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acquisition

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The act of taking possession of something

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anomaly

Back 2

Something unusual

Hint 2

White tigers get their beautiful coloring from a genetic anomaly.

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degrade

Back 3

To reduce in value or strength

Hint 3

The roads in cold or wet areas of the United States degrade faster than those in warm, sunny regions

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indisputable

Back 4

Beyond doubt; unquestionable

Hint 4

The members of the jury found her guilty because they found the facts of the case indisputable.

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intervene

Back 5

To come between

Hint 5

A good mediator intervenes only as much as necessary to settle a dispute between other parties.

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retrieve

Back 6

To bring or get back

Hint 6

Most dogs can be trained to retrieve objects that their owners have thrown.

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be inclined to

Back 7

To favor an opinion or a course of action

Hint 7

He couldn’t say which candidate he favored, but he had always been inclined to vote Republican.

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contemplate

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To consider thoughtfully

Hint 8

If you contemplate each step for so long, we will never complete this project on time.

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sacrifice

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Anything offered to a deity as a religious thanksgiving;

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Giving up something in order to have something more valuable later on

Every harvest time, the Fadeloni people sacrificed vegetables to their gods as a show of thanks. In order to succeed in his career, he had to sacrifice his private life and his leisure time.

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aggravate

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To make worse; to anger or intensify

Hint 10

Running will aggravate your sore knees.

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persist

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To continue to exist; to hold to a purpose, despite any obstacle

Hint 11

If your symptoms persist, you should go see a doctor.

Lola persisted in her efforts to become a lawyer.

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vein

Back 12

Any of the tubes that form a branching system, especially those that carry blood to the heart

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augment

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To make bigger or better by adding to

Hint 13

In some types of popular cosmetic surgery people augment parts oftheir bodies.

The college augmented its course offerings because students complained that there were too few choices.

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certifiably

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In a manner that is officially recognized

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complication

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A factor that makes something more difficult or complex

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implant

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To set in firmly; to insert in the body surgically

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The actress had cheek implants to make her face look fuller.

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obese

Back 17

Excessively overweight

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scar

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A mark on the skin left after a wound has healed; a lasting sign of damage, either mental or physical

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divination

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Foretelling the future by finding patterns in physical objects

Hint 19

In Turkey, women offer divination's by reading the dregs from a coffeecup.

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intermediary

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Acting as an agent between people or things

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invoke

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To call on for support

Hint 21

In many religions, believers invoke their god by holding out their hands.

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consciously

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With awareness of one’s actions

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He may have hurt her feelings, but he never would have done so consciously.

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gap

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Opening; a big difference in amount or quality

Hint 23

The small gap between the walls in the old house caused cold drafts to come in.

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intuitively

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By means of a natural sense about things that are hard to observe

Hint 24

Many mothers know intuitively when something is wrong with their children.

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recede

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To move back or away from

Hint 25

After the age of 30, his hairline began to recede further back from his forehead.

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agnostic

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Believing that humans cannot know whether there is a god

Hint 26

His devoutly Christian parents had problems with his agnostic beliefs.

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animism

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The belief that natural objects, such as trees, have souls

Hint 27

Desert cultures that practice animism often believe that winds contain spirits.

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atheist

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One who does not believe in the existence of a supreme being

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deify

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To worship as a god

Hint 29

When people deify the leader of their country, the leader is able to abuse power more easily.

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ecclesiastical

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Relating to a church

Hint 30

He was looking specifically for a university where he could study ecclesiastical history.

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exalt

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To praise or honor

Hint 31

He would often exalt the virtues of his new wife.

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pious

Back 32

Having or exhibiting religious reverence

Hint 32

Sometimes she was so pious that the rest of us felt like heathens.

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decrepit

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Weakened or worn out because of age, illness, or excessiveuse

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The once-beautiful building was now dirty, decrepit, and roofless

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disease

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An unhealthful condition caused by an infection or a longterm physical problem

Hint 34

Thanks to developments in medicine, many once-fatal diseases can now be cured

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fatally

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Causing death or disaster

Hint 35

The soldier was fatally wounded in the battle

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forensics

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The use of science and technology to investigate facts incriminal cases

Hint 36

Advances in the study of forensics have made it much easier to identify criminals from very small traces of evidence.

