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taper
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n.
candle ...she lit the caper on the windowsill... |
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tarry
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v.
delay, dawdle |
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tatty
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adj.
worn and shabby; bedraggled |
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tawdry
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adj.
cheap and gaudy |
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temerity
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n.
boldness; rashness |
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temperate
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adj.
restrained; self-controlled; moderate in temperature |
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temporal
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adj.
not lasting forever; limited by time; secular |
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temporize
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v.
act evasively to gain time; avoid committing oneself |
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tendentious
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adj.
having an aim; biased; designed to further a cause |
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*tenuous
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adj.
thin; rare; slim |
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tenure
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n.
holding an office; time during which such an office is held |
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tertiary
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adj.
third |
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tesselated
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adj.
inlaid; mosaic |
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testator
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n.
maker of a will |
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thrall
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n.
slave; bondage |
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thrifty
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adj.
careful about money; economical |
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throes
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n.
violent anguish |
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throng
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n.
crowd |
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throttle
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v.
strangle |
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tightwad
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n.
excessively frugal person |
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tiller
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n.
handle used to move boat's rudder |
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timbre
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n.
quality of a musical tone produced by a musical instrument |
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timorous
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adj.
fearful; demonstrating fear |
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tipple
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v.
drink (alcoholic beverages) frequently |
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tithe
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n.
tax of one-tenth |
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titillate
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v.
tickle |
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title
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n.
right or claim to possession; mark of rank; name |
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titter
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n.
nervous laugh |
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titular
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adj.
having the title of an office without the obligations |
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toady
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n.
servile flatterer; yes man |
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tonsure
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n.
shaving of the head, especially by a person entering religious orders ...his tonsure, even more than his monastic garb, indicated that he was a member of a religious order... |
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*torpor
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n.
lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy |
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torrid
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adj.
passionate; hot or scorching ...torrid love... ...torrid climates... |
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totter
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v.
move unsteadily; sway, as if about to fall |
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touchstone
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n.
stong used to test the fineness of gold alloys; criterion |
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touchy
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adj.
sensitive; irascible |
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tout
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v.
publicize; praise excessively |
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*tractable
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adj.
docile; easily managed |
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traduce
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v.
expose to slander |
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transcribe
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v.
copy |
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transfigure
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v.
transform outwardly, usually for the better; change in form or aspect |
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transitory
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adj.
impermanent; fleeting |
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transpire
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v.
be revealed; happen |
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trappings
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n.
outward decorations; ornaments |
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travail
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n.
painful physical or mental labor; drudgery; torment |
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travesty
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n.
harshly distorted imitation; parody; debased likeness |
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tremulous
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adj.
trembling; wavering |
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trenchant
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adj.
forceful and vigorous; cutting |
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trepidation
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n.
fear; nervous apprehension |
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tribulation
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n.
distress; suffering |
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trite
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adj.
hackneyed; commonplace |
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troth
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n.
pledge of good faith especially in betrothal |
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*truculence
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n.
aggressiveness; ferocity |
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*truculence
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n.
aggressiveness; ferocity ...his truculent criticism of her work... |
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truncate
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v.
cut the top off |
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tryst
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n.
meeting |
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tumid
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adj.
swollen; pompous; bombastic |
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tureen
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n.
deep dish for serving soub |
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turgid
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adj.
swollen; distended |
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turncoat
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n.
traitor |
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turpitude
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n.
depravity |
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tutelage
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n.
depravity |
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tutelage
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n.
guardianship; training |
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tutelary
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adj.
protective; pertaining to a guardianship |
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tyro
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n.
beginner; novice |
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ulterior
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adj.
situated beyond; unstated and often questionable |
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umbrage
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n.
resentment; anger; sense of injury or insult ...she took umbrage at his remarks... |
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unaccountable
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adj.
inexplicable; unreasonable |
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unassuaged
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adj.
unsatisfied; not soothed |
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unassuming
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adj.
modest |
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unbridled
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adj.
violent |
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unconscionable
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adj.
