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esquire
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A title of dignity, office, or courtesy.
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essence
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That which makes a thing to be what it is.
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esthetic
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Pertaining to beauty, taste, or the fine arts.
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estimable
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Worthy of respect.
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estrange
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To alienate.
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estuary
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A wide lower part of a tidal river.
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et
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cetera Lati And so forth.
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eugenic
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Relating to the development and improvement of race.
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eulogize
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To speak or write a laudation of a person's life or character.
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eulogy
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A spoken or written laudation of a person's life or character.
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euphemism
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A figure of speech by which a phrase less offensive is substituted.
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euphonious
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Characterized by agreeableness of sound.
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euphony
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Agreeableness of sound.
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eureka
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Greek. I have found it.
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evade
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To avoid by artifice.
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evanesce
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To vanish gradually.
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evanescent
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Fleeting.
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evangelical
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Seeking the conversion of sinners.
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evangelist
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A preacher who goes from place to place holding services.
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evasion
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Escape.
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eventual
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Ultimate.
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evert
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To turn inside out.
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evict
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To dispossess pursuant to judicial decree.
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evidential
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Indicative.
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evince
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To make manifest or evident.
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evoke
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To call or summon forth.
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evolution
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Development or growth.
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evolve
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To unfold or expand.
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exacerbate
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To make more sharp, severe, or virulent.
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exaggerate
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To overstate.
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exasperate
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To excite great anger i
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exceed
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To go beyond, as in measure, quality, value, action, power, skill, etc.
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excel
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To be superior or distinguished.
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excellence
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Possession of eminently or unusually good qualities.
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excellency
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A title of honor bestowed upon various high officials.
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excellent
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Possessing distinguished merit.
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excerpt
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An extract or selection from written or printed matter.
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excess
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That which passes the ordinary, proper, or required limit, measure, or experience.
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excitable
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Nervously high-strung.
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excitation
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Intensified emotion or actio
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exclamation
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An abrupt or emphatic expression of thought or of feeling.
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exclude
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To shut out purposely or forcibly.
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exclusion
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Non-admissio
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excrescence
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Any unnatural addition, outgrowth, or development.
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excretion
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The getting rid of waste matter.
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excruciate
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To inflict severe pain or agony upo
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excursion
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A journey.
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excusable
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Justifiable.
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execrable
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Abominable.
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execration
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An accursed thing.
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executor
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A person nominated by the will of another to execute the will.
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exegesis
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Biblical exposition or interpretatio
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exemplar
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A model, pattern, or original to be copied or imitated.
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exemplary
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Fitted to serve as a model or example worthy of imitatio
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exemplify
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To show by example.
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exempt
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Free, clear, or released, as from some liability, or restriction affecting others.
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exert
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To make an effort.
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exhale
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To breathe forth.
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exhaust
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To empty by draining off the contents.
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exhaustible
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Causing or tending to cause exhaustio
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exhaustion
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Deprivation of strength or energy.
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exhaustive
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Thorough and complete in executio
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exhilarate
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To fill with high or cheerful spirits.
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exhume
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To dig out of the earth (what has been buried).
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exigency
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A critical period or conditio
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exigent
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Urgent.
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existence
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Possession or continuance of being.
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exit
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A way or passage out.
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exodus
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A going forth or departure from a place or country, especially of many people.
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exonerate
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To relieve or vindicate from accusation, imputation, or blame.
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exorbitance
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Extravagance or enormity.
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exorbitant
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Going beyond usual and proper limits.
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expand
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To increase in range or scope.
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expanse
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A continuous area or stretch.
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expansion
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Increase of amount, size, scope, or the like.
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expatriate
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To drive from one's own country.
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expect
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To look forward to as certain or probable.
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expectancy
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The act or state of looking forward to as certain or probable.
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expectorate
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To cough up and spit forth.
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expediency
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Fitness to meet the requirements of a particular case.
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expedient
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Contributing to personal advantage.
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expedite
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To hasten the movement or progress of.
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expeditious
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Speedy.
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expend
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To spend.
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expense
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The laying out or expending or money or other resources, as time or strength.
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expiate
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To make satisfaction or amends for.
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explicate
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To clear from involvement.
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explicit
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Definite.
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explode
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To cause to burst in pieces by force from withi
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explosion
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A sudden and violent outbreak.
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explosive
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Pertaining to a sudden and violent outbreak.
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exposition
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Formal presentatio
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expository
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Pertaining to a formal presentatio
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expostulate
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To discuss.
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exposure
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An open situation or position in relation to the sun, elements, or points of the compass.
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expressive
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Full of meaning.
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expulsion
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Forcible ejectio
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extant
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Still existing and know
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extemporaneous
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Done or made without much or any preparatio
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extempore
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ad Without studied or special preparatio
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extensible
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Capable of being thrust out.
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extension
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A reaching or stretching out, as in space, time or scope.
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extensive
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Extended widely in space, time, or scope.
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extenuate
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To diminish the gravity or importance of.
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exterior
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That which is outside.
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external
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Anything relating or belonging to the outside.
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extinct
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Being no longer in existence.
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extinguish
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To render extinct.
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extol
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To praise in the highest terms.
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extort
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To obtain by violence, threats, compulsion, or the subjection of another to some necessity.
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extortion
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The practice of obtaining by violence or compulsio
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extradite
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To surrender the custody of.
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extradition
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The surrender by a government of a person accused of crime to the justice of another government.
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extrajudicial
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Happening out of court.
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extraneous
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Having no essential relation to a subject.
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extraordinary
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Unusual.
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extravagance
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Undue expenditure of money.
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extravagant
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Needlessly free or lavish in expenditure.
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extremist
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One who supports extreme measures or holds extreme views.
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extremity
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The utmost point, side, or border, or that farthest removed from a mean positio
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extricate
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Disentangle.
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extrude
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To drive out or away.
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exuberance
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Rich supply.
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exuberant
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Marked by great plentifulness.
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fabricate
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To invent fancifully or falsely.
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fabulous
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Incredible.
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facet
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One of the small triangular plane surfaces of a diamond or other gem.
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facetious
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Amusing.
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facial
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Pertaining to the face.
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facile
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Not difficult to do.
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facilitate
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To make more easy.
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facility
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Ease.
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facsimile
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An exact copy or reproductio
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faction
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A number of persons combined for a common purpose.
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factious
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Turbulent.
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fallacious
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Illogical.
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fallacy
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Any unsound or delusive mode of reasoning, or anything based on such reasoning.
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fallible
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Capable of erring.
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fallow
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Land broken up and left to become mellow or to rest.
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famish
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To suffer extremity of hunger or thirst.
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fanatic
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A religious zealot.
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fancier
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One having a taste for or interest in special objects.
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fanciless
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Unimaginative.
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fastidious
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Hard to please.
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fathom
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A measure of length, 6 feet.
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fatuous
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Idiotic
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faulty
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Imperfect.
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faun
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One of a class of deities of the woods and herds represented as half human, with goats feet.
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fawn
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A young deer.
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fealty
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Loyalty.
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feasible
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That may be done, performed, or effected; practicable.
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federate
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To league together.
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feint
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Any sham, pretense, or deceptive movement.
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felicitate
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To wish joy or happiness to, especially in view of a coming event.
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felicity
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A state of well-founded happiness.
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felon
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A criminal or depraved perso
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felonious
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Showing criminal or evil purpose.
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felony
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One of the highest class of offenses, and punishable with death or imprisonment.
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feminine
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Characteristic of woman or womankind.
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fernery
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A place in which ferns are grow
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ferocious
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Of a wild, fierce, and savage nature.
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ferocity
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Savageness.
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fervent
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Ardent in feeling.
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fervid
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Intense.
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fervor
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Ardor or intensity of feeling.
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festal
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Joyous.
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festive
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Merry.
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fete
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A festival or feast.
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fetus
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The young in the womb or in the egg.
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feudal
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Pertaining to the relation of lord and vassal.
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feudalism
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The feudal system.
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fez
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A brimless felt cap in the shape of a truncated cone, usually red with a black tassel.
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fiasco
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A complete or humiliating failure.
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fickle
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Unduly changeable in feeling, judgment, or purpose.
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fictitious
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Created or formed by the imaginatio
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fidelity
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Loyalty.
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fiducial
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Indicative of faith or trust.
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fief
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A landed estate held under feudal tenure.
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filibuster
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One who attempts to obstruct legislatio
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finale
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Concluding performance.
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finality
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The state or quality of being final or complete.
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finally
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ad At last.
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financial
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Monetary.
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financier
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One skilled in or occupied with financial affairs or operations.
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finery
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That which is used to decorate the person or dress.
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finesse
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Subtle contrivance used to gain a point.
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finite
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Limited.
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fiscal
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Pertaining to the treasury or public finances of a government.
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fishmonger
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One who sells fish.
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fissure
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A crack or crack-like depressio
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fitful
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Spasmodic.
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fixture
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One who or that which is expected to remain permanently in its positio
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flag-officer
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The captain of a flag-ship.
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flagrant
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Openly scandalous.
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flamboyant
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Characterized by extravagance and in general by want of good taste.
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flatulence
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Accumulation of gas in the stomach and bowels.
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flection
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The act of bending.
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fledgling
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A young bird.
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flexible
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Pliable.
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flimsy
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Thin and weak.
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flippant
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Having a light, pert, trifling dispositio
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floe
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A collection of tabular masses of floating polar ice.
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flora
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The aggregate of plants growing without cultivation in a district.
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floral
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Pertaining to flowers.
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florid
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Flushed with red.
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florist
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A dealer in flowers.
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fluctuate
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To pass backward and forward irregularly from one state or degree to another.
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fluctuation
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Frequent irregular change back and forth from one state or degree to another.
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flue
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A smoke-duct in a chimney.
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fluent
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Having a ready or easy flow of words or ideas.
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fluential
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Pertaining to streams.
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flux
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A state of constant movement, change, or renewal.
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foggy
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Obscure.
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foible
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A personal weakness or failing.
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foist
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To palm off.
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foliage
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Any growth of leaves.
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folio
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A sheet of paper folded once, or of a size adapted to folding once.
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folk-lore
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The traditions, beliefs, and customs of the common people.
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fondle
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To handle tenderly and lovingly.
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foolery
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Folly.
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foot-note
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A note of explanation or comment at the foot of a page or colum
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foppery
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Dandyism.
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foppish
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Characteristic of one who is unduly devoted to dress and the niceties of manners.
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forbearance
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Patient endurance or toleration of offenses.
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forby
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ad Besides.
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forcible
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Violent.
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forecourt
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A court opening directly from the street.
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forejudge
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To judge of before hearing evidence.
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forepeak
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The extreme forward part of a ship's hold, under the lowest deck.
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foreshore
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That part of a shore uncovered at low tide.
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forebode
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To be an omen or warning sign of, especially of evil.
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forecast
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To predict.
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forecastle
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That part of the upper deck of a ship forward of the after fore-shrouds.
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foreclose
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To bar by judicial proceedings the equitable right of a mortgagor to redeem property.
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forefather
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An ancestor.
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forego
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To deny oneself the pleasure or profit of.
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foreground
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That part of a landscape or picture situated or represented as nearest the spectator.
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forehead
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The upper part of the face, between the eyes and the hair.
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foreign
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Belonging to, situated in, or derived from another country.
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foreigner
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A citizen of a foreign country.
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foreknowledge
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Prescience.
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foreman
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The head ma
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foreordain
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To predetermine.
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foreordination
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Predestinatio
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forerun
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To go before as introducing or ushering i
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foresail
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A square sail.
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foresee
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To discern beforehand.
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foresight
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Provision against harm or need.
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foretell
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To predict.
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forethought
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Premeditatio
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forfeit
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To lose possession of through failure to fulfill some obligatio
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forfend
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To ward off.
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forgery
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Counterfeiting.
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forgo
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To deny oneself.
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formation
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Relative disposition of parts.
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formidable
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Difficult to accomplish.
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formula
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Fixed rule or set form.
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forswear
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To renounce upon oath.
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forte
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A strong point.
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forth
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ad Into notice or view.
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forthright
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ad With directness.
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fortify
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To provide with defensive works.
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fortitude
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Patient courage.
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foursome
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Consisting of four.
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fracture
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A break.
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fragile
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Easily broke
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frailty
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Liability to be broken or destroyed.
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fragile
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Capable of being broke
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frankincense
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A gum or resin which on burning yields aromatic fumes.
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frantic
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Frenzied.
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fraternal
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Brotherly.
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fraudulence
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Deceitfulness.
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fraudulent
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Counterfeit.
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fray
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To fret at the edge so as to loosen or break the threads.
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freemason
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A member of an ancient secret fraternity originally confined to skilled artisans.
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freethinker
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One who rejects authority or inspiration in religio
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free
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trade Commerce unrestricted by tariff or customs.
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frequency
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The comparative number of any kind of occurrences within a given time or space.
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fresco
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The art of painting on a surface of plaster, particularly on walls and ceilings.
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freshness
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The state, quality, or degree of being fresh.
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fretful
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Disposed to peevishness.
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frightful
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Apt to induce terror or alarm.
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frigid
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Lacking warmth.
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frigidarium
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A room kept at a low temperature for preserving fruits, meat, etc.
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frivolity
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A trifling act, thought, saying, or practice.
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frivolous
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Trivial.
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frizz
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To give a crinkled, fluffy appearance to.
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frizzle
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To cause to crinkle or curl, as the hair.
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frolicsome
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Prankish.
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frontier
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The part of a nation's territory that abuts upon another country.
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frowzy
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Slovenly in appearance.
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frugal
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Economical.
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fruition
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Fulfillment.
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fugacious
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Fleeting.
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fulcrum
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The support on or against which a lever rests, or the point about which it turns.
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fulminate
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To cause to explode.
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fulsome
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Offensive from excess of praise or commendatio
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fumigate
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To subject to the action of smoke or fumes, especially for disinfectio
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functionary
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An official.
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fundamental
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Basal.
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fungible
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That may be measured, counted, or weighed.
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fungous
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Spongy.
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fungus
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A plant destitute of chlorophyll, as a mushroom.
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furbish
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To restore brightness or beauty to.
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furlong
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A measure, one-eighth of a mile.
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furlough
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A temporary absence of a soldier or sailor by permission of the commanding officer.
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furrier
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A dealer in or maker of fur goods.
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further
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More distant or advanced.
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furtherance
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Advancement.
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furtive
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Stealthy or sly, like the actions of a thief.
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fuse
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To unite or blend as by melting together.
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fusible
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Capable of being melted by heat.
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futile
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Of no avail or effect.
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futurist
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A person of expectant temperament.
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gauge
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An instrument for measuring.
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gaiety
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Festivity.
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gaily
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ad Merrily.
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gait
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Carriage of the body in going.
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gallant
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Possessing a brave or chivalrous spirit.
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galore
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Abundant.
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galvanic
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Pertaining or relating to electricity produced by chemical actio
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galvanism
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Current electricity, especially that arising from chemical actio
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galvanize
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To imbue with life or animatio
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gamble
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To risk money or other possession on an event, chance, or contingency.
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gambol
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Playful leaping or frisking.
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gamester
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A gambler.
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gamut
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The whole range or sequence.
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garnish
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In cookery, to surround with additions for embellishment.
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garrison
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The military force stationed in a fort, town, or other place for its defense.
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garrote
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To execute by strangling.
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garrulous
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Given to constant trivial talking.
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gaseous
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Light and unsubstantial.
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gastric
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Of, pertaining to, or near the stomach.
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gastritis
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Inflammation of the stomach.
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gastronomy
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The art of preparing and serving appetizing food.
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gendarme
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In continental Europe, particularly in France, a uniformed and armed police officer.
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genealogy
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A list, in the order of succession, of ancestors and their descendants.
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genealogist
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A tracer of pedigrees.
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generality
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The principal portio
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generalize
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To draw general inferences.
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generally
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ad Ordinarily.
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generate
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To produce or cause to be.
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generic
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Noting a genus or kind; opposed to specific.
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generosity
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A disposition to give liberally or to bestow favors heartily.
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genesis
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Creation
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geniality
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Warmth and kindliness of disposition
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genital
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Of or pertaining to the animal reproductive organs.
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genitive
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Indicating source, origin, possession, or the like.
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genteel
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Well-bred or refined.
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gentile
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Belonging to a people not Jewish.
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geology
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The department of natural science that treats of the constitution and structure of the earth.
