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146 Cards in this Set
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Prodigal
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wasteful, extravagant
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welter
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1. to be in turmoil
2. to become deeply or extensively involved, associated, entangled, etc.: to welter in setbacks, confusion, and despair. |
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penury
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extreme poverty, destitution
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infelicitous
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Inappropriate; ill-chosen: an infelicitous remark.
Not happy; unfortunate. |
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wend
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to proceed or go one's way
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sanctimony
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Feigned piety or righteousness; hypocritical devoutness or high-mindedness.
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tenacity
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persistent determination
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stanch
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to stop the flow of liquid, esp. blood
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splenic
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irritable
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tautology
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needless repetition of an idea, esp. in words other than those of the immediate context, without imparting additional force or clearness, as in “widow woman.”
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saturnine
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gloomy, sluggish in temperament; taciturn.
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impunity
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exempt from punishment. Immunity from punishment
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stentorian
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very loud or powerful in sound: a stentorian voice.
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torrid
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ardent; passionate: a torrid love
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sundry
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various
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volubility
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fluent, glib
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sanguine
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cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident: a sanguine disposition;
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volubility
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fluent, glib
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usury
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the lending or practice of lending money at an exorbitant interest.
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supercilious
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Disdainfully arrogant; haughty.
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sanguine
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cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident: a sanguine disposition;
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virago
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a loud-voiced, ill-tempered, scolding woman; shrew
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usury
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the lending or practice of lending money at an exorbitant interest.
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suppliant
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Asking humbly and earnestly; beseeching.
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supercilious
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Disdainfully arrogant; haughty.
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accumen
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Quickness of perception or discernment; shrewdness shown by keen insight.
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virago
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a loud-voiced, ill-tempered, scolding woman; shrew
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vaunt
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to boast
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suppliant
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Asking humbly and earnestly; beseeching.
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accumen
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Quickness of perception or discernment; shrewdness shown by keen insight.
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supplicant
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beggar
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volubility
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fluent, glib
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surfeit
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To feed or supply to excess, satiety, or disgust.
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vaunt
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to boast
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sanguine
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cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident: a sanguine disposition;
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supplicant
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beggar
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usury
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the lending or practice of lending money at an exorbitant interest.
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sidereal
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relating to the stars
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surfeit
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To feed or supply to excess, satiety, or disgust.
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salient
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relevant
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sidereal
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relating to the stars
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pith
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the central part
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salient
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relevant
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supine
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1. Lying on the back, or with the face upward._
2. Indolent; listless; inactive; mentally or morally lethargic. |
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supercilious
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Disdainfully arrogant; haughty.
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pith
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the central part
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solder
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to fuse
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virago
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a loud-voiced, ill-tempered, scolding woman; shrew
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supine
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1. Lying on the back, or with the face upward._
2. Indolent; listless; inactive; mentally or morally lethargic. |
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suppliant
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Asking humbly and earnestly; beseeching.
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accumen
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Quickness of perception or discernment; shrewdness shown by keen insight.
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solder
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to fuse
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vaunt
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to boast
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supplicant
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beggar
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surfeit
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To feed or supply to excess, satiety, or disgust.
