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unnecessary |
not essential, needless |
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unintended |
on accident, not on purpose |
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uncooked |
raw |
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unharmed |
not affected or hurt |
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unnatural |
artificial, not genuine or spontaneous |
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circumference |
the outer boundary |
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circumnavigate |
to sail or fly around |
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circulatory |
circulation of blood through your body |
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circumstance |
cocondition, condition or attribute with time, place, etc. that determines a fact or event |
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circumscribe |
encircle, to draw a line around |
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diameter |
straight line passing through the center of a circle or sphere and meeting the circumference |
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diagonal |
extending from one edge of a solid figure to the other |
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dialogue |
conversation between two or more people |
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diagnosis |
process of determining by examination the nature and circumstances of a diseased situation |
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dialect |
the way people from a particular region or group speak that is different from everyone else |
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influence |
capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or to produce effects on the actions, behavior, etc. of others |
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effluence |
process of flowing out, something that flows out |
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confluence |
a flowing together of two rivers of streams |
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reflux |
a flowing back |
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effluvium |
a slight or invisible exhalation or vapor |
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theologian |
a person versed in theology (study of religion) |
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theocracy |
a form of government in which God or a diety is recognized as the supreme civil ruler |
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polytheist |
the belief in many or more than one Gods |
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atheist |
a person who denies or disbelieves the existence of a suprene or higher beings |
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theocentric |
having God as the focal point of thoughts, interests, or feelings |
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scribe |
a person who serves as a professional copyist |
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inscription |
a brief usu. informal dedication or note that is written or signed by hand in a book |
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scriptorium |
a room in which manuscripts are stored, written, or copied |
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prescribe |
to lay down in writing as a rule or course of action, to order the use of a medicine |
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proscribe |
to denounce or condemn (a thing) as dangerous or harmful, prohibit |
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hyperbole |
extravagant exaggeration used as a figure of speech |
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hyperbola |
curve formed by an intersection of a double right circular cone with a plane that cuts both halves of the cone |
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hypersensitive |
excessively or abnormally sensitive, susceptible phsycologically to a specific agent |
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hyperventilate |
to breathe rapidly and deeply |
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hyperglycemic |
when there's an abnormally high level of glucose in blood |
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amble |
an easy gait |
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ambulatory |
relating to walking, able to walk or move about, sheltered place for walking |
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somnambulist |
someone who performs motor acts (as walking) during sleep |
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perambulate |
to walk around |
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ambulance |
a vehicle equipped often carrying the injured or sick |
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aloof |
apart, indifferent |
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apprehend |
to seize, arrest, take into custody, to understand, become aware of |
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belligerent |
waging war,inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness |
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bemuse |
to confuse or bewilder |
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brittle |
fragile, frail, easily damaged |
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complacency |
the state of being self-satisfied |
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derision |
scoffing at, mockery, ridicule |
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imperious |
extremely overbearing |
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indignation |
anger as a result of somethink unjust |
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juncture |
a point of joining |
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mollify |
to soothe or appease, to assuage |
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morose |
being sullen or gloomy |
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mottled |
marked with spots of different color |
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ominous |
threatening |
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plaintive |
mournful and expressing sorrow |
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pugnacious |
looking for a fight, combative, belligerent |
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relish |
to take great pleasure or delight in |
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reprehensible |
deserving blame or reprimand |
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revere |
to honor, to regard with respect |
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scuttle |
to sink usu. a ship |
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slough |
to cast off |
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stilted |
artificially formal, stiff, pompous |
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wispy |
small in amount, fragile, slight |
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deliberate |
carefully weighted or considered, to think carefullyar attentively |
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contradict |
to assert the opposite or contrary of, deny directly and categorically |
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contravene |
to come or be in conflict with |
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counterspy |
a spy working in opposition to enemy espionage |
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contrapuntal |
composed of two or more independent melodies sounded together |
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counteract |
to oppose of mitigate the affects of by contrary action, check |
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heterosexual |
sexually oriented to persons of the opposite sex |
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heterodyne |
to mix a frequency with another frequency |
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heterodox |
not in accordance with established or accepted doctrines or opinions, unorthodox |
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heterogeneous |
different in kind, composed of different substances |
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heterocyclic |
pertaining to a branch or chemistry dealing with cyclic compunds (different atoms) |