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germane
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Relevant.
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germinate
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To begin to develop into an embryo or higher form.
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gestation
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Pregnancy.
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gesticulate
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To make gestures or motions, as in speaking, or in place of speech.
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gesture
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A movement or action of the hands or face, expressive of some idea or emotio
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ghastly
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Hideous.
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gibe
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To utter taunts or reproaches.
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giddy
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Affected with a whirling or swimming sensation in the head.
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gigantic
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Tremendous.
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giver
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One who gives, in any sense.
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glacial
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Icy, or icily cold.
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glacier
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A field or stream of ice.
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gladden
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To make joyous.
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glazier
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One who cuts and fits panes of glass, as for windows.
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glimmer
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A faint, wavering, unsteady light.
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glimpse
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A momentary look.
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globose
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Spherical.
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globular
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Spherical.
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glorious
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Of excellence and splendor.
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glutinous
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Sticky.
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gluttonous
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Given to excess in eating.
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gnash
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To grind or strike the teeth together, as from rage.
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Gordian
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knot Any difficulty the only issue out of which is by bold or unusual manners.
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gourmand
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A connoisseur in the delicacies of the table.
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gosling
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A young goose.
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gossamer
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Flimsy.
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gourd
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A melon, pumpkin, squash, or some similar fruit having a hard rind.
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graceless
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Ungracious.
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gradation
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A step, degree, rank, or relative position in an order or series.
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gradient
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Moving or advancing by steps.
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granary
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A storehouse for grain after it is thrashed or husked.
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grandeur
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The quality of being grand or admirably great.
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grandiloquent
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Speaking in or characterized by a pompous or bombastic style.
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grandiose
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Having an imposing style or effect.
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grantee
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The person to whom property is transferred by deed.
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grantor
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The maker of a deed.
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granular
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Composed of small grains or particles.
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generosity
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A disposition to give liberally or to bestow favors heartily.
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genesis
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Creation
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geniality
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Warmth and kindliness of disposition
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genital
|
Of or pertaining to the animal reproductive organs.
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genitive
|
Indicating source, origin, possession, or the like.
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genteel
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Well-bred or refined.
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gentile
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Belonging to a people not Jewish.
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geology
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The department of natural science that treats of the constitution and structure of the earth.
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germane
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Relevant.
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germinate
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To begin to develop into an embryo or higher form.
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gestation
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Pregnancy.
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gesticulate
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To make gestures or motions, as in speaking, or in place of speech.
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gesture
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A movement or action of the hands or face, expressive of some idea or emotio
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ghastly
|
Hideous.
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gibe
|
To utter taunts or reproaches.
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giddy
|
Affected with a whirling or swimming sensation in the head.
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gigantic
|
Tremendous.
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giver
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One who gives, in any sense.
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glacial
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Icy, or icily cold.
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glacier
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A field or stream of ice.
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gladden
|
To make joyous.
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glazier
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One who cuts and fits panes of glass, as for windows.
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glimmer
|
A faint, wavering, unsteady light.
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glimpse
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A momentary look.
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globose
|
Spherical.
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globular
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Spherical.
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glorious
|
Of excellence and splendor.
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glutinous
|
Sticky.
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gluttonous
|
Given to excess in eating.
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gnash
|
To grind or strike the teeth together, as from rage.
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Gordian
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knot Any difficulty the only issue out of which is by bold or unusual manners.
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gourmand
|
A connoisseur in the delicacies of the table.
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gosling
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A young goose.
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gossamer
|
Flimsy.
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gourd
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A melon, pumpkin, squash, or some similar fruit having a hard rind.
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graceless
|
Ungracious.
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gradation
|
A step, degree, rank, or relative position in an order or series.
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gradient
|
Moving or advancing by steps.
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granary
|
A storehouse for grain after it is thrashed or husked.
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grandeur
|
The quality of being grand or admirably great.
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grandiloquent
|
Speaking in or characterized by a pompous or bombastic style.
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grandiose
|
Having an imposing style or effect.
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grantee
|
The person to whom property is transferred by deed.
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grantor
|
The maker of a deed.
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granular
|
Composed of small grains or particles.
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granulate
|
To form into grains or small particles.
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granule
|
A small grain or particle.
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grapple
|
To take hold of.
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gratification
|
Satisfactio
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gratify
|
To please, as by satisfying a physical or mental desire or need.
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gratuitous
|
Voluntarily.
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gratuity
|
That which is given without demand or claim. Tip.
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gravity
|
Seriousness.
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gregarious
|
Not habitually solitary or living alone.
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grenadier
|
A member of a regiment composed of men of great stature.
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grief
|
Sorrow.
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grievance
|
That which oppresses, injures, or causes grief and at the same time a sense of wrong.
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grievous
|
Creating afflictio
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grimace
|
A distortion of the features, occasioned by some feeling of pain, disgust, etc.
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grindstone
|
A flat circular stone, used for sharpening tools.
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grisly
|
Fear-inspiring.
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grotesque
|
Incongruously composed or ill-proportioned.
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grotto
|
A small caver
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ground
|
A pavement or floor or any supporting surface on which one may walk.
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guess
|
Surmise.
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guile
|
Duplicity.
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guileless
|
Frank.
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guinea
|
An English monetary unit.
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guise
|
The external appearance as produced by garb or costume.
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gullible
|
Credulous.
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gumption
|
Common sense.
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gusto
|
Keen enjoyment.
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guy
|
Stay-rope.
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guzzle
|
To swallow greedily or hastily; gulp.
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gynecocracy
|
Female supremacy.
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gynecology
|
The science that treats of the functions and diseases peculiar to wome
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gyrate
|
To revolve.
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gyroscope
|
An instrument for illustrating the laws of rotatio
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habitable
|
Fit to be dwelt i
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habitant
|
Dweller.
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habitual
|
According to usual practice.
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habitude
|
Customary relation or associatio
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hackney
|
To make stale or trite by repetitio
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haggard
|
Worn and gaunt in appearance.
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halcyon
|
Calm.
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hale
|
Of sound and vigorous health.
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handwriting
|
Penmanship.
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hanger-on
|
A parasite.
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happy-go-lucky
|
Improvident.
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harangue
|
A tirade.
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harass
|
To trouble with importunities, cares, or annoyances.
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harbinger
|
One who or that which foreruns and announces the coming of any person or thing.
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hard-hearted
|
Lacking pity or sympathy.
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hardihood
|
Foolish daring.
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harmonious
|
Concordant in sound.
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havoc
|
Devastatio
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hawthorn
|
A thorny shrub much used in England for hedges.
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hazard
|
Risk.
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head
|
first ad Precipitately, as in diving.
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head
|
foremost ad Precipitately, as in diving.
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heartrending
|
Very depressing.
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heathenish
|
Irreligious.
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heedless
|
Thoughtless.
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heifer
|
A young cow.
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heinous
|
Odiously sinful.
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hemorrhage
|
Discharge of blood from a ruptured or wounded blood-vessel.
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hemorrhoids
|
pl. Tumors composed of enlarged and thickened blood-vessels, at the lower end of the rectum.
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henchman
|
A servile assistant and subordinate.
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henpeck
|
To worry or harass by ill temper and petty annoyances.
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heptagon
|
A figure having seven sides and seven angles.
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heptarchy
|
A group of seven governments.
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herbaceous
|
Having the character of a herb.
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herbarium
|
A collection of dried plants scientifically arranged for study.
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herbivorous
|
Feeding on herbs or other vegetable matter, as animals.
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hereditary
|
Passing naturally from parent to child.
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heredity
|
Transmission of physical or mental qualities, diseases, etc., from parent to offspring.
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heresy
|
An opinion or doctrine subversive of settled beliefs or accepted principles.
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heretic
|
One who holds opinions contrary to the recognized standards or tenets of any philosophy.
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heritage
|
Birthright.
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hernia
|
Protrusion of any internal organ in whole or in part from its normal positio
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hesitancy
|
A pausing to consider.
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hesitant
|
Vacillating.
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hesitation
|
Vacillatio
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heterodox
|
At variance with any commonly accepted doctrine or opinio
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heterogeneity
|
Unlikeness of constituent parts.
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heterogeneous
|
Consisting of dissimilar elements or ingredients of different kinds.
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heteromorphic
|
Deviating from the normal form or standard type.
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hexangular
|
Having six angles.
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hexapod
|
Having six feet.
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hexagon
|
A figure with six angles.
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hiatus
|
A break or vacancy where something necessary to supply the connection is wanting.
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hibernal
|
Pertaining to winter.
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Hibernian
|
Pertaining to Ireland, or its people.
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hideous
|
Appalling.
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hilarious
|
Boisterously merry.
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hillock
|
A small hill or mound.
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hinder
|
To obstruct.
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hindmost
|
Farthest from the front.
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hindrance
|
An obstacle.
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hirsute
|
Having a hairy covering.
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hoard
|
To gather and store away for the sake of accumulatio
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hoarse
|
Having the voice harsh or rough, as from a cold or fatigue.
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homage
|
Reverential regard or worship.
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homogeneity
|
Congruity of the members or elements or parts.
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homogeneous
|
Made up of similar parts or elements.
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homologous
|
Identical in nature, make-up, or relatio
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homonym
|
A word agreeing in sound with but different in meaning from another.
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homophone
|
A word agreeing in sound with but different in meaning from another.
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honorarium
|
A token fee or payment to a professional man for services.
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hoodwink
|
To deceive.
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horde
|
A gathered multitude of human beings.
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hosiery
|
A stocking.
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hospitable
|
Disposed to treat strangers or guests with generous kindness.
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hospitality
|
The practice of receiving and entertaining strangers and guests with kindness.
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hostility
|
Enmity.
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huckster
|
One who retails small wares.
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humane
|
Compassionate.
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humanitarian
|
A philanthropist.
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humanize
|
To make gentle or refined.
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humbug
|
Anything intended or calculated to deceive or mislead.
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humiliate
|
To put to shame.
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hussar
|
A light-horse trooper armed with saber and carbine.
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hustle
|
To move with haste and promptness.
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hybrid
|
Cross-bred.
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hydra
|
The seven- or nine-headed water-serpent slain by Hercules.
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hydraulic
|
Involving the moving of water, of the force exerted by water in motio
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hydrodynamics
|
The branch of mechanics that treats of the dynamics of fluids.
|
|
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hydroelectric
|
Pertaining to electricity developed water or steam.
|
|
|
hydromechanics
|
The mechanics of fluids.
|
|
|
hydrometer
|
An instrument for determining the density of solids and liquids by flotatio
|
|
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hydrostatics
|
The branch of science that treats of the pressure and equilibrium of fluids.
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|
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hydrous
|
Watery.
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hygiene
|
The branch of medical science that relates to improving health.
|
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hypercritical
|
Faultfinding.
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hypnosis
|
An artificial trance-sleep.
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hypnotic
|
Tending to produce sleep.
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hypnotism
|
An artificially induced somnambulistic state in which the mind readily acts on suggestio
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hypnotize
|
To produce a somnambulistic state in which the mind readily acts on suggestions.
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hypocrisy
|
Extreme insincerity.
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hypocrite
|
One who makes false professions of his views or beliefs.
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hypodermic
|
Pertaining to the area under the ski
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hypotenuse
|
The side of a right-angled triangle opposite the right angle.
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hypothesis
|
A proposition taken for granted as a premise from which to reach a conclusio
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hysteria
|
A nervous affection occurring typically in paroxysms of laughing and crying.
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ichthyic
|
Fish-like.
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ichthyology
|
The branch of zoology that treats of fishes.
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ichthyosaurs
|
A fossil reptile.
|
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icily
|
ad Frigidly.
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iciness
|
The state of being icy.
|
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icon
|
An image or likeness.
|
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iconoclast
|
An image-breaker.
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idealize
|
To make to conform to some mental or imaginary standard.
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idiom
|
A use of words peculiar to a particular language.
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idiosyncrasy
|
A mental quality or habit peculiar to an individual.
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idolize
|
To regard with inordinate love or admiratio
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ignoble
|
Low in character or purpose.
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ignominious
|
Shameful.
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Iliad
|
A Greek epic poem describing scenes from the siege of Troy.
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illegal
|
Not according to law.
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illegible
|
Undecipherable.
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illegitimate
|
Unlawfully begotte
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illiberal
|
Stingy.
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illicit
|
Unlawful.
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illimitable
|
Boundless.
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illiterate
|
Having little or no book-learning.
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ill-natured
|
Surly.
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illogical
|
Contrary to the rules of sound thought.
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illuminant
|
That which may be used to produce light.
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illuminate
|
To supply with light.
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illumine
|
To make bright or clear.
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illusion
|
An unreal image presented to the senses.
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illusive
|
Deceptive.
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illusory
|
Deceiving or tending to deceive, as by false appearance.
|
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imaginable
|
That can be imagined or conceived in the mind.
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imaginary
|
Fancied.
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imbibe
|
To drink or take i
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imbroglio
|
A misunderstanding attended by ill feeling, perplexity, or strife.
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imbrue
|
To wet or moiste
|
|
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imitation
|
That which is made as a likeness or copy.
|
|
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imitator
|
One who makes in imitatio
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immaculate
|
Without spot or blemish.
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immaterial
|
Of no essential consequence.
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immature
|
Not full-grow
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immeasurable
|
Indefinitely extensive.
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immense
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Very great in degree, extent, size, or quantity.
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immerse
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To plunge or dip entirely under water or other fluid.
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immersion
|
The act of plunging or dipping entirely under water or another fluid.
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immigrant
|
A foreigner who enters a country to settle there.
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immigrate
|
To come into a country or region from a former habitat.
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imminence
|
Impending evil or danger.
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imminent
|
Dangerous and close at hand.
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immiscible
|
Separating, as oil and water.
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immoral
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Habitually engaged in licentious or lewd practices.
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immortalize
|
To cause to last or to be known or remembered throughout a great or indefinite length of time.
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immovable
|
Steadfast.
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immune
|
Exempt, as from disease.
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immutable
|
Unchangeable.
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impair
|
To cause to become less or worse.
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impalpable
|
Imperceptible to the touch.
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impartial
|
Unbiased.
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impassable
|
That can not be passed through or over.
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impassible
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Not moved or affected by feeling.
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impassive
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Unmoved by or not exhibiting feeling.
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impatience
|
Unwillingness to brook delays or wait the natural course of things.
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impeccable
|
Blameless.
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impecunious
|
Having no money.
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impede
|
To be an obstacle or to place obstacles in the way of.
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impel
|
To drive or urge forward.
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impend
|
To be imminent.
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imperative
|
Obligatory.
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imperceptible
|
Indiscernible.
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imperfectible
|
That can not be perfected.
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imperil
|
To endanger.
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imperious
|
Insisting on obedience.
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impermissible
|
Not permissible.
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impersonal
|
Not relating to a particular person or thing.
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impersonate
|
To appear or act in the character of.
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impersuadable
|
Unyielding.
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impertinence
|
Rudeness.
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imperturbable
|
Calm.
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impervious
|
Impenetrable.
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impetuosity
|
Rashness.
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impetuous
|
Impulsive.
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impetus
|
Any impulse or incentive.
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impiety
|
Irreverence toward God.
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impious
|
Characterized by irreverence or irreligio
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implausible
|
Not plausible.
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impliable
|
Capable of being inferred.
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implicate
|
To show or prove to be involved in or concerned
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implicit
|
Implied.
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imply
|
To signify.
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impolitic
|
Inexpedient.
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importation
|
The act or practice of bringing from one country into another.
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importunate
|
Urgent in character, request, or demand.
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importune
|
To harass with persistent demands or entreaties.
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impotent
|
Destitute of or lacking in power, physical, moral, or intellectual.
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impoverish
|
To make indigent or poor.
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impracticable
|
Not feasible.
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impregnable
|
That can not be taken by assault.
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impregnate
|
To make pregnant.
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impromptu
|
Anything done or said on the impulse of the moment.
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improper
|
Not appropriate, suitable, or becoming.
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impropriety
|
The state or quality of being unfit, unseemly, or inappropriate.
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improvident
|
Lacking foresight or thrift.
|
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improvise
|
To do anything extemporaneously or offhand.
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imprudent
|
Heedless.
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impudence
|
Insolent disrespect.
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impugn
|
To assail with arguments, insinuations, or accusations.
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impulsion
|
Impetus.
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impulsive
|
Unpremeditated.
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impunity
|
Freedom from punishment.
