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recruit v
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To enlist men for military or naval service
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rectify v
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To correct
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rectitude n
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The quality of being upright in principles and conduct
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recuperate v
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To recover
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recur v
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To happen again or repeatedly, especially at regular intervals
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recure v
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To cure again
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recurrent adj
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Returning from time to time, especially at regular or stated intervals
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redemption n
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The recovery of what is mortgaged or pledged, by paying the debt
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redolent adj
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Smelling sweet and agreeable
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redolence n
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Smelling sweet and agreeable
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redoubtable adj
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Formidable
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redound n
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Rebound
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redress v
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To set right, as a wrong by compensation or the punishment of the wrong-doer
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reducible adj
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That may be reduced
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redundance n
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Excess
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redundant adj
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Constituting an excess
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reestablish v
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To restore
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refer v
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To direct or send for information or other purpose
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referrer n
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One who refers
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referable adj
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Ascribable
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referee n
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An umpire
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refinery n
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A place where some crude material, as sugar or petroleum, is purified
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reflectible adj
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Capable of being turned back
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reflection n
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The throwing off or back of light, heat, sound, or any form of energy that travels in waves
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reflector n
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A mirror, as of metal, for reflecting light, heat, or sound in a particular direction
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reflexible adj
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Capable of being reflected
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reform n
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Change for the better
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reformer n
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One who carries out a reform
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refract v
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To bend or turn from a direct course
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refractory adj
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Not amenable to control
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refragable adj
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Capable of being refuted
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refringency n
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Power to refract
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refringent adj
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Having the power to refract
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refusal n
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Denial of what is asked
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refute v
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To prove to be wrong
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regale v
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To give unusual pleasure
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regalia n pl
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The emblems of royalty
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regality n
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Royalty
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regenerate v
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To reproduce
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regent n
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One who is lawfully deputized to administer the government for the time being in the name of the ruler
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regicide n
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The killing of a king or sovereign
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regime n
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Particular conduct or administration of affairs
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regimen n
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A systematized order or course of living with reference to food, clothing and personal habits
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regiment n
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A body of soldiers
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regnant adj
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Exercising royal authority in one's own right
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regress v
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To return to a former place or condition
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regretful adj
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Feeling, expressive of, or full of regret
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rehabilitate v
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To restore to a former status, capacity, right rank, or privilege
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reign v
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To hold and exercise sovereign power
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reimburse v
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To pay back as an equivalent of what has been expended
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rein n
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A step attached to the bit for controlling a horse or other draft-animal
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reinstate v
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To restore to a former state, station, or authority
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reiterate v
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To say or do again and again
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rejoin v
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To reunite after separation
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rejuvenate v
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To restore to youth
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rejuvenescence n
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A renewal of youth
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relapse v
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To suffer a return of a disease after partial recovery
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relegate v
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To send off or consign, as to an obscure position or remote destination
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relent v
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To yield
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relevant adj
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Bearing upon the matter in hand
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reliance n
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Dependence
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reliant adj
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Having confidence
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relinquish v
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To give up using or having
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reliquary n
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A casket, coffer, or repository in which relics are kept
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relish v
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To like the taste or savor of
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reluctance n
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Unwillingness
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reluctant adj
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Unwilling
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remembrance n
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Recollection
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reminiscence n
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The calling to mind of incidents within the range of personal knowledge or experience
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reminiscent adj
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Pertaining to the recollection of matters of personal interest
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remiss adj
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Negligent
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remission n
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Temporary diminution of a disease
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remodel v
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Reconstruct
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remonstrance n
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Reproof
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remonstrant adj
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Having the character of a reproof
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remonstrate v
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To present a verbal or written protest to those who have power to right or prevent a wrong
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remunerate v
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To pay or pay for
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remuneration n
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Compensation
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Renaissance n
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The revival of letters, and then of art, which marks the transition from medieval to modern time
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rendezvous n
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A prearranged place of meeting
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rendition n
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Interpretation
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renovate v
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To restore after deterioration, as a building
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renunciation n
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An explicit disclaimer of a right or privilege
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reorganize v
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To change to a more satisfactory form of organization
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reparable adj
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Capable of repair
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reparation n
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The act of making amends, as for an injury, loss, or wrong
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repartee n
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A ready, witty, or apt reply
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repeal v
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To render of no further effect
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repel v
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To force or keep back in a manner, physically or mentally
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repellent adj
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Having power to force back in a manner, physically or mentally
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repentance n
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Sorrow for something done or left undone, with desire to make things right by undoing the wrong
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repertory n
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A place where things are stored or gathered together
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repetition n
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The act of repeating
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repine v
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To indulge in fretfulness and faultfinding
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replenish v
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To fill again, as something that has been emptied
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replete adj
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Full to the uttermost
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replica n
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A duplicate executed by the artist himself, and regarded, equally with the first, as an original
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repository n
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A place in which goods are stored
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reprehend v
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To find fault with
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reprehensible adj
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Censurable
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reprehension n
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Expression of blame
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repress v
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To keep under restraint or control
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repressible adj
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Able to be kept under restraint or control
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reprieve v
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To grant a respite from punishment to
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reprimand v
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To chide or rebuke for a fault
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reprisal n
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Any infliction or act by way of retaliation on an enemy
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reprobate n
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One abandoned to depravity and sin
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reproduce v
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To make a copy of
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reproduction n
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The process by which an animal or plant gives rise to another of its kind
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reproof n
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An expression of disapproval or blame personally addressed to one censured
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repudiate v
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To refuse to have anything to do with
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repugnance n
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Thorough dislike
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repugnant adj
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Offensive to taste and feeling
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repulse n
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The act of beating or driving back, as an attacking or advancing enemy
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repulsive adj
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Grossly offensive
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repute v
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To hold in general opinion
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requiem n
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A solemn mass sung for the repose of the souls of the dead
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requisite adj
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Necessary