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verdict |
the finding or answer of a jury |
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dictate |
to say or read aloud for another person to transcribe or for a machine to record |
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dictum |
an authoritative pronouncement, judicial assertion |
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malediction |
a curse, imprecation, the utterance of a curse |
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predict |
to declare or tel in advance, to foretell |
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multitude |
a great number |
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multipartite |
divided into several or many parts |
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multipurpose |
able to be used ofr several purposes |
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multiply |
to make many or manifold, porcess of multiplication |
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multilingual |
using or able to speak many or several languages with some facility |
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metamorphosis |
a change in form form one stage to the nest in the life history of an organism |
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metaphysics |
branch or philosophy that treats the first principles |
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metaphor |
a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something in which it is not literally applicable |
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metalinguistic |
pertaining to the realtionship between languages and other cultural systems |
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metabolism |
sum of the chemical and physical processes in an organism by which its material substance is produces, maintained, and destroyed |
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nonabrasive |
not causing a scraped spot or area |
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nondescript |
of no recognized, definite, or particular type of kind |
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nonentity |
a person or thing of no importance |
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nonsense |
words or language having little or no meaning, foolish, absurd |
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nonferrous |
containing little or no iron |
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telephone |
an instrument for sending and recieving sounds over long distances by electricity |
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phonics |
study of sound, method of teaching people to read and pronounce word by learning their phonetic value |
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microphone |
an instrument for turning sound waves into electric currents |
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phonograph |
instrument for reproducing sounds by means or vibrations of a needle following a spiral groove on a revolving disk |
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homophone |
one of two or more words prounced alike, but with different menings, derivations, or spellings |
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transoceanic |
crossing or extending across the ocean |
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transmit |
to transfer information, spread or pass on |
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transport |
to convey from one place to another, to move |
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transfer |
to move to the posession of another, to pass on |
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transducer |
device that is actuated power from one system and supplies power in another form to a second system |
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revitalize |
to give new life or vigor to |
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vital |
necessary to the maintenance of life |
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vitamin |
organic substance that is essential on tiny amounts to the nutrition of most animals |
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vitality |
mental and physical vigor |
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vitalism |
belief that life is coused by a vital force distict from physical and shemical forces |
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chronic |
marked by a long duration or frequent occurence |
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anachronism |
error of placing a person or thing in the wrong period |
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chronicle |
description of events, to record history |
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chronology |
science that deals with measuring time and dating events |
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chronometer |
very accurate timepiece |
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reciprocal |
mutual, interacting |
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repulse |
to repel or rebuff |
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rile |
to make angry, to arouse resentment |
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scupulous |
very principled, careful, and consciencious |
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spiritual |
concerned with the soul of God, not material or tangible |
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humility |
the quality or state of being humble in spirit |
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inane |
lacking significance, meaning, or point, silly, insipid |
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innumerable |
very many, more than can be counted |
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monotony |
sameness |
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muted |
toned down or silenced |
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mutinous |
rebellious, unruly |
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nonchalance |
indifference, a showing of little interest |
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pacifistic |
opposed to was or the use of force |
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porous |
something that permits the passage of substances through pores |
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premature |
occuring or existing earlier than what is normal |
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adaptable |
willing to conform or adjust |
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appreciate |
to increase in value |
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boisterous |
rowsy, rough, and stormy |
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bourgeois |
a person with the traits or viewpoints of the middle class |
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complex |
complicated |
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conceit |
excessively high opinion of one's own worth or ability |
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disciple |
a follower of a teacher or philosophy |
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exhaust |
to use up, to drain |
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homely |
plain or unattractive in apperance |
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benediction |
a blessing |
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benevolent |
characterized by or suggestive of doing good, charitable |
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benefactor |
one that gives aid |
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beneficiary |
one who recieves a benefit, recipient of benefits |
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beneficial |
producing or promoting a favorable result, advantageous |
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credible |
capable of being believed, plausible, reliable |
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credence |
acceptance as true or valid, belief, trustworthyness |
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credulity |
a disposition to believe too readily |
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incredulous |
skeptical, disbelieving |
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credo |
sat of fundamental beliefs, a guiding principal |
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