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impure
|
Tainted.
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impute
|
To attribute.
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inaccessible
|
Difficult of approach.
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inaccurate
|
Not exactly according to the facts.
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|
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inactive
|
Inert.
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inadequate
|
Insufficient.
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inadmissible
|
Not to be approved, considered, or allowed, as testimony.
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inadvertent
|
Accidental.
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inadvisable
|
Unadvisable.
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inane
|
Silly.
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inanimate
|
Destitute of animal life.
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inapprehensible
|
Not to be understood.
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inapt
|
Awkward or slow.
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inarticulate
|
Speechless.
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inaudible
|
That can not be heard.
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inborn
|
Implanted by nature.
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inbred
|
Innate.
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incandescence
|
The state of being white or glowing with heat.
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incandescent
|
White or glowing with heat.
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|
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incapacitate
|
To deprive of power, capacity, competency, or qualificatio
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incapacity
|
Want of power to apprehend, understand, and manage.
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incarcerate
|
To impriso
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incendiary
|
Chemical or person who starts a fire-literally or figuratively.
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incentive
|
That which moves the mind or inflames the passions.
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inception
|
The beginning.
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inceptive
|
Beginning.
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incessant
|
Unceasing.
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inchmeal
|
ad Piecemeal.
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inchoate
|
Incipient.
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inchoative
|
That which begins, or expresses beginning.
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incidence
|
Casual occurrence.
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incident
|
A happening in general, especially one of little importance.
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|
incidentally
|
ad Without intentio
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incinerate
|
To reduce to ashes.
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|
incipience
|
Beginning.
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incipient
|
Initial.
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incisor
|
A front or cutting tooth.
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incite
|
To rouse to a particular actio
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|
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incitement
|
That which moves to action, or serves as an incentive or stimulus.
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|
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incoercible
|
Incapable of being forced, constrained, or compelled.
|
|
|
incoherence
|
Want of connection, or agreement, as of parts or ideas in thought, speech, etc.
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|
|
incoherent
|
Not logically coordinated, as to parts, elements, or details.
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|
incombustible
|
That can not be burned.
|
|
|
incomparable
|
Matchless.
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|
|
incompatible
|
Discordant.
|
|
|
incompetence
|
General lack of capacity or fitness.
|
|
|
incompetent
|
Not having the abilities desired or necessary for any purpose.
|
|
|
incomplete
|
Lacking some element, part, or adjunct necessary or required.
|
|
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incomprehensible
|
Not understandable.
|
|
|
incompressible
|
Resisting all attempts to reduce volume by pressure.
|
|
|
inconceivable
|
Incomprehensible.
|
|
|
incongruous
|
Unsuitable for the time, place, or occasio
|
|
|
inconsequential
|
Valueless.
|
|
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inconsiderable
|
Small in quantity or importance.
|
|
|
inconsistent
|
Contradictory.
|
|
|
inconstant
|
Changeable.
|
|
|
incontrovertible
|
Indisputable.
|
|
|
inconvenient
|
Interfering with comfort or progress.
|
|
|
indefensible
|
Untenable.
|
|
|
indefinitely
|
ad In a vague or uncertain way.
|
|
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indelible
|
That can not be blotted out, effaced, destroyed, or removed.
|
|
|
indescribable
|
That can not be described.
|
|
|
indestructible
|
That can not be destroyed.
|
|
|
indicant
|
That which points out.
|
|
|
indicator
|
One who or that which points out.
|
|
|
indict
|
To find and declare chargeable with crime.
|
|
|
indigence
|
Poverty.
|
|
|
indigenous
|
Native.
|
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|
indigent
|
Poor.
|
|
|
indigestible
|
Not digestible, or difficult to digest.
|
|
|
indigestion
|
Difficulty or failure in the alimentary canal in changing food into absorptive nutriment.
|
|
|
indignant
|
Having such anger and scorn as is aroused by meanness or wickedness.
|
|
|
indignity
|
Unmerited contemptuous conduct or treatment.
|
|
|
indiscernible
|
Not perceptible.
|
|
|
indiscreet
|
Lacking wise judgment.
|
|
|
indiscriminate
|
Promiscuous.
|
|
|
indispensable
|
Necessary or requisite for the purpose.
|
|
|
indistinct
|
Vague.
|
|
|
indivertible
|
That can not be turned aside.
|
|
|
indivisible
|
Not separable into parts.
|
|
|
indolence
|
Laziness.
|
|
|
indolent
|
Habitually inactive or idle.
|
|
|
indomitable
|
Unconquerable.
|
|
|
induct
|
To bring i
|
|
|
indulgence
|
The yielding to inclination, passion, desire, or propensity in oneself or another.
|
|
|
imitator
|
One who makes in imitatio
|
|
|
immaculate
|
Without spot or blemish.
|
|
|
immaterial
|
Of no essential consequence.
|
|
|
immature
|
Not full-grow
|
|
|
immeasurable
|
Indefinitely extensive.
|
|
|
immense
|
Very great in degree, extent, size, or quantity.
|
|
|
immerse
|
To plunge or dip entirely under water or other fluid.
|
|
|
immersion
|
The act of plunging or dipping entirely under water or another fluid.
|
|
|
immigrant
|
A foreigner who enters a country to settle there.
|
|
|
immigrate
|
To come into a country or region from a former habitat.
|
|
|
imminence
|
Impending evil or danger.
|
|
|
imminent
|
Dangerous and close at hand.
|
|
|
immiscible
|
Separating, as oil and water.
|
|
|
immoral
|
Habitually engaged in licentious or lewd practices.
|
|
|
immortalize
|
To cause to last or to be known or remembered throughout a great or indefinite length of time.
|
|
|
immovable
|
Steadfast.
|
|
|
immune
|
Exempt, as from disease.
|
|
|
immutable
|
Unchangeable.
|
|
|
impair
|
To cause to become less or worse.
|
|
|
impalpable
|
Imperceptible to the touch.
|
|
|
impartial
|
Unbiased.
|
|
|
impassable
|
That can not be passed through or over.
|
|
|
impassible
|
Not moved or affected by feeling.
|
|
|
impassive
|
Unmoved by or not exhibiting feeling.
|
|
|
impatience
|
Unwillingness to brook delays or wait the natural course of things.
|
|
|
impeccable
|
Blameless.
|
|
|
impecunious
|
Having no money.
|
|
|
impede
|
To be an obstacle or to place obstacles in the way of.
|
|
|
impel
|
To drive or urge forward.
|
|
|
impend
|
To be imminent.
|
|
|
imperative
|
Obligatory.
|
|
|
imperceptible
|
Indiscernible.
|
|
|
imperfectible
|
That can not be perfected.
|
|
|
imperil
|
To endanger.
|
|
|
imperious
|
Insisting on obedience.
|
|
|
impermissible
|
Not permissible.
|
|
|
impersonal
|
Not relating to a particular person or thing.
|
|
|
impersonate
|
To appear or act in the character of.
|
|
|
impersuadable
|
Unyielding.
|
|
|
impertinence
|
Rudeness.
|
|
|
imperturbable
|
Calm.
|
|
|
impervious
|
Impenetrable.
|
|
|
impetuosity
|
Rashness.
|
|
|
impetuous
|
Impulsive.
|
|
|
impetus
|
Any impulse or incentive.
|
|
|
impiety
|
Irreverence toward God.
|
|
|
impious
|
Characterized by irreverence or irreligio
|
|
|
implausible
|
Not plausible.
|
|
|
impliable
|
Capable of being inferred.
|
|
|
implicate
|
To show or prove to be involved in or concerned
|
|
|
implicit
|
Implied.
|
|
|
imply
|
To signify.
|
|
|
impolitic
|
Inexpedient.
|
|
|
importation
|
The act or practice of bringing from one country into another.
|
|
|
importunate
|
Urgent in character, request, or demand.
|
|
|
importune
|
To harass with persistent demands or entreaties.
|
|
|
impotent
|
Destitute of or lacking in power, physical, moral, or intellectual.
|
|
|
impoverish
|
To make indigent or poor.
|
|
|
impracticable
|
Not feasible.
|
|
|
impregnable
|
That can not be taken by assault.
|
|
|
impregnate
|
To make pregnant.
|
|
|
impromptu
|
Anything done or said on the impulse of the moment.
|
|
|
improper
|
Not appropriate, suitable, or becoming.
|
|
|
impropriety
|
The state or quality of being unfit, unseemly, or inappropriate.
|
|
|
improvident
|
Lacking foresight or thrift.
|
|
|
improvise
|
To do anything extemporaneously or offhand.
|
|
|
imprudent
|
Heedless.
|
|
|
impudence
|
Insolent disrespect.
|
|
|
impugn
|
To assail with arguments, insinuations, or accusations.
|
|
|
impulsion
|
Impetus.
|
|
|
impulsive
|
Unpremeditated.
|
|
|
impunity
|
Freedom from punishment.
|
|
|
impure
|
Tainted.
|
|
|
impute
|
To attribute.
|
|
|
inaccessible
|
Difficult of approach.
|
|
|
inaccurate
|
Not exactly according to the facts.
|
|
|
inactive
|
Inert.
|
|
|
inadequate
|
Insufficient.
|
|
|
inadmissible
|
Not to be approved, considered, or allowed, as testimony.
|
|
|
inadvertent
|
Accidental.
|
|
|
inadvisable
|
Unadvisable.
|
|
|
inane
|
Silly.
|
|
|
inanimate
|
Destitute of animal life.
|
|
|
inapprehensible
|
Not to be understood.
|
|
|
inapt
|
Awkward or slow.
|
|
|
inarticulate
|
Speechless.
|
|
|
inaudible
|
That can not be heard.
|
|
|
inborn
|
Implanted by nature.
|
|
|
inbred
|
Innate.
|
|
|
incandescence
|
The state of being white or glowing with heat.
|
|
|
incandescent
|
White or glowing with heat.
|
|
|
incapacitate
|
To deprive of power, capacity, competency, or qualificatio
|
|
|
incapacity
|
Want of power to apprehend, understand, and manage.
|
|
|
incarcerate
|
To impriso
|
|
|
incendiary
|
Chemical or person who starts a fire-literally or figuratively.
|
|
|
incentive
|
That which moves the mind or inflames the passions.
|
|
|
inception
|
The beginning.
|
|
|
inceptive
|
Beginning.
|
|
|
incessant
|
Unceasing.
|
|
|
inchmeal
|
ad Piecemeal.
|
|
|
inchoate
|
Incipient.
|
|
|
inchoative
|
That which begins, or expresses beginning.
|
|
|
incidence
|
Casual occurrence.
|
|
|
incident
|
A happening in general, especially one of little importance.
|
|
|
incidentally
|
ad Without intentio
|
|
|
incinerate
|
To reduce to ashes.
|
|
|
incipience
|
Beginning.
|
|
|
incipient
|
Initial.
|
|
|
incisor
|
A front or cutting tooth.
|
|
|
incite
|
To rouse to a particular actio
|
|
|
incitement
|
That which moves to action, or serves as an incentive or stimulus.
|
|
|
incoercible
|
Incapable of being forced, constrained, or compelled.
|
|
|
incoherence
|
Want of connection, or agreement, as of parts or ideas in thought, speech, etc.
|
|
|
incoherent
|
Not logically coordinated, as to parts, elements, or details.
|
|
|
incombustible
|
That can not be burned.
|
|
|
incomparable
|
Matchless.
|
|
|
incompatible
|
Discordant.
|
|
|
incompetence
|
General lack of capacity or fitness.
|
|
|
incompetent
|
Not having the abilities desired or necessary for any purpose.
|
|
|
incomplete
|
Lacking some element, part, or adjunct necessary or required.
|
|
|
incomprehensible
|
Not understandable.
|
|
|
incompressible
|
Resisting all attempts to reduce volume by pressure.
|
|
|
inconceivable
|
Incomprehensible.
|
|
|
incongruous
|
Unsuitable for the time, place, or occasio
|
|
|
inconsequential
|
Valueless.
|
|
|
inconsiderable
|
Small in quantity or importance.
|
|
|
inconsistent
|
Contradictory.
|
|
|
inconstant
|
Changeable.
|
|
|
incontrovertible
|
Indisputable.
|
|
|
inconvenient
|
Interfering with comfort or progress.
|
|
|
indefensible
|
Untenable.
|
|
|
indefinitely
|
ad In a vague or uncertain way.
|
|
|
indelible
|
That can not be blotted out, effaced, destroyed, or removed.
|
|
|
indescribable
|
That can not be described.
|
|
|
indestructible
|
That can not be destroyed.
|
|
|
indicant
|
That which points out.
|
|
|
indicator
|
One who or that which points out.
|
|
|
indict
|
To find and declare chargeable with crime.
|
|
|
indigence
|
Poverty.
|
|
|
indigenous
|
Native.
|
|
|
indigent
|
Poor.
|
|
|
indigestible
|
Not digestible, or difficult to digest.
|
|
|
indigestion
|
Difficulty or failure in the alimentary canal in changing food into absorptive nutriment.
|
|
|
indignant
|
Having such anger and scorn as is aroused by meanness or wickedness.
|
|
|
indignity
|
Unmerited contemptuous conduct or treatment.
|
|
|
indiscernible
|
Not perceptible.
|
|
|
indiscreet
|
Lacking wise judgment.
|
|
|
indiscriminate
|
Promiscuous.
|
|
|
indispensable
|
Necessary or requisite for the purpose.
|
|
|
indistinct
|
Vague.
|
|
|
indivertible
|
That can not be turned aside.
|
|
|
indivisible
|
Not separable into parts.
|
|
|
indolence
|
Laziness.
|
|
|
indolent
|
Habitually inactive or idle.
|
|
|
indomitable
|
Unconquerable.
|
|
|
induct
|
To bring i
|
|
|
indulgence
|
The yielding to inclination, passion, desire, or propensity in oneself or another.
|
|
|
misplace
|
To put into a wrong place.
|
|
|
misrepresent
|
To give a wrong impressio
|
|
|
misrule
|
To misgover
|
|
|
missal
|
The book containing the service for the celebration of mass.
|
|
|
missile
|
Any object, especially a weapon, thrown or intended to be throw
|
|
|
missive
|
A message in writing.
|
|
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mistrust
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To regard with suspicion or jealousy.
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misty
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Lacking clearness
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misunderstand
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To Take in a wrong sense.
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misuse
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To maltreat.
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mite
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A very small amount, portion, or particle.
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miter
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The junction of two bodies at an equally divided angle.
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mitigate
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To make milder or more endurable.
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mnemonics
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A system of principles and formulas designed to assist the recollection in certain instances.
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moat
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A ditch on the outside of a fortress wall.
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mobocracy
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Lawless control of public affairs by the mob or populace.
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moccasin
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A foot-covering made of soft leather or buckski
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mockery
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Ridicule.
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moderation
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Temperance.
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moderator
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The presiding officer of a meeting.
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modernity
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The state or character of being moder
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modernize
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To make characteristic of the present or of recent times.
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modification
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A change.
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modify
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To make somewhat different.
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modish
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Fashionable.
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modulate
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To vary in tone, inflection, pitch or other quality of sound.
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mollify
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To soothe.
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molt
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To cast off, as hair, feathers, etc.
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momentary
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Lasting but a short time.
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momentous
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Very significant.
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momentum
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An impetus.
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monarchy
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Government by a single, sovereign ruler.
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monastery
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A dwelling-place occupied in common by persons under religious vows of seclusio
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monetary
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Financial.
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mongrel
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The progeny resulting from the crossing of different breeds or varieties.
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monition
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Friendly counsel given by way of warning and implying caution or reproof.
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monitory
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Admonition or warning.
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monocracy
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Government by a single perso
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monogamy
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The habit of pairing, or having but one mate.
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monogram
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A character consisting of two or more letters interwoven into one, usually initials of a name.
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monograph
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A treatise discussing a single subject or branch of a subject.
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monolith
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Any structure or sculpture in stone formed of a single piece.
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monologue
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A story or drama told or performed by one perso
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monomania
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The unreasonable pursuit of one idea.
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monopoly
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The control of a thing, as a commodity, to enable a person to raise its price.
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monosyllable
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A word of one syllable.
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monotone
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The sameness or monotony of utterance.
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monotonous
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Unchanging and tedious.
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monotony
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A lack of variety.
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monsieur
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A French title of respect, equivalent to Mr. and sir.
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monstrosity
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Anything unnaturally huge or distorted.