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requital n
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Adequate return for good or ill
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requite v
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To repay either good or evil to, as to a person
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rescind v
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To make void, as an act, by the enacting authority or a superior authority
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reseat v
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To place in position of office again
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resemblance n
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Similarity in quality or form
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resent v
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To be indignant at, as an injury or insult
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reservoir n
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A receptacle where a quantity of some material, especially of a liquid or gas, may be kept
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residue n
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A remainder or surplus after a part has been separated or otherwise treated
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resilience n
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The power of springing back to a former position
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resilient adj
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Having the quality of springing back to a former position
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resistance n
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The exertion of opposite effort or effect
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resistant adj
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Offering or tending to produce resistance
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resistive adj
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Having or exercising the power of resistance
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resistless adj
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Powerless
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resonance n
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The quality of being able to reinforce sound by sympathetic vibrations
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resonance adj
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Able to reinforce sound by sympathetic vibrations
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resonate v
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To have or produce resonance
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resource n
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That which is restored to, relied upon, or made available for aid or support
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respite n
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Interval of rest
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resplendent adj
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Very bright
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respondent adj
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Answering
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restitution n
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Restoration of anything to the one to whom it properly belongs
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resumption n
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The act of taking back, or taking again
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resurgent adj
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Surging back or again
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resurrection n
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A return from death to life
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resuscitate v
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To restore from apparent death
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retaliate v
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To repay evil with a similar evil
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retch v
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To make an effort to vomit
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retention n
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The keeping of a thing within one's power or possession
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reticence n
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The quality of habitually keeping silent or being reserved in utterance
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reticent adj
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Habitually keeping silent or being reserved in utterance
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retinue n
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The body of persons who attend a person of importance in travel or public appearance
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retort n
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A retaliatory speech
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retouch v
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To modify the details of
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retrace v
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To follow backward or toward the place of beginning, as a track or marking
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retract v
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To recall or take back (something that one has said)
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retrench v
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To cut down or reduce in extent or quantity
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retrieve v
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To recover something by searching
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retroactive adj
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Operative on, affecting, or having reference to past events, transactions, responsibilities
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retrograde v
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To cause to deteriorate or to move backward
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retrogression n
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A going or moving backward or in a reverse direction
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retrospect n
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A view or contemplation of something past
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retrospective adj
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Looking back on the past
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reunite v
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To unite or join again, as after separation
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revelation n
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A disclosing, discovering, or making known of what was before secret, private, or unknown
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revere v
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To regard with worshipful veneration
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reverent adj
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Humble
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reversion n
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A return to or toward some former state or condition
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revert v
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To return, or turn or look back, as toward a former position or the like
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revile v
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To heap approach or abuse upon
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revisal n
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Revision
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revise v
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To examine for the correction of errors, or for the purpose of making changes
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revocation n
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Repeal
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revoke v
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To rescind
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rhapsody n
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Rapt or rapturous utterance
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rhetoric n
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The art of discourse
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rhetorician n
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A showy writer or speaker
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ribald adj
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Indulging in or manifesting coarse indecency or obscenity
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riddance n
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The act or ridding or delivering from something undesirable
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ridicule n
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Looks or acts expressing amused contempt
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ridiculous adj
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Laughable and contemptible
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rife adj
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Abundant
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righteousness n
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Rectitude
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rightful adj
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Conformed to a just claim according to established laws or usage
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rigmarole n
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Nonsense
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rigor n
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Inflexibility
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rigorous adj
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Uncompromising
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ripplet n
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A small ripple, as of water
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risible adj
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capable of exciting laughter
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rivulet n
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A small stream or brook
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robust adj
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Characterized by great strength or power of endurance
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rondo n
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A musical composition during which the first part or subject is repeated several times
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rookery n
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A place where crows congregate to breed
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rotary adj
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Turning around its axis, like a wheel, or so constructed as to turn thus
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rotate v
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To cause to turn on or as on its axis, as a wheel
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rote n
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Repetition of words or sounds as a means of learning them, with slight attention
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rotund adj
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Round from fullness or plumpness
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rudimentary adj
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Being in an initial, early, or incomplete stage of development
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rue v
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To regret extremely
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ruffian adj
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A lawless or recklessly brutal fellow
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ruminant adj
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Chewing the cud
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ruminate v
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To chew over again, as food previously swallowed and regurgitated
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rupture v
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To separate the parts of by violence
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rustic adj
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Characteristic of dwelling in the country
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ruth n
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Sorrow for another's misery
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sacrifice v
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To make an offering of to deity, especially by presenting on an altar
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sacrificial adj
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Offering or offered as an atonement for sin
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sacrilege n
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The act of violating or profaning anything sacred
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sacrilegious adj
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Impious
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safeguard v
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To protect
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sagacious adj
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Able to discern and distinguish with wise perception
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salacious adj
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Having strong sexual desires
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salience n
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The condition of standing out distinctly
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salient adj
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Standing out prominently
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saline adj
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Constituting or consisting of salt
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salutary adj
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Beneficial
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salutation n
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Any form of greeting, hailing, or welcome, whether by word or act
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salutatory n
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The opening oration at the commencement in American colleges
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salvage n
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Any act of saving property
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salvo n
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A salute given by firing all the guns, as at the funeral of an officer
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sanctimonious adj
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Making an ostentatious display or hypocritical pretense of holiness or piety
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sanction v
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To approve authoritatively
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sanctity n
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Holiness
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sanguinary adj
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Bloody
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sanguine adj
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Having the color of blood
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sanguineous adj
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Consisting of blood
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sapid adj
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Affecting the sense of taste
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sapience n
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Deep wisdom or knowledge
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sapient adj
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Possessing wisdom
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sapiential adj
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Possessing wisdom
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saponaceous adj
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Having the nature or quality of soap
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sarcasm n
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Cutting and reproachful language
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sarcophagus n
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A stone coffin or a chest-like tomb
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sardonic adj
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Scornfully or bitterly sarcastic
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satiate v
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To satisfy fully the appetite or desire of
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satire n
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The employment of sarcasm, irony, or keenness of wit in ridiculing vices
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satiric adj
