3Gt Wordmasters List 1 (12/2008)

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manor

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–noun
1. the mansion of a lord with the land belonging to it.

2. the main house or mansion on an estate, plantation, etc.

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warble

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–verb (used without object)
1. to sing or whistle with trills, quavers, or melodic embellishments: The canary warbled most of the day.
2. to yodel.
3. (of electronic equipment) to produce a continuous sound varying regularly in pitch and frequency.

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warble

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–verb (used with object)
1. to sing (an aria or other selection) with trills, quavers, or melodious turns.
2. to express or celebrate in or as if in song; carol.

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warble

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–noun
1. a warbled song or succession of melodic trills, quavers, etc.
2. the act of warbling.

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compact

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–adjective
1. joined or packed together; closely and firmly united; dense; solid: compact soil.
2. arranged within a relatively small space: a compact shopping center; a compact kitchen.

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compact

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–verb (used with object)
1. to join or pack closely together; consolidate; condense.
2. to make firm or stable.
3. to crush into compact form for convenient disposal or for storage until disposal: to compact trash.

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compact

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–noun
1. a small case containing a mirror, face powder, a puff, and sometimes rouge.
2. An agreement or covenant (serious promise)

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embers

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–noun
1. a small live piece of coal, wood, etc., as in a dying fire.
2. embers, the smoldering remains of a fire.

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blare

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–verb (used without object)
1. to emit a loud, raucous sound: The trumpets blared as the procession got under way.

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blare

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–verb (used with object)
1. to sound loudly; proclaim noisily: We sat there horrified as the radio blared the awful news.

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blare

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–noun
1. a loud, raucous noise: The blare of the band made conversation impossible.
2. glaring intensity of light or color: A blare of sunlight flooded the room as she opened the shutters.
3. fanfare; flourish; ostentation; flamboyance: a new breakfast cereal proclaimed with all the blare of a Hollywood spectacle.
4. Eastern New England. the bawl of a calf.

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dense

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–adjective
1. closely compacted together; crowded or compact: a dense forest; dense population.
2. stupid; slow-witted; dull.
3. intense; extreme: dense ignorance.
4. difficult to understand or follow because of being closely packed with ideas or complexities of style: a dense philosophical essay.

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mold

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–noun
1. a hollow form or giving a particular shape to something in a molten or plastic state.
2. something formed in or on a mold: a mold of jelly.
3. shape or form.
4. a distinctive nature, character, or type: a person of a simple mold.

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mold

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–verb (used with object)
1. to work into a required shape or form; shape.
2. to shape or form in or on a mold.
3. to have influence in determining or forming: to mold the character of a child.

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mold

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–noun
1. a growth of very small fungi forming on vegetable or animal matter, commonly as a downy or furry coating, and associated with decay or dampness.
2. any of the fungi that produce such a growth.

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mold

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–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
1. to become or cause to become overgrown or covered with mold.

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sprawl

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–verb (used without object)
1. to be stretched or spread out in an unnatural or ungraceful manner: The puppy's legs sprawled in all directions.
2. to sit or lie in a relaxed position with the limbs spread out carelessly or ungracefully: He sprawled across the bed.
3. to spread out, extend, or be distributed in a straggling or irregular manner, as vines, buildings, handwriting, etc.
4. to crawl awkwardly with the aid of all the limbs; scramble.

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sprawl

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–verb (used with object)
1. to stretch out (the limbs) as in sprawling.
2. to spread out or distribute in a straggling manner.

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sprawl

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–noun
1. the act or an instance of sprawling; a sprawling posture.
2. a straggling array of something.

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curt

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–adjective
1. rudely brief in speech or abrupt in manner.
2. brief; concise; terse; laconic.
3. short; shortened.

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gem

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–noun
1. a cut and polished precious stone or pearl fine enough for use in jewelry.
2. something likened to or prized as such a stone because of its beauty or worth: His painting was the gem of the collection.
3. a person held in great esteem or affection.

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gem

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–verb (used with object)
1. to adorn with or as with gems; begem.

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cringe

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–verb (used without object)
1. to shrink, bend, or crouch, esp. in fear or servility; cower.