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moonbeam
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A ray of moonlight.
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morale
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A state of mind with reference to confidence, courage, zeal, and the like.
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moralist
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A writer on ethics.
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morality
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Virtue.
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moralize
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To render virtuous.
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moratorium
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An emergency legislation authorizing a government suspend some action temporarily.
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morbid
|
Caused by or denoting a diseased or unsound condition of body or mind.
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mordacious
|
Biting or giving to biting.
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mordant
|
Biting.
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moribund
|
On the point of dying.
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morose
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Gloomy.
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morphology
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the science of organic forms.
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motley
|
Composed of heterogeneous or inharmonious elements.
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motto
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An expressive word or pithy sentence enunciating some guiding rule of life, or faith.
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mountaineer
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One who travels among or climbs mountains for pleasure or exercise.
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mountainous
|
Full of or abounding in mountains.
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mouthful
|
As much as can be or is usually put into the or exercise.
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muddle
|
To confuse or becloud, especially with or as with drink.
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muffle
|
To deaden the sound of, as by wraps.
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mulatto
|
The offspring of a white person and a black perso
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muleteer
|
A mule-driver.
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multiform
|
Having many shapes, or appearances.
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multiplicity
|
the condition of being manifold or very various.
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mundane
|
Worldly, as opposed to spiritual or celestial.
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municipal
|
Of or pertaining to a town or city, or to its corporate or local government.
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municipality
|
A district enjoying municipal government.
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munificence
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A giving characterized by generous motives and extraordinary liberality.
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munificent
|
Extraordinarily generous.
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muster
|
An assemblage or review of troops for parade or inspection, or for numbering off.
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mutation
|
The act or process of change.
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mutilate
|
To disfigure.
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mutiny
|
Rebellion against lawful or constituted authority.
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myriad
|
A vast indefinite number.
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mystic
|
One who professes direct divine illumination, or relies upon meditation to acquire truth.
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mystification
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The act of artfully perplexing.
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myth
|
A fictitious narrative presented as historical, but without any basis of fact.
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mythology
|
The whole body of legends cherished by a race concerning gods and heroes.
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nameless
|
Having no fame or reputatio
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naphtha
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A light, colorless, volatile, inflammable oil used as a solvent, as in manufacture of paints.
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Narcissus
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The son of the Athenian river-god Cephisus, fabled to have fallen in love with his reflectio
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narrate
|
To tell a story.
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narration
|
The act of recounting the particulars of an event in the order of time or occurrence.
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narrative
|
An orderly continuous account of the successive particulars of an event.
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narrator
|
One who narrates anything.
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narrow-minded
|
Characterized by illiberal views or sentiments.
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nasal
|
Pertaining to the nose.
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natal
|
Pertaining to one's birth.
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nationality
|
A connection with a particular natio
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naturally
|
ad According to the usual order of things.
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nausea
|
An affection of the stomach producing dizziness and usually an impulse to vomit
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nauseate
|
To cause to loathe.
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nauseous
|
Loathsome.
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nautical
|
Pertaining to ships, seamen, or navigatio
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naval
|
Pertaining to ships.
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navel
|
The depression on the abdomen where the umbilical cord of the fetus was attached.
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navigable
|
Capable of commercial navigatio
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navigate
|
To traverse by ship.
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nebula
|
A gaseous body of unorganized stellar substance.
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necessary
|
Indispensably requisite or absolutely needed to accomplish a desired result.
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necessitate
|
To render indispensable.
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necessity
|
That which is indispensably requisite to an end desired.
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necrology
|
A list of persons who have died in a certain place or time.
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necromancer
|
One who practices the art of foretelling the future by means of communication with the dead.
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necropolis
|
A city of the dead.
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necrosis
|
the death of part of the body.
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nectar
|
Any especially sweet and delicious drink.
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nectarine
|
A variety of the peach.
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needlework
|
Embroidery.
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needy
|
Being in need, want, or poverty.
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nefarious
|
Wicked in the extreme.
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negate
|
To deny.
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negation
|
The act of denying or of asserting the falsity of a propositio
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neglectful
|
Exhibiting or indicating omissio
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negligee
|
A loose gown worn by wome
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negligence
|
Omission of that which ought to be done.
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negligent
|
Apt to omit what ought to be done.
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negligible
|
Transferable by assignment, endorsement, or delivery.
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negotiable
|
To bargain with others for an agreement, as for a treaty or transfer of property.
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Nemesis
|
A goddess; divinity of chastisement and vengeance.
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neocracy
|
Government administered by new or untried persons.
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neo-Darwinsim
|
Darwinism as modified and extended by more recent students.
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neo-Latin
|
Modernized Lati
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neopaganism
|
A new or revived paganism.
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Neolithic
|
Pertaining to the later stone age.
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neology
|
The coining or using of new words or new meanings of words.
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neophyte
|
Having the character of a beginner.
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nestle
|
To adjust cozily in snug quarters.
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nestling
|
Recently hatched.
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nettle
|
To excite sensations of uneasiness or displeasure i
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network
|
Anything that presents a system of cross- lines.
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neural
|
Pertaining to the nerves or nervous system.
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neurology
|
The science of the nervous system.
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neuter
|
Neither masculine nor feminine.
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neutral
|
Belonging to or under control of neither of two contestants.
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nevertheless
|
conj. Notwithstanding.
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Newtonian
|
Of or pertaining to Sir Isaac Newton, the English philosopher.
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niggardly
|
Stingy. (no longer acceptable to use)
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nihilist
|
An advocate of the doctrine that nothing either exists or can be know
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nil
|
Nothing
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nimble
|
Light and quick in motion or actio
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nit
|
The egg of a louse or some other insect.
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nocturnal
|
Of or pertaining to the night.
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noiseless
|
Silent.
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noisome
|
Very offensive, particularly to the sense of smell.
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noisy
|
Clamorous.
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nomad
|
Having no fixed abode.
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nomic
|
Usual or customary.
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nominal
|
Trivial.
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nominate
|
To designate as a candidate for any office.
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nomination
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The act or ceremony of naming a man or woman for office.
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nominee
|
One who receives a nominatio
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non-existent
|
That which does not exist.
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non-resident
|
Not residing within a given jurisdictio
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nonchalance
|
A state of mind indicating lack of interest.
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non-combatant
|
One attached to the army or navy, but having duties other than that of fighting.
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nondescript
|
Indescribable.
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nonentity
|
A person or thing of little or no account.
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nonpareil
|
One who or that which is of unequaled excellence.
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norm
|
A model.
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normalcy
|
The state of being normal.
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Norman
|
Of or peculiar to Normandy, in northern France.
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nostrum
|
Any scheme or recipe of a charlatan character.
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noticeable
|
Perceptible.
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notorious
|
Unfavorably known to the general public.
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novellette
|
A short novel.
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novice
|
A beginner in any business or occupatio
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nowadays
|
ad In the present time or age.
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nowhere
|
ad In no place or state.
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noxious
|
Hurtful.
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nuance
|
A slight degree of difference in anything perceptible to the sense of the mind.
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nucleus
|
A central point or part about which matter is aggregated.
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nude
|
Naked.
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nugatory
|
Having no power or force.
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nuisance
|
That which annoys, vexes, or irritates.
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numeration
|
The act or art of reading or naming numbers.
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numerical
|
Of or pertaining to number.
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nunnery
|
A convent for nuns.
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nuptial
|
Of or pertaining to marriage, especially to the marriage ceremony.
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nurture
|
The process of fostering or promoting growth.
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nutriment
|
That which nourishes.
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nutritive
|
Having nutritious properties.
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oaken
|
Made of or from oak.
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oakum
|
Hemp-fiber obtained by untwisting and picking out loosely the yarns of old hemp rope.
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obdurate
|
Impassive to feelings of humanity or pity.
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obelisk
|
A square shaft with pyramidal top, usually monumental or commemorative.
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obese
|
Exceedingly fat.
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obesity
|
Excessive fatness.
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obituary
|
A published notice of a death.
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objective
|
Grasping and representing facts as they are.
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objector
|
One who objects, as to a proposition, measure, or ruling.
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obligate
|
To hold to the fulfillment of duty.
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obligatory
|
Binding in law or conscience.
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oblique
|
Slanting; said of lines.
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obliterate
|
To cause to disappear.
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oblivion
|
The state of having passed out of the memory or of being utterly forgotte
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oblong
|
Longer than broad: applied most commonly to rectangular objects considerably elongated
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obnoxious
|
Detestable.
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obsequies
|
Funeral rites.
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obsequious
|
Showing a servile readiness to fall in with the wishes or will of another.
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observance
|
A traditional form or customary act.
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observant
|
Quick to notice.
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observatory
|
A building designed for systematic astronomical observations.
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obsolescence
|
The condition or process of gradually falling into disuse.
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obsolescent
|
Passing out of use, as a word.
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obsolete
|
No longer practiced or accepted.
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obstetrician
|
A practitioner of midwifery.
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obstetrics
|
The branch of medical science concerned with the treatment and care of women during pregnancy.
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obstinacy
|
Stubborn adherence to opinion, arising from conceit or the desire to have one's own way.
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obstreperous
|
Boisterous.
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obstruct
|
To fill with impediments so as to prevent passage, either wholly or in part.
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obstruction
|
Hindrance.
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obtrude
|
To be pushed or to push oneself into undue prominence.
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obtrusive
|
Tending to be pushed or to push oneself into undue prominence.
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obvert
|
To turn the front or principal side of (a thing) toward any person or object.
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obviate
|
To clear away or provide for, as an objection or difficulty.
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occasion
|
An important event or celebratio
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Occident
|
The countries lying west of Asia and the Turkish dominions.
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occlude
|
To absorb, as a gas by a metal.
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occult
|
Existing but not immediately perceptible.
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occupant
|
A tenant in possession of property, as distinguished from the actual owner.
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occurrence
|
A happening.
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octagon
|
A figure with eight sides and eight angles.
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octave
|
A note at this interval above or below any other, considered in relation to that other.
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octavo
|
A book, or collection of paper in which the sheets are so folded as to make eight leaves.
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octogenarian
|
A person of between eighty and ninety years.
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ocular
|
Of or pertaining to the eye.
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oculist
|
One versed or skilled in treating diseases of the eye.
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oddity
|
An eccentricity.
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ode
|
The form of lyric poetry anciently intended to be sung.
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odious
|
Hateful.
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odium
|
A feeling of extreme repugnance, or of dislike and disgust.
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odoriferous
|
Having or diffusing an odor or scent, especially an agreeable one.
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odorous
|
Having an odor, especially a fragrant one.
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off
|
Farther or more distant.
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offhand
|
ad Without preparatio
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officiate
|
To act as an officer or leader.
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officious
|
Intermeddling with what is not one's concer
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offshoot
|
Something that branches off from the parent stock.
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ogre
|
A demon or monster that was supposed to devour human beings.
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ointment
|
A fatty preparation with a butter-like consistency in which a medicinal substance exists.
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olfactory
|
of or pertaining to the sense of smell.
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olive-branch
|
A branch of the olive-tree, as an emblem of peace.
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ominous
|
Portentous.
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omission
|
Exclusio
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omnipotence
|
Unlimited and universal power.
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Omnipotent
|
Possessed of unlimited and universal power.
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omniscience
|
Unlimited or infinite knowledge.
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omniscient
|
Characterized by unlimited or infinite knowledge.
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omnivorous
|
Eating or living upon food of all kinds indiscriminately.
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onerous
|
Burdensome or oppressive.
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onrush
|
Onset.
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onset
|
An assault, especially of troops, upon an enemy or fortificatio
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onslaught
|
A violent onset.
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onus
|
A burden or responsibility.
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opalescence
|
The property of combined refraction and reflection of light, resulting in smoky tints.
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opaque
|
Impervious to light.
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operate
|
To put in action and supervise the working of.
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operative
|
Active.
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operator
|
One who works with or controls some machine or scientific apparatus.
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operetta
|
A humorous play in dialogue and music, of more than one act.
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opinion
|
A conclusion or judgment held with confidence, but falling short of positive knowledge.
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opponent
|
One who supports the opposite side in a debate, discussion, struggle, or sport.
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opportune
|
Especially fit as occurring, said, or done at the right moment.
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opportunist
|
One who takes advantage of circumstances to gain his ends.
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opportunity
|
Favorable or advantageous chance or opening.
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opposite
|
Radically different or contrary in action or movement.
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opprobrium
|
The state of being scornfully reproached or accused of evil.
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optic
|
Pertaining to the eye or visio
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optician
|
One who makes or deals in optical instruments or eye-glasses.
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optics
|
The science that treats of light and vision, and all that is connected with sight.
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optimism
|
The view that everything in nature and the history of mankind is ordered for the best.
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option
|
The right, power, or liberty of choosing.
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optometry
|
Measurement of the powers of visio
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opulence
|
Affluence.
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opulent
|
Wealthy.
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oral
|
Uttered through the mouth.
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orate
|
To deliver an elaborate or formal public speech.
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oration
|
An elaborate or formal public speech.
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orator
|
One who delivers an elaborate or formal speech.
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oratorio
|
A composition for solo voices, chorus, and orchestra, generally taken from the Scriptures.
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oratory
|
The art of public speaking.
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ordeal
|
Anything that severely tests courage, strength, patience, conscience, etc.
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ordinal
|
That form of the numeral that shows the order of anything in a series, as first, second, third.
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ordination
|
A consecration to the ministry.
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ordnance
|
A general name for all kinds of weapons and their appliances used in war.
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orgies
|
Wild or wanton revelry.
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origin
|
The beginning of that which becomes or is made to be.
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original
|
Not copied nor produced by imitatio
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originate
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To cause or constitute the beginning or first stage of the existence of.
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misplace
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To put into a wrong place.
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misrepresent
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To give a wrong impressio
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misrule
|
To misgover
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missal
|
The book containing the service for the celebration of mass.
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missile
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Any object, especially a weapon, thrown or intended to be throw
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missive
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A message in writing.
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mistrust
|
To regard with suspicion or jealousy.
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misty
|
Lacking clearness
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misunderstand
|
To Take in a wrong sense.
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misuse
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To maltreat.
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mite
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A very small amount, portion, or particle.
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miter
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The junction of two bodies at an equally divided angle.
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mitigate
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To make milder or more endurable.
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mnemonics
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A system of principles and formulas designed to assist the recollection in certain instances.
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moat
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A ditch on the outside of a fortress wall.
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mobocracy
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Lawless control of public affairs by the mob or populace.
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moccasin
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A foot-covering made of soft leather or buckski
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mockery
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Ridicule.
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moderation
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Temperance.
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moderator
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The presiding officer of a meeting.
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modernity
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The state or character of being moder
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modernize
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To make characteristic of the present or of recent times.
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modification
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A change.
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modify
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To make somewhat different.
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modish
|
Fashionable.
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modulate
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To vary in tone, inflection, pitch or other quality of sound.
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misplace
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To put into a wrong place.
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misrepresent
|
To give a wrong impression
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misrule
|
To misgovern
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missal
|
The book containing the service for the celebration of mass.
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missile
|
Any object, especially a weapon, thrown or intended to be throw
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missive
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A message in writing.
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mistrust
|
To regard with suspicion or jealousy.
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misty
|
Lacking clearness
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misunderstand
|
To Take in a wrong sense.
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misuse
|
To maltreat.
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mite
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A very small amount, portion, or particle.
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miter
|
The junction of two bodies at an equally divided angle.
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mitigate
|
To make milder or more endurable.
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mnemonics
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A system of principles and formulas designed to assist the recollection in certain instances.
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moat
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A ditch on the outside of a fortress wall.
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mobocracy
|
Lawless control of public affairs by the mob or populace.
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moccasin
|
A foot-covering made of soft leather or buckski
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mockery
|
Ridicule.
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moderation
|
Temperance.
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moderator
|
The presiding officer of a meeting.
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modernity
|
The state or character of being moder
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modernize
|
To make characteristic of the present or of recent times.
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modification
|
A change.
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modify
|
To make somewhat different.
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modish
|
Fashionable.
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modulate
|
To vary in tone, inflection, pitch or other quality of sound.
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mollify
|
To soothe.
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molt
|
To cast off, as hair, feathers, etc.
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momentary
|
Lasting but a short time.
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momentous
|
Very significant.
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momentum
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An impetus.
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monarchy
|
Government by a single, sovereign ruler.
