1000 Words-Part 6 (Henderson)

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stentorian

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loud and powerful (referring to voice)

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stolid

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calm, dependable, showing little emotion or animation

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strident

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loud, harsh

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stultify

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cause to loose enthusiasm

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sublimate

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divert or modify into a higher cultural or social place

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sub rosa

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happening or done in secret

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sully

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damage the purity or integrity of
defile

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supercilious

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acting superior to others

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supine

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lying on one's back

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supplicate

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ask or beg for something earnestly

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surfeit

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an excessive amount of something

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sybarite

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a person who is self indulgent in pleasurable or sensual things

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sycopahant

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a person who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain advantage.

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sylph

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an imaginary spirit of the air

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symbiosis

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interaction between two different organisms living in close physical association, typically to the advantage of both.

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syntax

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arrangement of words and phrases

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tactile

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of or connected with touch

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tangential

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of or relating to or along a tangent

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temerity

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audacity

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tendentious

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expressing or intending to promote a particular cause or point of view, esp. a controversial one.

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tenuous

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very week or slight

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timorous

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showing or suffering with nevrousnes

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serse

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sparing in the use of words

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toady

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a person who behaves obsequiously to someone important.

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torpid

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mentally or physically inactive

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traduce

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to talk badly of or tell lies about

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travesty

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a false, absurd, or distorted representation of something

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tremulous

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shaking or quivering slightly

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trenchant

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vigorous or incisive in expression or style.

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trepidation

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a feeling of fear or agitation about something that might happen

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truculent

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eager or quick anger or fight
aggressively defiant

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truncate

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to shorten by cutting of the top or end of

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turgid

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swollen and contorted or congested

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ubiquitous

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present, appealing, or found everywhere

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umbrage

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offence or anoyance

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unctuous

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excessively flattering

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unmitigated

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absolute, unqualified

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untenable

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not able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection.

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uxorious

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showing excessive or submissive fondness of one's wife

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vacillate

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be indecisive

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vacuous

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mindlessness

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vagary

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unexpected change in someone's behaviour

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vapid

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offering something that is stimulating or challenging

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vehement

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showing strong or forceful feeling

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venal

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showing or motivated by susceptibility to bribery.

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veneer

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a thing cover

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venerate

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regard with great respect

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venial

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denoting a sin that is not regarded as depriving the soul of divine grace.

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veracious

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speaking or representing the truth

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verisimilitude

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the appearance of being true or real

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veritable

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used as an intensifier, often to qualify a metephore

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vicissitude

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a change or circumstance or fortune , usually unwelcome or unpleasant

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vignette

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a brief evocative description

a small illustration or portrait photograph that fades into its background without a definite border.

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vilify

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to speak or write about something in an abusive or disparaging way

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virtuoso

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a person highly skilled in music or another artistic persuit

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virulent

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extremely harsh or severe in its effects (disease or poison)

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vissage

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a person's face, with reference to the form or proportions of the features.

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viscerial

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felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body

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vitriolic

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filled with bitter criticism or malice

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vituperative

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bitter and abusive

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vociferous

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vehement or clamerous

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voluble

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speaking or spoken incessantly and fluently.

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voracious

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wanting or devouring great amounts of food

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votary

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a person, such as a monk or nun, who has made vows of dedication to religious service.

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votive

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offered in fulfillment of a vow

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waft

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a gentile movement of air
to move in a meaningless way

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wanton

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deliberate or unprovoked (cruel or violent action)

sexually immodest or promiscuous.

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welter

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move in turbulent fassion

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winnow

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blow a current of air through

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winsome

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attractive or appealing in appearance or character.

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wizened

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shriveled or wrinkled with age

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wont

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accustomed

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wry

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using or expressing dry, esp. mocking, humor.

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xenophobia

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intense or irrational dislike or fear of people from other countries.

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yen

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the basic monetary unit of Japan

a desire or craving

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zealot

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a person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their religious, political, or other ideals.

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zenith

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the highest point reached by a celestial or other object

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finis

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the end