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liet; |
CF. feudal, feudalism |
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exceptionable |
objectionable; likely to cause dislike; offensive; CF. unexceptionable: entirely acceptable |
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consign |
send to a person or place for sale; deliver officially; entrust; put into the care of another; set apart (for a special purpose); N. consignment; CF. consignor, consignee |
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parallelism |
state of being parallel; similarity; analogy |
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disavowal |
denial; disclaiming; repudiating; disowning; V. disavow; CF. disclaim |
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infidel |
unbeliever (with respect to a particular religion) |
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bantering |
joking talk; good-naturedly ridiculing; N.V. banter |
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amorous |
moved by sexual love; loving; of sexual love; Ex. amorous advances |
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haphazard |
random; by chance; happening in an unplanned manner; Ex. haphazard growth of the town |
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reminiscence |
recollection; V. reminisce: recollect the past |
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restraint |
moderation or self-control; controlling force; restriction |
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dormant |
sleeping; temporarily inactive; lethargic; latent |
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bump |
hit or knock against with force; N. |
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despise |
look on with scorn; regard as worthless or distasteful; ADJ. despicable: contemptible |
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unrequited |
not requited; not reciprocated; Ex. unrequited love |
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indite |
write; compose |
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mercenary |
motivated solely by money or gain; N. |
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ashen |
ash-colored; deadly pale |
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conventional |
ordinary; typical; not nuclear; Ex. conventional weapons |
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sobriety |
moderation (especially regarding indulgence in alcohol); seriousness |
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graduated |
arranged by degrees (of height, difficulty, etc.) |
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thespian |
pertaining to drama; N: actor or actress |
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ligneous |
like wood |
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felicity |
happiness; appropriateness (of a remark, choice, etc.); quality of being felicitous |
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malfeasance |
wrongdoing; misconduct (by a public official) |
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mural |
wall painting |
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forgo(forego) |
give up; do without |
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fuddle |
make stupid or confused as with alcholic drink; N. in a fuddle: confused |
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sustain |
suffer (harm or loss); experience; support; prop; maintain; keep in existence; nourish (to maintain life); Ex. sustain the family/the trapped miners |
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slacken |
slow up; loosen; make or become slack |
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presentiment |
premonition; foreboding; feeling something will happen; anticipatory fear |
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superimpose |
place over something else |
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supplicate |
petition humbly; pray to grant a favor |
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potential |
expressing possibility; latent; N: capacity for growth |
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quip |
taunt; clever sarcastic remark; V. |
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hypothetical |
based on assumptions or hypotheses; supposed; N. hypothesis |
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withhold |
refuse to give; hold back; Ex. withholding tax |
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acute |
(of the senses) sharp; quickly perceptive; keen; penetrating; brief and severe; Ex. acute sense of smell/analysis/pain |
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paltry |
insignificant; petty; trifling; contemptible; Ex. paltry sum; CF. trash |
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travail |
strenuous work; toil; painful labor; labor of childbirth |
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atone |
make amends for; pay for; Ex. atone for |
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requisite |
necessary requirement; something required; ADJ: required; necessary |
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vernacular |
living language (as compared to the official language); language spoken in a country or region; natural style; Ex. lapse into the vernacular |
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gargoyle |
waterspout carved in grotesque figures on a building |
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unfrock |
defrock; strip a priest or minister of church authority |
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apocryphal |
(of a story) widely believed but untrue |
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gnarl |
protruding knot on a tree; V. |
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riddle |
pierce with holes; permeate or spread throughout; Ex. The gunman riddled the car with bullets; Ex. The whole report is riddled with errors; N. large sieve (separating earth from stone) |
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torrent |
rushing stream; flood; Ex. The rain fell in torrents. |
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unscathed |
unharmed; Ex. escape the accident unscathed |
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anarchist |
person who seeks to overturn the established government; advocate of abolishing authority |
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strut |