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monastery
|
A dwelling-place occupied in common by persons under religious vows of seclusio
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monetary
|
Financial.
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mongrel
|
The progeny resulting from the crossing of different breeds or varieties.
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monition
|
Friendly counsel given by way of warning and implying caution or reproof.
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monitory
|
Admonition or warning.
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monocracy
|
Government by a single perso
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monogamy
|
The habit of pairing, or having but one mate.
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monogram
|
A character consisting of two or more letters interwoven into one, usually initials of a name.
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monograph
|
A treatise discussing a single subject or branch of a subject.
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monolith
|
Any structure or sculpture in stone formed of a single piece.
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monologue
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A story or drama told or performed by one perso
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monomania
|
The unreasonable pursuit of one idea.
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monopoly
|
The control of a thing, as a commodity, to enable a person to raise its price.
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monosyllable
|
A word of one syllable.
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monotone
|
The sameness or monotony of utterance.
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monotonous
|
Unchanging and tedious.
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monotony
|
A lack of variety.
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monsieur
|
A French title of respect, equivalent to Mr. and sir.
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monstrosity
|
Anything unnaturally huge or distorted.
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moonbeam
|
A ray of moonlight.
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morale
|
A state of mind with reference to confidence, courage, zeal, and the like.
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moralist
|
A writer on ethics.
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morality
|
Virtue.
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moralize
|
To render virtuous.
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moratorium
|
An emergency legislation authorizing a government suspend some action temporarily.
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morbid
|
Caused by or denoting a diseased or unsound condition of body or mind.
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mordacious
|
Biting or giving to biting.
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mordant
|
Biting.
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moribund
|
On the point of dying.
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morose
|
Gloomy.
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morphology
|
the science of organic forms.
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motley
|
Composed of heterogeneous or inharmonious elements.
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motto
|
An expressive word or pithy sentence enunciating some guiding rule of life, or faith.
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mountaineer
|
One who travels among or climbs mountains for pleasure or exercise.
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mountainous
|
Full of or abounding in mountains.
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mouthful
|
As much as can be or is usually put into the or exercise.
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muddle
|
To confuse or becloud, especially with or as with drink.
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muffle
|
To deaden the sound of, as by wraps.
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mulatto
|
The offspring of a white person and a black perso
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muleteer
|
A mule-driver.
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multiform
|
Having many shapes, or appearances.
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multiplicity
|
the condition of being manifold or very various.
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mundane
|
Worldly, as opposed to spiritual or celestial.
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municipal
|
Of or pertaining to a town or city, or to its corporate or local government.
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municipality
|
A district enjoying municipal government.
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munificence
|
A giving characterized by generous motives and extraordinary liberality.
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munificent
|
Extraordinarily generous.
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muster
|
An assemblage or review of troops for parade or inspection, or for numbering off.
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mutation
|
The act or process of change.
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mutilate
|
To disfigure.
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mutiny
|
Rebellion against lawful or constituted authority.
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myriad
|
A vast indefinite number.
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mystic
|
One who professes direct divine illumination, or relies upon meditation to acquire truth.
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mystification
|
The act of artfully perplexing.
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myth
|
A fictitious narrative presented as historical, but without any basis of fact.
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mythology
|
The whole body of legends cherished by a race concerning gods and heroes.
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nameless
|
Having no fame or reputatio
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naphtha
|
A light, colorless, volatile, inflammable oil used as a solvent, as in manufacture of paints.
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Narcissus
|
The son of the Athenian river-god Cephisus, fabled to have fallen in love with his reflectio
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narrate
|
To tell a story.
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narration
|
The act of recounting the particulars of an event in the order of time or occurrence.
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narrative
|
An orderly continuous account of the successive particulars of an event.
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narrator
|
One who narrates anything.
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narrow-minded
|
Characterized by illiberal views or sentiments.
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nasal
|
Pertaining to the nose.
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natal
|
Pertaining to one's birth.
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nationality
|
A connection with a particular natio
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naturally
|
ad According to the usual order of things.
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nausea
|
An affection of the stomach producing dizziness and usually an impulse to vomit
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nauseate
|
To cause to loathe.
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nauseous
|
Loathsome.
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nautical
|
Pertaining to ships, seamen, or navigatio
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naval
|
Pertaining to ships.
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navel
|
The depression on the abdomen where the umbilical cord of the fetus was attached.
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navigable
|
Capable of commercial navigatio
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navigate
|
To traverse by ship.
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nebula
|
A gaseous body of unorganized stellar substance.
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necessary
|
Indispensably requisite or absolutely needed to accomplish a desired result.
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necessitate
|
To render indispensable.
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necessity
|
That which is indispensably requisite to an end desired.
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necrology
|
A list of persons who have died in a certain place or time.
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necromancer
|
One who practices the art of foretelling the future by means of communication with the dead.
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necropolis
|
A city of the dead.
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necrosis
|
the death of part of the body.
|
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nectar
|
Any especially sweet and delicious drink.
|
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|
nectarine
|
A variety of the peach.
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needlework
|
Embroidery.
|
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needy
|
Being in need, want, or poverty.
|
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nefarious
|
Wicked in the extreme.
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negate
|
To deny.
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negation
|
The act of denying or of asserting the falsity of a propositio
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neglectful
|
Exhibiting or indicating omissio
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negligee
|
A loose gown worn by wome
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negligence
|
Omission of that which ought to be done.
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negligent
|
Apt to omit what ought to be done.
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negligible
|
Transferable by assignment, endorsement, or delivery.
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negotiable
|
To bargain with others for an agreement, as for a treaty or transfer of property.
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Nemesis
|
A goddess; divinity of chastisement and vengeance.
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neocracy
|
Government administered by new or untried persons.
|
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neo-Darwinsim
|
Darwinism as modified and extended by more recent students.
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|
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neo-Latin
|
Modernized Lati
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|
|
neopaganism
|
A new or revived paganism.
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Neolithic
|
Pertaining to the later stone age.
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neology
|
The coining or using of new words or new meanings of words.
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|
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neophyte
|
Having the character of a beginner.
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nestle
|
To adjust cozily in snug quarters.
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nestling
|
Recently hatched.
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nettle
|
To excite sensations of uneasiness or displeasure i
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network
|
Anything that presents a system of cross- lines.
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neural
|
Pertaining to the nerves or nervous system.
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neurology
|
The science of the nervous system.
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neuter
|
Neither masculine nor feminine.
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neutral
|
Belonging to or under control of neither of two contestants.
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nevertheless
|
conj. Notwithstanding.
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Newtonian
|
Of or pertaining to Sir Isaac Newton, the English philosopher.
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niggardly
|
Stingy. (no longer acceptable to use)
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nihilist
|
An advocate of the doctrine that nothing either exists or can be know
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nil
|
Nothing
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nimble
|
Light and quick in motion or actio
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nit
|
The egg of a louse or some other insect.
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nocturnal
|
Of or pertaining to the night.
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noiseless
|
Silent.
|
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noisome
|
Very offensive, particularly to the sense of smell.
|
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noisy
|
Clamorous.
|
|
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nomad
|
Having no fixed abode.
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nomic
|
Usual or customary.
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nominal
|
Trivial.
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nominate
|
To designate as a candidate for any office.
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nomination
|
The act or ceremony of naming a man or woman for office.
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|
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nominee
|
One who receives a nominatio
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non-existent
|
That which does not exist.
|
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non-resident
|
Not residing within a given jurisdictio
|
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nonchalance
|
A state of mind indicating lack of interest.
|
|
|
non-combatant
|
One attached to the army or navy, but having duties other than that of fighting.
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|
|
nondescript
|
Indescribable.
|
|
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nonentity
|
A person or thing of little or no account.
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|
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nonpareil
|
One who or that which is of unequaled excellence.
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norm
|
A model.
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|
|
normalcy
|
The state of being normal.
|
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Norman
|
Of or peculiar to Normandy, in northern France.
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nostrum
|
Any scheme or recipe of a charlatan character.
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noticeable
|
Perceptible.
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notorious
|
Unfavorably known to the general public.
|
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novellette
|
A short novel.
|
|
|
novice
|
A beginner in any business or occupatio
|
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|
nowadays
|
ad In the present time or age.
|
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|
nowhere
|
ad In no place or state.
|
|
|
noxious
|
Hurtful.
|
|
|
nuance
|
A slight degree of difference in anything perceptible to the sense of the mind.
|
|
|
nucleus
|
A central point or part about which matter is aggregated.
|
|
|
nude
|
Naked.
|
|
|
nugatory
|
Having no power or force.
|
|
|
nuisance
|
That which annoys, vexes, or irritates.
|
|
|
numeration
|
The act or art of reading or naming numbers.
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|
|
numerical
|
Of or pertaining to number.
|
|
|
nunnery
|
A convent for nuns.
|
|
|
nuptial
|
Of or pertaining to marriage, especially to the marriage ceremony.
|
|
|
nurture
|
The process of fostering or promoting growth.
|
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|
nutriment
|
That which nourishes.
|
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|
nutritive
|
Having nutritious properties.
|
|
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oaken
|
Made of or from oak.
|
|
|
oakum
|
Hemp-fiber obtained by untwisting and picking out loosely the yarns of old hemp rope.
|
|
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obdurate
|
Impassive to feelings of humanity or pity.
|
|
|
obelisk
|
A square shaft with pyramidal top, usually monumental or commemorative.
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|
|
obese
|
Exceedingly fat.
|
|
|
obesity
|
Excessive fatness.
|
|
|
obituary
|
A published notice of a death.
|
|
|
objective
|
Grasping and representing facts as they are.
|
|
|
objector
|
One who objects, as to a proposition, measure, or ruling.
|
|
|
obligate
|
To hold to the fulfillment of duty.
|
|
|
obligatory
|
Binding in law or conscience.
|
|
|
oblique
|
Slanting; said of lines.
|
|
|
obliterate
|
To cause to disappear.
|
|
|
oblivion
|
The state of having passed out of the memory or of being utterly forgotte
|
|
|
oblong
|
Longer than broad: applied most commonly to rectangular objects considerably elongated
|
|
|
obnoxious
|
Detestable.
|
|
|
obsequies
|
Funeral rites.
|
|
|
obsequious
|
Showing a servile readiness to fall in with the wishes or will of another.
|
|
|
observance
|
A traditional form or customary act.
|
|
|
observant
|
Quick to notice.
|
|
|
observatory
|
A building designed for systematic astronomical observations.
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|
|
obsolescence
|
The condition or process of gradually falling into disuse.
|
|
|
obsolescent
|
Passing out of use, as a word.
|
|
|
obsolete
|
No longer practiced or accepted.
|
|
|
obstetrician
|
A practitioner of midwifery.
|
|
|
obstetrics
|
The branch of medical science concerned with the treatment and care of women during pregnancy.
|
|
|
obstinacy
|
Stubborn adherence to opinion, arising from conceit or the desire to have one's own way.
|
|
|
obstreperous
|
Boisterous.
|
|
|
obstruct
|
To fill with impediments so as to prevent passage, either wholly or in part.
|
|
|
obstruction
|
Hindrance.
|
|
|
obtrude
|
To be pushed or to push oneself into undue prominence.
|
|
|
obtrusive
|
Tending to be pushed or to push oneself into undue prominence.
|
|
|
obvert
|
To turn the front or principal side of (a thing) toward any person or object.
|
|
|
obviate
|
To clear away or provide for, as an objection or difficulty.
|
|
|
occasion
|
An important event or celebratio
|
|
|
Occident
|
The countries lying west of Asia and the Turkish dominions.
|
|
|
occlude
|
To absorb, as a gas by a metal.
|
|
|
occult
|
Existing but not immediately perceptible.
|
|
|
occupant
|
A tenant in possession of property, as distinguished from the actual owner.
|
|
|
occurrence
|
A happening.
|
|
|
octagon
|
A figure with eight sides and eight angles.
|
|
|
octave
|
A note at this interval above or below any other, considered in relation to that other.
|
|
|
octavo
|
A book, or collection of paper in which the sheets are so folded as to make eight leaves.
|
|
|
octogenarian
|
A person of between eighty and ninety years.
|
|
|
ocular
|
Of or pertaining to the eye.
|
|
|
oculist
|
One versed or skilled in treating diseases of the eye.
|
|
|
oddity
|
An eccentricity.
|
|
|
ode
|
The form of lyric poetry anciently intended to be sung.
|
|
|
odious
|
Hateful.
|
|
|
odium
|
A feeling of extreme repugnance, or of dislike and disgust.
|
|
|
odoriferous
|
Having or diffusing an odor or scent, especially an agreeable one.
|
|
|
odorous
|
Having an odor, especially a fragrant one.
|
|
|
off
|
Farther or more distant.
|
|
|
nebula
|
A gaseous body of unorganized stellar substance.
|
|
|
necessary
|
Indispensably requisite or absolutely needed to accomplish a desired result.
|
|
|
necessitate
|
To render indispensable.
|
|
|
necessity
|
That which is indispensably requisite to an end desired.
|
|
|
necrology
|
A list of persons who have died in a certain place or time.
|
|
|
necromancer
|
One who practices the art of foretelling the future by means of communication with the dead.
|
|
|
necropolis
|
A city of the dead.
|
|
|
necrosis
|
the death of part of the body.
|
|
|
nectar
|
Any especially sweet and delicious drink.
|
|
|
nectarine
|
A variety of the peach.
|
|
|
needlework
|
Embroidery.
|
|
|
needy
|
Being in need, want, or poverty.
|
|
|
nefarious
|
Wicked in the extreme.
|
|
|
negate
|
To deny.
|
|
|
negation
|
The act of denying or of asserting the falsity of a propositio
|
|
|
neglectful
|
Exhibiting or indicating omissio
|
|
|
negligee
|
A loose gown worn by wome
|
|
|
negligence
|
Omission of that which ought to be done.
|
|
|
negligent
|
Apt to omit what ought to be done.
|
|
|
negligible
|
Transferable by assignment, endorsement, or delivery.
|
|
|
negotiable
|
To bargain with others for an agreement, as for a treaty or transfer of property.
|
|
|
Nemesis
|
A goddess; divinity of chastisement and vengeance.
|
|
|
neocracy
|
Government administered by new or untried persons.
|
|
|
neo-Darwinsim
|
Darwinism as modified and extended by more recent students.
|
|
|
neo-Latin
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Modernized Lati
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neopaganism
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A new or revived paganism.
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Neolithic
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Pertaining to the later stone age.
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neology
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The coining or using of new words or new meanings of words.
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neophyte
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Having the character of a beginner.
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nestle
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To adjust cozily in snug quarters.
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nestling
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Recently hatched.
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nettle
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To excite sensations of uneasiness or displeasure i
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network
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Anything that presents a system of cross- lines.
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neural
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Pertaining to the nerves or nervous system.
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nebula
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A gaseous body of unorganized stellar substance.
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necessary
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Indispensably requisite or absolutely needed to accomplish a desired result.
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necessitate
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To render indispensable.
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necessity
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That which is indispensably requisite to an end desired.
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necrology
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A list of persons who have died in a certain place or time.
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necromancer
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One who practices the art of foretelling the future by means of communication with the dead.
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necropolis
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A city of the dead.
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necrosis
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the death of part of the body.
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nectar
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Any especially sweet and delicious drink.
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nectarine
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A variety of the peach.
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needlework
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Embroidery.
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needy
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Being in need, want, or poverty.
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nefarious
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Wicked in the extreme.
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negate
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To deny.
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negation
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The act of denying or of asserting the falsity of a propositio
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neglectful
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Exhibiting or indicating omissio
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negligee
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A loose gown worn by wome
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negligence
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Omission of that which ought to be done.
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negligent
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Apt to omit what ought to be done.
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negligible
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Transferable by assignment, endorsement, or delivery.
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negotiable
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To bargain with others for an agreement, as for a treaty or transfer of property.
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Nemesis
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A goddess; divinity of chastisement and vengeance.
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neocracy
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Government administered by new or untried persons.
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neo-Darwinsim
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Darwinism as modified and extended by more recent students.
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neo-Latin
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Modernized Lati
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neopaganism
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A new or revived paganism.
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Neolithic
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Pertaining to the later stone age.
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neology
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The coining or using of new words or new meanings of words.
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neophyte
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Having the character of a beginner.
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nestle
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To adjust cozily in snug quarters.
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nestling
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Recently hatched.
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nettle
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To excite sensations of uneasiness or displeasure i
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network
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Anything that presents a system of cross- lines.
