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conglomeration |
n. mass of material sticking together |
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congruent |
adj. in agreement; corresponding |
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conjecture |
v. surmise; guess |
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conjugal |
adj. pertaining to marriage |
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conjure |
v. summon a devil; practice magic; imagine or invent |
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connivance |
n. assistance; pretense of ignorance of something wrong; permission to offend |
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connoisseur |
n. person competent to act as a judge of art, etc.; a lover of an art |
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connotation |
n. suggested or implied meaning of an expression |
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connubial |
adj. pertaining to marriage or the matrimonial state |
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conscientious |
adj. scrupulous; careful |
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consecrate |
v. dedicate; sanctify |
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consensus |
n. general agreement |
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consequential |
adj. pompous; important; self-important |
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conservatory |
n. school of the fine arts (especially music or drama) |
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consign |
v. deliver officially; entrust; set apart |
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consistency |
n. absence of contradictions; dependability; uniformity; degree of thickness |
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console |
v. lessen sadness or disappointment; give comfort |
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consolidation |
n. unification; process of becoming firmer or stronger |
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consonance |
n. harmony; agreement |
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consort |
v. associate with |
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consort |
n. husband or wife |
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conspicuous |
adj. easily seen; noticeable; striking |
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conspiracy |
n. treacherous plot |
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constituent |
n. supporter |
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constraint |
n. compulsion; repression of feelings |
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construe |
v. explain; interpret |
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consummate |
adj. complete |
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contagion |
n. infection |
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contaminate |
n. pollute |
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contemporary |
n. person belonging to the same period |
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contempt |
n. scorn; disdain |
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contend |
vn. struggle; compete; assert earnestly |
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contention |
n. claim; thesis |
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contentious |
adj. quarrelsome |
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contest |
v. dispute |
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context |
n. writings preceding and following the passage quoted |
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contiguous |
adj. adjacent to; touching upon |
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continence |
n. self-restraint; sexual chasity |
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contingent |
adj. dependent on; conditional |
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contingent |
n. group that makes up part of a gathering |
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contortions |
n. twistings; distortions |
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contraband |
n.&adj. illegal trade; smuggling |
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contract |
v. compress or shrink; make a pledge; catch a disease |
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contravene |
v. contradict; oppose; infringe on or transgress |
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contrite |
adj. penitent |
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contrived |
adj. forced; artificial; not spontaneous |
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controvert |
v. oppose with arguments; attempt to refute; contradict |
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conundrum |
n. riddle |
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convene |
v. assemble |
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convention |
n. social or moral custom; established practice |
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conventional |
adj. ordinary; typical |
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converge |
v. approach; tend to meet; come together |
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conversant |
adj. familiar with |
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converse |
n. opposite |
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converse |
v. chat; talk informally |
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convert |
n. one who has adopted a different religion or opinion |
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convex |
adj. curving outward |
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conveyance |
n. vehicle; transfer |
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conviction |
n. judgment that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief |
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convivial |
adj. festive; gas; characterized by joviality |
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convoke |
v. call together |
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convoluted |
adj. coiled around; involved; intricate |
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copious |
adj. plentiful |
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coquette |
n. flirt |
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cordial |
adj. gracious; heartfelt |
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cordon |
n. extended line of men or fortifications to prevent access or egress |
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cornucopia |
n. horn overflowing with fruit and grain; symbol of abundance |
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corollary |
n. consequence; accompaniment |
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coronation |
n. ceremony of crowning a queen or king |
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corporeal |
adj. bodily; material |
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corpulent |
adj. very fat |
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correlation |
n. mutual relationship |
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corroborate |
v. confirm; support |
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corrode |
v. destroy by chemical action |
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corrosive |
adj. eating away by chemicals or disease |
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corrugated |
adj. wrinkled; ridged |
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costmic |
adj. pertaining to the universe; vast |
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cosmopolitan |