supporting bar; CF. airplane wing이나 building 등을 support |
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luster |
shine; gloss (of a polished surface) |
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verisimilitude |
appearance of truth; quality of appearing to be true or real; likelihood; Ex. verisimilitude of her performance as Lady Macbeth |
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vulture |
carrion-eating birds |
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flowery |
full of flowers; full of ornate expressions |
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harass |
annoy by repeated attacks |
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sinister |
evil; ominous |
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devolve |
deputize; pass or be passed to others (power, work, or property); Ex. devolve on/upon/to |
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heinous |
atrocious; wicked; hatefully bad; Ex. heinous crime |
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adverse |
going against; opposing; unfavorable; hostile |
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rigor |
severity; Ex. rigors of the Russian winter |
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shackle |
chain; fetter; confine with shackles; N. |
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prop |
support placed under or against something; V. |
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sumptuous |
grand suggesting great expense; lavish; rich; Ex. sumptuous feast |
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fulminate |
thunder; explode; issue a severe denunciation |
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prim |
proper to the point of affectation; very precise and formal; exceedingly proper |
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clout |
great influence (especially political or social); hard blow with fist |
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sluggish |
lazy; slow; inactive; lethargic; CF. slug: nail with no shell |
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dribble |
flow or fall in drops; let saliva flow out slowly from the mouth; move a ball; N. |
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prong |
pointed projecting part |
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sedulous |
diligent; assiduous; paying attention; N. sedulity |
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fashion |
give shape to; make; Ex. fashion the pot out of clay |
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apprehend |
arrest (a criminal); dread; perceive; N. apprehension |
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panacea |
cure-all; remedy for all diseases |
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recurrent |
occurring again and again |
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plethora |
excess; overabundance; Ex. a plethora of excuses |
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bloated |
(unpleasantly) swollen or puffed as with water or air |
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subsequent |
following in time or order; later |
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traduce |
expose to slander |
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prod |
poke (with a pointed object); stir up; urge; goad to action; N: pointed object used to prod; prodding |
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inequity |
unfairness; ADJ. inequitable |
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demean |
disgrace; humiliate; debase in dignity; behave |
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torque |
twisting force; force producing rotation |
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wallow |
roll in mud; indulge in; (of a ship) roll in a rough sea; become helpless; Ex. wallow in the mud/luxury |
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foment |
stir up; incite; instigate; promote the growth of (something evil or unpleasant) |
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flashy |
showy; gaudy; giving a momentary brilliance |
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inamorata |
woman whom a man loves |
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forum |
public square of an ancient Roman city; public place for open discussion; court of law |
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blandishment |
flattery |
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adjunct |
something attached to but holding an inferior position |
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realm |
kingdom; field or sphere; Ex. not within the realms of possibility |
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anemia |
condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; ADJ. anemic |
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pinch |
squeeze between the thumb and a finger, or other edges; Ex. I had to pinch myself to make sure I wasn't dreaming. N: amount that can be held between the thumb and a finger |
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prurient |
having or causing lustful desires and thoughts; arousing immoderate sexual desire |
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erratic |
odd; irregular in movement or behavior; unpredictable |
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incinerate |
burn to ashes |
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adjoin |
be next to |
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tactile |
pertaining to the organs or sense of touch |
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fluency |
smoothness of speech; ADJ. fluent |
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prolific |
producing offspring or fruit in abundance; fertile; fecund; abundantly fruitful; producing abundant works; Ex. prolific writer |
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snivel |
complain or whine tearfully; run at the nose; snuffle; Ex. Don't come back sniveling to me. |
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philanderer |
faithless lover; flirt |
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laborious |
demanding much work or care; tedious |
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palpitate |
throb; beat rapidly; flutter; tremble; Ex. Her heart began to palpitate. |
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tread |
walk; trample; N: grooved face of a tire; horizontal part of a step |