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Resembling poetry, in which vice, incapacity ,or corruption is held up to ridicule
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satirize v
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To treat with sarcasm or derisive wit
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satyr n
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A very lascivious person
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savage n
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A wild and uncivilized human being
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savor v
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To perceive by taste or smell
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scabbard n
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The sheath of a sword or similar bladed weapon
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scarcity n
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Insufficiency of supply for needs or ordinary demands
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scholarly adj
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Characteristic of an erudite person
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scholastic adj
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Pertaining to education or schools
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scintilla n
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The faintest ray
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scintillate v
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To emit or send forth sparks or little flashes of light
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scope n
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A range of action or view
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scoundrel n
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A man without principle
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scribble n
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Hasty, careless writing
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scribe n
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One who writes or is skilled in writing
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script n
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Writing or handwriting of the ordinary cursive form
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Scriptural adj
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Pertaining to, contained in, or warranted by the Holy Scriptures
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scruple n
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Doubt or uncertainty regarding a question of moral right or duty
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scrupulous adj
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Cautious in action for fear of doing wrong
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scurrilous adj
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Grossly indecent or vulgar
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scuttle v
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To sink (a ship) by making holes in the bottom
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scythe n
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A long curved blade for mowing, reaping, etc
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seance n
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A meeting of spirituals for consulting spirits
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sear v
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To burn on the surface
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sebaceous adj
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Pertaining to or appearing like fat
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secant adj
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Cutting, especially into two parts
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secede v
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To withdraw from union or association, especially from a political or religious body
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secession n
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Voluntary withdrawal from fellowship, especially from political or religious bodies
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seclude v
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To place, keep, or withdraw from the companionship of others
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seclusion n
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Solitude
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secondary adj
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Less important or effective than that which is primary
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secondly adv
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In the second place in order or succession
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second-rate adj
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Second in quality, size, rank, importance, etc
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secrecy n
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Concealment
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secretary n
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One who attends to correspondence, keeps records, or does other writing for others
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secretive adj
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Having a tendency to conceal
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sedate adj
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Even-tempered
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sedentary adj
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Involving or requiring much sitting
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sediment n
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Matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid
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sedition n
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Conduct directed against public order and the tranquillity of the state
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seditious adj
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Promotive of conduct directed against public order and the tranquillity of the state
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seduce v
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To entice to surrender chastity
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sedulous adj
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Persevering in effort or endeavor
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seer n
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A prophet
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seethe v
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To be violently excited or agitated
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seignior n
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A title of honor or respectful address, equivalent to sir
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seismograph n
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An instrument for recording the phenomena of earthquakes
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seize v
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To catch or take hold of suddenly and forcibly
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selective adj
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Having the power of choice
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self-respect n
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Rational self-esteem
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semblance n
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Outward appearance
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semicivilized adj
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Half-civilized
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semiconscious adj
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Partially conscious
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semiannual adj
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Recurring at intervals of six months
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semicircle n
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A half-circle
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seminar n
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Any assemblage of pupils for real research in some specific study under a teacher
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seminary n
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A special school, as of theology or pedagogics
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senile adj
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Peculiar to or proceeding from the weakness or infirmity of old age
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sensation n
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A condition of mind resulting from spiritual or inherent feeling
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sense n
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The signification conveyed by some word, phrase, or action
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sensibility n
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Power to perceive or feel
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sensitive adj
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Easily affected by outside operations or influences
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sensorium n
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The sensory apparatus
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sensual adj
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Pertaining to the body or the physical senses
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sensuous adj
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Having a warm appreciation of the beautiful or of the refinements of luxury
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sentence n
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A related group of words containing a subject and a predicate and expressing a complete thought
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sentience n
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Capacity for sensation or sense-perception
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sentient adj
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Possessing the power of sense or sense-perception
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sentinel n
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Any guard or watch stationed for protection
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separable adj
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Capable of being disjoined or divided
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separate v
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To take apart
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separatist n
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A seceder
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septennial adj
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Recurring every seven years
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sepulcher n
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A burial-place
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sequacious adj
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Ready to be led
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sequel n
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That which follows in consequence of what has previously happened
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sequence n
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The order in which a number or persons, things, or events follow one another in space or time
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sequent adj
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Following in the order of time
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sequester v
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To cause to withdraw or retire, as from society or public life
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sequestrate v
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To confiscate
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sergeant n
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A non-commissioned military officer ranking next above a corporal
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sergeant-at-arms n
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An executive officer in legislative bodies who enforces the orders of the presiding officer
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sergeant-major n
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The highest non-commissioned officer in a regiment
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service n
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Any work done for the benefit of another
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serviceable adj
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Durable
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servitude n
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Slavery
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severance n
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Separation
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severely adv
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Extremely
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sextet n
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A band of six singers or players
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sextuple adj
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Multiplied by six
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sheer adj
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Absolute
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shiftless adj
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Wanting in resource, energy, or executive ability
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shrewd adj
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Characterized by skill at understanding and profiting by circumstances
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shriek n
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A sharp, shrill outcry or scream, caused by agony or terror
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shrinkage n
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A contraction of any material into less bulk or dimension
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shrivel v
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To draw or be drawn into wrinkles
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shuffle n
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A mixing or changing the order of things
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sibilance n
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A hissing sound
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sibilant adj
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Made with a hissing sound
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sibilate v
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To give a hissing sound to, as in pronouncing the letter s
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sidelong adj
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Inclining or tending to one side
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sidereal adj
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Pertaining to stars or constellations
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siege n
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A beleaguerment
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significance n
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Importance
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significant adj
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Important, especially as pointing something out
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signification n
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The meaning conveyed by language, actions, or signs
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similar adj
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Bearing resemblance to one another or to something else
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simile n
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A comparison which directs the mind to the representative object itself
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similitude n
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Similarity
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simplify v
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To make less complex or difficult
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simulate v
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Imitate
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simultaneous adj
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Occurring, done, or existing at the same time
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sinecure n
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Any position having emoluments with few or no duties
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singe v
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To burn slightly or superficially
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sinister adj
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Evil
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sinuosity n
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The quality of curving in and out
