| Term | Definition |
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annul |
to reduce to nothing to decalair as invalid or void |
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deplore |
to feel or express regret or disaproval |
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muster |
to bring together for service or battle |
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nonentity |
a person or thing of little or no importance |
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obsess |
to trouble haunt or fill the mind |
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ornate |
elaboratly decorated |
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oust |
to remove drive out of a postition or place |
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peruse |
to read thouroughly and carefully |
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porous |
full of tiny holes |
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prone |
lying face down, inclined likely |
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qualm |
a pang of concous, uneasiness misgiving or doubt |
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recourse |
a person or thing turned to for help or advice |
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residue |
a remainder that which remains when a part has been used up or removed |
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staid |
serious or dignified in manner |
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sustain |
to support or nourish, keep up |
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aghast |
filled with amazement disgust fear or terror |
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ample |
more than enough large spacious |
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assert |
to declare or state as truth, maintain or defend |
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cower |
to crouch or shrink away from |
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disdain |
to look upon with scorn; to refuse scornfully |
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ethical |
having to do with morals values, right and wrong; |
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facetious |
humorous, not ment seriously |
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inaudible |
not able to be heard |
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indiscriminate |
without restraint or control |
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intriuge |
crafty dealings upper hand plotting |
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jursidiction |
an area of authority or control |
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plausible |
appearing reasonable true or fair |
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proximity |
nearness or closeness |
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sequel |
that which follows, a result; a literary work or film continuing the story of one written or made earlier |
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volatile |
highly changeable, fickle; tending to become violent or explosive |
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belittle |
to make something appear smaller than it is |
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exotic |
foreign; charmingly unfamiliar |
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haggard |
thin, pale, and careworn |
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juncture |
a joining together |
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parry |
to ward or fend off |
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ravage |
to destroy, lay waste, ruin; |
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waver |
to move to and fro, become unsteady |
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avail |
to be of use or benifit to; to make use of |
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divergent |
going in diffrent directions |
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enmity |
hatred ill-will |
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fervent |
very ernest, emotional, passionate, |
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infiltrate |
to pass through or gain entrance |
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nullify |
to make of no value or consequence, cancel, wipe out |
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perceptible |
capable of being grasped by the senses or mind |
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proclaim |
to declair publicly or offically |
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unflagging |
tireless, continuing with vigor |
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abashed |
embarrassed ashamed or nonplussed |
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aloof |
withdrawn, standing apart from others |
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anguish |
great mental suffering or pain |
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articulate |
to pronunce distinctly; to express well in words |
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bask |
to be in, or expose oneself to, plesant warmth; |
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defect |
an imprefection or flaw |
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flaunt |
to wave or flutter showily |
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forthright |
frank, direct, straightforward |
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instill |
to add gradually |
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ostracize |
to exclude from a group, banish send away |
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pseudonym |
a pen name assumed by a writer |
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purge |
to wash away impuities |
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rehabilitate |
to make over in good form; |
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retentive |
able to hold keep or recall; retaining knowledge easily |
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scapegoat |
a person or thing carrying the blame for others |
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