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frigid

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–adjective
1. very cold in temperature: a frigid climate.
2. without warmth of feeling; without ardor or enthusiasm: a frigid reaction to the suggested law.
3. stiff or formal: a welcome that was polite but frigid.

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trinket

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–noun
1. a small ornament, piece of jewelry, etc., usually of little value.
2. anything of very little value.

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trinket

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–verb (used without object)
1. to deal or act secretly

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scorch

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–verb (used with object)
1. to affect the color, taste, etc., of by burning slightly: The collar of the shirt was yellow where the iron had scorched it.
2. to parch or shrivel with heat: The sun scorched the grass.
3. to criticize severely.
4. to burn

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scorch

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–verb (used without object)
1. to become scorched: Milk scorches easily.

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scorch

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–noun
1. a superficial burn.

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mild

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1. amiably gentle or temperate in feeling or behavior toward others.
2. characterized by or showing such gentleness, as manners or speech: a mild voice.
3. not cold, severe, or extreme, as air or weather: mild breezes.
4. not sharp, pungent, or strong: a mild flavor.
5. not acute or serious, as disease: a mild case of flu.
6. gentle or moderate in force or effect: mild penalties.
7. soft; pleasant: mild sunshine.
8. moderate in intensity, degree, or character: mild regret.

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rust

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1. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture
2. a stain resembling this coating.
3. any growth, habit, or influence that tends to injure, deteriorate, or impair the mind, character, abilities, usefulness, etc.
4 . Plant Pathology.
any of several diseases of plants, characterized by reddish, brownish, or black spots on the leaves, stems, etc., caused by fungi
5. A color that is reddish yellow, reddish brown, or yellowish red.

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spar

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–noun
1. Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
2. Aeronautics. a principal lateral member of the framework of a wing of an airplane.
–verb (used with object)
3. to provide or make with spars.

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spar

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–verb (used without object)
1. to argue or dispute
–noun
2. a dispute.

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tepid

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–adjective
1. moderately warm; lukewarm: tepid water.
2. characterized by a lack of force or enthusiasm: tepid prose; the critics' tepid reception for the new play.

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debate

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–noun
1. a discussion, as of a public question in an assembly, involving opposing viewpoints: a debate in the Senate on farm price supports.
2. a formal contest in which the affirmative and negative sides of a proposition are advocated by opposing speakers.
3. deliberation; consideration.
4. Archaic. strife; contention.

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debate

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–verb (used without object)
1. to engage in argument or discussion, as in a legislative or public assembly: When we left, the men were still debating.
2. to participate in a formal debate.
3. to deliberate; consider: I debated with myself whether to tell them the truth or not.
4. Obsolete. to fight; quarrel.

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debate

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–verb (used with object)
1. to argue or discuss (a question, issue, or the like), as in a legislative or public assembly: They debated the matter of free will.
2. to dispute or disagree about: The homeowners debated the value of a road on the island.
3. to engage in formal argumentation or disputation with (another person, group, etc.): Jones will debate Smith. Harvard will debate Princeton.
4. to deliberate upon; consider: He debated his decision in the matter.

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wince

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–verb (used without object)
1. to draw back or tense the body, as from pain or from a blow; start; flinch.
–noun
2. a wincing or shrinking movement; a slight start.

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sparse

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-adj.
1. Occurring, growing, or settled at widely spaced intervals; not thick or dense.

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crop

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–noun
1. the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered: the wheat crop.
2. a supply of anything produced
3. a close-cropped hair style.

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crop

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–verb (used with object)
1. to cut off or remove the head or top of (a plant, grass, etc.).
2. to cut off the ends or a part of
3. to cut short.

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crop

Back 42

—Verb phrase
1. “crop up”, to appear, esp. suddenly or unexpectedly: A new problem cropped up.

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sculpt

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–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
1. Fine Arts. to carve, model, or make by using the techniques of sculpture.
2. to form, shape, or manipulate, as in the manner of sculpture: Her hair was sculpted by a leading hairdresser.

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withered

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-adj.
1. Shriveled, shrunken, or faded from or as if from loss of moisture or sustenance: "the battle to keep his withered dreams intact" (Time).

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cottage

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–noun
1. a small house, usually of only one story.
2. a small, modest house at a lake, mountain resort, etc., owned or rented as a vacation home.