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mat |
not shiny; matte; having a dull finish; N: flat piece of material used as a floor covering; V. |
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45 |
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dissimulate |
pretend; conceal by feigning; dissemble |
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enlist |
(cause to) join the armed forces; obtain (help, sympathy, or support) |
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rally |
come or bring together; call up or summon (forces, vital powers, etc.); revive or recuperate (after illness or difficulty); N: act of rallying; mass gathering |
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crest |
top (as of a hill or wave); showy feathers on the head of a bird |
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cadaverous |
like a corpse; pale |
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outrage |
act of extreme violence or viciousness; resentful anger; V: commit an outrage on; produce anger in; ADJ. outrageous: offensive |
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reciprocate |
do or give something in return; repay in kind; give or take mutually; interchange; move backwards and forwards; Ex. reciprocate his invitation by inviting him; N. reciprocity: reciprocal relationship; mutual interchange of advantages between two groups; Ex. reciprocity in trading rights |
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mischief |
behavior (of children) causing trouble with no serious harm; damage; harm; Ex. mischief to the crops; ADJ. mischievous: causing mischief; playfully troublesome |
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mite |
very small object or insect-like creature; small coin |
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placebo |
harmless substance prescribed as a dummy pill |
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impeccable |
faultless |
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terminal |
part that forms the end; railroad or bus station; ADJ. forming an end; ending in death; fatal; Ex. terminal cancer |
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figment |
invention; something invented; imaginary thing; Ex. figment of your imagination |
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refute |
disprove; prove to be false; N. refutation |
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pretend |
feign; pretend to: claim to possess; make pretensions to; Ex. I don't pretend to much expertise; N. pretense |
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rampart |
defensive mound of earth |
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wont |
(the stated person's) habit or custom; habitual procedure; ADJ. wonted: customary |
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animated |
lively; spirited |
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indomitable |
unconquerable; unyielding |
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feasible |
practical; able to be carried out; practicable |
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indignity |
treatment or situation that causes shame or loss of dignity, respect; offensive or insulting treatment; humiliating or degrading treatment; Ex. I suffered the indignity of having to say that in front of them. |
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contusion |
bruise |
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dotage |
senility; feeblemindedness of old age; Ex. In one's dotage |
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wrinkle |
small ridge on a smooth surface (face or cloth); V. |
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amazon |
female warrior |
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ambidextrous |
capable of using either hand with equal ease |
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malicious |
hateful; spiteful; expressing malice; N. malice: desire to harm others; spite |
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disseminate |
distribute; spread; scatter (like seeds) |
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grim |
causing great fear; unrelenting; determined in spite of fear; Ex. grim smile |
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lavish |
liberal; wasteful; generous or wasteful in giving or using; abundant; profuse; great; Ex. decorated lavishly; V. give in abundance |
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impenitent |
not repentant |
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obstreperous |
boisterous; noisy and uncontrollable |
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substantial |
of substance; material; solid; essential or fundamental; ample; considerable; well-to-do; wealthy |
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affinity |
feeling of kinship; similarity; Ex. strong affinity for her; Ex. many affinities between two languages |
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executive |
person having administrative authority; one branch of government executing laws; ADJ: relating to executing |
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gullible |
easily deceived |
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subsidy |
direct financial aid by government, etc.; V. subsidize: assist with a subsidy |
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Shangri-la |
imaginary remote paradise on earth; CF. Lost Horizon |
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recrimination |
countercharges; V. recriminate |
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procrastinate |
postpone; delay or put off |
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agitate |
stir up; disturb |
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disquisition |
formal systematic inquiry; explanation of the results of a formal inquiry; long formal speech or written report |
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contaminate |
pollute |
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amiss |
wrong; faulty; Ex. something amiss; ADV. |
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potentate |
monarch; sovereign |
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pristine |
unspoiled; remaining in a pure state; characteristic of earlier times; primitive; Ex. an old book in pristine condition |
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homage |
