 | Term | Definition |
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Bustle |
To hurry |
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Donate |
to make a donation, a contribution |
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Financial |
relating to money |
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Illustrious |
highly distinguished, famous, glorious |
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Impair |
to become worse |
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Legible |
capable of being read |
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Memorable |
worth remembering, easily remembered |
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Optimist |
someone always thinking on the bright side |
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Preliminary |
leading up to the main part |
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Prim |
formally precise, proper |
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Refrain |
to restrain from doing something |
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Scour |
to get rid of what is not wanted, to clear or dig out |
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Statue |
a carved 3-D work of art |
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Stupor |
condition of being stunned |
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Succinct |
expressed in a few words |
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Acclaim |
greet with loud applause |
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belligerent |
quarrelsome, engaged in a war |
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blizzard |
heavy snowstorm |
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aquatic |
water |
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bondage |
slavery |
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extensive |
widespread, far-reaching |
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flippant |
jokingly disrespectful, saucy and disrespectful |
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halter |
rope for leading an animal, woman's upper garment |
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indisposed |
unwilling, slightly ill |
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maze |
complicated network of passages |
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murky |
dark, gloomy |
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obscene |
indecent, shocking, immoral |
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recurrence |
repetition |
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timorous |
easily frightened |
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twinge |
sudden pain, anxious feeling |
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unscathed |
unharmed |
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castigate |
scold severely |
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complicated |
not easy, not simple, hard |
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create |
bring into being |
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dire |
dreadful |
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doggerel |
loosely styled verse |
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effective |
in force |
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exceptional |
unusually good, OK |
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expletive |
swearwords, words without meaning in the sentence |
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fluctuate |
go up and down |
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gnome |
fairy tale-dwarf |
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inured |
accustomed |
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parable |
short story teaching a lesson |
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plausible |
apparently true |
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semblance |
outward appearance |
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zealous |
very enthusiastic |
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allude |
refer |
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authentic |
real, genuine |
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baton |
stick used to conduct the orchestra |
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clarity |
clearness |
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cockade |
ribbon worn on a hat |
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disrupt |
disturb |
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eliminate |
get rid of, remove |
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hireling |
person in the pay of another |
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knell |
slow tolling of bells |
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lei |
ring of flowers worn around the neck |
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pare |
peel, cut down on |
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rampant |
spreading wildly |
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scourge |
whip |
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triplicate |
three copies, to make three of something |
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unseemly |
improper |
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alternate |
take turns, person who can take over, every second |
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chronic |
long-lasting |
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compensate |
pay |
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enthrall |
fascinate |
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felon |
criminal |
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melee |
noisy fight |
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minute |
thorough, records of a meeting, very tiny |
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oblique |
slanting, indirect |
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outrage |
wicked act, angered |
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pagan |
worshiping many gods |
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participate |
take part |
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principle |
important truth, underlying idea, honesty |
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silt |
fine sand |
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summon |
to call forth, send forth |
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wax |
a yellow greasy substance, grows fuller |
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arena |
place for contests |
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concise |
short and clear |
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determine |
figure out, make up one's mind |
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estuary |
place where a large river meets the sea |
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infallible |
never to make a mistake |
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intermittent |
stopping and starting |
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oasis |
watering place in the desert |
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onslaught |
fierce attack |
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pamper |
give in to |
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pawn |
minor chess piece, person used by others, leave in exchange for a loan |
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recollect |
remember |
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reluctant |
unwilling |
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sedentary |
who sits |
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shear |
cut, clip the wool off |
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tense |
stretched tightly, nervous, verb form showing time |
