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blazon |
to richly adorn; to depict symbolically; such a depiction or its description |
blaze, blazer |
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mettle |
strength of spirit; stamina; dependability; ardor |
medal, meet |
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millennium |
a period of 1000 years; any long period of well being; the thousand-year period after the second coming of christ |
mil, millipede |
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macabre |
gruesome; ghastly; horrible |
massacre, brat |
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mince |
to express with primeness or with little force; to cut into little pieces |
dice, mini |
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minion |
a submissive dependent or favorite; an official subordinate to another |
mini me, minion |
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procrastinator |
one who delays or puts off |
cram, protract |
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prodigal |
wasteful; recklessly extravagant |
radical, prodigal son |
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prodigious |
enormous; amazing; extraordinary |
prodigy, proud |
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capricious |
characterized by impulsive or whimsical change; unpredicatable; erratic |
cancer, capricorn |
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captious |
fault finding; disposed to criticize; argumentative |
captain, caption |
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cincture |
anything that encircles; a belt or sash; to encircle with such an object |
clamp, cintura |
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circuitous |
roundabout; indirect |
circuit, circle |
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circumlocution |
evasion of the main point by indarect or roundabout speaking or writing; any such expression |
communist, politician |
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pertinacious |
stubborn, persistant, not easily gotten rid of |
pest, stains |
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pertinent |
related to the matter at hand; relevant |
pertain, important |
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pertubation |
the act or cause of disturbance in a usual condition; such disturbance; aggitation |
turbulence, irritation |
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pervade |
to spread throughout; to permeate |
invade, parade |
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perverse |
obstinately contrary; deviating from convention; willfully nonconforming |
pervert, reverse |
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garish |
extremely bright; overly ornate; tastelly overdone; showy; gaudy |
garnish, garland |
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garrulous |
talkative; chattering; loquacious |
girls, rowdy |
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germane |
pertinant or fitting to the issue; relevant |
germany, main |
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illiterate |
unable to read or write |
literature, illegals |
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imbroglio |
a complicated disagreement; a misunderstanding with serious consequences |
brawling, bros |
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articulation |
clear and precise pronunciation; enunciation |
arts, anartide |
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avocation |
interest or casual occupation in addition to ones vocation; a hobby |
vacation, avocado farm |
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badger |
to annoy persistently; to bother or tease; a small burrowing animal |
bug, anger |
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badinage |
playful talk or joking back and forth; good natured arguing and jesting |
banter, badmitten |
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imminent |
about to happen; threatening to occur; impending |
immediate, in a minute |
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circumspect |
cautiously attentive to everything; watchful against error or improperity; wary |
suspect, inspect |
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clamber |
to crawl or climb in a clumsy manner |
clutz, baby |
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cardinal |
principal; most important; chief; an ecclesiastical official in the roman catholic church; a red bird; scarlet |
card, ace |
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cascaded |
fell as from a waterfall; poured over fused down or out |
casted, cascade |
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castigated |
criticized severely; punished verbally; chastised or rebuked strongly |
sting, castrate |
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implemen |
to do or provide what is needed for completion or activation; to effect; to accomplish; something used for a specific purpose; a tool or instrument |
imply, completion |
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machination |
a plot or scheme to do harm; such thinking or doing |
mock, china |
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cataclysmic |
sudden and violent on a large scale; disastrous or violently changing in effect |
catalyst, cat |
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magisterial |
pertaining to a master; pompously assured and commanding authoritative; dictatorial |
magesty, magic |
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magnanimous |
noble in spirit; without resentment or envy, generous in forgiving |
magnificent, annonymous |
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clandestine |
secret; hidden; undercover; surreptitious, furtive |
KKK, destiny |
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clemency |
mercy; leniency |
cleanse, st. clements |
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clement |
lenient; compassionate; merciful, mild |
lament, clementine |
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immaculate |
spotlessly clean; without stain or blemish |
immaculate conception, accurate |
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ghoul |
one who takes pleasure in terrible things; one who is repugnant in character or appearence; a grave robber; a legendary creature that feeds on corpses |
ghost, howl |
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prodigy |
one who accomplishes extraordinary things |
pro, protege |
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category |
a class; a classification; a division |
genus, core |
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caterer |
one who provides food and services for parties, receptions etc |
cake, eatery |
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caustic |
corrosive; destructive; sarcastic; biting |
acid, toxic |
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cauterized |
seared with a hot iron or acid |
sterilize, caution |
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baffled |
confused; perplexed; foiled; frustrated; impeded; fixed to control the flow of air, sound, etc |
befuldle, waffle |
