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lower; degrade; humiliate; make humble; make (oneself) lose self-respect
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n abash
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embarrass
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n abate
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subside or moderate
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abbreviate
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shorten
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abdicate
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"renounce; give up (position
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aberrant
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abnormal or deviant
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aberration
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deviation from the normal; mental disorder
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n abet
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assist usually in doing something wrong; encourage
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n abeyance
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suspended action
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abhor
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detest; hate
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abject
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(of a condition) wretched; as low as possible; lacking pride; very humble; showing lack of self-respect; Ex. abject apology
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abjure
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renounce upon oath
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ablution
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washing
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abnegation
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renunciation; self-sacrifice; self-abnegation
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abolish
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cancel; put an end to
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abominate
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loathe; hate
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abominable
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detestable; extremely unpleasant
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aboriginal
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being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native; indigenous; N. aborigine
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abortive
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unsuccessful; fruitless
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abrasive
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rubbing away; tending to grind down
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abridge
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condense or shorten
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abrogate
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abolish
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n abscission
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cutting off; separation
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abscond
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depart secretly and hide
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absolute
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complete; totally unlimited; having complete power; certain; not relative; Ex. absolute honesty/ruler; CF. absolutism
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absolve
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pardon (an offense)
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abstain
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refrain; withhold from participation; intentionally not use one's vote; ±â±ÇÇôÙ
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abstemious
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sparing in eating and drinking; temperate
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abstinence
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"restraint from pleasant things
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esp. eating or drinking; CF. abstention: act of abstaining from vote"
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abstract
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theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational
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abstruse
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obscure; profound; difficult to understand
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abusive
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coarsely insulting; physically harmful
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n abut
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border upon; adjoin
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abysmal
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bottomless
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abyss
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enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit
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academic
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related to a school; not practical or directly useful
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accede
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agree
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accelerate
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move faster
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accessible
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easy to approach; obtainable
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accessory
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additional object; useful but not essential thing
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acclaim
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applaud; praise; greet with great approval; announce with great approval; Ex. The new drung has been acclaimed as the most important discoveries for years; N: strong expression of approval and praise
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acclimate
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adjust to climate or environment; adapt
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n acclivity
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sharp upslope of a hill; OP. declivity
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accolade
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award of merit; strong praise and approval
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accommodate
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oblige or help someone; adjust or bring into harmony; adapt; make enough space for; ADJ. accommodative; CF. accomodating: helpful and obliging
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accomplice
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partner in crime
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accord
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agreement
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accost
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approach and speak first to a person
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n accoutre
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equip; N. accoutrement
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accretion
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growth or increase in size by gradual addition; growth; increase; increase by natural growth; Ex. towers and other accretions of the castle; V. accrete
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accrue
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come to one as a gain; accumulate over time; come about by addition; Ex. benefits that accrue from scientific research; Ex. interest accruing in a bank account; N. accrual
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n acerbity
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"bitterness of speech and temper; ADJ. acerbic: bitter; acrid (in taste
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manner
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n acetic
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vinegary
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n acidulous
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slightly sour (in taste or manner); sharp; caustic
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acknowledge
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recognize; admit
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n acme
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peak; pinnacle; highest point
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acoustics
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science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
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acquiesce
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assent; agree passively; comply without protest
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acquittal
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deliverance from a charge; V. acquit: free from a charge or accusation; discharge from a duty; conduct (oneself) in a specified manner
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n acrid
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bitter (to the taste or smell); sharp; bitterly pungent
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n acrimonious
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stinging; caustic; bitter in words or manner; N. acrimony: bitter ill-natured animosity in speech or behavior
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acrophobia
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fear of heights
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actuarial
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calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
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actuary
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someone who advises insurance companies
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n actuate
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motivate; activate; cause to act
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acuity
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sharpness (of mind or senses of sight or hearing)
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acumen
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mental keenness; sharpness of judgment; ability to judge quickly and well; Ex. business acumen
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acute
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(of the senses) sharp; quickly perceptive; keen; penetrating; brief and severe; Ex. acute sense of smell/analysis/pain
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n adage
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wise saying; proverb
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s proverb
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adage; someone or something well known for notoriety; ADJ. proverbial: of a proverb; widely known; ADV. proverbially
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adamant
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hard; inflexible
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adapt
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make or become suitable for a specific use; alter; modify; adjust; N. adaptation: act of adapting; composition recast into a new form; Ex. The play is an adaption of a short novel.
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n addendum
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addition; appendix to book; something that is added (as at the end of a speech or book)
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addiction
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compulsive habitual need
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n addle
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make or become confused; muddle; drive crazy; become rotten (egg)
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address
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direct a speech to; speak to; deal with or discuss; direct one's efforts or attention to; make with a destination; N: formal speech
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adept
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expert at; very skilled
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adhere
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stick fast; be a devotd follower; N. adhesion: adhering; devotion; loyality
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adherent
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supporter; follower
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adjacent
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adjoining; neighboring; close by
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adjunct
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something attached to but holding an inferior position
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adjuration
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solemn urging; V. adjure: entreat earnestly; enjoin solemnly
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n adjutant
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staff officer assisting the commander; assistant
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admonish
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warn or speak to with gentle disapproval; reprove
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adorn
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decorate
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adroit
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skillful (in using mind or hand)
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adulation
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flattery; admiration that is more than is necessary or deserved
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adulterate
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make impure or of poorer quality by adding inferior or tainted(contaminated) substances
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advent
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arrival
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adventitious
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accidental; casual; happening by chance
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adversary
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opponent; enemy
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adverse
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going against; opposing; unfavorable; hostile
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adversity
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great hardship or affliction; misfortune; calamitous event
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n advert
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refer
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advocacy
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support; active pleading on behalf of someone or something
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advocate
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speak in favor of; support (an idea or plan); urge; plead for
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n aegis
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shield; protection; defense
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"n aerie(aery
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eyry)"
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aesthetic
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artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful (of a person or building); CF. aesthete; CF. aesthetics
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affable
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easily approachable; easy to talk to; warmly friendly
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affected
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artificial; pretended
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affidavit
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written statement made under oath (for use as proof in a court of law)
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affiliation
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joining; associating with
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affinity
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feeling of kinship; similarity; Ex. strong affinity for her; Ex. many affinities between two languages
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affirmation
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positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath; V. affirm; ADJ. affirmative; CF. affirmative action: positive discrimination
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affliction
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state of distress; trial; cause of distress or suffering; V. afflict: inflict grievous suffering on
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affluence
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abundance; wealth
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affront
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insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect; V: insult or hurt the feelings of intentionally