adj. sophisticated |
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coterie |
n. group that meets socially; select circle |
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countenance |
v. approve; tolerate |
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countenance |
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countermand |
v. cancel; revoke |
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counterpart |
n. a thing that completes another; things very much alike |
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coup |
n. highly successful action or sudden attack |
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couple |
v. join; unite |
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courier |
n. messenger |
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covenant |
n. agreement |
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covert |
adj. secret; hidden; implied
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covetous |
adj. avaricious; eagerly desirous of |
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cow |
v. terrorize; intimidate |
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cower |
v. shrink quivering, as from fear |
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coy |
adj. shy; modest; coquettish |
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cozen |
v. cheat; hoodwink; swindle |
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crabbed |
adj. sour; peevish |
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craftiness |
n. slyness; trickiness |
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crass |
adj. very unrefine;grossly insensible |
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craven |
adj. cowardly |
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credence |
n. belief |
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credibility |
n. believability |
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credo |
n. creed |
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credulity |
n. belief on slight evidence; gullibility; naivete |
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creed |
n. system of religious or ethical belief |
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crescendo |
n. increase in the volume or intensity, as in a musical passage; climax |
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crest |
n. highest point of a hill; foamy top of a wave |
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crestfallen |
adj. dejected; dispirited |
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cringe |
v. shrink back, as if in fear |
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criterion |
n. standard used in judging |
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crop |
v. cut off unwanted parts of a photograph; graze |
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crotchety |
adj. eccentric; whimsical |
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crux |
n. crucial point |
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crypt |
n. secret recess or vault, usually used for burial |
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cryptic |
adj. mysterious; hidden; secret |
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cubicle |
n. small compartment partitioned off; small bed-chamber |
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cuisine |
n. style of cooking |
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culinary |
adj. relating to cooking |
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cull |
v. pick out; reject
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culminate |
v. attain the highest point; climax |
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culpable |
adj. deserving blame |
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cumbersome |
adj. heavy; hard to manage |
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cumulative |
adj. growing by addition |
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cupidity |
n. greed |
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curator |
n. superintendent; manager |
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curmudgeon |
n. churlish, miserly individual |
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cursive |
adj. flowing, running |
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cursory |
adj. casual; hastily done |
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curtail |
v. shorten; reduce |
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cynical |
adj. skeptical or distrustful of human motives |
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cynosure |
n. the object of general attention |
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dabble |
v. work at in a non-serious fashion; splash around |
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dais |
n. raised platform for guests of honor |
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dank |
adj. damp |
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dapper |
adj. neat and trim |
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dappled |
adj. spotted |
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daub |
v. smear (as with paint) |
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daunt |
v. intimidate; frighten |
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dauntless |
adj. bold |
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dawdle |
v. loiter; waste time |
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deadlock |
n. standstill; stalemate |
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deadpan |
adj. wooden; impersonal |
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dearth |
n. scarcity |
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debacle |
n. sudden downfall; complete disaster |
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debase |
v. reduce in quality or value; lower in esteem; degrade |
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debauch |
v. corrupt; seduce from virtue |
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debilitate |
v. weaken; enfeeble |
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depcrecate |
v. express disapproval of; protest against; belittle |
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depreciate |
v. lessen in value |
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depredation |
n. plundering |
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derange |
v. make insane; disarrange |
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drelict |
adj. abandoned; negligent |
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deride |
v. ridicule; make fun of |
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derivative |
adj. unoriginal; derived from another source |
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derogatory |
adj. expressing a low opinion |
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descant |
v. discuss fully |
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descry |
v. catch sight of |
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desecrate |
v. profane; violate the sanctity of |
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desiccate |
v. dry up |
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desolate |
adj. unpopulated |
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desolate |
v. rob of job; lay waste to; forsake |
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despise
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v. look on with scorn; regard as worthless or distasteful |
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despoil |
v. strip of valuables; rob |