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sinuous adj
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Curving in and out
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sinus n
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An opening or cavity
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siren n
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A sea-nymph, described by Homer as dwelling between the island of Circe and Scylla
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sirocco n
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hot winds from Africa
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sisterhood n
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A body of sisters united by some bond of sympathy or by a religious vow
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skeptic n
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One who doubts any statements
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skepticism n
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The entertainment of doubt concerning something
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skiff n
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Usually, a small light boat propelled by oars
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skirmish n
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Desultory fighting between advanced detachments of two armies
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sleight n
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A trick or feat so deftly done that the manner of performance escapes observation
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slight adj
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Of a small importance or significance
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slothful adj
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Lazy
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sluggard n
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A person habitually lazy or idle
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sociable adj
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Inclined to seek company
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socialism n
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A theory of civil polity that aims to secure the reconstruction of society
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socialist adj
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One who advocates reconstruction of society by collective ownership of land and capital
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sociology n
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The philosophical study of society
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Sol n
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The sun
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solace n
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Comfort in grief, trouble, or calamity
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solar adj
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Pertaining to the sun
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solder n
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A fusible alloy used for joining metallic surfaces or margins
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soldier n
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A person engaged in military service
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solecism n
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Any violation of established rules or customs
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solicitor n
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One who represents a client in court of justice; an attorney
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solicitude n
|
Uneasiness of mind occasioned by desire, anxiety, or fear
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soliloquy n
|
A monologue
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solstice n
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The time of year when the sun is at its greatest declination
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soluble adj
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Capable of being dissolved, as in a fluid
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solvent adj
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Having sufficient funds to pay all debts
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somber adj
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Gloomy
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somniferous adj
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Tending to produce sleep
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somnolence n
|
Oppressive drowsiness
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somnolent adj
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Sleepy
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sonata n
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An instrumental composition
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sonnet n
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A poem of fourteen decasyllabic or octosyllabiclines expressing two successive phrases
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sonorous adj
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Resonant
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soothsayer n
|
One who claims to have supernatural insight or foresight
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sophism n
|
A false argument understood to be such by the reasoner himself and intentionally used to deceive
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sophistical adj
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Fallacious
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sophisticate v
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To deprive of simplicity of mind or manner
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sophistry n
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Reasoning sound in appearance only, especially when designedly deceptive
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soprano n
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A woman's or boy's voice of high range
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sorcery n
|
Witchcraft
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sordid adj
|
Of degraded character or nature
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souvenir n
|
A token of remembrance
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sparse adj
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Thinly diffused
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Spartan adj
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Exceptionally brave; rigorously severe
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spasmodic adj
|
Convulsive
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specialize v
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To assume an individual or specific character, or adopt a singular or special course
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specialty n
|
An employment limited to one particular line of work
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specie n
|
A coin or coins of gold, silver, copper, or other metal
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species n
|
A classificatory group of animals or plants subordinate to a genus
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specimen n
|
One of a class of persons or things regarded as representative of the class
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specious adj
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Plausible
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spectator n
|
One who beholds or looks on
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specter n
|
Apparition
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spectrum n
|
An image formed by rays of light or other radiant energy
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speculate v
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To pursue inquiries and form conjectures
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speculator n
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One who makes an investment that involves a risk of loss, but also a chance of profit
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sphericity n
|
The state or condition of being a sphere
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spheroid n
|
A body having nearly the form of a sphere
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spherometer n
|
An instrument for measuring curvature or radii of spherical surfaces
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spinous adj
|
Having spines
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spinster n
|
A woman who has never been married
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spontaneous adj
|
Arising from inherent qualities or tendencies without external efficient cause
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sprightly adj
|
Vivacious
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spurious adj
|
Not genuine
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squabble v
|
To quarrel
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squalid adj
|
Having a dirty, mean, poverty-stricken appearance
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squatter n
|
One who settles on land without permission or right
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stagnant adj
|
Not flowing: said of water, as in a pool
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stagnate v
|
To become dull or inert
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stagnation n
|
The condition of not flowing or not changing
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stagy adj
|
Having a theatrical manner
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staid adj
|
Of a steady and sober character
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stallion n
|
An uncastrated male horse, commonly one kept for breeding
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stanchion n
|
A vertical bar, or a pair of bars, used to confine cattle in a stall
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stanza n
|
A group of rimed lines, usually forming one of a series of similar divisions in a poem
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statecraft n
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The art of conducting state affairs
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static adj
|
Pertaining to or designating bodies at rest or forces in equilibrium
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statics n
|
The branch of mechanics that treats of the relations that subsist among forces in order
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stationary adj
|
Not moving
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statistician n
|
One who is skilled in collecting and tabulating numerical facts
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statuesque adj
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Having the grace, pose, or quietude of a statue
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statuette n
|
A figurine
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stature n
|
The natural height of an animal body
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statute n
|
Any authoritatively declared rule, ordinance, decree, or law
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stealth n
|
A concealed manner of acting
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stellar adj
|
Pertaining to the stars
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steppe n
|
One of the extensive plains in Russia and Siberia
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sterling adj
|
Genuine
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stifle v
|
To smother
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stigma n
|
A mark of infamy or token of disgrace attaching to a person as the result of evil-doing
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stiletto n
|
A small dagger
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stimulant n
|
Anything that rouses to activity or to quickened action
|
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stimulate v
|
To rouse to activity or to quickened action
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stimulus n
|
Incentive
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stingy adj
|
Cheap, unwilling to spend money
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stipend n
|
A definite amount paid at stated periods in compensation for services or as an allowance
|
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Stoicism n
|
The principles or the practice of the Stoics-being very even tempered in success and failure
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stolid adj
|
Expressing no power of feeling or perceiving
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strait n
|
A narrow passage of water connecting two larger bodies of water
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stratagem n
|
Any clever trick or device for obtaining an advantage
|
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stratum n
|
A natural or artificial layer, bed, or thickness of any substance or material
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streamlet n
|
Rivulet
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stringency n
|
Strictness
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stringent adj
|
Rigid
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stripling n
|
A mere youth
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studious adj
|
Having or showing devotion to the acquisition of knowledge
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stultify v
|
To give an appearance of foolishness to
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stupendous adj
|
Of prodigious size, bulk, or degree
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stupor n
|
Profound lethargy
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suasion n
|
The act of persuading
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suave adj
|
Smooth and pleasant in manner
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subacid adj
|
Somewhat sharp or biting
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subaquatic adj
|
Being, formed, or operating under water
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subconscious adj
|
Being or occurring in the mind, but without attendant consciousness or conscious perception
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subjacent adj
|
Situated directly underneath
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subjection n
|
The act of bringing into a state of submission
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subjugate v
|
To conquer
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subliminal adj
|
Being beneath the threshold of consciousness
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sublingual adj
|
Situated beneath the tongue
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submarine adj
|
Existing, done, or operating beneath the surface of the sea
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submerge v
|
To place or plunge under water
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submergence n
|
The act of submerging
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submersible adj
|
Capable of being put underwater
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submersion n
|
The act of submerging
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submission n
|
A yielding to the power or authority of another
|
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submittal n
|
The act of submitting
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subordinate adj
|
Belonging to an inferior order in a classification
|
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subsequent adj
|
Following in time
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subservience n
|
The quality, character, or condition of being servilely following another's behests
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subservient adj
|
Servilely following another's behests
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subside v
|
To relapse into a state of repose and tranquillity
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subsist v
|
To be maintained or sustained
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subsistence n
|
Sustenance
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substantive adj
|
Solid
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subtend v
|
To extend opposite to
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subterfuge n
|
Evasion
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subterranean adj
|
Situated or occurring below the surface of the earth
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subtle adj
|
Discriminating
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subtrahend n
|
That which is to be subtracted
|
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subversion n
|
An overthrow, as from the foundation
|
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subvert v
|
To bring to ruin
|
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succeed v
|
To accomplish what is attempted or intended
|
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success n
|
A favorable or prosperous course or termination of anything attempted
|
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successful adj
|
Having reached a high degree of worldly prosperity
|
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successor n
|
One who or that which takes the place of a predecessor or preceding thing
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succinct adj
|
Concise
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succulent adj
|
Juicy
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succumb v