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n agape
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openmouthed
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n agenda
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items of business at a meeting
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n agglomeration
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collection; heap; V. agglomerate: gather into a rounded mass; N. aggolmeate: jumbled mass; heap
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aggrandize
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"make greater; increase in power
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wealth
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aggregate
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sum; total; ADJ. V: gather into a mass or whole; accumulate; add up to; Ex. aggregate 100 dollars
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aghast
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filled with great surprise or fear; horrified
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agility
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nimbleness; ability to move quickly
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agitate
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stir up; disturb
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agnostic
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one who is skeptical of the existence or knowability of a god or any ultimate reality
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n agog
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highly excited; intensely curious
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agrarian
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pertaining to land or its cultivation; Ex. agrarian reform
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alacrity
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cheerful promptness without reluctance
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alchemy
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medieval chemistry
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n alcove
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nook; recess
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alias
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an assumed name esp. by a criminal (usually to mislead people); ADV. alias
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alienate
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make unfriendly or hostile; estrange; separate; change the ownership of
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alimentary
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supplying nourishment
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n alimony
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payments made regularly to an ex-spouse after divorce
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allay
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calm; pacify
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allege
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state without proof
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allegiance
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loyalty
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n allegory
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"story
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play
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alleviate
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relieve (pain)
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alliteration
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repetition of beginning sound in poetry
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allocate
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assign; set apart for a particular purpose
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alloy
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mixture as of metals; something added that lowers in value or purity; V: mix; make less pure; lower in value or quality; spoil; CF. unalloyed: not in mixture with other maetals; pure; complete; unqualified; Ex. unalloyed happiness
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allude
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refer indirectly; N. allusion: indirect reference
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allure
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entice; attract; tempt
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s siren
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apparatus for making sounds; womanlike creature
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alluvial
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pertaining to soil deposits left by running water
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n aloof
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apart; not open in one's relationship with other people; reserved; ADV.
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n aloft
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upward; high up in the air
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altercation
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noisy quarrel
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altruistic
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unselfishly generous; concerned for others; N. altiruism: unselfish concern for the welfare of others; unselfishness; OP. egoism
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n amalgamate
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(of societies or groups) combine; unite in one body
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n amalgam
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combination of different things; mixture of metals (containing mercury) used for filling holes in teeth
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n amass
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"collect (gradually
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amazon
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female warrior
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ambidextrous
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capable of using either hand with equal ease
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ambience
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environment; atmosphere; Ex. restraurant with a pleasant ambience; ADJ. ambient: completely surrounding; Ex. ambient temperature
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ambiguous
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unclear or doubtful in meaning; having more than one possible interpretation
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ambivalence
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the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes or opinions
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amble
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walking at an easy unhurried pace; V: walk slowly and aimlessly
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n ambrosia
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food of the gods
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s nectar
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drink of the gods; sweet liquid collected by bees
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ambulatory
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able to walk
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ameliorate
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improve
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amenable
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obedient; compliant; readily managed; responsive; willing to be led; answerable or accountable legally; responsible; able to be tested by; Ex. amenable to sensible suggestions; Ex. He is very amenable; Ex. amenable to the usual tests
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amend
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correct; change ; generally for the better
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amenities
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convenient features that helps to make life pleasant; social courtesies
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amiable
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agreeable; lovable; warmly friendly
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amicable
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peaceful; politely friendly; not quarrelsome; Ex. amicable settlement
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n amiss
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wrong; faulty; Ex. something amiss; ADV.
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amity
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friendship; peaceful relationship as between nations
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amnesia
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loss of memory
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amnesty
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pardon (allowed by government to political criminals)
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amoral
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nonmoral; having no understanding of right and wrong
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amorous
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moved by sexual love; loving; of sexual love; Ex. amorous advances
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amorphous
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formless; lacking shape or definition
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amphibian
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able to live both on land and in water; N.
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amphitheater
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oval building with tiers of seats; CF. arena
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n ample
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enough; abundant; spacious; large in size; Ex. ample opportunity/garden; N. amplitude: quality of being ample; abundance; largeness of space
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amplify
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increase in size or effect; expand; broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make stronger; Ex. amplify one's remarks with a graph
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n amputate
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cut off part of body; prune (a limb)
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n amok(amuck)
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in a state of rage; Ex. run amok
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n amulet
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"charm; talisman; an object worn believed to protect against evil
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bad luck"
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anachronism
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an error involving time in a story; something or someone misplaced in time; ADJ. anachronistic
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n analgesic
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causing insensitivity to pain; N.
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s analgesia
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condition of being unable to feel pain
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analogous
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comparable; similar
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analogy
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similarity; parallelism; comparing two similar things
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anarchist
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person who seeks to overturn the established government; advocate of abolishing authority
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anarchy
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absence of governing body; state of disorder
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n anathema
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solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse; V. anathematize
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ancestry
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family descent; ADJ. ancestral
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anchor
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secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; N. anchorage
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ancillary
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serving as an aid or accessory; auxiliary; N.
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anecdote
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short story of an amusing or interesting event
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anemia
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condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; ADJ. anemic
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anesthetic
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substance that removes sensation with or without loss of consciousness; N. anesthesia
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anguish
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acute pain; extreme suffering
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angular
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sharp-cornered; having an angle; not rounded (body); bony; lean; gaunt; stiff in manner
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animadversion
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critical remark; V. animadvert: comment critically with disapproval
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animated
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lively; spirited
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animosity
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active enmity
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n animus
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hostile feeling or intent; animosity; hostility; disposition
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annals
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records arranged in yearly parts; history
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anneal
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reduce brittleness and improve toughness by heating and cooling (metal or glass)
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annex
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attach; add to a large thing; take possession of; incorporate (territory) into a larger existing political unit (by force); N: building added to a large one
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annihilate
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destroy
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annotate
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comment; make explanatory notes
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annuity
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yearly allowance
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annul
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make void
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s elope
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run away secretly with the intention of getting married
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n anodyne
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drug that relieves pain or trouble; ÃøÅëæ; opiate; ADJ. Ex. anodyne statement
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anoint
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consecrate; put oil on (in a religious ceremony)
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anomalous
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abnormal; irregular
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anomaly
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irregularity
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anonymity
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state of being nameless; anonymousness; ADJ. anonymous
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antagonism
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hostility; active opposition; V. antagonize: cause to become an enemy; N. antagonist: person who is opposed to another; opponent; adversary; principal character in oppostion to the protagonist
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antecede
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precede
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antecedents
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preceding events that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
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antediluvian
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antiquated; extremely ancient
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n anthem
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song of praise or patriotism; Ex. national anthem
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n anthology
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book of literary selections by various authors; CF. omnibus
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anthropoid
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manlike; resembling a human being; N.