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despondent |
adj. depressed; gloomy |
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despot |
n. tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler |
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destitute |
adj. extremely poor |
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desultory |
adj. aimless; haphazard; digressing at random |
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detached |
adj. emotionally removed; calm and objective; physically unconnected |
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detergent |
n. cleansing agent |
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determination |
n. resolve; measurement or calculation; decision |
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deterrent |
n. something that discourages; hindrance |
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detraction |
n., slandering; aspersion |
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detrimental |
adj. harmful; damaging |
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deviate |
v. turn away from (a principle, norm); depart; diverge |
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devious |
adj. roundabout; erratic; not straightforward |
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devise |
n. think up; invent; plan |
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devoid |
adj. lacking |
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devotee |
n. enthusiastic follower |
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devout |
adj. pious |
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dexterous |
adj. skillful |
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diabolical |
adj. devilish |
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diagnosis |
n. art of identifying a disease; analysis of a condition |
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dialectical |
adj. relating to the art of debate; mutual or reciprocal |
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diaphanous |
adj. sheer; transparent |
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diatribe |
n. bitter scolding; invective |
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dichotomy |
n. split; branching into two parts (especially contradictory ones) |
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dictum |
n. authoritative and weighty statement; saying; maxim |
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didactic |
adj. teaching; instructional |
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differentiate |
v. distinguish; preceive a difference between |
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diffidence |
n. shyness |
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diffuse |
adj. wordy; rambling; spread out (like a gas) |
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digression |
n. wandering away from the subject |
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dilapidated |
adj. ruined because of neglect |
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dilate |
v. expand |
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dilatory |
adj. delaying |
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dilemma |
n. problem; choice of two unsatisfactory alternatives |
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dilettante |
n. aimless follower of the arts; amateur; dabbler |
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diligence |
n. steadiness of effort; persistent hard work |
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dilute |
v. make less concentrated; reduce in strength |
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diminution |
n. lessening; reduction in size |
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din |
n. continued loud noise |
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digny |
adj. dull; not fresh; cheerless |
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dint |
n. means; effort |
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dire |
adj. disastrous |
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dirge |
n. lament with music |
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disabuse |
v. correct a false impression; undeceive |
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disaffected |
adj. disloyal |
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disapprobation |
n. disapproval; condemnation |
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disarray |
n. a disorderly or untidy state |
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disavowal
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n. denial; disclaiming |
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disband |
v. dissolve; disperse
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disburse |
v. pay out |
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discernible |
adj. distinguishable; perceivable |
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discerning |
adj. mentally quick and observant; having insight |
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disclaim
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v. disown; renounce claim to |
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disclose |
v. reveal |
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discombobulated |
adj. confused; discomposed |
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discomfit |
v. put to rout; defeat; disconcert |
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discomposure |
n. agitation; loss of poise |
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disconcert |
v. confused; upset; embarrass |
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disconsolate |
adj. sad |
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discord |
n. conflict; lack of harmony |
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discordant |
adj. not harmonious; conflicting |
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discount |
v. disregard; dismiss |
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discourse |
n. formal discussion; conversation |
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discredit |
v. defame; destroy confidence in; disbelieve |
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discrepancy |
n. lack of consistency; difference |
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discrete |
adj. separate; unconnected |
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discretion |
n. prudence; ability to adjust actions to circumstances |
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discriminating |
adj. able to see differences; prejudiced |
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discursive |
adj. digressing; rambling |
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disdain |
v. view with corn or contempt |
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disembark |
v. go ashore; unload cargo from a ship
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disenfranchise |
v. deprive of a civil right |
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disengage |
v. uncouple; separate; disconnect |
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disfigure |
v. mar in beauty; spoil |
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disgorge |
v. surrender something; eject; vomit |
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disgruntle |
v. make discontented |
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dishearten |
v. discourage; cause to lose courage or hope |
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disheaveled |
adj. untidy |
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disinclination |
n. unwillingness |