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neural
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Pertaining to the nerves or nervous system.
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neurology
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The science of the nervous system.
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neuter
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Neither masculine nor feminine.
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neutral
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Belonging to or under control of neither of two contestants.
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nevertheless
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conj. Notwithstanding.
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Newtonian
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Of or pertaining to Sir Isaac Newton, the English philosopher.
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niggardly
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Stingy. (no longer acceptable to use)
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nihilist
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An advocate of the doctrine that nothing either exists or can be know
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nil
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Nothing
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nimble
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Light and quick in motion or actio
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nit
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The egg of a louse or some other insect.
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nocturnal
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Of or pertaining to the night.
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noiseless
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Silent.
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noisome
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Very offensive, particularly to the sense of smell.
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noisy
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Clamorous.
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nomad
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Having no fixed abode.
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nomic
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Usual or customary.
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nominal
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Trivial.
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nominate
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To designate as a candidate for any office.
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nomination
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The act or ceremony of naming a man or woman for office.
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nominee
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One who receives a nominatio
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non-existent
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That which does not exist.
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non-resident
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Not residing within a given jurisdictio
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nonchalance
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A state of mind indicating lack of interest.
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non-combatant
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One attached to the army or navy, but having duties other than that of fighting.
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nondescript
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Indescribable.
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nonentity
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A person or thing of little or no account.
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nonpareil
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One who or that which is of unequaled excellence.
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norm
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A model.
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normalcy
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The state of being normal.
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Norman
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Of or peculiar to Normandy, in northern France.
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nostrum
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Any scheme or recipe of a charlatan character.
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noticeable
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Perceptible.
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notorious
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Unfavorably known to the general public.
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novellette
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A short novel.
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novice
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A beginner in any business or occupatio
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nowadays
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ad In the present time or age.
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nowhere
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ad In no place or state.
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noxious
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Hurtful.
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nuance
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A slight degree of difference in anything perceptible to the sense of the mind.
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nucleus
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A central point or part about which matter is aggregated.
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nude
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Naked.
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nugatory
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Having no power or force.
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nuisance
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That which annoys, vexes, or irritates.
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numeration
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The act or art of reading or naming numbers.
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numerical
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Of or pertaining to number.
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nunnery
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A convent for nuns.
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nuptial
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Of or pertaining to marriage, especially to the marriage ceremony.
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nurture
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The process of fostering or promoting growth.
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nutriment
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That which nourishes.
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nutritive
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Having nutritious properties.
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oaken
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Made of or from oak.
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oakum
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Hemp-fiber obtained by untwisting and picking out loosely the yarns of old hemp rope.
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obdurate
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Impassive to feelings of humanity or pity.
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obelisk
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A square shaft with pyramidal top, usually monumental or commemorative.
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obese
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Exceedingly fat.
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obesity
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Excessive fatness.
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obituary
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A published notice of a death.
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objective
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Grasping and representing facts as they are.
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objector
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One who objects, as to a proposition, measure, or ruling.
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obligate
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To hold to the fulfillment of duty.
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obligatory
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Binding in law or conscience.
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oblique
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Slanting; said of lines.
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obliterate
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To cause to disappear.
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oblivion
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The state of having passed out of the memory or of being utterly forgotte
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oblong
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Longer than broad: applied most commonly to rectangular objects considerably elongated
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obnoxious
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Detestable.
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obsequies
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Funeral rites.
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obsequious
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Showing a servile readiness to fall in with the wishes or will of another.
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observance
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A traditional form or customary act.
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observant
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Quick to notice.
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observatory
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A building designed for systematic astronomical observations.
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obsolescence
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The condition or process of gradually falling into disuse.
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obsolescent
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Passing out of use, as a word.
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obsolete
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No longer practiced or accepted.
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obstetrician
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A practitioner of midwifery.
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obstetrics
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The branch of medical science concerned with the treatment and care of women during pregnancy.
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obstinacy
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Stubborn adherence to opinion, arising from conceit or the desire to have one's own way.
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obstreperous
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Boisterous.
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obstruct
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To fill with impediments so as to prevent passage, either wholly or in part.
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obstruction
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Hindrance.
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obtrude
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To be pushed or to push oneself into undue prominence.
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obtrusive
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Tending to be pushed or to push oneself into undue prominence.
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obvert
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To turn the front or principal side of (a thing) toward any person or object.
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obviate
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To clear away or provide for, as an objection or difficulty.
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occasion
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An important event or celebratio
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Occident
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The countries lying west of Asia and the Turkish dominions.
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occlude
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To absorb, as a gas by a metal.
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occult
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Existing but not immediately perceptible.
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occupant
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A tenant in possession of property, as distinguished from the actual owner.
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occurrence
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A happening.
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octagon
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A figure with eight sides and eight angles.
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octave
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A note at this interval above or below any other, considered in relation to that other.
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octavo
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A book, or collection of paper in which the sheets are so folded as to make eight leaves.
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octogenarian
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A person of between eighty and ninety years.
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ocular
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Of or pertaining to the eye.
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oculist
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One versed or skilled in treating diseases of the eye.
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oddity
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An eccentricity.
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ode
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The form of lyric poetry anciently intended to be sung.
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odious
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Hateful.
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odium
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A feeling of extreme repugnance, or of dislike and disgust.
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odoriferous
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Having or diffusing an odor or scent, especially an agreeable one.
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odorous
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Having an odor, especially a fragrant one.
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off
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Farther or more distant.
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offhand
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ad Without preparatio
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officiate
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To act as an officer or leader.
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officious
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Intermeddling with what is not one's concer
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offshoot
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Something that branches off from the parent stock.
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ogre
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A demon or monster that was supposed to devour human beings.
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ointment
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A fatty preparation with a butter-like consistency in which a medicinal substance exists.
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olfactory
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of or pertaining to the sense of smell.
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olive-branch
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A branch of the olive-tree, as an emblem of peace.
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ominous
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Portentous.
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omission
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Exclusio
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omnipotence
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Unlimited and universal power.
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Omnipotent
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Possessed of unlimited and universal power.
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omniscience
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Unlimited or infinite knowledge.
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omniscient
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Characterized by unlimited or infinite knowledge.
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omnivorous
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Eating or living upon food of all kinds indiscriminately.
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onerous
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Burdensome or oppressive.
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onrush
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Onset.
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onset
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An assault, especially of troops, upon an enemy or fortificatio
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onslaught
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A violent onset.
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onus
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A burden or responsibility.
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opalescence
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The property of combined refraction and reflection of light, resulting in smoky tints.
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opaque
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Impervious to light.
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operate
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To put in action and supervise the working of.
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operative
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Active.
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operator
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One who works with or controls some machine or scientific apparatus.
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operetta
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A humorous play in dialogue and music, of more than one act.
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opinion
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A conclusion or judgment held with confidence, but falling short of positive knowledge.
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opponent
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One who supports the opposite side in a debate, discussion, struggle, or sport.
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opportune
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Especially fit as occurring, said, or done at the right moment.
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opportunist
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One who takes advantage of circumstances to gain his ends.
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opportunity
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Favorable or advantageous chance or opening.
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opposite
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Radically different or contrary in action or movement.
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opprobrium
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The state of being scornfully reproached or accused of evil.
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optic
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Pertaining to the eye or visio
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optician
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One who makes or deals in optical instruments or eye-glasses.
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optics
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The science that treats of light and vision, and all that is connected with sight.
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optimism
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The view that everything in nature and the history of mankind is ordered for the best.
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option
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The right, power, or liberty of choosing.
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optometry
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Measurement of the powers of visio
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opulence
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Affluence.
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opulent
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Wealthy.
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oral
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Uttered through the mouth.
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orate
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To deliver an elaborate or formal public speech.
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oration
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An elaborate or formal public speech.
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orator
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One who delivers an elaborate or formal speech.
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oratorio
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A composition for solo voices, chorus, and orchestra, generally taken from the Scriptures.
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oratory
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The art of public speaking.
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ordeal
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Anything that severely tests courage, strength, patience, conscience, etc.
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ordinal
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That form of the numeral that shows the order of anything in a series, as first, second, third.
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ordination
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A consecration to the ministry.
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ordnance
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A general name for all kinds of weapons and their appliances used in war.
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orgies
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Wild or wanton revelry.
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origin
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The beginning of that which becomes or is made to be.
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original
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Not copied nor produced by imitatio
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originate
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To cause or constitute the beginning or first stage of the existence of.
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ornate
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Ornamented to a marked degree.
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orthodox
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Holding the commonly accepted faith.
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orthodoxy
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Acceptance of the common faith.
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orthogonal
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Having or determined by right angles.
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orthopedic
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Relating to the correcting or preventing of deformity
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orthopedist
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One who practices the correcting or preventing of deformity
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oscillate
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To swing back and forth.
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osculate
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To kiss.
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ossify
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to convert into bone.
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ostentation
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A display dictated by vanity and intended to invite applause or flattery.
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ostracism
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Exclusion from intercourse or favor, as in society or politics.
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ostracize
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To exclude from public or private favor.
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ought
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To be under moral obligation to be or do.
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oust
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To eject.
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out-and-out
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ad Genuinely.
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outbreak
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A sudden and violent breaking forth, as of something that has been pent up or restrained.
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outburst
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A violent issue, especially of passion in an individual.
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outcast
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One rejected and despised, especially socially.
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outcry
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A vehement or loud cry or clamor.
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outdo
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To surpass.
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outlandish
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Of barbarous, uncouth, and unfamiliar aspect or actio
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outlast
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To last longer tha
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outlaw
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A habitual lawbreaker.
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outlive
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To continue to exist after.
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out-of-the-way
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Remotely situated.
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outpost
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A detachment of troops stationed at a distance from the main body to guard against surprise.
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outrage
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A gross infringement of morality or decency.
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outrageous
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Shocking in conduct.
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outreach
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To reach or go beyond.
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outride
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To ride faster tha
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outrigger
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A part built or arranged to project beyond a natural outline for support.
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outright
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ad Entirely.
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outskirt
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A border regio
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outstretch
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To extend.
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outstrip
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To go beyond.
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outweigh
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To surpass in importance or excellence.
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overdo
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To overtax the strength of.
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overdose
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An excessive dose, usually so large a dose of a medicine that its effect is toxic.
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overeat
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To eat to excess.
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overhang
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A portion of a structure which projects or hangs over.
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overleap
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To leap beyond.
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overlord
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One who holds supremacy over another.
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overpass
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To pass across or over, as a river.
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overpay
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To pay or reward in excess.
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overpower
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To gain supremacy or victory over by superior power.
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overproduction
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Excessive productio
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overreach
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To stretch out too far.
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overrun
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To infest or ravage.
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oversee
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To superintend.
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overseer
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A supervisor.
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overshadow
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To cast into the shade or render insignificant by compariso
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overstride
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To step beyond.
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overthrow
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To vanquish an established ruler or government.
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overtone
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A harmonic.
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overture
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An instrumental prelude to an opera, oratorio, or ballet.
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overweight
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Preponderance.
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pacify
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To bring into a peaceful state.
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packet
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A bundle, as of letters.
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pact
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A covenant.
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pagan
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A worshiper of false gods.
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pageant
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A dramatic representation, especially a spectacular one.
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palate
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The roof of the mouth.
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palatial
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Magnificent.
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paleontology
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The branch of biology that treats of ancient life and fossil organisms.
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palette
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A thin tablet, with a hole for the thumb, upon which artists lay their colors for painting.
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palinode
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A retractio
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pall
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To make dull by satiety.
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palliate
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To cause to appear less guilty.
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pallid
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Of a pale or wan appearance.
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palpable
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perceptible by feeling or touch.
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palsy
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Paralysis.
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paly
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Lacking color or brilliancy.
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pamphlet
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A brief treatise or essay, usually on a subject of current interest.
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pamphleteer
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To compose or issue pamphlets, especially controversial ones.
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panacea
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A remedy or medicine proposed for or professing to cure all diseases.
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Pan-American
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Including or pertaining to the whole of America, both North and South.
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pandemic
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Affecting a whole people or all classes, as a disease.
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pandemonium
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A fiendish or riotous uproar.
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panegyric
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A formal and elaborate eulogy, written or spoken, of a person or of an act.
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panel
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A rectangular piece set in or as in a frame.
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panic
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A sudden, unreasonable, overpowering fear.
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panoply
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A full set of armor.
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panorama
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A series of large pictures representing a continuous scene.
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pantheism
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The worship of nature for itself or its beauty.
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Pantheon
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A circular temple at Rome with a fine Corinthian portico and a great domed roof.
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pantomime
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Sign-language.
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pantoscope
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A very wide-angled photographic lens.
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papacy
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The official head of the Roman Catholic Church.
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papyrus
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The writing-paper of the ancient Egyptians, and later of the Romans.
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parable
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A brief narrative founded on real scenes or events usually with a moral.
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paradox
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A statement or doctrine seemingly in contradiction to the received belief.
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paragon
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A model of excellence.
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parallel
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To cause to correspond or lie in the same direction and equidistant in all parts.
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parallelism
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Essential likeness.
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paralysis
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Loss of the power of contractility in the voluntary or involuntary muscles.
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paralyze
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To deprive of the power to act.
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paramount
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Supreme in authority.
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paramour
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One who is unlawfully and immorally a lover or a mistress.
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paraphernalia
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Miscellaneous articles of equipment or adornment.
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paraphrase
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Translate freely.
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pare
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To cut, shave, or remove (the outside) from anything.
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parentage
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The relation of parent to child, of the producer to the produced, or of cause to effect.
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Pariah
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A member of a degraded class; a social outcast.
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parish
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The ecclesiastical district in charge of a pastor.
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Parisian
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Of or pertaining to the city of Paris.
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parity
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Equality, as of condition or rank.
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parlance
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Mode of speech.
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parley
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To converse i
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parliament
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A legislative body.
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parlor
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A room for reception of callers or entertainment of guests.
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parody
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To render ludicrous by imitating the language of.
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paronymous
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Derived from the same root or primitive word.
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paroxysm
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A sudden outburst of any kind of activity.
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parricide
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The murder of a parent.
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parse
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To describe, as a sentence, by separating it into its elements and describing each word.
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parsimonious
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Unduly sparing in the use or expenditure of money.
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partible
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Separable.
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participant
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One having a share or part.
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participate
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To receive or have a part or share of.
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partition
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That which separates anything into distinct parts.
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partisan
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Characterized by or exhibiting undue or unreasoning devotion to a party.
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passible
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Capable of feeling of suffering.
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passive
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Unresponsive.
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pastoral
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Having the spirit or sentiment of rural life.
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paternal
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Fatherly.
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paternity
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Fatherhood.
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pathos
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The quality in any form of representation that rouses emotion or sympathy.
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patriarch
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The chief of a tribe or race who rules by paternal right.
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patrician
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Of senatorial or noble rank.
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patrimony
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An inheritance from an ancestor, especially from one's father.
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patriotism
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Love and devotion to one's country.
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patronize
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To exercise an arrogant condescension toward.
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patronymic
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Formed after one's father's name.
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patter
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To mumble something over and over.
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paucity
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Fewness.
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pauper
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One without means of support.
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pauperism
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Dependence on charity.
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pavilion
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An open structure for temporary shelter.
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payee
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A person to whom money has been or is to be paid.
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peaceable
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Tranquil.
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peaceful
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Tranquil.
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peccable
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Capable of sinning.
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peccadillo
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A small breach of propriety or principle.
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peccant
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Guilty.
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pectoral
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Pertaining to the breast or thorax.
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pecuniary
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Consisting of money.
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pedagogics
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The science and art of teaching.
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pedagogue
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A schoolmaster.
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pedagogy
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The science and art of teaching
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pedal
|
A lever for the foot usually applied only to musical instruments, cycles, and other machines.
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pedant
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A scholar who makes needless and inopportune display of his learning.
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peddle
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To go about with a small stock of goods to sell.
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pedestal
|
A base or support as for a column, statue, or vase.
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pedagogics
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The science and art of teaching.
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pedagogue
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A schoolmaster.
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pedagogy
|
The science and art of teaching
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pedal
|
A lever for the foot usually applied only to musical instruments, cycles, and other machines.
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pedant
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A scholar who makes needless and inopportune display of his learning.
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peddle
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To go about with a small stock of goods to sell.
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pedestal
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A base or support as for a column, statue, or vase.