honor; tribute; great respect; Ex. pay/do homage to |
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choleric |
hot-tempered; bad-tempered; irritable; easily angered; CF. cholera |
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heed |
pay attention to; N: close attention |
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extraneous |
not essential; irrelevant; superfluous; external; coming from the outside; Ex. extraneous details/noise/to the subject |
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suffragist |
advocate of the extension of voting rights (for women); CF. suffrage |
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finesse |
delicate skill; V: handle with finesse |
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propagate |
increase in number by producing young; multiply; spread; Ex. Most plants propagate by seed; Ex. newspaper propagating their ideas |
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foil |
contrast; one that by contrast enhances the distinctive characteristics of another |
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transcendent |
exceeding ordinary limits; superior; surpassing; V. transcend: go beyond; exceed; surpass; N. transcendancy |
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hermetic |
sealed by fusion so as to be airtight; airtight |
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ablution |
washing |
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dinghy |
small boat (often ship's boat) |
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propinquity |
nearness (in space or relationship); proximity; kinship |
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innovation |
change; something newly introduced; introduction of something new; V. innovate: begin or introduce (something new); be creative; ADJ. innovative |
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writ |
written command issued by a court (telling someone to do or not to do something) |
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schematic |
of a schema or scheme; relating to an outline or diagram; using a system of symbols; N. schema: diagrammatic representation; outline |
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ego |
one's opinion of oneself; self-esteem |
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score |
number of points; written form of a musical composition; reason; group of 20; notch or incision; Ex. full/vocal score; Ex. Don't worry on that score; V: mark with lines or notches; Ex. score the paper to make it easy to fold |
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venture |
risk; expose to risk; dare; undertake a risk; N. |
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garbled |
mixed up; jumbled; distorted; V. garble: mix up or distort (a message) to such an extent as to make misleading or unintelligible |
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iniquitous |
wicked; immoral; unrighteous; N. iniquity; Ex. den of iniquity |
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existential |
pertaining to existence; pertaining to the philosophy of existentialism |
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catholic |
(of likings and interests) universal; general; broad; including many different parts; wide-ranging liberal; Ex. catholic opinions/tastes |
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lunar |
pertaining to the moon |
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mirage |
unreal reflection; optical illusion |
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tawny |
brownish yellow |
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actuary |
someone who advises insurance companies |
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predecessor |
former occupant of a post |
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axiom |
self-evident truth requiring no proof |
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cessation |
stoppage |
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raffle |
lottery; V: award as a prize in a raffle; Ex. raffle off a new car |
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indecisive |
marked by indecision; inconclusive; Ex. indecisive battle |
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euthanasia |
mercy killing |
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sodden |
thoroughly soaked; dull or stupid as if from drink |
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precedent |
preceding (in time, rank, etc.) |
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evince |
show clearly |
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flourish |
grow well; prosper; make sweeping gestures; wave; brandish; Ex. The trees flourished in the sun. N: showy movement or gesture; embellishment or ornamentation (esp. in handwriting) |
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rescind |
repeal; annul; cancel (a law, decision, or agreement) |
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intrepid |
fearless |
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recourse |
resorting to help when in trouble; Ex. without recourse to |
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alliteration |
repetition of beginning sound in poetry |
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straggle |
stray or fall behind (a main group); spread out in a scattered group; Ex. straggling marathon racer; Ex. straggling branch |
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piquant |
pleasantly tart-tasting; spicy; pleasantly stimulating; Ex. piquant situation when my old enemy asked for my help |
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compunction |
remorse; strong uneasiness caused by guilt |
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takeoff |
burlesque; act of leaving the ground |
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elope |
run away secretly with the intention of getting married |
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season |
enhance the flavor of by adding a spice, etc.; inure; harden; N. seasoning: something used in seasoning |
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fancy |
imagination (of a whimsical or fantastic nature); capricious liking; V: imagine; be fond of; ADJ. decorative; elaborate |
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zany |
comic; crazy; N: clown; comical person (given to outlandish behavior) |
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