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anthropologist
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student of the history and science of humankind
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anthropomorphic
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having human form or characteristics
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anticlimax
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"letdown in thought or emotion; something unexciting
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antidote
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remedy to counteract a poison or disease; Ex. antidote to the economic troubles
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antipathy
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aversion; dislike or opposition
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n antiquated
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obsolete; old-fashioned; outdated
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antiseptic
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substance that prevents infection in a wound; ADJ.
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antithesis
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contrast; direct opposite of or to; ADJ. antithetic or antithetical
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n anvil
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iron block used in hammering out metals
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apathy
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lack of caring; indifference; lack of concern or interest in important matters; Ex. He was sunk in apathy after his failure; ADJ. apathetic
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n ape
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imitate or mimic (a person's behavior or manner)
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n aperture
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opening; hole; adjustable opening in a camera that limits the amount of light
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n apex
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tip; summit; climax; highest point
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aphasia
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loss of speech due to injury or illness
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aphorism
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pithy maxim or saying; ADJ. aphoristic
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n apiary
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a place where bees are kept
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s hive
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box for bees; V: cause to go in a hive
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s apiculture
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bee-keeping
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s apiarist
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person who keeps bees
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n aplomb
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poise; composure in difficult situations; assurance; self-confidence
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s poise
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good judgment with composure; balance; V: place in a carefully balanced position
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apocalyptic
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prophetic; pertaining to revelations especially of disaster; N. apocalypse
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n apocryphal
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(of a story) widely believed but untrue
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apogee
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highest point; the point farthest from the earth; OP. perigee
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n apolitical
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having an aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
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n apologist
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one who writes in defense of a cause or institution; N. apologia
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n apoplexy
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stroke; loss of consciousness caused by too much blood in the brain
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n apostate
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one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs; N. apostasy
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n apothecary
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druggist; pharmacist
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n apothegm(apophthegm)
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"pithy
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compact saying"
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n apotheosis
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elevation to godhood; an ideal example of something
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appall
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dismay; shock deeply
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apparition
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ghost; phantom
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appease
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pacify or soothe; Ex. appease a crying baby; N. appeasement
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n appellation
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name; title
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append
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attach
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n application
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diligent attention; diligence; V. apply oneself
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apposite
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appropriate; fitting
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appraise
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estimate value of; N. appraisal
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appreciate
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be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of; ADJ. appreciable: enough to be felt; Ex. appreciable difference
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apprehend
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arrest (a criminal); dread; perceive; N. apprehension
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n apprehensive
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fearful; discerning
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apprise
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inform
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approbation
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approval
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appropriate
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acquire; take possession of for one's own use without permission; set aside for a particular purpose; allocate; CF. misappropriate
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n appurtenances
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subordinate possessions; something added to a more important thing
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n apropos
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with reference to; regarding; Ex. remarks apropos (of) the present situation; ADJ. ADV.
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aptitude
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fitness; talent
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n aquiline
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curved; hooked; of or like an eagle; Ex. aquiline nose
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n arable
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fit for growing crops; Ex. arable land
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arbiter
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person with power to decide a matter in dispute; judge who is in a position ot make influential judgments; Ex. supreme arbiter of fashion in beachware
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arbitrary
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unreasonable or capricious; random; tyrannical; Ex. arbitrary ruler
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arbitrate
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act as judge (at the request of both sides)
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n arboretum
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place where different trees and shrubs are studied and exhibited
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s arboreal
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of or living in trees
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arcade
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a covered passageway usually lined with shops
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arcane
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esoteric; secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated; Ex. arcane ritual; Ex. arcane process closed to the uninitiated listener
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archaeology
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study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
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n archaic
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antiquated; no longer used; belonging to the past; N.
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n archetype
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prototype; primitive pattern
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arch-
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chief; first; Ex. archbishop
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n archipelago
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group of closely located islands
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n archives
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public records; place where public records are kept
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ardor
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heat; passion; zeal; ADJ. ardent
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n arduous
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hard; strenuous; Ex. arduous work
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n argot
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slang; speech spoken by only a small group of people
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aria
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operatic solo; a song sung by one person in an opera or oratorio
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n arid
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(of land) dry; barren; unproductive
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aristocracy
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hereditary nobility; privileged class; government by nobility; N. aristocrat
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armada
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fleet of warships
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aromatic
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fragrant; having a sweet smell; N. aroma: strong pleasant smell
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arraign
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charge in court; indict
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n array
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marshal; draw up in order; arrange in order; clothe splendidly; adorn; N: fine clothes; ordered group; Ex. in battle array
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arrears
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being in debt; money that should have been paid; work that should have been done
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n arrhythmic
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lacking rhythm or regularity; N. arrhythmia
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arrogance
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pride; haughtiness; ADJ. arrogant: unpleasantly self-important (with a strong confidence in one's own importance and a lack of respect for other people)
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n arroyo
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gully; narrow channel formed by rainwater
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s artery
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blood-vessel; CF. vein
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articulate
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effective; distinct; expressing ideas clearly; having clear sounds; having joints; Ex. articulate speech; V: express thoughts and feeling clearly; pronounce clearly; unite by joints
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arsenal
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storage place for military equipment
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artifacts
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"object made by human beings
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either hand-made or mass-produced"
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n artifice
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deception; trickery
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artisan
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a manually skilled worker
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n artless
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without guile; open and honest
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ascendancy
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controlling influence; position of controlling influence; CF. in the ascendant