|
To cease to resist
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sufferance n
|
Toleration
|
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|
sufficiency n
|
An ample or adequate supply
|
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|
suffrage n
|
The right or privilege of voting
|
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suffuse v
|
To cover or fill the surface of
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suggestible adj
|
That can be suggested
|
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suggestive adj
|
Stimulating to thought or reflection
|
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summary n
|
An abstract
|
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|
sumptuous adj
|
Rich and costly
|
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superabundance n
|
An excessive amount
|
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|
superadd v
|
To add in addition to what has been added
|
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superannuate v
|
To become deteriorated or incapacitated by long service
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superb adj
|
Sumptuously elegant
|
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supercilious adj
|
Exhibiting haughty and careless contempt
|
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superficial adj
|
Knowing and understanding only the ordinary and the obvious
|
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superfluity n
|
That part of anything that is in excess of what is needed
|
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superfluous adj
|
Being more than is needed
|
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superheat v
|
To heat to excess
|
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superintend v
|
To have the charge and direction of, especially of some work or movement
|
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superintendence n
|
Direction and management
|
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superintendent n
|
One who has the charge and direction of, especially of some work or movement
|
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superlative n
|
That which is of the highest possible excellence or eminence
|
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|
supernatural adj
|
Caused miraculously or by the immediate exercise of divine power
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supernumerary adj
|
Superfluous
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supersede v
|
To displace
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supine adj
|
Lying on the back
|
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supplant v
|
To take the place of
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supple adj
|
Easily bent
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supplementary adj
|
Being an addition to
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supplicant n
|
One who asks humbly and earnestly
|
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supplicate v
|
To beg
|
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|
supposition n
|
Conjecture
|
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|
suppress v
|
To prevent from being disclosed or punished
|
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|
suppressible adj
|
Capable of being suppressed
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suppression n
|
A forcible putting or keeping down
|
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supramundane adj
|
Supernatural
|
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|
surcharge n
|
An additional amount charged
|
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surety n
|
Security for payment or performance
|
|
|
surfeit v
|
To feed to fullness or to satiety
|
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|
surmise v
|
To conjecture
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|
surmount v
|
To overcome by force of will
|
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|
surreptitious adj
|
Clandestine
|
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|
surrogate n
|
One who or that which is substituted for or appointed to act in place of another
|
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|
surround v
|
To encircle
|
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|
surveyor n
|
A land-measurer
|
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|
susceptibility n
|
A specific capability of feeling or emotion
|
|
|
susceptible adj
|
Easily under a specified power or influence
|
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|
suspense n
|
Uncertainty
|
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|
suspension n
|
A hanging from a support
|
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|
suspicious adj
|
Inclined to doubt or mistrust
|
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|
sustenance n
|
Food
|
|
|
swarthy adj
|
Having a dark hue, especially a dark or sunburned complexion
|
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Sybarite n
|
A luxurious person
|
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|
sycophant n
|
A servile flatterer, especially of those in authority or influence
|
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|
syllabic adj
|
Consisting of that which is uttered in a single vocal impulse
|
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|
syllabication n
|
Division of words into that which is uttered in a single vocal impulse
|
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syllable n
|
That which is uttered in a single vocal impulse
|
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|
syllabus n
|
Outline of a subject, course, lecture, or treatise
|
|
|
sylph n
|
A slender, graceful young woman or girl
|
|
|
symmetrical adj
|
Well-balanced
|
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|
symmetry n
|
Relative proportion and harmony
|
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|
sympathetic adj
|
Having a fellow-feeling for or like feelings with another or others
|
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|
sympathize v
|
To share the sentiments or mental states of another
|
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symphonic adj
|
Characterized by a harmonious or agreeable mingling of sounds
|
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|
symphonious adj
|
Marked by a harmonious or agreeable mingling of sounds
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symphony n
|
A harmonious or agreeable mingling of sounds
|
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synchronism n
|
Simultaneousness
|
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|
syndicate n
|
An association of individuals united for the prosecution of some enterprise
|
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|
syneresis n
|
The coalescence of two vowels or syllables, as e'er for ever
|
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|
synod n
|
An ecclesiastical council
|
|
|
synonym n
|
A word having the same or almost the same meaning as some other
|
|
|
synopsis n
|
A syllabus or summary
|
|
|
systematic adj
|
Methodical
|
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|
tableau n
|
An arrangement of inanimate figures representing a scene from real life
|
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|
tacit adj
|
Understood
|
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|
taciturn adj
|
Disinclined to conversation
|
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|
tack n
|
A small sharp-pointed nail
|
|
|
tact n
|
Fine or ready mental discernment shown in saying or doing the proper thing
|
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|
tactician n
|
One who directs affairs with skill and shrewdness
|
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|
tactics n
|
Any maneuvering or adroit management for effecting an object
|
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|
tangency n
|
The state of touching
|
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|
tangent adj
|
Touching
|
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|
tangible adj
|
Perceptible by touch
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tannery n
|
A place where leather is tanned
|
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tantalize v
|
To tease
|
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|
tantamount adj
|
Having equal or equivalent value, effect, or import
|
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tapestry n
|
A fabric to which a pattern is applied with a needle, designed for ornamental hangings
|
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tarnish v
|
To lessen or destroy the luster of in any way
|
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|
taut adj
|
Stretched tight
|
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|
taxation n
|
A levy, by government, of a fixed contribution
|
|
|
taxidermy n
|
The art or process of preserving dead animals or parts of them
|
|
|
technic adj
|
Technical
|
|
|
technicality n
|
Something peculiar to a particular art, trade, or the like
|
|
|
technique n
|
Manner of performance
|
|
|
technography n
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The scientific description or study of human arts and industries in their historic development
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technology n
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The knowledge relating to industries and manufactures
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teem v
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To be full to overflowing
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telepathy n
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Thought-transference
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telephony n
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The art or process of communicating by telephone
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telescope v
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To drive together so that one slides into the another like the sections of a spy-glass
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telltale adj
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That gives warning or information
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temerity n
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Recklessness
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temporal adj
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Pertaining to or concerned with the affairs of the present life
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temporary adj
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Lasting for a short time only
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temporize v
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To pursue a policy of delay
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tempt v
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To offer to (somebody) an inducement to do wrong
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tempter n
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An allurer or enticer to evil
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tenacious adj
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Unyielding
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tenant n
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An occupant
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tendency n
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Direction or inclination, as toward some objector end
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tenet n
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Any opinion, principle, dogma, or doctrine that a person believes or maintains as true
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tenor n
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A settled course or manner of progress
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tense adj
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Strained to stiffness
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tentative adj
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Done as an experiment
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tenure n
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The term during which a thing is held
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tercentenary adj
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Pertaining to a period of 300 years
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termagant adj
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Violently abusive and quarrelsome
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terminal adj
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Pertaining to or creative of a boundary, limit
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terminate v
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To put an end or stop to
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termination n
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The act of ending or concluding
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terminus n
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The final point or goal
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terrify v
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To fill with extreme fear
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territorial adj
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Pertaining to the domain over which a sovereign state exercises jurisdiction
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terse adj
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Pithy
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testament n
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A will
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testator n
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The maker of a will
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testimonial n
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A formal token of regard, often presented in public
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thearchy n
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Government by a supreme deity
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theism n
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Belief in God
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theocracy n
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A government administered by ecclesiastics
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theocrasy n
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The mixed worship of polytheism
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theologian n
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A professor of divinity
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theological adj
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Based on or growing out of divine revelation
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theology n
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The branch of theological science that treats of God
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theoretical adj
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Directed toward knowledge for its own sake without respect to applications
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theorist n
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One given to speculating
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theorize v
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To speculate
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thereabout adv
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Near that number, quantity, degree, place, or time, approximately
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therefor adv
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For that or this
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thermal adj
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Of or pertaining to heat
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thermoelectric adj
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Denoting electricity produced by heat
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thermoelectricity n
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Electricity generated by differences of temperature,
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thesis n
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An essay or treatise on a particular subject
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thoroughbred adj
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Bred from the best or purest blood or stock
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thoroughfare n
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A public street or road
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thrall n
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One controlled by an appetite or a passion
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tilth n
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Cultivation
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timbre n
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The quality of a tone, as distinguished from intensity and pitch
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timorous adj
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Lacking courage
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tincture n
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A solution, usually alcoholic, of some principle used in medicine
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tinge n
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A faint trace of color
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tipsy adj
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Befuddled with drinks
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tirade n
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Harangue