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pedestrian
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One who journeys on foot.
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pediatrics
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The department of medical science that relates to the treatment of diseases of childhood.
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pedigree
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One's line of ancestors.
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peddler
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One who travels from house to house with an assortment of goods for retail.
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peerage
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The nobility.
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peerless
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Of unequaled excellence or worth.
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peevish
|
Petulant. (irritable)
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pellucid
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Translucent.
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penalty
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The consequences that follow the transgression of natural or divine law.
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penance
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Punishment to which one voluntarily submits or subjects himself as an expression of penitence.
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penchant
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A bias in favor of something.
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pendant
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Anything that hangs from something else, either for ornament or for use.
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pendulous
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Hanging, especially so as to swing by an attached end or part.
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pendulum
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A weight hung on a rod, serving by its oscillation to regulate the rate of a clock.
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penetrable
|
That may be pierced by physical, moral, or intellectual force.
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penetrate
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To enter or force a way into the interior parts of.
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penetration
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Discernment.
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peninsular
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Pertaining to a piece of land almost surrounded by water.
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penitence
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Sorrow for sin with desire to amend and to atone.
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penitential
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Pertaining to sorrow for sin with desire to amend and to atone.
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pennant
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A small flag.
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pension
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A periodical allowance to an individual on account of past service done by him/her.
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pentagram
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A figure having five points or lobes.
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pentavalent
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Quinqeuvalent.
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pentad
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The number five.
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pentagon
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A figure, especially, with five angles and five sides.
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pentahedron
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A solid bounded by five plane faces.
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pentameter
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In prosody, a line of verse containing five units or feet.
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pentathlon
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The contest of five associated exercises in the great games and the same contestants.
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penultimate
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A syllable or member of a series that is last but one.
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penurious
|
Excessively sparing in the use of money.
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penury
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Indigence.
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perambulate
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To walk about.
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perceive
|
To have knowledge of, or receive impressions concerning, through the medium of the body senses.
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perceptible
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Cognizable.
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perception
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Knowledge through the senses of the existence and properties of matter or the external world.
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percipience
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The act of perceiving.
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percipient
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One who or that which perceives.
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percolate
|
To filter.
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percolator
|
A filter.
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percussion
|
The sharp striking of one body against another.
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peremptory
|
Precluding question or appeal.
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perennial
|
Continuing though the year or through many years.
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perfectible
|
Capable of being made perfect.
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perfidy
|
Treachery.
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perforate
|
To make a hole or holes through.
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perform
|
To accomplish.
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perfumery
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The preparation of perfumes.
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perfunctory
|
Half-hearted.
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perhaps
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ad Possibly.
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perigee
|
The point in the orbit of the moon when it is nearest the earth.
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periodicity
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The habit or characteristic of recurrence at regular intervals.
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peripatetic
|
Walking about.
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perjure
|
To swear falsely to.
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perjury
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A solemn assertion of a falsity.
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permanence
|
A continuance in the same state, or without any change that destroys the essential form or nature.
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permanent
|
Durable.
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permeate
|
To pervade.
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permissible
|
That may be allowed.
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permutation
|
Reciprocal change, different ordering of same items.
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pernicious
|
Tending to kill or hurt.
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perpendicular
|
Straight up and dow
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perpetrator
|
The doer of a wrong or a criminal act.
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perpetuate
|
To preserve from extinction or oblivio
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perquisite
|
Any profit from service beyond the amount fixed as salary or wages.
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persecution
|
Harsh or malignant oppressio
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perseverance
|
A persistence in purpose and effort.
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persevere
|
To continue striving in spite of discouragements.
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persiflage
|
Banter.
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persist
|
To continue steadfast against opposition
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persistence
|
A fixed adherence to a resolve, course of conduct, or the like.
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personage
|
A man or woman as an individual, especially one of rank or high statio
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personal
|
Not general or public.
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personality
|
The attributes, taken collectively, that make up the character and nature of an individual.
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personnel
|
The force of persons collectively employed in some service.
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perspective
|
The relative importance of facts or matters from any special point of view.
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perspicacious
|
Astute.
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perspicacity
|
Acuteness or discernment.
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perspicuous
|
Lucid.
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perspiration
|
Sweat.
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perspire
|
To excrete through the pores of the ski
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persuade
|
To win the mind of by argument, eloquence, evidence, or reflectio
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persuadable
|
capable of influencing to action by entreaty, statement, or anything that moves the feelings.
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pertinacious
|
Persistent or unyielding.
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pertinacity
|
Unyielding adherence.
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pertinent
|
Relevant.
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perturb
|
To disturb greatly.
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perturbation
|
Mental excitement or confusio
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perusal
|
The act of reading carefully or thoughtfully.
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pervade
|
To pass or spread through every part.
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pervasion
|
The state of spreading through every part.
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pervasive
|
Thoroughly penetrating or permeating.
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perverse
|
Unreasonable.
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perversion
|
Diversion from the true meaning or proper purpose.
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perversity
|
Wickedness.
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pervert
|
One who has forsaken a doctrine regarded as true for one esteemed false.
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pervious
|
Admitting the entrance or passage of another substance.
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pestilence
|
A raging epidemic.
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pestilent
|
Having a malign influence or effect.
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pestilential
|
having the nature of or breeding pestilence.
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peter
|
To fail or lose power, efficiency, or value.
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petrify
|
To convert into a substance of stony hardness and character.
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petulance
|
The character or condition of being impatient, capricious or petulant.
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petulant
|
Displaying impatience.
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pharmacopoeia
|
A book containing the formulas and methods of preparation of medicines for the use of druggists.
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pharmacy
|
The art or business of compounding and dispensing medicines.
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phenomenal
|
Extraordinary or marvelous.
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phenomenon
|
Any unusual occurrence.
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philander
|
To play at courtship with a woma
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philanthropic
|
Benevolent.
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philanthropist
|
One who endeavors to help his fellow me
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philanthropy
|
Active humanitarianism.
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philately
|
The study and collection of stamps.
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philharmonic
|
Fond of music.
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philogynist
|
One who is fond of wome
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philologist
|
An expert in linguistics.
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philology
|
The study of language in connection with history and literature.
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philosophize
|
To seek ultimate causes and principles.
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philosophy
|
The general principles, laws, or causes that furnish the rational explanation of anything.
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phlegmatic
|
Not easily roused to feeling or actio
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phonetic
|
Representing articulate sounds or speech.
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phonic
|
Pertaining to the nature of sound.
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phonogram
|
A graphic character symbolizing an articulate sound.
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phonology
|
The science of human vocal sounds.
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phosphorescence
|
The property of emitting light.
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photoelectric
|
Pertaining to the combined action of light and electricity.
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|
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photometer
|
Any instrument for measuring the intensity of light or comparing the intensity of two lights.
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photometry
|
The art of measuring the intensity of light.
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|
|
physicist
|
A specialist in the science that treats of the phenomena associated with matter and energy.
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physics
|
The science that treats of the phenomena associated with matter and energy.
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|
physiocracy
|
The doctrine that land and its products are the only true wealth.
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physiognomy
|
The external appearance merely.
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physiography
|
Description of nature.
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|
physiology
|
The science of organic functions.
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physique
|
The physical structure or organization of a perso
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picayune
|
Of small value.
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piccolo
|
A small flute.
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piece
|
A loose or separated part, as distinguished from the whole or the mass.
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|
piecemeal
|
ad Gradually.
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pillage
|
Open robbery, as in war.
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|
pillory
|
A wooden framework in which an offender is fastened to boards and is exposed to public scor
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pincers
|
An instrument having two lever-handles and two jaws working on a pivot.
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pinchers
|
An instrument having two jaws working on a pivot.
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persevere
|
To continue striving in spite of discouragements.
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persiflage
|
Banter.
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|
|
persist
|
To continue steadfast against opposition
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|
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persistence
|
A fixed adherence to a resolve, course of conduct, or the like.
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|
|
personage
|
A man or woman as an individual, especially one of rank or high statio
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personal
|
Not general or public.
|
|
|
personality
|
The attributes, taken collectively, that make up the character and nature of an individual.
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|
|
personnel
|
The force of persons collectively employed in some service.
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|
|
perspective
|
The relative importance of facts or matters from any special point of view.
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|
|
perspicacious
|
Astute.
|
|
|
perspicacity
|
Acuteness or discernment.
|
|
|
perspicuous
|
Lucid.
|
|
|
perspiration
|
Sweat.
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|
|
perspire
|
To excrete through the pores of the ski
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|
persuade
|
To win the mind of by argument, eloquence, evidence, or reflectio
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|
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persuadable
|
capable of influencing to action by entreaty, statement, or anything that moves the feelings.
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|
|
pertinacious
|
Persistent or unyielding.
|
|
|
pertinacity
|
Unyielding adherence.
|
|
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pertinent
|
Relevant.
|
|
|
perturb
|
To disturb greatly.
|
|
|
perturbation
|
Mental excitement or confusio
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|
perusal
|
The act of reading carefully or thoughtfully.
|
|
|
pervade
|
To pass or spread through every part.
|
|
|
pervasion
|
The state of spreading through every part.
|
|
|
pervasive
|
Thoroughly penetrating or permeating.
|
|
|
perverse
|
Unreasonable.
|
|
|
perversion
|
Diversion from the true meaning or proper purpose.
|
|
|
perversity
|
Wickedness.
|
|
|
pervert
|
One who has forsaken a doctrine regarded as true for one esteemed false.
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|
|
pervious
|
Admitting the entrance or passage of another substance.
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|
|
pestilence
|
A raging epidemic.
|
|
|
pestilent
|
Having a malign influence or effect.
|
|
|
pestilential
|
having the nature of or breeding pestilence.
|
|
|
peter
|
To fail or lose power, efficiency, or value.
|
|
|
petrify
|
To convert into a substance of stony hardness and character.
|
|
|
petulance
|
The character or condition of being impatient, capricious or petulant.
|
|
|
petulant
|
Displaying impatience.
|
|
|
pharmacopoeia
|
A book containing the formulas and methods of preparation of medicines for the use of druggists.
|
|
|
pharmacy
|
The art or business of compounding and dispensing medicines.
|
|
|
phenomenal
|
Extraordinary or marvelous.
|
|
|
phenomenon
|
Any unusual occurrence.
|
|
|
philander
|
To play at courtship with a woma
|
|
|
philanthropic
|
Benevolent.
|
|
|
philanthropist
|
One who endeavors to help his fellow me
|
|
|
philanthropy
|
Active humanitarianism.
|
|
|
philately
|
The study and collection of stamps.
|
|
|
philharmonic
|
Fond of music.
|
|
|
philogynist
|
One who is fond of wome
|
|
|
philologist
|
An expert in linguistics.
|
|
|
philology
|
The study of language in connection with history and literature.
|
|
|
philosophize
|
To seek ultimate causes and principles.
|
|
|
philosophy
|
The general principles, laws, or causes that furnish the rational explanation of anything.
|
|
|
phlegmatic
|
Not easily roused to feeling or actio
|
|
|
phonetic
|
Representing articulate sounds or speech.
|
|
|
phonic
|
Pertaining to the nature of sound.
|
|
|
phonogram
|
A graphic character symbolizing an articulate sound.
|
|
|
phonology
|
The science of human vocal sounds.
|
|
|
phosphorescence
|
The property of emitting light.
|
|
|
photoelectric
|
Pertaining to the combined action of light and electricity.
|
|
|
photometer
|
Any instrument for measuring the intensity of light or comparing the intensity of two lights.
|
|
|
photometry
|
The art of measuring the intensity of light.
|
|
|
physicist
|
A specialist in the science that treats of the phenomena associated with matter and energy.
|
|
|
physics
|
The science that treats of the phenomena associated with matter and energy.
|
|
|
physiocracy
|
The doctrine that land and its products are the only true wealth.
|
|
|
physiognomy
|
The external appearance merely.
|
|
|
physiography
|
Description of nature.
|
|
|
physiology
|
The science of organic functions.
|
|
|
physique
|
The physical structure or organization of a perso
|
|
|
picayune
|
Of small value.
|
|
|
piccolo
|
A small flute.
|
|
|
piece
|
A loose or separated part, as distinguished from the whole or the mass.
|
|
|
piecemeal
|
ad Gradually.
|
|
|
pillage
|
Open robbery, as in war.
|
|
|
pillory
|
A wooden framework in which an offender is fastened to boards and is exposed to public scor
|
|
|
pincers
|
An instrument having two lever-handles and two jaws working on a pivot.
|
|
|
pinchers
|
An instrument having two jaws working on a pivot.
|
|
|
pinnacle
|
A high or topmost point, as a mountain-peak.
|
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|
pioneer
|
One among the first to explore a country.
|
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pious
|
Religious.
|
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pique
|
To excite a slight degree of anger i
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piteous
|
Compassionate.
|
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pitiable
|
Contemptible.
|
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pitiful
|
Wretched.
|
|
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pitiless
|
Hard-hearted.
|
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pittance
|
Any small portion or meager allowance.
|
|
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placate
|
To bring from a state of angry or hostile feeling to one of patience or friendliness.
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|
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placid
|
Serene.
|
|
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plagiarism
|
The stealing of passages from the writings of another and publishing them as one's ow
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|
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planisphere
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A polar projection of the heavens on a chart.
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plasticity
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The property of some substances through which the form of the mass can readily be changed.
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platitude
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A written or spoken statement that is flat, dull, or commonplace.
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plaudit
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An expression of applause.
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plausible
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Seeming likely to be true, though open to doubt.
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playful
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Frolicsome.
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playwright
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A maker of plays for the stage.
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plea
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An argument to obtain some desired actio
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pleasant
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Agreeable.
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pleasurable
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Affording gratificatio
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plebeian
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Commo
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pledgee
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The person to whom anything is pledged.
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pledgeor
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One who gives a pledge.
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plenary
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Entire.
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plenipotentiary
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A person fully empowered to transact any business.
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plenitude
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Abundance.
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plenteous
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Abundant.
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plumb
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A weight suspended by a line to test the verticality of something.
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plummet
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A piece of lead for making soundings, adjusting walls to the vertical.
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pluperfect
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Expressing past time or action prior to some other past time or actio
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plural
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Containing or consisting of more than one.
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plurality
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A majority.
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plutocracy
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A wealthy class in a political community who control the government by means of their money.
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pneumatic
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Pertaining to or consisting of air or gas.
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poesy
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Poetry.
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poetaster
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An inferior poet.
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poetic
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Pertaining to poetry.
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poetics
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The rules and principles of poetry.
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poignancy
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Severity or acuteness, especially of pain or grief.
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poignant
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Severely painful or acute to the spirit.
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poise
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Equilibrium.
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polar
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Pertaining to the poles of a sphere, especially of the earth.
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polemics
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The art of controversy or disputatio
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pollen
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The fine dust-like grains or powder formed within the anther of a flowering plant.
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pollute
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To contaminate.
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polyarchy
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Government by several or many persons of what- ever class.
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polycracy
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The rule of many.
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polygamy
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the fact or condition of having more than one wife or husband at once.
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polyglot
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Speaking several tongues.
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polygon
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A figure having many angles.
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polyhedron
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A solid bounded by plane faces, especially by more than four.
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polysyllable
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Having several syllables, especially more than three syllables.
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polytechnic
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Pertaining to, embracing, or practicing many arts.
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polytheism
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The doctrine or belief that there are more gods than one.
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pommel
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To beat with something thick or bulky.
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pomposity
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The quality of being marked by an assumed stateliness and impressiveness of manner.
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pompous
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Marked by an assumed stateliness and impressiveness of manner.
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ponder
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To meditate or reflect upo
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ponderous
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Unusually weighty or forcible.
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pontiff
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The Pope.
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populace
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The common people.
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populous
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Containing many inhabitants, especially in proportion to the territory.
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portend
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To indicate as being about to happen, especially by previous signs.
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portent
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Anything that indicates what is to happe
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portfolio
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A portable case for holding writing-materials, drawings, etc.
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posit
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To present in an orderly manner.
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position
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The manner in which a thing is placed.
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positive
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Free from doubt or hesitatio
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posse
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A force of me
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possess
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To ow
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possession
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The having, holding, or detention of property in one's power or command.
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possessive
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Pertaining to the having, holding, or detention of property in one's power or command.
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possessor
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One who owns, enjoys, or controls anything, as property.
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possible
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Being not beyond the reach of power natural, moral, or supernatural.
