Vocabulary - Part 1 Flashcards
(227 cards)
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one who believes the existence of God is not provable
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agonistic
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neither moral nor immoral; having no relation to morality
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amoral
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an irregularity
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anomaly
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of unknown authorship or origin
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anonymous
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lack of interest or emotion
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apathy
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one who does not believe in God
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atheist
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the wasting away of body tissue
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atrophy
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not typical
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atypical
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to renounce or relinquish a throne
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abdicate
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to take away by force
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abduct
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to hate, detest
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abhor
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cast down; degraded
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abject
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deviating from a standard
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abnormal
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to do away with, make void
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abolish
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forbearance from any indulgence of appetite
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abstinence
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conceived apart from concrete realities, specific objects, or actual instances
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abstract
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hard to understand; secret, hidden
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abstruse
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able to be changed
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changeable
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capable of being burned; easily inflamed
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combustible
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impossible to be avoided; certain to happen
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inevitable
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suitable for being presented
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presentable
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sour or astringent in taste; harsh in temper
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acerbic
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something that is sharp, sour, or ill-natured
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acid
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caustic, stinging, or bitter in nature
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acrimonious
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mental sharpness; quickness of wit
acumen
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sharp at the end; ending in a point
acute
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to increase bitterness or violence; aggrevate
exacerbate
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pertaining to hearing; sound made through mechanical, not electronic, means
acoustic
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quick and well-coordinated in movement; active, lively
agile
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to more or force into violent, irregular action
agitate
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a teacher
pedagogue
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wastefully or recklessly extravagant
prodigal
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a gathering or congregation of Jews for the purpose of religious workshop
synagogue
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to yield to a demand; to enter office
accede
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adjust or modify fittingly
adapt
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to give oneself over, as to a habit or pursuit
addict
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to direct a speech or written statement to
address
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to stick fast; cleave; cling
adhere
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near, close, or contiguous; adjoining
adjacent
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to be close or in contact with
adjoin
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to regard with wonder, pleasure, and approval
admire
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to plead in favor of
advocate
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to draw either by physical force or by an appeal to emotions or senses
attract
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an assumed name; another name
alias
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the defense by an accused person that he was verifiably elsewhere at the time of the crime with which he is charged
alibi
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one born in another country; a foreigner
alien
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figurative treatment of one subject under the guise of another
allegory
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the second self; a substitute or deputy
alter ego
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a possible choice
alternative
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a person unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others
altruist
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a person who engages in an activity for pleasure rather than financial or professional gain
amateur
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of or pertaining to lovers or lovemaking
amatory
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having or showing agreeable personal qualities
amiable
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characterized by exhibiting good will
amicable
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friendship; peaceful harmony
amity
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inclined to love, esp. sexual love
amorous
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inflamed with love; charmed; captivated
enamored
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a female lover
inamorata
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able to use both hands very well
ambidextrous
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moving around freely; circulating
ambient
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open to various interpretations
ambiguous
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any cold-blooded vertebrate, the larva of which is aquatic and the adult of which is terrestrial; a person or thing having a twofold nature
amphibian
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a vehicle equipped for carrying sick people
ambulance
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of, pertaining to, or capable of walking
ambulatory
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one who makes a tour of inspection on foot; a baby stroller
perambulator
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an introductory statement
preamble
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a living being
animal
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a feeling of ill will of enmity
animosity
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mental or emotional stability, especially under tension
equanimity
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generous in forgiving an insult or injury
magnanimous
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of one mind; in complete accord
unanimous
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a record of events, esp. a yearly record
annals
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the yearly recurrence of the date of a past event
anniversary
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of, for, or pertaining to a year; yearly
annual
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a specified income payable at stated intervals
annuity
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lasting for an indefinite amount of time
perennial
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before the war (especially American Civil War)
antebellum
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existing, being, or going before
antecedent
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precede in time
antedate
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belonging to the period before the biblical flood; very old or old-fashioned
antediluvian
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placed before
anterior
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any substance that promotes masculine characteristics
androgen
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being both male and female
androgynous
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a robot; a mechanical man
android
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regarding humanity as the central fact of the universe
anthropocentric
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the science that deals with the origins of humankind
anthropology
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one who hates humans or humanity
misanthrope
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one who carries on flirtations
philanderer
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a protein naturally existing in blood serum that reacts to overcome an antigen
antibody
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a remedy for counteracting the effects of poison, disease, etc.
antidote
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aversion
antipathy
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on the opposite side of the globe
antipodal
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free from germs; particularly clean or neat
antiseptic
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revelation; discovery; disclosure
apocalypse
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of doubtful authorship or authenticity
apocryphal
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the highest or most distant point
apogee
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an expression of one's regret or sorrow for having wronged another
apology
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a total desertion of one's religion, principles, party, cause, etc.