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tireless adj
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Untiring
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tiresome adj
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Wearisome
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Titanic adj
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Of vast size or strength
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toilsome adj
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Laborious
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tolerable adj
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Moderately good
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tolerance n
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Forbearance in judging of the acts or opinions of others
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tolerant adj
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Indulgent
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tolerate v
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To passively permit or put up with
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toleration n
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A spirit of charitable leniency
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topography n
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The art of representing on a map the physical features of any locality or region with accuracy
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torpor n
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Apathy
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torrid adj
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Excessively hot
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tortious adj
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Wrongful
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tortuous adj
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Abounding in irregular bends or turns
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torturous adj
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Marked by extreme suffering
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tractable adj
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Easily led or controlled
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trait n
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A distinguishing feature or quality
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trajectory n
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The path described by a projectile moving under given forces
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trammel n
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An impediment
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tranquil adj
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Calm
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tranquilize v
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To soothe
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tranquility n
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Calmness
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transalpine adj
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Situated on the other side of the Alps
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transact v
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To do business
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transatlantic adj
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Situated beyond or on the other side of the Atlantic
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transcend v
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To surpass
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transcendent adj
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Surpassing
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transcontinental adj
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Extending or passing across a continent
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transcribe v
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To write over again (something already written)
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transcript n
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A copy made directly from an original
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transfer v
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To convey, remove, or cause to pass from one person or place to another
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transferable adj
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Capable of being conveyed from one person or place to another
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transferee n
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The person to whom a transfer is made
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transference n
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The act of conveying from one person or place to another
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transferrer n
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One who or that which conveys from one person or place to another
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transfigure v
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To give an exalted meaning or glorified appearance to
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transfuse v
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To pour or cause to pass, as a fluid, from one vessel to another
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transfusible adj
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Capable of being poured from one vessel to another
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transfusion n
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The act of pouring from one vessel to another
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transgress v
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To break a law
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transience n
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Something that is of short duration
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transient n
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One who or that which is only of temporary existence
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transition n
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Passage from one place, condition, or action to another
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transitory adj
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Existing for a short time only
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translate v
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To give the sense or equivalent of in another language or dialect
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translator n
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An interpreter
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translucence n
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The property or state of allowing the passage of light
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translucent adj
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Allowing the passage of light
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transmissible adj
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That may e sent through or across
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transmission n
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The act of sending through or across
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transmit v
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To send trough or across
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transmute v
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To change in nature, substance, or form
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transparent adj
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Easy to see through or understand
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transpire v
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To come to pass
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transplant v
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To remove and plant in another place
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transposition n
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The act of reversing the order or changing the place of
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transverse adj
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Lying or being across or in a crosswise direction
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travail n
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Hard or agonizing labor
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travesty n
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A grotesque imitation
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treacherous adj
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Perfidious
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treachery n
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Violation of allegiance, confidence, or plighted faith
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treasonable adj
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Of the nature of betrayal, treachery, or breech of allegiance
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treatise n
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An elaborate literary composition presenting a subject in all its parts
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treble adj
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Multiplied by three
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trebly adv
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Triply
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tremendous adj
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Awe-inspiring
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tremor n
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An involuntary trembling or shivering
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tremulous adj
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Characterized by quivering or unsteadiness
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trenchant adj
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Cutting deeply and quickly
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trepidation n
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Nervous uncertainty of feeling
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trestle n
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An open braced framework for supporting the horizontal stringers of a railway-bridge
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triad n
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A group of three persons of things
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tribune n
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Any champion of the rights and liberties of the people: often used as the name for a newspaper
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trickery n
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Artifice
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tricolor adj
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Of three colors
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tricycle n
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A three-wheeled vehicle
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trident n
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The three-pronged fork that was the emblem of Neptune
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triennial adj
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Taking place every third year
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trimness n
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Neatness
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trinity n
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A threefold personality existing in the one divine being or substance
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trio n
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Three things grouped or associated together
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triple adj
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Threefold
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triplicate adj
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Composed of or pertaining to three related things or parts
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triplicity n
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The state of being triple or threefold
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tripod n
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A three-legged stand, usually hinged near the top, for supporting some instrument
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trisect v
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To divide into three parts, especially into three equal parts
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trite adj
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Made commonplace by frequent repetition
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triumvir n
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One of three men united coordinately in public office or authority
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trivial adj
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Of little importance or value
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troublesome adj
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Burdensome
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truculence n
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Ferocity
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truculent adj
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Having the character or the spirit of a savage
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truism n
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A statement so plainly true as hardly to require statement or proof
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truthful adj
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Veracious
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turgid adj
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Swollen
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turpitude n
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Depravity
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tutelage n
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The act of training or the state of being under instruction
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tutelar adj
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Protective
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tutorship n
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The office of a guardian
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twinge n
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A darting momentary local pain
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typical adj
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Characteristic
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typify v
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To serve as a characteristic example of
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typographical adj
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Pertaining to typography or printing
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typography n
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The arrangement of composed type, or the appearance of printed matter
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tyrannical adj
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Despotic
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tyranny n
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Absolute power arbitrarily or unjustly administrated
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tyro n
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One slightly skilled in or acquainted with any trade or profession
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ubiquitous adj
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Being present everywhere
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ulterior adj
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Not so pertinent as something else to the matter spoken of
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ultimate adj
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Beyond which there is nothing else
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ultimatum n
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A final statement or proposal, as concerning terms or conditions
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ultramundane adj
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Pertaining to supernatural things or to another life
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ultramontane adj
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Beyond the mountains, especially beyond the Alps (that is, on their Italian side)
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umbrage n
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A sense of injury
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unaccountable adj
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Inexplicable
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unaffected adj
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Sincere
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unanimous adj
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Sharing the same views or sentiments
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unanimity n
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The state or quality of being of one mind
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unavoidable adj