unscrupulous; excessive |
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unction
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n.
the act of anointing with oil |
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unctuous
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adj.
oily; bland; insincerely suave |
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underscore
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v.
emphasize |
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unequivocal
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adj.
plain; obvious |
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unerringly
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adv.
infallibly |
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unexceptionable
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adj.
not offering any basis for criticism |
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unfeigned
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adj.
genuine; real |
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unfettered
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adj.
liberated; freed from chains |
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unfledged
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adj.
immature |
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unfrock
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v.
to strip a priest or minister of church authority |
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unguent
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n.
ointment ...apply this ointment to the sore... |
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unimpeachable
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adj.
blameless and exemplary |
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unkempt
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adj.
disheveled; uncared for in appearance |
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unmitigated
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adj.
unrelieved or immoderate; absolute |
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unprepossessing
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adj.
unattractive ...young people sometimes think that their appearance is unprepossessing... |
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unrequited
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adj.
not reciprocated |
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unruly
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adj.
disobedient; lawless |
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unsavory
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adj.
distasteful; morally offensive |
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unseemly
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adj.
unbecoming; indecent; in poor taste |
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unsightly
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adj.
ugly |
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untenable
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adj.
indefensible; not able to be maintained |
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untoward
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adj.
unfortunate or unlucky; adverse; unexpected |
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untrammeled
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adj.
without limits or restrictions; unrestrained |
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unwarranted
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adj.
unjustified; groundless; undeserved |
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unwitting
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adj.
unintentional; not knowing |
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unwonted
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adj.
unaccustomed |
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upbraid
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v.
severely scold; reprimand |
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uproarious
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adj.
marked by commotion; extremely funny; very noisy |
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upshot
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n.
outcome |
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urbane
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adj.
suave; refined; elegant |
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urchin
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n.
mischievous child |
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ursine
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adj.
bearlike |
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usury
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n.
lending money at illegal rates of interest |
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uxorious
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adj.
excessively devoted to one's wife |
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*vacillate
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v.
waver; fluctuate |
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vagary
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n.
caprice; whim |
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vagrant
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adj.
stray; random |
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vagrant
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n.
homeless wanderer |
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vainglorious
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adj.
boastful; excessively conceited |
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valedictory
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adj.
pertaining to farewell |
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vanguard
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n.
forerunners; advance forces |
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vantage
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n.
position giving advantage |
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vapid
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adj.
dully and unimaginative; insipid and flavorless |
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variegated
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adj.
many-colored |
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vassal
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n.
in feudalism, where one who held land of a superior lord |
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vaunted
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adj.
boasted; bragged; highly publicized |
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vegetate
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v.
live in a monotonous way |
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vehement
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adj.
forceful; intensely emotional |
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venal
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adj.
capable of being bribed |
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vendetta
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n.
blood feud |
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*venerate
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v.
revere |
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venial
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adj.
forgivable; trivial |
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vent
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n.
small openingl outlet v. express; utter |
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ventral
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adj.
abdominal |
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venture
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v.
risk; dare; undertake a risk |
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venturesome
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adj.
bold |
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*veracious
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adj.
truthful |
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verbiage
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n.
pompous array of words |
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verdigris
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n.
green coating on copper that has been exposed to weather |
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verge
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n.
border; edge |
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verisimilar
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adj.
probable or likely; having the appearance of truth |
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verisimilitude
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n.
appearance of truth; liklihood ...the verisimilitude of her performance of lady macbeth... |
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veritable
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adj.
actual; being truly so; not false or imaginary |
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verity
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n.
quality of being true |
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vernacular
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n.
living language; natural style |
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vernal
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adj.
pertaining to spring |
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vertigo
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n.
severe dizziness |
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verve
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n.
enthusiasm |
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*viable
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adj.
practical or workable; capable of maintaining life |
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viand
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n.
food |
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vicarious
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adj.
acting as a substitute; done by a deputy |
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vicissitude
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n.
change of fortune |
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vie
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v.
