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adjunct
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n. an appendage; something added on that is subordinate
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apropos
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adv. at an opportune time; seasonably
prep. (used with "of") in regards to; concerning |
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behest
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n. a command, especially an authoritative order
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abjure
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v. to renounce upon oath, to reject or abandon forever
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appurtenance
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n. something added on to something else; equipment used for a specific task
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sophomoric
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adj. overly confident and immature
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ballyhoo
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n. sensational advertising; a noisy uproar
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ancillary
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adj. subordinate; secondary; auxillary
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titular
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n. one who holds a title
adj. existing in name only |
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vacuous
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adj. vacant, showing a lack of thought or intelligence
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zeitgeist
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n. the spirit of the times; the cultural movement or flow at a certain time period?
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wizened
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adj. withered; lean and wrinkled as if by age
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angst
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n. anxiety; painful sadness and emotional turmoil
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accouterments
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n. equipment worn by soldiers
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arrant
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adj. utter; complete
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systemic
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adj. affecting an entire system; pertaining to an entire system
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tumult
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n. an uproar; the noise made by a crowd
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askance
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adv. sideways; obliquely; with a side glance (looking in a Mr. Glynn type of way :) )
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stint
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v. to stop or hold back
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stolid
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adj. unemotional; like John Shen
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stalwart
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adj. strong
n. a strong and courageous person |
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specious
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adj. deceptively alluring or attractive (like "The Shack")
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brusque
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adj. blunt, rudely abrupt
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vagary
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n. a whim; an impulsive, illogical, and erratic desire
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cache
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n. a hiding place
n. something that's hidden v. to hide |
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adventitious
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adj. from an external source, not inherent or innate
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anathema
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n. a formal rejection (usually ecclesiastical); accompanied w/ excommunication
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bedlam
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n. a chaotic uproar (very confused and not organized chaos)
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accrue
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v. to accumulate, increase, or amass
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adage
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n. a wise saying or proverb that is cliché
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anthropomorphic
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adj. having human characteristics
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waft
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v. to float easily and gently on the air
n. a light breeze |
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bacchanal
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adj. relating to drunkeness and drunken revelry
n. someone who is always at drunken parties |
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thwart
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v. to hinder the progress of; to obstruct
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viscous
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adj. dense, sticky (relating to a liquid)
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baroque
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adj. overly ornate, decorated, detailed
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wane
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v. to decrease in size; to diminish (like the moon)
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apposite
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adj. appropriate; well-suited (like thumbs on a human hand)
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verdant
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adj. naive; immature, youthful
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usury
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n. the practice of lending money at extremely high and illegal interest rates
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trenchant
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adj. sharp, biting, severe, vigorously articulate
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sordid
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adj. filthy, dirty, morally degrading
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tryst
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n. a secret meeting between lovers
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slake
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v. to go out, to become extinct, to abate, to recede
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quotidian
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adj. daily, occuring everyday, common
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antipodal
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adj. completely opposite; on opposite poles
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spate
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n. an overflow (such as a flood of rain)
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cabal
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n. a group of conspirators
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vignette
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n. a short scene or story
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byzantine
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adj. intricately involved or complicated
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