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Diabolic |
Develish |
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Distraught |
Distracted, Mentally Derranged |
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Efface |
Expunge; do away with |
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Foreboding |
A strong inner feeling of a future misfortune; a prediction |
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Hoard |
A supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded for future use |
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Infernal |
Hellish; Diabolical; Fiendish |
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Hyperbole |
Exaggeration; Overstaement |
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Malefactor |
A Person who violates the law |
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Coincident |
Corresponding, Happening at the same time |
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Abet |
To encourage, to support |
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Censure |
A strong expression of dissaproval |
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Deterrent |
serving or tending to deter, something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress |
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Exonerate |
To clear of an accusation |
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Impunity |
Exemption of punishment |
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Incarcerate |
To imprision |
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Incorrigible |
Not easily changed; uncontrollable |
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Incriminate |
to accuse or present proof of a crime |
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Delineate |
Trace the shape of ; Describe in vivid detail |
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Dispatch |
To dismiss, To send away as in a messenger |
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Encroach |
advance beyond the usual limit |
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Impasse |
A position or situation from which there is no escape |
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Moratorium |
Suspension of activity |
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Quash |
To put down or supress completely; Subdue |
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Quell |
To put an end to; to vanquish |
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Precis |
A concise Summary |
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Recapitulate |
To review by a brief summary, to sum up statements or matters |
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Magnate |
A person of great influence or importance |
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Medieval |
Of or pertaining to the characterisitcs of the style of the Middle Ages |
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Pedagogue |
A teacher |
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Rustic |
Simple; Artless; Boorish |
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Tendril |
slender stemlike structure by which some twining plants attach themselves to an object for support |
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Valet |
An attendent who parks cars at a hotel |
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Vernal |
Pertaining to spring |
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Inertia |
the tendency of an object to resist any change in it's motion |
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Simper |
to smile in a silly, self-conscious way |
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Venerate |
to treat with deep respect. |
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Conditional |
More or allowed on certain terms |
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Anoint |
To rub or sprinkle on |
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Cleric |
a member of a clergy, which are the body of people ordained for religious service |
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Desecrate |
violate the sacred character of a place or language |
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Ecclesiastic |
a member of the clergy or other person in religious orders |
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Parochial |
narrowly restricted in outlook or scope |
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Acute |
Sharp or severe in effect; intense; Math - less than 90 degrees |
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Antidote |
a medicine or other remedy for counteracting the effects of poison, disease, etc. |
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Astringent |
ADJ- Stern or severe N-Cleans the skin |
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Carcinogen |
any substance or agent that tends to produce a cancer. |
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Convalescence |
the gradual recovery of health and strength after illness |
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Dotage |
Excessive Fondness |
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Elixir |
a sweet flavored liquid (usually containing a small amount of alcohol) used to mask the taste of the med's. |
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Haggard |
Having a exaushted appearence from prolonged suffering |
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Abhor |
[v] to loathe, to hate |
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Boor |
Rude or unmannerly person |
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contemptuous |
Showing or expression of disdain; scornful |
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Deride |
To mock; to laugh at in scorn |
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Egregious |
extraordinary in some bad way |
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Correlated |
To establish in a orderly conncetion |
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Biomes |
A major regional or global biotic community, such as a grassland or desert |
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Paraphrase |
Restating; rewording |
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Abstract |
a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance |
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Accessible |
easy to approach |
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Acquire |
to obtain |
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Apprehension |
fearful expectation or anticipation |
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Assessment |
evualate |
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Catalog |
a list of record |
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Clarity |
Clearness |
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Construe |
to give the meaning or intention of; explain; interpret. |
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Caliber |
the diameter of something of circular section |
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Canto |
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem. |
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Diction |
word choice |
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Loquacious |
Talkative |
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Reverberate |
To reecho or resound |
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Biotechnology |
Molecular biology that studies the use of microorganisms to perform specific industrial processes |
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Hydrology |
Geology that studies water on the earth + in the atmosphere:its distribution and uses and conservation |
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Primary Sources |
Original documents, including letters, diaries, and novels. |
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Recede |
to move away |
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Stalemate |
Any position or situation where no action or process can be made |
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Consummate |
To fulfill; To complete ; To bring to a state of perfection |
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Doldrums |
a state of inactivity or stagnation, as in business or art |
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Epoch |
a particular period of time marked by distinctive features, events, etc |
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Nether |
Lower or under; lying beneth the earth's surface |
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Pantheon |
A public building containing tombs or memorials |
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Paragon |
A model or pattern of excellence |
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Abject |
utterly hopeless, miserable, humiliating, or wretched |
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Bane |
a person or thing that ruins or spoils |
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Bestial |
resembling a beast |
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Malice |
desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, |
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Plagiarism |
the unauthorized use or close imitation of one's own original work |
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Plattitude |
a dull remark |
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Surreptitious |
marked by quiet and caution and secrecy |
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Vilify |
to slander |
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Deduction |
subtraction |
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Congeal |
to change a liquid to solid |
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Intoxicating |
exhilarating; exciting |
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Permeate |
to pass into or through every part of: |
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Insatiable |
incapable of being satisfied or appeased |
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Insipid |
without distinctive, interesting, or stimulating qualities |
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Palatable |
Acceptable or agreeable to taste |
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Satiate |
to satisfy to the full |
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Subsist |
to exist |
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Aegis |
protection; support |
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Desolate |
Barren or land waste; devastated; lonely |
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Fortitude |
Mental strength when facing obsticles |
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Solace |
to comfort |
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Terrestrial |
of or pertaining to land as distinct from water |
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Torrential |
Violent; Overwhelming |
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Obtuse |
Not qucik or alert; dull |
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Enzyme |
proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions |
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Secondary Sources |
Texts concerning and/or about a subject, including commentary, reviews, reports, criticism, etc. |
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Omega |
The last of any series; the end. |
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Permutation |
transformation |
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Pliant |
flexible; easily influenced |
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Temporal |
Pertaining to time; temporary |
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Transient |
lasting for a short period of time |
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Transitory |
not lasting |
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Anecdote |
short account of an incident (especially a biographical one) |
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Capitulate |
to surrendor |
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Dissertation |
a formal speech or writing |
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Apogee |
the climax; highest point |
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Circumvent |
to avoid |
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Congruent |
agreeing;acordan; Math - 2 numbers related Geom- coinciding at all points |
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Contingent |
dependent on something that is not yet certain |
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Perigee |
The point in the orbit of the moon when it is nearest the earth. |
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Theme |
expresses an opinion or makes a statement about the main ideas or topics of the literary works. |
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Voice |
a means or agency by which something is expressed or communicated |
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Consternation |
a sudden occurence that results in utter confusion; dismay |
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Embroil |
to complicate |
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Harangue |
a long passionate speech |
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Irritant |
an irritation |
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Rebuke |
to express sharp, stern dissaproval of |
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Recrimination |
to bring a countercharge against an accuser |
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Ultimatum |
a final proposal of conidtions |
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Sonorous |
loud, deep, or resonant, as a sound |
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Tremulous |
tremboling from fear; timid;shaky |
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Innate |
present at birth but not necessarily hereditary |
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Matriarch |
a female head of a family or tribe |
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Patriarch |
the male head of a tribal line |
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Primal |
first; orginal |
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Coincide |
go with, fall together, to coreespond |
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Commensurate |
correspoding in amount |
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Disparity |
lack of similarity ; difference |
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Equanimity |
mental & emotional stableness under stress |
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Inception |
beginning; start |
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