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ascertain
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find out for certain; make certain
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ascetic
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practicing self-denial; avoiding physical pleasures and comforts; austere; Ex. ascetic life of Buddhist monks; N. asceticism
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ascribe
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refer; attribute; assign
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aseptic
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preventing infection; having a cleansing effect
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n ashen
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ash-colored; deadly pale
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n asinine
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stupid; Ex. asinine remarks
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n askance
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with a sideways or indirect look (with disapproval or distruct); Ex. look askance at
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n askew
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crookedly; slanted; at an angle
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asperity
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sharpness; roughness; severity (of temper or weather); Ex. asperities of a Russian winter
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aspersion
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slanderous remark; Ex. cast aspersions on
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aspirant
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seeker after position or status
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aspire
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seek to attain (position or status); long for; Ex. aspire to become president; Ex. aspire to/after the leadership
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assail
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assault
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n assay
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analyze (to discover what materials are present); evaluate (soil or ore)
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assent
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agree; accept; N. assessment
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n assert
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"state strongly or positively; demand recognition of (rights
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claims
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assiduous
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diligent
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assimilate
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absorb; take (food) into the body and digest it; understand (knowledge) completely and be able to use properly; cause to become homogeneous (the people of a country or race in the wasy of behaving or thinking)
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assuage
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mak less severe; ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger)
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assumption
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something taken for granted; the taking over or taking possession of; Ex. her assumption of power; V. assume
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s regent
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"a person who governs in place of a ruler who is ill
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absent
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assurance
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"firm statement that something is certainly true; promise or pledge; certainty; confidence in one's own ability; self-confidence; Ex. In spite of all his assurances
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he did not come back; Ex. assurance of his loyalty; Ex. The teacher lacked assurance in fron of his class; V. assure; tell firmly with confidence; ensure; make (something) certain to heappen; make (someone) feel sure; give confidence to; ADJ. assured: self-assured; confident in one's own ability; showing certainty"
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asteroid
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small planet
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n astigmatism
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eye defect which prevents proper focus; OP. stigmatism
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n astral
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relating to the stars
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astringent
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binding; causing contraction (stopping bleeding); harsh or severe; stringent; Ex. astringent criticism
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astronomical
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enormously large or extensive
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astute
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wise; shrewd; keen; seeing quickly something that is to one's advantage
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n asunder
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into parts; apart; V. sunder
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asylum
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place of refuge or shelter; protection (religious or political)
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asymmetric
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not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
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n atavism
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resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; reversion to an earlier type; throwback; ADJ. atavistic
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atheistic
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denying the existence of God; N. atheism
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atone
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make amends for; pay for; Ex. atone for
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atrocity
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brutal deed; ADJ. atrocious
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atrophy
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wasting away; V: weaken and lose flesh and muscle (through lack of blood or lack of use)
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attentive
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alert and watchful; listening carefully; paying attention; considerate; thoughtful; politely helpful; Ex. attentive audience; Ex. He was attentive to the old lady; N. attentions: act of courtesy and consideration
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attenuate
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make thin; weaken
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attest
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testify; bear witness
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attribute
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essential quality; V: ascribe; explain
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attrition
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rubbing away by friction; gradual decrease in numbers or strength; reduction in the work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment; Ex. a war of attrition
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n atypical
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not normal; not typical
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audacious
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daring; bold; N. audacity
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audit
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examination of accounts of a business; official examination; V.
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augment
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increase; add to
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n augury
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omen; prophecy; sign of coming events; V. augur: predict; foretell; be a sign of (something in future)
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august
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impressive; majestic
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n aureole
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sun's corona; halo; bright circle of light
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n auroral
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pertaining to the aurora borealis; CF. aurora australis
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auspicious
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favoring success; giving signs of future success; Cf. auspices
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austere
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forbiddingly stern; ascetic; without comfort or enjoyment; severely simple and unornamented; Ex. a monk's austere life; Ex. austere grandeur of the cathedral; N. austerity
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authenticate
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prove genuine
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authoritarian
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subordinating the individual to the state; completely dominating another's will; Ex. authoritarian regime/father
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authoritative
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having the weight of authority; regarded as providing knowledge that can be trusted; reliable; peremptory and dictatorial; Ex. authoritative dictionary/manner; CF. definitive
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autocratic
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"having absolute unchecked power; dictatorial; N. autocrat
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autocracy"
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automaton
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mechanism that imitates actions of humans; machine that works by itself
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autonomous
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self-governing; N. autonomy
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autopsy
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examination of a dead body; postmortem; V.
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auxiliary
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offering or providing help; additional or subsidiary; N: helper; assistant
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avalanche
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great mass of falling snow and ice
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avarice
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greediness for wealth
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avenge
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take vengence for something or on behalf of someone; Ex. They avenged his death by burning the village; Ex. He swore to avenge his brother; Ex. They avenged themselves on their enemy.
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aver
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state confidently; declare as true
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averse
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reluctant; disinclined; not liking or opposed; Ex. averse to cats/doing the house work
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aversion
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firm dislike
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avert
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prevent; avoid; turn away (eyes or thought); Ex. An accident was averted by his quick thinking; Ex. She averted her eyes from the terrible sight.
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aviary
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enclosure for birds; large cage
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n avid
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greedy; extremely eager for; Ex. avid learner; N. avidity
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avocation
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secondary or minor occupation
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avow
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declare openly; N. avowal
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avuncular
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of or like an uncle
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awe
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solemn wonder; feeling of respect mixed with wonder and fear; V: fill with awe; ADJ. awesome
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s awful
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terrible; very bad
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n awl
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pointed tool used for piercing
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n awry
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distorted; crooked; bent; Ex. Our plans have gone awry.
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axiom
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self-evident truth requiring no proof
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n azure
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sky blue
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n babble
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chatter idly or foolishly; make continuous sounds like water running gently over rounded stone; N.
