 | Term | Definition |
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franchise |
a privledge |
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fraudulent |
deceitful |
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fraught |
emotional |
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gaunt |
thin and bony |
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genial |
having a friendly manner |
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glib |
performed with ease |
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glint |
to gleam/flash briefly |
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grievous |
causing grief/pain |
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guile |
a skillful deceite |
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guise |
a false appearence |
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gullible |
easily fooled |
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hackneyed |
overfamiliar through overuse |
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haphazard |
mere chance |
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hapless |
unfortunate |
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haughty |
scornfully and condescendingly proud |
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antonym |
a word that has opposite meaning to that of another word |
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apt |
quick to learn/understand |
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arbitrate |
to judge |
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artifact |
an object made by humans |
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assimilate |
to make similar |
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attest |
to put under oath |
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auspicious |
marked by success |
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baleful |
portending evil |
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bauble |
a small, showy ornament of little value |
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beck |
a gesture of beckoning |
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benefactor |
one that gives aid [usually financially] |
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berate |
to scold angrily and at length |
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bisect |
to cut |
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boon |
a timely blessing/benefit |
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brusque |
discourteously blunt |
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caprice |
an impulsive change of mind |
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caste |
a social system based on rank in society |
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cede |
to surrender possession of, usually by treaty |
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cessation |
a bringing/coming to an end |
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chagrin |
embarrassment, caused by failure |
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clamber |
to climb with difficulty |
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coagulate |
to cause transformation of [a liquid/solid] for example |
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concord |
a treaty establishing peaceful relations |
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conflict |
a state of open, often prolonged fighting |
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congruent |
correspoding, similar |
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consign |
to turn over permanetly to anothers charge |
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constraign |
to keep with close bounds |
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contentious |
controversial |
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coy |
tending to avoid people and social situations, reserved |
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cunning |
delicatly pleasing |
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decadent |
being in a state of decline/decay |
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deft |
quick and skillful |
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deign |
to think it appropiate to one's dignity |
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deluge |
a great flood |
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demagogue |
a leader who obtains power through deciete |
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derive |
to obtain |
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dichotomous |
divided/diving into two parts |
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dichotomy |
a division into two usually contradictory parts |
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dote |
to show excessive fondness/love |
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dour |
marked by sterness/harshness |
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drudgery |
tedious work |
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dupe |
an easily decieved person |
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effervescent |
emitting small bubbles of gas |
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embryology |
the branch of biology that deals with the formation and development of living organisms |
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enigma |
a riddle |
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erroneous |
derived from error |
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euphoria |
a feeling of great happiness |
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evolution |
a gradual process of change |
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exalt |
to raise in rank |
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exemplary |
worthy of imitation |
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expedient |
something contived/used to meet an urgent need |
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extort |
to obtain from another through intimidation |
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fallacy |
a false notion |
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farce |
a light dramatic work |
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fervent |
glowing [with emotion?] |
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filial |
of/relating to/befitting a son/daughter |
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foretaste |
an advance token/warning |
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foretell |
to predict |
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abate |
to lessen |
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acrimonious |
bitter/sharp tone |
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adept |
an expert |
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adorn |
to decorate with |
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advocate |
one who argues for a cause |
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aesthetic |
an artistic sensibility |
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affable |
easy to speak to |
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alienate |
to cause to become unfriendly/hostile |
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allele |
an of several forms of a gene |
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alliance |
a bond/tie |
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alpha |
the first, beginning |
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altruism |
selflessness |
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amalgamate |
blend/unite |
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ambiguous |
may have several meanings or answers |
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anarchy |
a state or society without government or law |