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postdate
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To make the date of any writing later than the real date.
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posterior
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The hinder part.
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postgraduate
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Pertaining to studies that are pursued after receiving a degree.
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postscript
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Something added to a letter after the writer's signature.
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potency
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Power.
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potent
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Physically powerful.
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potentate
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One possessed of great power or sway.
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potential
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Anything that may be possible.
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potion
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A dose of liquid medicine.
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powerless
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Impotent.
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practicable
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Feasible.
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prate
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To talk about vainly or foolishly.
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prattle
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To utter in simple or childish talk.
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preamble
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A statement introductory to and explanatory of what follows.
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precarious
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Perilous.
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precaution
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A provision made in advance for some possible emergency or danger.
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precede
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To happen first.
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precedence
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Priority in place, time, or rank.
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precedent
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An instance that may serve as a guide or basis for a rule.
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precedential
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Of the nature of an instance that may serve as a guide or basis for a rule.
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precession
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The act of going forward.
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precipice
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A high and very steep or approximately vertical cliff.
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precipitant
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Moving onward quickly and heedlessly.
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precipitate
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To force forward prematurely.
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precise
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Exact.
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precision
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Accuracy of limitation, definition, or adjustment.
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preclude
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To prevent.
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precocious
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Having the mental faculties prematurely developed.
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precursor
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A forerunner or herald.
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predatory
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Prone to pillaging.
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predecessor
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An incumbent of a given office previous to another.
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predicament
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A difficult, trying situation or plight.
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predicate
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To state as belonging to something.
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predict
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To foretell.
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prediction
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A prophecy.
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predominance
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Ascendancy or preponderance.
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predominant
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Superior in power, influence, effectiveness, number, or degree.
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predominate
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To be chief in importance, quantity, or degree.
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preeminence
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Special eminence.
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preempt
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To secure the right of preference in the purchase of public land.
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preemption
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The right or act of purchasing before others.
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preengage
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To preoccupy.
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preestablish
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To settle or arrange beforehand.
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preexist
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To exist at a period or in a state earlier than something else.
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preexistence
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Existence antecedent to something.
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preface
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A brief explanation or address to the reader, at the beginning of a book.
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prefatory
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Pertaining to a brief explanation to the reader at the beginning of a book.
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prefer
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To hold in higher estimatio
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preferable
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More desirable than others.
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preference
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An object of favor or choice.
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preferential
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Possessing, giving, or constituting preference or priority.
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preferment
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Preference.
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prefix
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To attach at the beginning.
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prehensible
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Capable of being grasped.
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prehensile
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Adapted for grasping or holding.
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prehension
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The act of laying hold of or grasping.
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prejudice
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A judgment or opinion formed without due examination of the facts.
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prelacy
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A system of church government.
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prelate
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One of a higher order of clergy having direct authority over other clergy.
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prelude
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An introductory or opening performance.
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premature
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Coming too soo
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premier
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First in rank or positio
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premise
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A judgment as a conclusio
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premonition
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Foreboding.
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preoccupation
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The state of having the mind, attention, or inclination preoccupied.
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preoccupy
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To fill the mind of a person to the exclusion of other subjects.
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preordain
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To foreordai
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preparation
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An act or proceeding designed to bring about some event.
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preparatory
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Having to do with what is preliminary.
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preponderant
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Prevalent.
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preponderate
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To exceed in influence or power.
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prepossession
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A preconceived liking.
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preposterous
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Utterly ridiculous or absurd.
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prerogative
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Having superior rank or precedence.
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presage
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To foretell.
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prescience
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Knowledge of events before they take place.
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prescient
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Foreknowing.
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prescript
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Prescribed as a rule or model.
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prescriptible
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Derived from authoritative directio
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prescription
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An authoritative directio
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presentient
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Perceiving or feeling beforehand.
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presentiment
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Foreboding.
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presentment
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Semblance.
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preservation
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Conservatio
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presumption
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That which may be logically assumed to be true until disproved.
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presumptuous
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Assuming too much.
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pretension
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A bold or presumptuous assertio
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pretentious
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Marked by pretense, conceit, or display.
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preternatural
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Extraordinary.
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pretext
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A fictitious reason or motive.
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prevalence
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Frequency.
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prevalent
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Of wide extent or frequent occurrence.
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prevaricate
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To use ambiguous or evasive language for the purpose of deceiving or diverting attentio
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prevention
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Thwarting.
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prickle
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To puncture slightly with fine, sharp points.
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priggish
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Conceited.
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prim
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Stiffly proper.
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prima
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First.
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primer
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An elementary reading-book for childre
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primeval
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Belonging to the first ages.
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primitive
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Pertaining to the beginning or early times.
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principal
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Most important.
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principality
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The territory of a reigning prince.
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principle
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A general truth or propositio
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priory
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A monastic house.
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pristine
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Primitive.
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privateer
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A vessel owned and officered by private persons, but carrying on maritime war.
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privilege
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A right or immunity not enjoyed by all, or that may be enjoyed only under special conditions.
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privity
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Knowledge shared with another or others regarding a private matter.
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privy
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Participating with another or others in the knowledge of a secret transactio
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probate
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Relating to making proof, as of a will.
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probation
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Any proceeding designed to ascertain or test character, qualification, or the like.
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probe
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To search through and through.
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probity
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Virtue or integrity tested and confirmed.
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procedure
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A manner or method of acting.
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proceed
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To renew motion or action, as after rest or interruptio
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proclamation
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Any announcement made in a public manner.
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procrastinate
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To put off till tomorrow or till a future time.
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procrastination
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Delay.
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proctor
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An agent acting for another.
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prodigal
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One wasteful or extravagant, especially in the use of money or property.
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prodigious
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Immense.
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prodigy
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A person or thing of very remarkable gifts or qualities.
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productive
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Yielding in abundance.
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profession
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Any calling or occupation involving special mental or other special disciplines.
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professor
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A public teacher of the highest grade in a university or college.
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proffer
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To offer to another for acceptance.
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proficiency
|
An advanced state of acquirement, as in some knowledge, art, or science.
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proficient
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Possessing ample and ready knowledge or of skill in any art, science, or industry.
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profile
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An outline or contour.
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profiteer
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One who profits.
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profligacy
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Shameless viciousness.
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profligate
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Abandoned to vice.
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profuse
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Produced or displayed in overabundance.
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progeny
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Offspring.
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progression
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A moving forward or proceeding in course.
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prohibition
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A decree or an order forbidding something.
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prohibitionist
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One who favors the prohibition by law of the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages.
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prohibitory
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Involving or equivalent to prohibition, especially of the sale of alcoholic beverages.
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projection
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A prominence.
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proletarian
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A person of the lowest or poorest class.
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prolific
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Producing offspring or fruit.
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prolix
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Verbose.
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prologue
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A prefatory statement or explanation to a poem, discourse, or performance.
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prolong
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To extend in time or duratio
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promenade
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To walk for amusement or exercise.
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prominence
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The quality of being noticeable or distinguished.
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prominent
|
Conspicuous in position, character, or importance.
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promiscuous
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Brought together without order, distinction, or design (for sex).
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promissory
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Expressing an engagement to pay.
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promontory
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A high point of land extending outward from the coastline into the sea.
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promoter
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A furtherer, forwarder, or encourager.
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promulgate
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To proclaim.
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propaganda
|
Any institution or systematic scheme for propagating a doctrine or system.
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propagate
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To spread abroad or from person to perso
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propel
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To drive or urge forward.
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propellant
|
Propelling.
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propeller
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One who or that which propels.
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prophecy
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Any prediction or foretelling.
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prophesy
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To predict or foretell, especially under divine inspiration and guidance.
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propitious
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Kindly disposed.
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proportionate
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Being in proportio
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propriety
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Accordance with recognized usage, custom, or principles.
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propulsion
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A driving onward or forward.
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prosaic
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Unimaginative.
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proscenium
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That part of the stage between the curtain and the orchestra.
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proscribe
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To reject, as a teaching or a practice, with condemnation or denunciatio
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proscription
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Any act of condemnation and rejection from favor and privilege.
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proselyte
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One who has been won over from one religious belief to another.
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prosody
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The science of poetical forms.
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prospector
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One who makes exploration, search, or examination, especially for minerals.
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prospectus
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A paper or pamphlet containing information of a proposed undertaking.
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prostrate
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Lying prone, or with the head to the ground.
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protagonist
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A leader in any enterprise or contest.
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protection
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Preservation from harm, danger, annoyance, or any other evil.
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protective
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Sheltering.
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protector
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A defender.
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protege
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One specially cared for and favored by another usually older perso
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Protestant
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A Christian who denies the authority of the Pope and holds the right of special judgment.
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protomartyr
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The earliest victim in any cause.
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protocol
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A declaration or memorandum of agreement less solemn and formal than a treaty.
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protoplasm
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The substance that forms the principal portion of an animal or vegetable cell.
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prototype
|
A work, original in character, afterward imitated in form or spirit.
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protract
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To prolong.
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protrude
|
To push out or thrust forth.
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protrusion
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The act of protruding.
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protuberance
|
Something that swells out from a surrounding surface.
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protuberant
|
Bulging.
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protuberate
|
To swell or bulge beyond the surrounding surface.
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proverb
|
A brief, pithy saying, condensing in witty or striking form the wisdom of experience.
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provident
|
Anticipating and making ready for future wants or emergencies.
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providential
|
Effected by divine guidance.
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provincial
|
Uncultured in thought and manner.
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proviso
|
A clause in a contract, will, etc., by which its operation is rendered conditional.
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provocation
|
An action or mode of conduct that excites resentment.
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prowess
|
Strength, skill, and intrepidity in battle.
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proximately
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ad Immediately.
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proxy
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A person who is empowered by another to represent him or her in a given matter.
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prudence
|
Cautio
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prudential
|
Proceeding or marked by cautio
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prudery
|
An undue display of modesty or delicacy.
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prurient
|
Inclined to lascivious thoughts and desires.
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pseudapostle
|
A pretended or false apostle.
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pseudonym
|
A fictitious name, especially when assumed by a writer.
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pseudonymity
|
The state or character of using a fictitious name.
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psychiatry
|
The branch of medicine that relates to mental disease.
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psychic
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Pertaining to the mind or soul.
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psychopathic
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Morally irresponsible.
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psychotherapy
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The treatment of mental disease.
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pudgy
|
Small and fat.
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puerile
|
Childish.
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pugnacious
|
Quarrelsome.
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puissant
|
Possessing strength.
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pulmonary
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Pertaining to the lungs.
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punctilious
|
Strictly observant of the rules or forms prescribed by law or custom.
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punctual
|
Observant and exact in points of time.
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pungent
|
Affecting the sense of smell.
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pungency
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The quality of affecting the sense of smell.
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punitive
|
Pertaining to punishment.
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pupilage
|
The state or period of being a student.
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purgatory
|
An intermediate state where souls are made fit for paradise or heaven by expiatory suffering.
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purl
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To cause to whirl, as in an eddy.
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purloin
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To steal.
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purport
|
Intent.
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purveyor
|
one who supplies
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pusillanimous
|
Without spirit or bravery.
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putrescent
|
Undergoing decomposition of animal or vegetable matter accompanied by fetid odors.
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pyre
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A heap of combustibles arranged for burning a dead body.
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pyromania
|
An insane propensity to set things on fire.
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pyrotechnic
|
Pertaining to fireworks or their manufacture.
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pyx
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A vessel or casket, usually of precious metal, in which the host is preserved.
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quackery
|
Charlatanry
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quadrate
|
To divide into quarters.
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quadruple
|
To multiply by four.
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qualification
|
A requisite for an employment, position, right, or privilege.
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qualify
|
To endow or furnish with requisite ability, character, knowledge, skill, or possessions.
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qualm
|
A fit of nausea.
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quandary
|
A puzzling predicament.
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quantity
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Magnitude.
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quarantine
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The enforced isolation of any person or place infected with contagious disease.
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quarrelsome
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Irascible.
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quarter
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One of four equal parts into which anything is or may be divided.
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quarterly
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Occurring or made at intervals of three months.
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quartet
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A composition for four voices or four instruments.
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quarto
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An eight-page newspaper of any size.
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quay
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A wharf or artificial landing-place on the shore of a harbor or projecting into it.
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querulous
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Habitually complaining.
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query
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To make inquiry.
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queue
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A file of persons waiting in order of their arrival, as for admittance.
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quibble
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An utterly trivial distinction or objectio
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quiescence
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Quiet.
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quiescent
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Being in a state of repose or inactio
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quiet
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Making no noise.
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quietus
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A silencing, suppressing, or ending.
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quintessence
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The most essential part of anything.
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quintet
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Musical composition arranged for five voices or instruments.
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quite
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ad Fully.
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Quixotic
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Chivalrous or romantic to a ridiculous or extravagant degree.
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rabid
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Affected with rabies or hydrophobia.
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racy
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Exciting or exhilarating to the mind.
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radiance
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Brilliant or sparkling luster.
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radiate
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To extend in all directions, as from a source or focus.
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radical
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One who holds extreme views or advocates extreme measures.
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radix
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That from or on which something is developed.
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raillery
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Good-humored satire.
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ramify
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To divide or subdivide into branches or subdivisions.
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ramose
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Branch-like.
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rampant
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Growing, climbing, or running without check or restraint.
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rampart
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A bulwark or construction to oppose assault or hostile entry.
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rancor
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Malice.
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rankle
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To produce irritation or festering.
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rapacious
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Disposed to seize by violence or by unlawful or greedy methods.
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rapid
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Having great speed.
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rapine
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The act of seizing and carrying off property by superior force, as in war.
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rapt
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Enraptured.
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raptorial
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Seizing and devouring living prey.
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ration
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To provide with a fixed allowance or portion, especially of food.
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rationalism
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The formation of opinions by relying upon reason alone, independently of authority.
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raucous
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Harsh.
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ravage
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To lay waste by pillage, rapine, devouring, or other destructive methods.
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ravenous
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Furiously voracious or hungry.
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ravine
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A deep gorge or hollow, especially one worn by a stream or flow of water.
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reaction
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Tendency towards a former, or opposite state of things, as after reform, revolution, or inflatio
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reactionary
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Pertaining to, of the nature of, causing, or favoring reactio
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readily
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ad Without objection or reluctance.
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readjust
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To put in order after disarrangement.
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ready
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In a state of preparedness for any given purpose or occasio
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realism
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The principle and practice of depicting persons and scenes as they are believed really to exist.
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rearrange
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To arrange again or in a different order.
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reassure
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To give new confidence.
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rebellious
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Insubordinate.
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rebuff
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A peremptory or unexpected rejection of advances or approaches.
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rebuild
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To build again or anew.
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rebut
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To oppose by argument or a sufficient answer.
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recant
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To withdraw formally one's belief (in something previously believed or maintained).
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recapitulate
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To repeat again the principal points of.
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recapture
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To capture agai
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recede
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To move back or away.
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receivable
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Capable of being or fit to be received - often money.
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receptive
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Having the capacity, quality, or ability of receiving, as truths or impressions.
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recessive
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Having a tendency to go back.
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recidivist
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A confirmed criminal.
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reciprocal
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Mutually interchangeable or convertible.
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reciprocate
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To give and take mutually.
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reciprocity
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Equal mutual rights and benefits granted and enjoyed.
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recitation
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The act of reciting or repeating, especially in public and from memory.
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reck
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To have a care or thought for.
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reckless
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Foolishly headless of danger.
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reclaim
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To demand or to obtain the return or restoration of.
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recline
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To cause to assume a leaning or recumbent attitude or positio
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recluse
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One who lives in retirement or seclusio
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proffer
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To offer to another for acceptance.
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proficiency
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An advanced state of acquirement, as in some knowledge, art, or science.
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proficient
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Possessing ample and ready knowledge or of skill in any art, science, or industry.
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profile
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An outline or contour.
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profiteer
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One who profits.
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profligacy
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Shameless viciousness.
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profligate
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Abandoned to vice.
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profuse
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Produced or displayed in overabundance.
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progeny
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Offspring.
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progression
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A moving forward or proceeding in course.
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prohibition
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A decree or an order forbidding something.
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prohibitionist
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One who favors the prohibition by law of the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages.
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prohibitory
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Involving or equivalent to prohibition, especially of the sale of alcoholic beverages.
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projection
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A prominence.
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proletarian
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A person of the lowest or poorest class.
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prolific
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Producing offspring or fruit.
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