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n bacchanalian
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drunken
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s bacchanal
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noisy party with a lot of drinking
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s Bacchanalia
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the ancient Roman festival in honor of Bacchus
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n badger
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pester; annoy continually with demands; persuade by asking again and again; Ex. The children badgered me into taking them into the cinema; N: a kind of mountain animal
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n badinage
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teasing conversation; banter; joking talk
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baffle
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frustrate; perplex
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n bait
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harass; tease; torment; Ex. badger baiting; N: food or other lure used to catch fish or trap animals
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n baleful
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evil; malignant in intent or effect; deadly; having a malign influence; portending evil; ominous; threatening; Ex. baleful look
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n balk
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"stop short
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as if faced with an obstacle
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n ballast
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heavy substance used to add stability or weight; V. supply with ballast
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n balm
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something that relieves pain; oily liquid with a pleasant smell from trees
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s pang
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sudden sharp feeling of pain
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n balmy
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soft and mild (of air); fragrant
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banal
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hackneyed; commonplace; trite; lacking originality; clich\'ed
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n bandy
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discuss lightly or glibly; discuss in a frivolous manner; exchange (words) heatedly; quarrel; Ex. bandy words with
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bane
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posion; cause of ruin; ADJ. baneful: harmful; poisonous
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bantering
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joking talk; good-naturedly ridiculing; N.V. banter
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barb
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"sharp projection from fishhook
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arrow
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n bard
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poet
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n barefaced
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shameless and noticeable; blatant; bold; unconcealed; having no covering on the face; Ex. barefaced lie
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s unregenerate
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making no attempt to change one's bad practices
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n baroque
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highly ornate
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barrage
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barrier laid down by artillery fire; overwhelming profusion; large number of questions or statements; Ex. a barrage of criticism
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barrister
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counselor-at-law or lawyer in the higher court of law; CF. bar
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s solicitor
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lawyer in the lower court of law
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barterer
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trader; V. barter: trade; exchange good for other goods rather than money
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n bask
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luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth
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s luxuriate
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take pleasure in great comfort
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n bastion
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stronghold; something seen as a source of protection; Ex. the last bastion of male chauvinism
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n bate
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let down; lessen the force of; moderate; restrain; Ex. with bated breath; CF. abate
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n bauble
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trinket; cheap jewel; trifle
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n bawdy
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indecent; obscene; about sex in a rude funny way; CF. bawd
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n beatific
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giving or showing bliss; blissful
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s bliss
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complete happiness; ADJ. blissful
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n beatitude
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blessedness; state of great happiness
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s mystic
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of hidden meaning and spiritual power; Ex. mystic ceremonies; N. CF. mysticism
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n bedizen
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dress with vulgar finery
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s finery
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beautiful clothes for a special occasion
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n bedraggle
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wet thoroughly; ADJ. bedraggled: draggled
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n beeline
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direct quick route
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n befuddle
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confuse thoroughly
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s fuddle
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make stupid or confused as with alcholic drink; N. in a fuddle: confused
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beget
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father; become the father of; produce; give rise to
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n begrudge
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envy; give or allow unwillingly; grudge; Ex. We shouldn't begrudge him his success.
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s grudge
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deep feeling of dislike; Ex. grudge fight; V.
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n beguile
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deceive; mislead or delude; cheat; pass time pleasantly; charm or attract; Ex. beguiling smile
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n behemoth
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huge creature; something of monstrous size or power
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n beholden
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obligated; indebted; owing thanks; obliged or indebted from gratitude
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n behoove(behove)
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be suited to; be incumbent upon; be right and necessary; Ex. It behooves one to do.
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n belabor
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harp on; dwell on tediously; explain or go over excessively or to a ridiculous degree; assail verbally; beat severely; attack physically
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n belated
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delayed
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n beleaguer
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besiege or attack (with an army); harass; beset
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n belie
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contradict; give a false impression; disguise; Ex. The poor sales belied our high hopes; Ex. Her smile belies her true feeling of displeasure.
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belittle
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disparage; depreciate
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bellicose
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warlike
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belligerent
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quarrelsome
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n bemoan
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lament; moan for; express sorrow or disapproval of
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n bemused
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confused; lost in thought; preoccupied
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benediction
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blessing
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benefactor
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gift giver; patron; person who does good or who gives money for a good purpose
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beneficent
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kindly; doing good
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beneficial
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helpful; useful; advantageous
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beneficiary
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person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will
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n benefit
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"advantage; anything that brings helpl
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advantage
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benevolent
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generous; charitable; having a wish to do good
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benign
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kindly; favorable; not malignant (disease); Ex. benign tumor
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benison
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blessing
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bent
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determined; Ex. bent on advancing in the business; N: natural talent or inclination
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bequeath
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leave to someone by means of a will; hand down in his will; N. bequest
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n berate
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scold strongly
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n bereavement
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state of being deprived of something valuable or beloved; state of being bereaved or bereft
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n bereaved
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deprived of (someone beloved through death)
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n bereft
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deprived of (something valuable); lacking
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n berserk
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mad with violent anger; frenzied; madly excited
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beseech
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beg; plead with
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n beset
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harass or trouble from all directions; hem in
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s hem
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surround tightly so that movement is impossible; Ex. hem in; N.
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besiege
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surround with armed forces; harass (with requests); annoy continually
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n besmirch
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soil; defile; make dirty
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n bestial
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beastlike; brutal; inhuman; very cruel
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bestow
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confer
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n betoken
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signify; indicate; be a sign of
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s token
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outward sign; Ex. a token of our gratitude
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n betray
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be unfaithful; reveal (unconsciously or unwillingly); Ex. Her trembling hands betray her anxiety.
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n betroth
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become engaged to marry
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n bevy
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large group; Ex. a bevy of starlets
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bicameral
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two-chambered as a legislative body
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bicker
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quarrel
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biennial
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every two years
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n bifurcated
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divided into two branches; forked
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n bigotry
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stubborn intolerance
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s bigot
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one who is intolerant (in matters of religion or politics)
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s intolerant
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not willing to accept ways of thinking different from one's own; CF. tolerant; CF. tolerate
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n bilious
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suffering from indigestion; sick from having too much bile; irritable; easily irritated
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n bilk
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swindle; cheat
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n billowing
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swelling out in waves; surging
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s billow
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"large wave of water; a great swell or surge (of smoke); V: surge
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swell
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s swell
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long wave of water that moves continuously without breaking; V.
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s surge
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powerful movement of or like a wave; V.
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n bivouac
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temporary encampment; camp without tents; V.
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bizarre
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fantastic; violently contrasting; noticeably odd; strikingly unconventional
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n blanch
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bleach; whiten; make white or pale
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n bland
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soothing or mild (food); agreeable; causing no trouble or offence
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n blandishment
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flattery
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n blare
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loud or harsh roar or screech; dazzling blaze of light
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s screech
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unpleasant high sharp sound; shriek; V.
