 | Term | Definition |
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acme |
the highest point; pinnacle |
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attribute |
trait; ascribe |
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belittle |
underrate; disparage |
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convey |
to transport; transmit; communicate; make known; impart |
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doctrine |
a belief; principle; teaching |
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excise |
cut out; expunge |
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exotic |
alien; picturesque; foreign |
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haggard |
drawn; gaunt; wasted |
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jaunty |
lively; carefree; lighthearted |
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juncture |
union; seam; turning point |
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menial |
lowly; humble ;underling; scullion; servant |
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parry |
to ward, fend off; deflect; avoid; a defensive movement in sports |
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predatory |
preying on; pillaging; ravenous; rapacious |
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ravage |
ruin; destroy; wreck [noun] destruction |
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stance |
posture; bearing |
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tawdry |
garish; gaudy; tacky; vulgar |
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turncoat |
traitor; quisling; renegade |
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unassuming |
unpretentious; modest |
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wallow |
bask in ;a wet, muddy, or dusty area used by animals as a sort of bath |
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waver |
hesitate; falter |
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abut |
border on; bolster |
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attire |
clothes to dress; bedeck; adorn |
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avail |
to be or make of use or benefit; to make profit use; benefit; profit |
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crony |
friend; pal; chum; buddy |
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cryptic |
puzzling; enigmatic |
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divergent |
differing; deviant; unorthodox |
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enmity |
hatred; ill-will; animosity; antagonism |
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fervent |
emotional; passionate; extremely hot; ardent |
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gaunt |
thin; bony; lanky |
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infiltrate |
slip, creep into; penetrate |
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nullify |
invalidate; annul |
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perceptible |
noticeable; discerniblr; observable |
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plummet |
to plunge straight down [noun] a weight fastened to a line |
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proclaim |
to declare; announce; promulgate |
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proxy |
substitute; representative |
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rankle |
to cause anger; irritate; vex; nettle; gall |
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scavanger |
rummager; an animal that feeds on refuse or dead bodies |
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stint |
to limit; restrict; scrimp a limit or restriction |
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stoical |
self-controlled; impassive |
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unflagging |
tireless; undiminishing; unremitting |
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apt |
suitable; likely; quick to learn |
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awry |
wrong; crooked; askew; amiss |
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bludgeon |
cudgel; a short club used as a weapon [verb] clobber; clout |
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capitulate |
surrender |
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chafe |
to warm or wear sore by rubbing; annoy; abrade [noun] a sore or injury caused by rubbing |
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defile |
pollute; contaminate; desecrate gorge; canyon |
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dire |
dreadful; ominous; sinister |
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disarming |
charming; endearing |
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disgruntled |
discontenred; annoyed; surly |
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encroach |
intrude; infring; tresspass |
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endow |
equip; grant; bestow; bequeath |
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fend |
resist; manage; stave off; cope |
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impunity |
freedom from punishment; immunity |
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mein |
appearance; look; demeanor |
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penal |
correctional; disciplinary |
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pertinent |
relevant; germane; apropos |
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predominant |
chief; prevalent |
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prodigy |
marvel; wonder; freak; genius |
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recluse |
loner; hermit |
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renown |
prestige; celebrity; fame |
