, nature, or substance
Transmute
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v. to transform
Transmogrify
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v. commit a sin
Transgress
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v. to remove a priest from a position
Unfrock
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v. to refuse to accept or be associated with
Repudiated
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v. to prevent or make impossible
Preclude
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v. to plug; press loose matter down tightly
Tamp
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v. to offer
Tender
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v. to make the weak, wavering cry,
Bleated
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v. to make someone aware of an error in thinking
Disabuse
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v. to make light; modify
Leaven
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v. to lend money at a high interest rate
Usury
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v. to keep out of sight, typically with a sinister or cowardly motive
Skulk
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v. to gather; collect
Garner
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v. to form an edge
Fringe
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v. to excite or simulate
Whet
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n. awkwardness
Gaucherie
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v. to avoid, especially work
Shirk
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adj. attractive or appealing in character
Winsome
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v. to attack or ridicule publicly
Pillory
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v. to atone for (guilt or sin)
Expiate
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v. to ask for; to seek
Solicit
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n. arrogant pompous language
Bombast
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n. arrogance
Pretension
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v. to arrange in order
Collate
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adj. arousing moral distaste and contempt
Sordid
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adj. arousing envy or anger; unjust
Invidious
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adj. apt
Felicitous
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n. approval
Approbation
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adj. conforming to accepted notions of propriety or good taste
Seemly
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n. anger; irritability
Bile
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n. ancestor
Forebears
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v. analyze and develop (an idea or principle) in detail
Explicate
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n. an unexpected and unfortunate occurrence
Contretemps
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n. (or v.) an insulting or mocking remark; a taunt
Gibe
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adj. concerned with iron or its compounds
Ferrous
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adj. concerned only with money
Mercenary
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n. concealment of one’s thoughts, feelings, or character
Dissimulation
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v. to bind or compel (someone), esp. legally or morally
Obligate
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n. composure or coolness, sometimes excessive, as shown in danger or under trying circumstances
Sangfroid
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adj. completely clear
Limpidity
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v. to express discontent or sorrow over (something)
Bemoan
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v. to compensate someone for a loss or harm
Indemnify
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adj. compassion; gentleness
Benign
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v. to come together; merge
Coalesce
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v. coax
Cajole
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n. closure; terminate a debate by voting
Cloture
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adj. (of a person or action) innocent and unsuspecting
Ingenuous
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adj. clearly wrong
Flagrant
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v. clear someone from blame or suspicion
Vindicate
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n. clear explanation
Exposition
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n. classic example
Archetype
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n. classic example
Archetype
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n. encumbrance; nightmarish thing
Incubus
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n. encumbrance; nightmarish thing
Incubus
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v. to walk or move wearily or reluctantly
Traipse
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v. to walk or move wearily or reluctantly
Traipse
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v. to walk unsteadily
Totter
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v. to walk unsteadily
Totter
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v. to wander or digress
Divagate
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v. to wander or digress
Divagate
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adj. wandering; wrong
Errant
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adj. wandering; wrong
Errant
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v. to ward off; avoid
Parry
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v. to waste away from lack of use
Atrophy
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v. to waste away from lack of use
Atrophy
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v. to reduce the force, effect, or value of
Attenuate
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v. to reduce the force, effect, or value of
Attenuate
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n. the science of communications and automatic control systems in both machines and living things
Cybernetic
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n. the science of communications and automatic control systems in both machines and living things
Cybernetic
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n. the solemn or emphatic declaration or statement of something
Asseveration
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n. the start of a fight
Salvo
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n. the start of a fight
Salvo
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n. the study of signs and symbols and their use or interpretation
Semiotic
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n. the view or theory that the self is all that can be known to exist
Solipsism
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n. the view or theory that the self is all that can be known to exist
Solipsism
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adj. true
Veritable
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adj. true
Veritable
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adj. of or relating to the sensual, spontaneous, and emotional aspects of human nature
Dionysian
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adj. of or relating to the sensual, spontaneous, and emotional aspects of human nature
Dionysian
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v. to offer strong objections; remonstrate
Expostulate
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v. to offer strong objections; remonstrate
Expostulate
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adj. open in principle to revision, valid objection, forfeiture, or annulment
Defeasible
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adj. open in principle to revision, valid objection, forfeiture, or annulment
Defeasible
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v. to openly disregard a rule, law or convention
Flout
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v. to openly disregard a rule, law or convention
Flout
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adj. (esp. of humor) having or showing a sharp or critical quality
Mordant
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adj. (esp. of humor) having or showing a sharp or critical quality
Mordant
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adj. having or encouraging an excessive interest in sexual matters
Prurience
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adj. having or encouraging an excessive interest in sexual matters
Prurience
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adj. having no hope
Despondent
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adj. having no hope
Despondent
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adj. having many curves and turns, graceful
Sinuous
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adj. having many curves and turns, graceful
Sinuous
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n. hats and hat-making
Millinery
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n. hats and hat-making
Millinery