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s dazzle
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make blind with a sudden intense light; amaze; fill with wonder
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n blas\'e
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bored with pleasure or dissipation; uninterested or bored
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n blasphemy
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irreverence; sacrilege; cursing; bad language about God or holy things; V. blasphem; ADJ. blasphemous; CF. sacrilege
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n blatant
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extremely (offensively) obvious; loudly offensive; Ex. blatant lie; N. blatancy
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n bleak
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cold or cheerless; frigid; unlikely to be favorable; depressing
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n blighted
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suffering from a disease; destroyed
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s blight
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plant disease; V: infect with blight; ruin; destroy
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n blithe(blithesome)
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gay; joyous
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n bloated
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(unpleasantly) swollen or puffed as with water or air
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n blowhard
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talkative boaster; braggart
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n bludgeon
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club; heavy-headed weapon; V.
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n bluff
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pretense (of strength); deception; high cliff; ADJ: rough but good-natured
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blunder
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error; stupid mistake
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n blurt
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utter impulsively from nervousness or excitement
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n bluster
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"blow in heavy gusts; threaten emptily; bully; speak in a noisy or bullying manner; CF. breeze
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gust
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s bully
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one who is habitually cruel to weaker people; V.
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bode
|
foreshadow; portend
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bogus
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counterfeit; not authentic; intentionally false; Ex. bogus interview
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n bohemian
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unconventional (in an artistic way)
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boisterous
|
violent; rough; noisy
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n bolster
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support; reinforce
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n bolt
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door bar; fastening pin or screw; length of fabric; large roll of cloth; V: dash or dart off; fasten (a
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s dart
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move or throw suddenly and quickly
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s gobble
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eat very quickly
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n bombardment
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attack (as with missiles or bombs); V. bombard
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n bombastic
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pompous; using inflated language
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s bombast
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"grandiloquent
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pompous speech"
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n boon
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blessing; benefit; something very helpful
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n boorish
|
rude; insensitive
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s boor
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"rude
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insensitive person"
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n bouillon
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clear beef (or meat) soup
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n bountiful
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generous; graciously generous; showing bounty
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s gracious
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kind in a generous way (to someone less important)
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bourgeois
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middle class; selfishly materialistic; too interested in material possessions
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bovine
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cowlike; placid and dull; slow-thinking; calm
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n bowdlerize
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expurgate; CF. Thomas Bowdler
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n brackish
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somewhat saline
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n braggadocio
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boasting
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s brag
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boast
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n braggart
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boaster; bragger
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n brandish
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wave around (a weapon); flourish
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n bravado
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swagger; assumed air of defiance; false show of bravery
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s swagger
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walk or behave with an over-confident manner
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n brawn
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human muscle; muscular strength; sturdiness
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s brawny
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muscular; having well-developed muscles
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s sturdy
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strong and firm (in the body)
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n brazen
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insolent; without shame; bold; Ex. brazen lie; V: face with bold self-assurance or with unshamed confidence
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s brawl
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noisy quarrel
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n breach
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breaking of contract or duty; fissure or gap; opening; V.
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breadth
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width; extent
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brevity
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conciseness; shortness of duration
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n brindled
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tawny or grayish with streaks or spots (of animals)
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s tawny
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brownish yellow
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n bristling
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rising like bristles; showing irritation
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s bristle
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short stiff hair; V: (hair or fur) stand up stiffly
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n brittle
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hard but easily broken; difficult; unstable; Ex. brittle situation
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n broach
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introduce as a subject; moot; open up
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n brocade
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"rich
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figured(patterned) fabric"
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brochure
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pamphlet
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n brooch
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ornamental clasp; pin
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s clasp
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hold firmly within arms
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n brook
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tolerate; endure; Ex. brook no interference; N: small stream
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n browbeat
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bully; intimidate
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n browse
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graze; feed on growing grass; skim or glance at casually
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s graze
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(of an animal) feed on growing grass; cause (an animal) to feed on grass; scrape (esp. the skin) or touch lightly in passing; brush; Ex. We can't graze the cattle till summer; N: surface wound
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s skim
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read or glance through quickly; touch lightly in passing; brush; remove from the surface of a liquid
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n brunt
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main impact or shock (of an attack or blow); Ex. brunt of the argument
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n brusque
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blunt; abrupt; curt; not wanting to waste time being nice
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n buccaneer
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pirate
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n bucolic
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rustic; pastoral
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n buffet
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strike forcefully; slap; batter; knock out; N: table with food set out for people to server themselves; meal at which people help themselves to food that's been set
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s slap
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hit quickly with the flat part of the hand; N. CF. smack
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n buffoonery
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clowning
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s buffoon
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stupid person; clown
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s clown
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act stupidly; play the fool; N.
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n bugaboo
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bugbear; object of baseless terror
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n bullion
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gold and silver in the form of bars
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n bulwark
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strong wall built for defense; earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
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n bungle
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mismanage; blunder; botch; blow; spoil by clumsy behavior
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s botch
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mismanage; blow
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buoyant
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able to float; cheerful and optimistic; N. buoyancy; Ex. buoyancy of wood/water/American market
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bureaucracy
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overregulated administrative system marked by red tape; ADJ. bureaucratic
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n burgeon
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grow rapidly; grow forth; send out buds; Ex. burgeoning computer industry; CF. bludgeon
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n burlesque
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give an imitation that ridicules; imitate mockingly
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n burnish
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make shiny by rubbing; polish
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n buttress
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support; prop up; N. stationary structure to support wall; Ex. flying buttress
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s prop
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support placed under or against something; V.
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n buxom
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full-bosomed; plump; jolly
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s plump
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pleasantly fat; nicely rounded
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n cabal
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small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
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cache
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hiding place; V.
