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permeate
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to pass into and penetrate throughout; to spread or diffuse into
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Etymology |
Study of word origins, developed and changes in accepted meaning. |
Evolution, Mythology |
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Prevaricator |
- One who evades the truth - A liar |
Pinocchio, Various |
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Gyration |
A revolving action around an axis; a whirling or spinning motion |
Rotation, Gyro |
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interim |
time between, Meantime |
inter, intermission, midterm |
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interstellar |
among the stars |
star, stella, |
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interstices |
narrow spaces between things, small gaps |
stitches, inch |
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intransigent |
Refusing to come to terms: ucompromising: unyielding |
Stingy, transgender |
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intrepid |
Fearless, Dauntless |
Predators, Divergent |
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Foment |
To arouse, to cause, to incite |
foe, foam, torment |
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fortuitous |
Happening by chance; accidental |
Luck |
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Gourmet |
One who appreciates and is a good judge of fine food and drinks |
Chef Gordan, Devour |
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Aphorism |
a terse saying embodying truth; An adage; a maxim |
phrase, miss, rap |
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Aplomb |
Self assurance; Self confidence; Self possesion; poise |
Da' bomb, Lamb of God |
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Maudlin |
Overly sentimental, emotionally silly |
Mad, Laughing |
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Apocryphal |
Of uncertain authenticity; Suspect |
Zombie' apocalypse |
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Appurtenances |
Things add to a more important thing; supplementary equipment |
pertinant, appearence |
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Arabesque |
A gracefully elaborate desighn with interwoven lines |
Arabian, arab |
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Archaic |
of a primitive time; anchient; outdated; |
chalk |
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archipelago |
a sea with many islands; such a groups of islands |
Hawaii, Bahamas, Key Largo, Japan |
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Grandiloquent |
Pompous in speech, Bombastic; flamboyant |
Grand, diligent, eloquent |
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Nomadic |
Wandering from place to place: having no fixed location |
mad, roam |
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Nominal |
in name only, not in fact: relatively trfling or quite small in value |
nom, nombre, |
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Nonplussed |
Baffled: confused |
puzzled, surprised |
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Grotesque |
Disorted: strangely ugly: outlandish; bizarre |
Gross, Grotto |
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Habiliments |
Clothing; Garb; Attire |
Garments, habit |
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noisome
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Harmful; offensive to smell; disgusting
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smelly, Nosy |
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abnegation
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willing self-sacrifice, renunciation
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Negative, negation |
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nepotism
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Favoritism shown to relatives, especially in job appointments
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Nepot, |
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nemesis
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Deserved punishment or its source; anything or anyone that always seems certain to defeat
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Enemy, |
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nectar
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very pleasant-tasting drink; drink of gods in mythology; plant secretion used by bees to make honey
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Sweet, Honey |
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arterial
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Related to the tubes carrying blood from the heart; serving as a major carrier or thoroughfare
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Vein, Tube |
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fructify
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To make fruitful; to make productive
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Fruit, Fly |
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fraught
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Teeming with; laden; full of
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Faught, |
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panegyric
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Tribute; a speech of praise
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Praise |
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pandemonium
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Wild tumult; disorder on grand scale
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Tantrum, |
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nefarious |
wicked; vicious |
vicious |
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gregarious
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living in groups; sociable |
greg, |
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diurnal
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of the daytime; during the course of a day
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day |
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officious
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forcing one's service or attention on another; overly meddlesome
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official |
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stereotyped
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following a pattern; unoriginal; conventional; trite; formalized
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stereo, pattern |
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stilted
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stiffly formal; pompous
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Stilts |
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askance
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disapprovingly; disdainfully; distrustfully
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inscrutable
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incapable of being searched into and understood
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Sandscript |
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Insidious
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progressing harmfully but hardly noticed; treacherous
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Scary, Movie |
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Insouciance
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lack of concern; carefree
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Insulation
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non conductive material; the state of being separated
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Rubber |
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Intelligentsia
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the highly educated and cultured
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Intelligent |
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Intercessor
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one who acts between two parties; a mediator
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Middle |
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