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Inevitable
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unbearable adj
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Unendurable
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unbecoming adj
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Unsuited to the wearer, place, or surroundings
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unbelief n
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Doubt
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unbiased adj
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Impartial, as judgment
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unbridled adj
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Being without restraint
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uncommon adj
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Rare
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unconscionable adj
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Ridiculously or unjustly excessive
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unconscious adj
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Not cognizant of objects, actions, etc
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unction n
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The art of anointing as with oil
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unctuous adj
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Oily
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undeceive v
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To free from deception, as by apprising of the real state of affairs
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undercharge v
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To make an inadequate charge for
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underexposed adj
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Insufficiently exposed for proper or full development, as negatives in photography
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undergarment n
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A garment to be worn under the ordinary outer garments
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underman v
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To equip with less than the full complement of men
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undersell v
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To sell at a lower price than
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undersized adj
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Of less than the customary size
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underhanded adj
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Clandestinely carried on
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underlie v
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To be the ground or support of
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underling n
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A subordinate
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undermine v
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To subvert in an underhand way
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underrate v
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To undervalue
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understate v
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To fail to put strongly enough, as a case
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undervalue v
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To underestimate
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underworld n
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Hades
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underwrite v
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To issue or be party to the issue of a policy of insurance
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undue adj
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More than sufficient
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undulate v
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To move like a wave or in waves
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undulous adj
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Resembling waves
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unfavorable adj
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Adverse
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ungainly adj
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Clumsy
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unguent n
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Any ointment or lubricant for local application
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unicellular adj
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Consisting of a single cell
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univalence n
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Monovalency
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unify v
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To cause to be one
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unique adj
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Being the only one of its kind
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unison n
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A condition of perfect agreement and accord
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unisonant adj
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Being in a condition of perfect agreement and accord
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Unitarian adj
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Pertaining to a religious body that rejects the doctrine of the Trinity
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unlawful adj
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Illegal
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unlimited adj
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Unconstrained
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unnatural adj
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Artificial
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unnecessary adj
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Not essential under the circumstances
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unsettle v
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To put into confusion
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unsophisticated adj
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Showing inexperience
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unspeakable adj
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Abominable
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untimely adj
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Unseasonable
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untoward adj
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Causing annoyance or hindrance
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unutterable adj
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Inexpressible
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unwieldy adj
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Moved or managed with difficulty, as from great size or awkward shape
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unwise adj
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Foolish
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unyoke v
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To separate
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up-keep n
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Maintenance
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upbraid v
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To reproach as deserving blame
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upcast n
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A throwing upward
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upheaval n
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Overthrow or violent disturbance of established order or condition
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upheave v
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To raise or lift with effort
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uppermost adj
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First in order of precedence
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uproarious adj
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Noisy
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uproot v
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To eradicate
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upturn v
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To throw into confusion
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urban adj
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Of, or pertaining to, or like a city
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urbanity n
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Refined or elegant courtesy
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urchin n
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A roguish, mischievous boy
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urgency n
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The pressure of necessity
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usage n
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Treatment
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usurious adj
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Taking unlawful or exorbitant interest on money loaned
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usurp v
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To take possession of by force
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usury n
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The demanding for the use of money as a loan, a rate of interest beyond what is allowed by law
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utilitarianism n
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The ethical doctrine that actions are right because they are useful or of beneficial tendency
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utility n
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Fitness for some desirable practical purpose
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utmost n
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The greatest possible extent
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vacate v
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To leave
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vaccinate v
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To inoculate with vaccine virus or virus of cowpox
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vacillate v
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To waver
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vacuous adj
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Empty
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vacuum n
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A space entirely devoid of matter
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vagabond n
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A wanderer
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vagrant n
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An idle wanderer
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vainglory n
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Excessive, pretentious, and demonstrative vanity
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vale n
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Level or low land between hills
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valediction n
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A bidding farewell
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valedictorian n
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Student who delivers an address at graduating exercises of an educational institution
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valedictory n
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A parting address
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valid adj
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Founded on truth
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valorous adj
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Courageous
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vapid adj
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Having lost sparkling quality and flavor
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vaporizer n
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An atomizer
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variable adj
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Having a tendency to change
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variance n
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Change
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variant n
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A thing that differs from another in form only, being the same in essence or substance
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variation n
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Modification
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variegate v
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To mark with different shades or colors
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vassal n
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A slave or bondman
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vaudeville n
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A variety show
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vegetal adj
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Of or pertaining to plants
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vegetarian n
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One who believes in the theory that man's food should be exclusively vegetable
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vegetate v
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To live in a monotonous, passive way without exercise of the mental faculties
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vegetation n
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Plant-life in the aggregate
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vegetative adj
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Pertaining to the process of plant-life
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vehement adj
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Very eager or urgent
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velocity n
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Rapid motion
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velvety adj
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Marked by lightness and softness
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venal adj
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Mercenary, corrupt
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vendible adj
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Marketable
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vendition n
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The act of selling
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vendor n
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A seller
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veneer n
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Outside show or elegance
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venerable adj
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Meriting or commanding high esteem
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venerate v
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To cherish reverentially
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venereal adj
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Pertaining to or proceeding from sexual intercourse
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venial adj
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That may be pardoned or forgiven, a forgivable sin
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venison n
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The flesh of deer
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venom n
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The poisonous fluid that certain animals secrete
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venous adj
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Of, pertaining to, or contained or carried in a vein or veins
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veracious adj
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Habitually disposed to speak the truth
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veracity n
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Truthfulness
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verbatim adv
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Word for word
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verbiage n
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Use of many words without necessity
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verbose adj
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Wordy
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verdant adj
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Green with vegetation
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verification n
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The act of proving to be true, exact, or accurate
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verify v
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To prove to be true, exact, or accurate
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verily adv
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In truth