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cacophonous
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discordant; inharmonious; N. cacophony: unpleasant mixture of loud sounds
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cadaver
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corpse; dead human body
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cadaverous
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like a corpse; pale
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n cadence
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rhythmic rise and fall (of words or sounds); beat; regular beat of sound; rhythm
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n cajole
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persuade by praise or false promise; coax; wheedle
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s coax
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persuade by flattery
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calamity
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disaster; misery
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calculated
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deliberately planned; likely
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n caldron(cauldron)
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large kettle
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n caliber
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ability; quality; diameter of the inside of a round cylinder; Ex. work of very high caliber
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calligraphy
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beautiful writing; excellent penmanship
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n callous
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hardened; unfeeling; without sympathy for the sufferings of others; unkind
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s callus
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area of thick hard skin
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n callow
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youthful; immature; inexperienced
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n calorific
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heat-producing; N. calorie
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calumny
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malicious misrepresentation; slander
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n camaraderie
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good-fellowship; CF. comrade
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n cameo
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shell or jewel carved in relief; star's special appearance in a minor role in a film
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n canard
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unfounded false rumor; exaggerated false report
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n candor
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frankness; open honesty; ADJ. candid
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n canine
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related to dogs; doglike
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n canker
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any ulcerous sore; ulcer; any evil; CF. cancer
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s ulcer
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sore place appearing on the skin inside or outside the body; Ex. stomach ulcer; ADJ. ulcerous; V. ulcerate
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n canny
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shrewd in money matters; thrifty
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n cant
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insincere speech or expression of piety; jargon of thieves; special words used by a particular group of people
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cantankerous
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ill-humored; irritable
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n cantata
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story set to music to be sung by a chorus (shorter than an oratorio)
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n canter
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slow gallop; V. CF. trot
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n canto
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division of a long poem
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n canvass
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"determine or seek opinions
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votes
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capacious
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spacious
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n capacity
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mental or physical ability; role; position or duty; ability to accommodate; Ex. in my capacity as president
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n capillary
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having a very fine bore; resembling a hair; fine and slender; Ex. capillary attraction; N: very fine hairlike tube; CF. capillarity
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n capitulate
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surrender; give up all resistance
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caprice
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whim; sudden change of mind without any real cause
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capricious
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unpredictable; fickle
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caption
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title; chapter heading; text under illustration
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n captious
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faultfinding; too critical
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n carafe
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glass water bottle; decanter
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n carapace
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"shell covering the back (of a turtle
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tortoise
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n carat(karat)
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unit of weight for precious stones; measure of the purity of gold
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n carcinogenic
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causing cancer; N. carcinogen
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n cardinal
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chief; most important; N: priest; cardinal number: number that shows quantity rather thatn order
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cardiologist
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doctor specializing in ailments of the heart
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n careen
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lurch; sway from side to side; move with irregular swinging movement; stagger
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s career
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rush wildly; go at full speed
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s sway
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swing from side to side; influence (someone) to change one's opinion; N.
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caricature
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distortion; burlesque
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carillon
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a set of bells (often in a tower) capable of being played
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carnage
|
destruction of life; slaughter; killing of large numbers of people or animals
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carnal
|
fleshly; sensual; concerning the desires of the body
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carnivorous
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meat-eating; N. carnivore; CF. herbivore
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n carousal
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drunken revel; V. carouse
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n carping
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petty criticism; fault-finding; fretful complaining; quibble
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n carrion
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rotting flesh of a dead body; CF. vulture
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n cartographer
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map-maker
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cascade
|
small waterfall
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n caste
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one of the hereditary classes in Hindu society; social stratification; prestige
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castigation
|
punishment; severe criticism or disapproval
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casualty
|
serious or fatal accident; person killed or wounded in an accident or battle
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s casual
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happening by chance; irregular; occasional; informal; showing or feeling little interest; Ex. casual reader/labor/remark
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n cataclysm
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deluge; upheaval; earthquake; violent and sudden event or change
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n catalyst
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agent which brings about a chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged; CF. catalysis
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catapult
|
slingshot; hurling machine; V: fire from catapult
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s hurl
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throw forcefully; shout out violently
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n cataract
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great waterfall; eye abnormality (causing a gradual loss of eyesight)
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catastrophe
|
calamity ; disaster
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n catcall
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shout of disapproval or displeasure (made at the theater or a sports match); boo; V.
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n catechism
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book for religious instruction in question-and-answer form; religious instruction by question and answer; V. catechize
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categorical
|
without exceptions; made without any doubt in mind; unqualified; absolute
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s qualify
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reach a necessary standard; limit the meaning of something stated
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catharsis
|
purging or cleansing of any passage of the body; purging and weakening of strong emotions as a result of experiencing a dramatic work of art
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cathartic
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purgative; medicine that causes the bowels to empty; ADJ.
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n catholic
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(of likings and interests) universal; general; broad; including many different parts; wide-ranging liberal; Ex. catholic opinions/tastes
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n caucus
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private meeting of a group of people in a political party to select officers or determine policy; CF. the Caucus club of Boston
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n caulk(calk)
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make watertight (by blocking up cracks as in a ship)
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causal
|
implying a cause-and-effect relationship; N. causality
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caustic
|
burning; corrosive; able to burn by chemical action; sarcastically biting; (of remarks) intended to hurt; bitter; harmful; OP. harmless
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n cauterize
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"burn (a wound or snakebite
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etc.) with hot iron or caustic substance to stop bleeding and prevent infection"
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n cavalcade
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procession of riders or horse-drawn carriages; parade; CF. cavalry
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n cavalier
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casual and offhand; arrogant; N: knight
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n cavil
|
quibble; make frivolous objections; find fault unnecessarily
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n cede
|
yield (title or territory) to (esp. after losing a war); surrender formally; N. cession
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celerity
|
speed; rapidity
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celestial
|
heavenly
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s hereafter
|
life after death
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s afterlife
|
life after death; later part of one's life
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n celibate
|
abstaining from sexual intercourse; unmarried; N. celibacy
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censor
|
(in ancient Rome) overseer of morals (also taking the census); person who eliminates inappropriate matter; V.
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n censorious
|
severely critical
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censure
|
blame; criticize; express strong disapproval; N: severe criticism; strong disapproval
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centaur
|
"mythical figure
|
half man and half horse"
|
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centigrade
|
denoting a widely used temperature scale (basically same as Celsius)
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centrifugal
|
radiating; departing from the center
|
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centrifuge
|
machine that separates substances by whirling them
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centripetal
|
tending toward the center
|
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centurion
|
Roman army officer (commanding a company of about 100 soldiers)
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cerebral
|
pertaining to the brain or intellect; intellectual rather than emotional; CF. cerebrum
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cerebration
|
thought; working of the brain
|
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n ceremonious
|
marked by formality; extremely formal and polite; CF. ceremony: conventional social courtesy
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s unceremonious
|
not done politely without due formalities
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n certitude
|
certainty
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cessation
|
stoppage
|
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n cession
|
yielding to another; ceding
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n chafe
|
warm by rubbing; make sore by rubbing; N.