contend; compete |
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vignette
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n.
picture; short literary sketch |
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vilify
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v.
slander |
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vindicate
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v.
clear from blame; exonerate; justify or support |
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vindicate
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adj., v.
to clear, as from an accusation, imputation, suspicion, or the like; out of revenge; malicious |
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virile
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adj.
manly |
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virtuoso
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n.
highly skilled artist |
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visage
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n.
face; appearance |
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viscid
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adj.
adhesive; gluey |
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vise
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n.
tool for holding work in place |
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vitiate
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v.
spoil the effect of; to make inoperative ...fraud will vitiate the contract... |
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vitreous
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adj.
pertaining to or resembling glass |
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vitriolic
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adj.
corrosive; sarcastic |
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*vituperative
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adj.
abusing; scolding |
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vivacious
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adj.
lively or animated; sprightly |
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vivisection
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n.
act of dissecting living animals |
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vixen
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n.
female fox |
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vogue
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n.
popular fashion |
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volition
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n.
act of making a conscious choice |
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voluble
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adj.
fluent; glib; talkative |
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vortex
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n.
whirlwind; whirlpool; center of turbulence |
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vouchsafe
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1. to grant or give, as by favor, graciousness, or condescension: to vouchsafe a reply to a question.
2. to allow or permit, as by favor or graciousness: They vouchsafed his return to his own country. |
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vulpine
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adj.
like a fox; crafty |
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waffle
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n.
speak equivocally about an issue |
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waggish
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adj.
mischievous; humorous; tricky |
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waif
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n.
homeless child or animal ...the feline waif he adopted... |
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waive
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v.
give up temporarily; yield |
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wake
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n.
trail of ship in water; path of something gone before |
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wallow
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n.
roll in; indulge in; become helpless |
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wan
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adj.
having a pale or sickly color |
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wangle
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v.
wiggle out; fake |
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wanton
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adj.
unrestrained; willfully malicious; unchaste |
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*warranted
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adj.
justified; authorized |
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warren
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n.
tunnels in which rabbits live; crowded conditions in which people live |
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waylay
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v.
ambush; lie in wait |
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wean
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v.
accustom a baby not to nurse; give up a cherished activity |
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welt
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n.
mark from a beating or whipping |
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*welter
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n.
turmoil; bewildering jumble v. wallow ...the victims weltered in their blood... |
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wheedle
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v.
cajole; coax; deceive by flattery |
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whelp
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n.
young wolf, dog, tiger, etc. |
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whet
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v.
sharpen; stimulate |
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whiff
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n.
puff or gust (of air, scent, etc.); hint |
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whit
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n.
smallest speck; shred; tiny bit |
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whittle
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v.
pare; cut off bits |
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whorl
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n.
ring of leaves around stem; ring |
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willful
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adj.
intentional; headstrong |
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wily
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adj.
cunning; artful |
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windfall
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n.
fallen fruit; unexpected lucky event |
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winnow
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v.
sift; separate good parts from bad |
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winsome
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adj.
agreeable; gracious; engaging |
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wispy
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adj.
thin; straight; barely discernable |
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witless
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adj.
foolish; idiotic |
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wizened
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adj.
withered; shriveled |
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wont
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n.
custom; habitual procedure |
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wrangle
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v.
quarrel; obtain through arguing |
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wreak
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v.
inflict |
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wrench
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v.
pull; strain; twist |
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writ
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n.
written command issued by a court |
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wry
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adj.
twisted; with a humorous twise |
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yen
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n.
longing; urge ...I had a yen for apple pie... |
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yeoman
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n.
man owning small estate; middle class |
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yield
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n.
amount produced; crop; income on investment v. give in; surrender |
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yoke
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v.
join together, unite |
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yokel
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n.
country bumpkin |
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yore
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n.
time past |
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zany
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adj.
crazy; comic |
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zenith
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n.
point directly overhead in the sky; summit |
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zephyr
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n.
gentle breeze; west wind ...when these zephyrs blow... |