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verity n
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Truth
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vermin n
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A noxious or troublesome animal
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vernacular n
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The language of one's country
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vernal adj
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Belonging to or suggestive of the spring
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versatile adj
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Having an aptitude for applying oneself to new and varied tasks or to various subjects
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version n
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A description or report of something as modified by one's character or opinion
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vertex n
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Apex
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vertical adj
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Lying or directed perpendicularly to the horizon
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vertigo n
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Dizziness
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vestige n
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A visible trace, mark, or impression, of something absent, lost, or gone
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vestment n
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Clothing or covering
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veto n
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The constitutional right in a chief executive of refusing to approve an enactment
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vicarious adj
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Suffered or done in place of or for the sake of another
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viceroy n
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A ruler acting with royal authority in place of the sovereign in a colony or province
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vicissitude n
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A change, especially a complete change, of condition or circumstances, as of fortune
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vie v
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To contend
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vigilance n
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Alert and intent mental watchfulness in guarding against danger
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vigilant adj
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Being on the alert to discover and ward off danger or insure safety
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vignette n
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A picture having a background or that is shaded off gradually
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vincible adj
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Conquerable
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vindicate v
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To prove true, right, or real
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vindicatory adj
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Punitive
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vindicative adj
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Revengeful
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vinery n
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A greenhouse for grapes
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viol n
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A stringed instrument of the violin class
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viola n
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A musical instrument somewhat larger than a violin
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violator n
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One who transgresses
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violation n
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Infringement
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violoncello n
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A stringed instrument held between the player's knees
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virago n
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A bold, impudent, turbulent woman
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virile adj
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Masculine
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virtu n
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Rare, curious, or beautiful quality
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virtual adj
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Being in essence or effect, but not in form or appearance
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virtuoso n
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A master in the technique of some particular fine art
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virulence n
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Extreme poisonousness
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virulent adj
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Exceedingly noxious or deleterious
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visage n
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The face, countenance, or look of a person
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viscount n
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In England, a title of nobility, ranking fourth in the order of British peerage
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vista n
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A view or prospect
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visual adj
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Perceptible by sight
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visualize v
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To give pictorial vividness to a mental representation
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vitality n
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The state or quality of being necessary to existence or continuance
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vitalize v
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To endow with life or energy
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vitiate v
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To contaminate
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vituperable adj
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Deserving of censure
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vivacity n
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Liveliness
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vivify v
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To endue with life
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vivisection n
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The dissection of a living animal
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vocable n
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a word, especially one regarded in relation merely to its qualities of sound
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vocative adj
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Of or pertaining to the act of calling
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vociferance n
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The quality of making a clamor
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vociferate v
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To utter with a loud and vehement voice
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vociferous adj
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Making a loud outcry
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vogue n
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The prevalent way or fashion
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volant adj
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Flying or able to fly
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volatile adj
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Changeable
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volition n
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An act or exercise of will
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volitive adj
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Exercising the will
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voluble adj
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Having great fluency in speaking
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voluptuous adj
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having fullness of beautiful form, as a woman, with or without sensuous or sensual quality
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voracious adj
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Eating with greediness or in very large quantities
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vortex n
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A mass of rotating or whirling fluid, especially when sucked spirally toward the center
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votary adj
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Consecrated by a vow or promise
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votive adj
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Dedicated by a vow
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vulgarity n
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Lack of refinement in conduct or speech
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vulnerable adj
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Capable of receiving injuries
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waif n
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A homeless, neglected wanderer
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waistcoat n
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A vest
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waive v
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To relinquish, especially temporarily, as a right or claim
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wampum n
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Beads strung on threads, formerly used among the American Indians as currency
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wane v
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To diminish in size and brilliancy
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wantonness n
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Recklessness
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warlike adj
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Belligerent
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wavelet n
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A ripple
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weak-kneed adj
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Without resolute purpose or energy
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weal n
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Well-being
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wean v
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To transfer (the young) from dependence on mother's milk to another form of nourishment
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wearisome adj
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Fatiguing
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wee adj
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Very small
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well-bred adj
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Of good ancestry
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well-doer n
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A performer of moral and social duties
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well-to-do adj
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In prosperous circumstances
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whereabouts n
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The place in or near which a person or thing is
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whereupon adv
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After which
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wherever adv
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In or at whatever place
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wherewith n
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The necessary means or resources
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whet v
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To make more keen or eager
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whimsical adj
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Capricious
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whine v
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To utter with complaining tone
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wholly adv
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Completely
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wield v
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To use, control, or manage, as a weapon, or instrument, especially with full command
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wile n
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An act or a means of cunning deception
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winsome adj
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Attractive
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wintry adj
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Lacking warmth of manner
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wiry adj
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Thin, but tough and sinewy
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witchcraft n
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Sorcery
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witless adj
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Foolish, indiscreet, or silly
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witling n
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A person who has little understanding
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witticism n
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A witty, brilliant, or original saying or sentiment
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wittingly adv
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With knowledge and by design
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wizen v
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To become or cause to become withered or dry
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wizen-faced adj
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Having a shriveled face
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working-man n
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One who earns his bread by manual labor
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workmanlike adj
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Like or befitting a skilled workman
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workmanship n
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The art or skill of a workman
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wrangle v
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To maintain by noisy argument or dispute
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wreak v
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To inflict, as a revenge or punishment
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wrest v
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To pull or force away by or as by violent twisting or wringing
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wretchedness n
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Extreme misery or unhappiness
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writhe v
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To twist the body, face, or limbs or as in pain or distress
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writing n
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The act or art of tracing or inscribing on a surface letters or ideographs
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wry adj
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Deviating from that which is proper or right
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yearling n
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A young animal past its first year and not yet two years old
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zealot n
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One who espouses a cause or pursues an object in an immoderately partisan manner
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zeitgeist n
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The intellectual and moral tendencies that characterize any age or epoch
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zenith n
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The culminating-point of prosperity, influence, or greatness
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zephyr n
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Any soft, gentle wind
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zodiac n
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An imaginary belt encircling the heavens within which are the larger planets
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