301-350 Vocab

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blazon

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to richly adorn; to depict symbolically; such a depiction or its description

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blaze

blazer

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mettle

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strength of spirit; stamina; dependability

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track meet

mental

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millennium

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A period of a thousand years

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mil

length

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macabre

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gruesome; ghastly; horrible

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chupacabre

massacre

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mince

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to express with primness or with little force; to cut into little pieces

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slice

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minion

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a submissive dependent or favorite; an official subordinate to another

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mini me

"henchmen"

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procrastinator

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one who delays or puts off

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postpone

cram

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prodigal

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wasteful; recklessly extravagant

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radical

prodical son

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prodigious

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enormous; amazing; extraordinary

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prodigy

God

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capricious

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characterized by impulsive or whimsical change; unpredictable; erratic

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prices

carefree

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captious

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fault finding; disposed to criticize; argumentative

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caption

captain

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cincture

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anything that encircles; a belt or sash; to encircle with such an object

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structure

tuck in

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circuitous

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roundabout; indirect

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detour

circular

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circumlocution

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evasion of the main point by indirect speaking or writing; any such expression

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relocation

lie

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pertinacious

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stubborn persistent; tenacious of goals or purpose; not easily gotten rid of

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pest

pain

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pertinent

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relevant

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pertaining to

interest

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perturbation

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the act or cause of disturbance in a usual condition; such a disturbance; agitation

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aggravation

commotion

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pervade

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to spread throughout; to permeate

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invade

parade

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garish

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extremely bright; overly ornate; tastelessly overdone; showy; gaudy

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relish

fish

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garrulous

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talkative; chattering; loquacious

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girls

gossip

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perverse

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obstinately contrary; deviating from convention; willfully nonconforming

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pervert

reverse

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germane

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pertinent or fitting to the issue; relevant

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general

main

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illiterate

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unable to read or write

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ill

retard

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imbroglio

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complicated disagreement; a misunderstanding with serious consequences

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brawl

boiling

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articulation

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clear and precise pronunciation; enunciation; a joining together of parts

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diction

circulation

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avocation

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interest or casual occupation in addition to one's vocation; a hobby

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vocal

vacation

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badger

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to annoy persistently; to bother or tease; a small burrowing animal

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bug

rage

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badinage

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playful talk or joking back and forth; good natured arguing and jesting

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banter

nag

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imminent

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about to happen; threatening to occur; impending

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instant

immediate

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circumspect

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cautiously attentive to everything; watchful against error or impropriety; wary

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spectator

suspect

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clamber

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to crawl or climb in a clumsy manner

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clamps

clutz

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cardinal

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principal; most important; chief; an ecclesiastical official in the Roman Catholic church

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primary

catholic

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cascaded

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Fell as from a waterfall; poured over; rushed down or out

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cave-in

cascade

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castigated

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criticized severely; punished verbally; chastised or rebuked strongly

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castrate

negate

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implement

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to do or provide what is needed for completion; to accomplish; a tool or instrument

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imply

apply

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machination

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a plot or scheme to do harm; such thinking or doing

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mission

maniac

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cataclysmic

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sudden and violent on a large scale; disastrous or violently changing in effect

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apocalypse

catastrophe

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magisterial

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pertaining to a master; pompously assured and commanding; authoritative

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majority

majesty

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magnanimous

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noble in spirit; without resentment or envy; generous in forgiving

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glorious

nice

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clandestine

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secret; hidden; undercover; surreptitious; furtive

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sly

slick

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clemency

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mercy; leniency

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St. Clement

Mercy

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clement

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lenient; compassionate; merciful; mild

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chemisty

clementine

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immaculate

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spotlessly clean; without stain or blemish

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maraculous

conception

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ghoul

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one who takes pleasure in terrible things; legendary creature that feeds on corpses

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foul

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prodigy

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one who accomplishes extraordinary things at an early age; something extremely admirable

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pro

protege

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category

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a class; a classification; a division

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group

genre

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caterer

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one who provides food and services for parties, receptions, etc.

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care taker

eatery

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caustic

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corrosive; destructive; sarcastic; biting

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holocaust

acid

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cauterized

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seared with a hot iron or acid.

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sterilize

soldering

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baffled

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confused; perplexed; frustrated; impeded; fixed to control the flow of air, sound, etc.

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bad

puzzle