apostasy
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one of the 12 disciples sent forth by Jesus to preach the Gospel
apostle
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a bluish-green color
aquamarine
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a tank for keeping fish and other underwater creatures
aquarium
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having to do with water
aquatic
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underwater
subaqueous
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a channel for transporting water
aqueduct
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a state or society without government or law
anarchy
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chief enemy
archenemy
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the devisor, maker, or planner of anything
architect
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a government in which the supreme power is lodged in a sovereign
monarchy
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a state or society ruled by a select group
oligarchy
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burning; fierce; passionate
ardent
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flame; passion
ardor
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the crime of setting property on fire
arson
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an absolute ruler
autocrat
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self-moving or self-acting
automatic
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independence or freedom
autonomy
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to misrepresent; to contradict
belie
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to make small; to make something appear smaller
belittle
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to moan for; to lament
bemoan
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to confuse completely
bewilder
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a beautiful woman
belle
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to make beautiful; to ornament
embellish
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warlike, given to waging war
belligerent
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a person who resists authority, control, or tradition
rebel
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act of uttering a blessing
benediction
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anything advantageous to a person or thing
benefit
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desiring to do good to others
benevolent
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having a kindly disposition
benign
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happening every two years
biennial
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pertaining to or affecting two or both sides
bilateral
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able to speak one's native language and another with equal facility
bilingual
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involving two eyes
binocular
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representing two parties
bipartisan
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the joining of two or more things into a whole
combination
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in good faith; without fraud
bona fide
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something given over and above what is due
bonus
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generous
bountiful
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to shorten
abbreviate/abridge
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an honorary promotion with no additional pay
brevet
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laconic; concise in one's speech
breviloquent
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shortness
brevity
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short
brief
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treasurer
bursar
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treasury
bursary
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to pay
disburse
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to pay back
reimburse
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a waterfall descending over a steep surface
cascade
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decaying; deteriorating
decadent
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one of repeatedly relapses, as into crime
recidivist
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to subject to magical influence; bewitch
enchant
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the chanting of words purporting to have magical power
incantation
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that which incites action
incentive
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to withdraw or disavow a statement
recant
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to take by force or stratagem
capture
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to free from restraint
emancipate
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having perception; discerning; discriminating
percipient
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a commandment or direction given as a rule of conduct
precept
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to surrender unconditionally or on stipulated terms
capitulate
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one who is a pupil of the doctrines of another
disciple
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a cliff with a vertical face
precipice
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to hasten the occurrence of; to bring about prematurely
precipitate
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agreement; peace, amity
concord
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lack of harmony between persons or things
discord
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the slaughter of a great number of people
carnage
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being investing with a bodily form
incarnation
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rebirth of a soul in a new body
reincarnation
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a hereditary social group, limited to people of the same rank
caste
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to punish in order to correct
castigate
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free from obscenity; decent
chaste
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to discipline, esp. by corporal punishment
chastise
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burning or corrosive
caustic
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to burn or deaden
cauterize
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an instrument used for branding; branding
cautery
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existing, being, or going before
antecedent
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a temporary or complete discontinuance
cessation
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to acknowledge as true, just or proper; admit
concede
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without stop
incessant
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speed; quickness
celerity
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a temperature system with one hundred degrees between the freezing and boiling points of water
centigrade
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of or pertaining to moderate political or social ideas
centrist
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having a common center, as in circles or spheres
concentric
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off-center
eccentric
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to make sure of, to determine
ascertain
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freedom from doubt
certitude
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a standard of judgement or criticism
criterion
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something that is out-of-date or belonging to the wrong time
anachronism
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a highly accurate clock or watch
chronometer
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a line around an area; a racecourse; the path traveled by electrical current
circuit
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roundabout, indirect
circuitous
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the outer boundary of a circular area
circumference
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cautious; watching all sides
circumspect
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penetrating, cutting; sharp thinking
incisive
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a courtyard bordered with covered walks, esp. in a religious institution
cloister
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to prevent the presence, existence, or occurence of
preclude
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a loud uproar
clamor
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to deny interest in or connection with
disclaim
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to claim or demand the return of a right or possession
reclaim
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aversion, distaste
disinclination
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inclination, bias; a tendency to choose or do something regularly; an inclination or predisposition toward a particular thing.
proclivity
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suitable in measure, proportionate
commensurate
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to placate, win over
conciliate
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to retract an order
countermand
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a body (an organized group) of troops
corps
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obese; having a lot of flesh
corpulent
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a theory of the universe as a whole
cosmology
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worldly
cosmopolitan
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the universe; an orderly system; order
cosmos
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a small system the reflects a larger whole
microcosm
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to accord in opinion; agree
concur
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a messenger traveling in haste who bears news
courier
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going rapidly over something; hasty; superficial
cursory
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a hostile entrance into a place, esp. suddenly
incursion
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to increase by natural growth
accretion
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to be added as a matter of periodic gain
accrue
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an outgrowth
excrescence
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any formula of belief
credo
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willingness to believe or trust too readily
credulity
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of doubtful authorship or authenticity
apocryphal
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a subterranean chamber or vault
crypt
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procedures of making and using secret writing
cryptography
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the science of interpreting secret writings, codes, ciphers, and the like
cryptology
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holding an indicated person
incumbent
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lying down; reclining; leaning
recumbent
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deserving blame or censure
culpable
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a person guilty of an offense
culprit
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to charge with fault
inculpate
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through my fault; my fault
mea culpa
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a passionate expression of grief or sorrow
lament