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sidereal
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relating to the stars
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salient
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relevant
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pith
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the central part
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supine
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1. Lying on the back, or with the face upward._
2. Indolent; listless; inactive; mentally or morally lethargic. |
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solder
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to fuse
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seminal
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originative
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stygian
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gloomy, dark, hellish
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sinecure
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An office or position that requires or involves little or no responsibility, work, or active service
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runic
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mysterioius. having secret meaning
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tractable
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obedient
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succor
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1. Aid; help; assistance; especially, assistance that relieves and delivers from difficulty, want, or distress._
2. The person or thing that brings relief. In Asakusa, a crowd sought succor around an old and lovely Buddhist temple, dedicated to Kannon, goddess of mercy. |
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seine
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a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
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discrete
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detached from others, separate
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discreet
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judicious in one's conduct of speech, especially pertaining to delicate matters
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chronometer
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a timepiece with a mechanism to adjust for accuracy
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incisive
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penetrating, cutting
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exorcise
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to seek to expel evil spirits by ceremony
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disclose
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to make known, reveal, uncover
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preclude
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to prevent the presence, existence, or occurence of
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proclivity
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inclination, bias
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disinclination
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aversion
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conciliate
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to placate, to win over
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commesurable
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proportionate, suitable in measure
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accretion
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an increase by natural growth
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credo
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any formula of belief
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crypt
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a subterranean chamber or vault
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cryptology
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the science of interpreting secret writings
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cryptography
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the process of making and using secret writing
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incumbent
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holding an indicated position
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inculpate
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to charge with fault
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mea culpa
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my fault
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indoctrinate
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to imbue a person with learning
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endemic
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peculier to a particular people or locality
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dilatory
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inclined to procrastination or delay
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dichotomy
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division in 2 parts, kinds, etc
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interdict
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to forbid, to prohibit
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deign
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to think fit or in accordance with one's dignity; condescend: He would not deign to discuss the matter with us.
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disseminate
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to scatter or spread widely
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dissuade
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to deter by advice or persuasion
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paradox
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an opinion or statement contrary to the accepted opinion
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indolence
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a state of being lazy/slothful
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antidote
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something that prevents/counteracts ill effects
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induct
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to install in a posistion with formal ceremonies
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duress
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compulsion by threat, coersion
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dyspepsia
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impaired digestion
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exonerate
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to free or declare free from blame
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epigram
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a witty, concise saying tersely expressed
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err
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to go astray in thought or belief
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interdict
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to forbid, to prohibit
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arrant
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downright; thorough; unmitigated; notorious: an arrant fool.
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deign
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to think fit or in accordance with one's dignity
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disseminate
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to scatter or spread widely
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dissuade
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to deter by advice or persuasion
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paradox
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an opinion or statement contrary to the accepted opinion
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indolence
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a state of being lazy/slothful
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antidote
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something that prevents/counteracts ill effects
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obsolescent
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becomming osolete
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induct
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to install in a posistion with formal ceremonies
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duress
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compulsion by threat, coersion
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dyspepsia
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impaired digestion
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exonerate
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to free or declare free from blame
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epigram
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a witty, concise saying tersely expressed
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err
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to go astray in thought or belief
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arrant
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downright; thorough; unmitigated; notorious: an arrant fool.
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obsolescent
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becomming osolete
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exigency
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1. The quality or state of requiring immediate aid or action; urgency, crisis
2. A case demanding immediate action or remedy; a pressing or urgent situation. 3. That which is demanded or required in a particular situation -- usually used in the plural. |
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incadescence
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glowing with heat. shining
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eugenics
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improvements of the quality of a race through control of inherited characteristics
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ineffable
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to great for description in words. that which must not be uttered
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ratify
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to confirm or accept by formal consent
(ratify the constitution) |
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proffer
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to offer
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referendum
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to vote on a political question open to the entire electorate
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affidavit
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written statement or oath
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fiduciary
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Of or relating to a holding of something in trust for another: a fiduciary heir; a fiduciary contract.
Of or being a trustee or trusteeship. Held in trust |
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conflagration
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large, destructive fire
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efflucence
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flowing out (as in light, water etc)
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inflect
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to change or vary the pitch of
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genuflect
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to bend knee, esp. in worship
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fortissimo
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very loud
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fractious
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irritable, peevish
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fussilade
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a continuous outpouring of firearms or criticism
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ignoramus
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a person lacking information
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egress
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going out
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ingratiate
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to bring oneself into favor
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retrospection
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looking back on things past
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historeography
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the body of knowledge and literature dealing with history and the theories of history
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hagiagraphy
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the study of saints
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epigraph
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an inscription, esp on a statue
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gerund
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in Latin, a noun derived from a verb
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epistimology
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a branch of philosophy that studies human knowledge
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dissimilation
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the act or process of becomming dissimilar
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