 | Term | Definition |
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Abridge |
(v) to shorten |
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Affable |
(adj) friendly |
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Ascend |
(v) to move upward |
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Augment |
(v) to make greater |
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Augury |
(n) omen |
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Bequeath |
(v) to hand down |
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Clamor |
(n) a loud noise |
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Confound |
(v) to confuse |
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Covert |
(adj) secret; hidden |
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Engender |
(v) to cause, produce, or create |
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Gravity |
(n) seriousness |
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Indignation |
(n) anger resulting from injustice |
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Kindle |
(v) to start a fire; to stir up |
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Mirth |
(n) glee |
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Muse |
(v) to ponder / (n) inspiration for art |
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Revere |
(v) to honor and respect |
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Rhetoric |
(n) persuasion through words |
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Spurn |
(v) to reject with hostility |
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Unassailable |
(adj) indisputable |
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Vanquish |
(v) to conquer |
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Baseness |
(n) The quality of lacking higher values. |
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Exalt |
(v) to glorify |
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Replicate |
(v) to repeat or copy |
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Vulgar |
(adj) offensive to good taste |
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Flourish |
(v) to thrive; to grow well |
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Homage |
(n) a respect shown by external action |
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Ominous |
(adj) threatening |
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Servile |
(adj) overly submissive |
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Soothsayer |
(n) fortune teller |
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Lament |
(v/n) to express sorrow / an expression of sorrow |
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Vex |
(v) to cause discomfort |
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Rout |
(v) to gouge out |
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Repute |
(v/n) to consider as specified / estimation in the view of others |
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Mettle |
(n) courage or spirit |
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Knotty |
(adj) full of knots / overly complicated |
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Portentous |
(adj) forewarning |
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Prodigy |
(n) one with exceptional talent |
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Prodigious |
(adj) extraordinary in quantity or degree |
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Alchemy |
(n) medieval chemistry / changing metals into gold |
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Bestow |
(v) to grant; to give |
