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remiss |
negligent |
mess up; miss |
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incarcerate |
to imprison |
in a cage; cell |
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receded |
Moved back or downward, become more distant |
seceded; recession |
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reciprocal |
Given responsively, or in return; affecting both parties; mutual |
flipped; receipt |
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imperturbable |
Incapable of being upset or disturbed; calm; serene |
stable ; perfect |
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confound |
To confuse, bewilder or amaze |
dumbfound; con artist |
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congruent |
Corresponding; matching; coinciding |
angles; concurrent |
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entail |
To improve necessarily; to require as a part of |
entrails; tails |
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enthralled |
Fascinated; enchanted; captivated |
theater; spell |
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recluse |
One who lives shut off from others; a hermit |
exclude; close |
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recreant |
Unfaithful; disloyal; cowardly |
creep; retreat |
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rectitude |
Unwavering honesty and right behavior; moral soundness; integrity |
rectory; rectify |
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redundant |
Unnecessary to meaning; already stated; repetitive; excessive |
double; re-do |
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redolent |
Full of pleasant odor; smelling of; suggestive of |
deoderant; dole |
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impervious |
Completely resistant to penetration; ineffective; unreceptive; immune |
virus; impenetrable |
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sullies |
Tarnishes; defiles; stains |
dull; bully |
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sumptuous |
Luxurious; lavish; magnificent |
prosperous; scrumptious |
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supercilious |
Haughty; arrogant; disdainful |
super ego; superior |
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impetus |
A moving or stimulating force; stimulus to action; motivation |
push; limply |
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impinge |
To infringe or encroach upon |
pinch; cringe |
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enunciation |
Clear pronunciation; articulation; declaration |
announce; projection |
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ephemeral |
Lasting only a short time; short lived; transitory |
Bees; epidermal |
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impious |
Without piety; irreverent; blasphemous |
improper; lie |
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incessant |
Continuing with no interruption; never ceasing; continuous |
persistent; rant |
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incipience |
Beginning; first stage; inception |
science; conception |
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incontrovertible |
incapable of being disputed; not debatable; undeniable |
no controersy; virtue |
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indigenous |
naturally occurring or existing in a specific place; native; natural |
indian; genus |
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incredulity |
unwillingness to believe; disbelief; skepticism |
doubt; incredibles |
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swirl |
to movie in a circular, whirling or writhing manner; a twist, curl, whirl or eddy |
twirl; spin |
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conjugal |
pertaining to marriage relationships; connubial |
conjugation; conjoin |
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connived |
cooperated secretly; plotted; schemed |
con artist; convict |
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warder |
a prison official; a keeper or guard |
Warden; wall |
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connoisseur |
expert in distinguishing and judging values, especially in fine arts, fine foods, wines, etc |
nose; scent |
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connote |
to suggest; to imply |
comment; note |
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consanguinity |
blood relationship |
sanguine; unity |
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conscript |
to compel or force into service; drafted or compelled to serve; one so compelled |
prescription; constrict |
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biennial |
occurring every two years; lasting two years |
bi annual; binary |
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bimetallism |
a monetary standard based on fixed, related values of two metals, usually gold and silver |
dime; metal |
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mercenary |
influenced by desire for money; acting only for pay; greedy; one who is hired, |
materialism; money |
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prototype |
first of its kind; the original model to which others must conform |
promo; robot |
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protract |
to draw out; to prolong; to extend |
protractor; trace |
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mercurial |
lively; quick; changeable; volatile; fickle; pertaining to or having the qualities of mercury |
mercurial cleats; ER |
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metamorphosis |
change in structure or form; transformation of characteristics, circumstances, etc. |
metamorphic rock; Photosynthesis |
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metaphor |
a figure of speech calling one thing something else to imply likeness (w/o like or as) |
Phrase; poetry |
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metaphysical |
pertaining to speculation about ultimate reality; extremely abstract or subtle |
physics; space |
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blanch |
to become or turn pale; to make white; to bleach; to scald edibles |
Blank; blanco |
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blatant |
obvious; conspicuous, offensively loud |
blunt; blaring |
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mandatory |
authoritatively required; obligatory |
mandate; obligation |
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lugubrious |
excessively dismal; mournful |
sob; blue |
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luminous |
giving forth light; bright; shining; easily understood. |
luminate; moon |