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terminal

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Located at an end; approaching death

Hint 37

The cancer ward at the hospital held both terminal and recovering patients.

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wound

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To inflict an injury on

Hint 38

Sometimes he didn’t realize his sharp humor could wound as well as entertain.

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cure

Back 39

To restore to health

Hint 39

They say laughter can help cure many illnesses.

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inject

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To insert a liquid by means of a syringe

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haunt

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To continually appear (in the form of a ghost) in the same place or to the same person

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Some say the ghost of Princess Hilda haunts this castle, appearing as a headless form while she plays the piano.

The pictures of children dying in war have haunted me for a longtime.

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horror

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Strong fear mixed with disgust

Hint 42

On Halloween night, all the horror movies were rented out

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meditate

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To reflect; to think quietly and deeply for a long time

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phantom

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A dimly visible form, usually thought to be the spirit of a dead person, a sunken ship, etc.

Hint 44

Many visitors reported seeing a phantom who appeared around the lake.

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psychic

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Relating to the supposed ability of the human mind to sense things that cannot be observed

Hint 45

The governor’s assistant claimed to have unique psychic abilities enabling him to read people’s minds.

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self-perpetuating

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Having the power to renew oneself for an indefinite period of time

Hint 46

It is difficult to escape from a lie, as they are often self-perpetuating.

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assimilate

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To consume and incorporate; to become similar

Hint 47

Not all of the overseas students could assimilate into the rigidly controlled school.

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cremation

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The act of burning the dead

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relic

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Something left from a long-ago culture, time period, or person

Hint 49

Relics of the war can still be found in the sand dunes along this shore.

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ritually

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As part of a traditional ceremony or habit

Hint 50

The children ritually kissed their parents on the cheek before bed.

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biased

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Leaning unfairly in one direction

Hint 51

Her newspaper article was criticized for being heavily biased toward the mayor’s proposal.

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counter

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To act in opposition to; to offer in response

Hint 52

The hockey player countered the punch with a smashing blow from his hockey stick.

Jane countered every accusation with a specific example of her achievements.

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de facto

Back 53

in fact; in reality

Hint 53

Popular support established the Citizens Party as the de facto government.

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parochial

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Restricted in outlook; relating to the local parish

Hint 54

Marla moved from her rural community to get away from its parochial thinking.

Sending your children to a parochial school can cost as much assending them to college.

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roster

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A list, especially of names

Hint 55

Two of the names on the roster were misspelled.

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artillery

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Large guns that shoot powerful shells; army units that handle such guns

Hint 56

An artillery barrage broke down the city’s thick walls within seconds.The 47th Artillery fired on rebels camped in the city center.

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hierarchy

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A system of levels that places people high or low according to their importance

Hint 57

Starting as a lowly private, Burt Jones gradually rose through the hierarchy of the army.

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in the trenches

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In the middle of the hardest fighting or work

Hint 58

With their unrealistic view of this war, our generals don’t know what things are like out in the trenches.

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mobilize

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To put members of a group into motion

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ratio

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The relationship of one number or amount to another

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collapse

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To fall down, usually because of weakness

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invasive

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Aggressively entering into someone else’s territory

Hint 62

Surgery with a laser is less invasive than surgery with a knife orscalpel.

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resist

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To refuse to give in to a strong force or desire

Hint 63

Although many native nations resisted, the U.S. government eventually took over almost all Indian land.

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violation

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An action that breaks a law or agreement; mistreatment of something that deserves respect

Hint 64

The army’s testing of new weapons was a violation of the cease-fire agreement. The sculptures at Mt. Rushmore may be a violation of sacred Indian land.

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chronologically

Back 65

In order according to time

Hint 65

Allen’s book is arranged chronologically, from the First Crusade in1095 to the fall of Granada in 1492.

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consequence

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A result, often one much later in time than the cause

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deny

Back 67

Say that something is not true

Hint 67

Movie star Allen Butcher denied that he and the Princess of Denmark were getting married

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milieu

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General environment or surroundings

Hint 68

Many Vietnam veterans did not feel comfortable in the antiwar social milieu of the 1970s.