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disingenuous |
adj. lacking genuine candor; insincere |
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disinter |
v. dig up; unearth |
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disinterested |
dj. unprejudiced
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disjointed |
adj. disconnected |
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dislodge |
v. remove (forcibly) |
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dismantle |
v. tkae apart |
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dismay |
v. discourage; frighten |
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dismember |
v. cut into small parts |
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dismiss |
v. put away from consideration; reject |
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disparage |
v. belittle |
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disparate |
adj. basically different; unrelated |
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disparity |
n. difference; condition of inequality |
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dispassionate |
adj. calm; impartial |
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dispatch |
n. speediness; prompt execution; message sent with all due speed |
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dispel |
v. scatter; drive away; cause to vanish |
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disperse |
v. scatter |
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dispirited |
adj. lacking in spirit |
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disputatious |
adj. argumentative; fond of arguing |
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disquiet |
v. make uneasy or anious |
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dissection |
n. analysis; cutting apart in order to examine |
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dissemble |
v. disguise; pretend |
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disseminate |
v. distribute; spread; scatter (like seeds) |
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dissent |
v. disagree |
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dissertation |
n. formal essay |
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dissident |
adj. dissenting; rebellious |
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dissimulate |
v. pretend; conceal by feigning |
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dissipate |
v. squander; waste; scatter |
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dissolute |
adj. loose in morals |
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dissolution |
n. breaking of a union; decay; termination |
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dissonance |
n. discord |
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dissuade |
v. persuade not to do; discourage |
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distant |
adj. reserved or aloof; cold in manner |
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distend |
v. expand; swell out |
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distill |
v. extract the essence; purify; refine |
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distinction |
no. honor; contrast; discrimination |
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distort |
v. twist out of shape |
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distraught |
adj. upset; distracted by anxiety |
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diurnal |
adj. daily |
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diva |
n. operatic singer; prima donna |
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diverge |
v. very; go in different directions from the same point |
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divergent |
adj. differing; deviating |
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diverse |
adj. differing in some characteristics; various |
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diversion |
n. act of turning aside; pastime |
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diversity |
n. variety; dissimilitude |
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divest |
v. strip; deprive |
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divine |
n. perceive intuitively; foresee the future |
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divulge |
v. reveal |
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docile |
adj. obedient; easily managed |
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doctrinaire |
adj. unable to compromise about points of doctrine; dogmatic; unyielding |
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doctrine |
n. teachings, in general; particular principle (religious, legal, etc.) taught |
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document |
v. provide written evidence |
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dogged |
adj. determined; stubborn |
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doggerel |
n. poor verse |
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dogmatic |
adj. opinionated; arbitrary; doctrinal |
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doldrums |
n. blue; listlessness; slack period |
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doleful |
adj. sorrowful |
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dolt |
n. stupid person |
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domicile |
n. home |
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domineer |
v. rule over tyrannically |
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don |
v. put on |
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doodle |
v. scribble or draw aimlessly; waste time |
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dormant |
adj. sleeping; lethargic; latent |
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dossier |
n., file of documents on a subject |
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dote |
v. be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline |
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douse |
v. plunge into water; drench; extinguish |
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dowdy |
adj. slovenly; untidy |
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downcast |
adj. disheartened; sad |
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drab |
adj. dull; lacking color; cheerless |
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draconian |
adj. extremely severe |
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dregs |
n. sediment; worthless residue |
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drivel |
n. nonsense; foolishness |
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droll |
adj. queer and amusing |
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drone |
n. idel person; male bee |
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drone |
v. talk dully; buzz or murmur like a bee |
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dross |
n. waste matter; worthless impurities |
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drudgery |
n. menial work |
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dubious |
adj. questionable; filled with doubt |
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ductile |
adj. malleable; flexible; pliable |
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dulcet |
ad.j sweet sounding |
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dumbfound |
v. astonish |
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dupe |
n. someone easily fooled |
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duplicity |
n. double- dealing; hypocrisy |
