Word List 3

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Burgeon

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Grow; flourish; put forth new shoots

Question 1

Alacrity

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Eagerness; enthusiasm; quickness

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Deleterious

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Harmful

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Euphemism

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A polite phrase to cover something unpleasant

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Hypocritical

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Insincere

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Lethargic

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Tired; without energy

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Ogle

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Stare at; observe in an obvious manner

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Postulate

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Hypothesize; propose

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Robust

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Strong; healthy; tough

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Tractable

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Obedient; dutiful; polite

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Alchemy

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Medieval chemistry; attempt to change base metal into gold

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Burnish

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Polish

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Deliberate

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To think over deeply

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Euphony

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Pleasant sounds

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Iconoclast

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Person who opposes orthodoxy

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Levity

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Flippancy; joking about serious matters

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Olfactory

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Concerned with the sense of smell

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Potable

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Suitable for drinking

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Rotund

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Round

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Tranquil

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Peaceful

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Alibi

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An excuse that shows someone was not at a crime scene

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Buttress

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Strengthen; support

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Delineation

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Demarcation; explanation; definition; outlining

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Evacuate

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Vacate; empty; abandon

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Idiosyncrasy

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A personal peculiarity; something unique to an individual

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Libertarian

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Someone who opposes tyranny

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Ominous

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Threatening

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Potent

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Powerful; compelling; strong

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Ruminate

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Think over something; ponder

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Transcribe

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Copy

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Allay

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To lessen

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Byline

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The line that tells you who wrote an article

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Demur

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Hesitate; refuse

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Exacerbate

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Make worse

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Ignominious

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Shameful

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Liniment

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Soothing lotion

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Omnipotent

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All-powerful

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Pragmatic

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Practical

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Ruse

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Trick; stratagem

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Transgress

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Go astray; disobey; commit a sin

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Alleviate

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Make less severe

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Cacophony

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Discordant loud noises

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Denounce

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Condemn; speak out against

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Exasperated

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Frustrated; annoyed

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Ignominy

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Shame [ignominious (a) = shameful]

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Lithe

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Flexible; supple

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Omniscient

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All-knowing

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Pragmatist

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Practical person; one who is concerned with usefulness

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Saccharin

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Falsely sweet

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Transient

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Short-lived; ephemeral

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Aloof

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Distant; detached; cold

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Cajole

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Coax

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Deplete

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Use up; lessen

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Exception able

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Very bad (something which we should object to)

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Illuminate

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To light up or make clear

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Livid

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Very angry

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Onerous

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Burdensome; hard to undertake

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Preamble

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Introductory material

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Sacrosanct

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Very holy; inviolable

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Traverse

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To move across