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n chaff
|
worthless products of an endeavor; husk(outer seed cover) separated from grain; Ex. separate the wheat from the chaff
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n chaffing
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bantering; joking
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n chagrin
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annoyance and disappointment; vexation (caused by humiliation or injured pride)
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n chalice
|
goblet; consecrated cup
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chameleon
|
lizard that changes color in different situations
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|
h 9
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champion
|
"support militantly; fight for; N: person who fights for or supports strongly (a principle
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movement
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s championship
|
position of champion; defense or support; competition held to determine a champion
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chaotic
|
in utter disorder
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charisma
|
divine gift; great popular charm or appeal; magnetism
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n charlatan
|
quack; pretender to knowledge (esp. in medicine)
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n chary
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cautious; unwilling to take risks; sparing or restrained about giving; OP. bold
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n chase
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ornament a metal surface by indenting; follow rapidly to catch
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chasm
|
abyss; very deep crack
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n chassis
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framework and working parts of an automobile; framework to which components are attached
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chaste
|
morally pure; virginal; abstaining from illicit sexual acts; modest; simple (of a style of writing); not highly decorated; austere
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n chasten
|
discipline; punish in order to correct; CF. castigate
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n chastise
|
punish as by beating; criticize severely
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chauvinist
|
"blindly devoted patriot; zealous adherent of a group
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cause
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check
|
stop motion; curb or restrain
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n checkered(chequered)
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marked by great changes in fortune; with many changes of fortuene; CF. checked: having a pattern of squares
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n cherubic
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angelic; innocent-looking; N. cherub; CF. seraph: winged angel of the highest order
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n chicanery
|
trickery; deception
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n chide
|
scold; rebuke (someone who has done wrong)
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n chimerical
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fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; N. chimera: unreal fancy; fire-breathing female creature
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n chisel
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swindle or cheat; N: wedgelike tool for cutting
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s chip
|
lose a small piece from the surface or edge; N: small piece broken off something; CF. French fry; Potato chip/crisp
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chivalrous
|
courteous; faithful; brave; N. chivalry
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n choleric
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hot-tempered; bad-tempered; irritable; easily angered; CF. cholera
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n choreography
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art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
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s chore
|
"daily domestic task (such as cleaning
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cooking
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n chortle
|
chuckle with delight; N.
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s chuckle
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laugh quietly
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chronic
|
long established as a disease
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chronicle
|
report; record (in chronological order)
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n churlish
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boorish; rude; N. churl: boor; yahoo
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n ciliated
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having minute hairs; CF. cilium; CF. cilia: eyelash
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cipher
|
nonentity; worthless person or thing; zero; secret code; V.
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circlet
|
"small ring; band of gold
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silver
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circuitous
|
roundabout
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s circuit
|
closed circular line around an area; circumference; regularly repeated journey from place to place
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circumlocution
|
indirect or roundabout expression (by using an uncecessarily large number of words esp. when trying to avoid answering a difficult question directly)
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circumscribe
|
limit; confine; draw a line around
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n circumspect
|
prudent; cautious; acting after careful thought
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circumvent
|
outwit; defeat by behaving more cleverly; outsmart; baffle; avoid; get around
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n cistern
|
reservoir or water tank
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citadel
|
fortress
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cite
|
quote; commend; Ex. cited for bravery in an official record
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civil
|
having to do with citizens; not military or religious; courteous and polite; Ex. married in a civil ceremony; Ex. civil strife/disorder/law; N. civility; CF. civic
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clairvoyant
|
having foresight; fortuneteller; N. clairvoyance
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s hindsight
|
understanding the nature of an event after it has actually happened
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n clamber
|
climb by crawling with difficulties; scramble
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clamor
|
loud continous noise; continuous demand or complaint made by a large number of people; V: make a clamor; express (a demand) continually and loudly; ADJ. clamorous
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clandestine
|
secret
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s chaperon
|
older person who accompanies and supervises a young unmarried woman
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n clangor
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loud resounding noise; sound of repeated clanging
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n clapper
|
striker (tongue) of a bell
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s clap
|
strike the palms of the hands together with a sudden explosive sound; come together suddenly with a sharp sound; put or send promptly; Ex. clap the thief in jail; N: clapping; loud or explosive sound; CF. applause
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n clarion
|
"shrill
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trumpetlike sound; kind of trumpet used in former times"
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claustrophobia
|
fear of being locked in
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n clavicle
|
collarbone
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s scrimmage
|
disorderly fight between two or more people
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cleave
|
split or sever; cling to; remain faithful to; N. cleavage; ADJ. cloven
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n cleft
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N: split
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n clemency
|
disposition to be lenient in deciding punishments; mildness as of the weather; ADJ. clement
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clich\'e
|
phrase dulled in meaning by repetition; platitude; ADJ. clich\'ed
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s bromide
|
platitude; chemical compound used to calm excitement
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n clientele
|
body of customers
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climactic
|
relating to the highest point; N. climax; CF. climatic
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n clime
|
climate
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n clique
|
small exclusive group of people
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cloister
|
monastery or convent
|
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n clout
|
great influence (especially political or social); hard blow with fist
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cloying
|
distasteful (because excessive); excessively sweet or sentimental; V. cloy: become unpleasant through too much sweetness or excess
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n coagulate
|
congeal; thicken; clot; N. coagulant
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s clot
|
half-solid lump formed from a liquid (or blood); V.
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s pudding
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hot sweet dish
|
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coalesce
|
combine; fuse; N. coalescence
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coalition
|
partnership; league; union of separate political parties
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n coda
|
concluding section of a musical or literary composition
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n coddle
|
treat gently; indulge excessively; pamper; mollycoddle; baby; cook in water just below boiling point; Ex. coddled eggs
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n codicil
|
supplement to the body of a will; later addition to a will
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codify
|
"arrange (laws or rules) as a code; classify; N. code: system of words used instead of ordinary writing; collection of laws
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rules
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coercion
|
use of force to get someone to object; compelling; V. coerce
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n coeval
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living at the same time as; existing during the same period of time; contemporary; of the same age
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n cog
|
tooth projecting from a wheel
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cogent
|
convincing
|
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cogitate
|
think over; ponder
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cognate
|
having a common origin; related linguistically; allied by blood; similar or akin in nature; Ex. cognate languages; N.
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cognitive
|
having to do with knowing or perceiving related to the mental processes; N. cognition: the mental process of knowing
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cognizance
|
knowledge; ADJ. cognizant; having knowledge; aware
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n cohabit
|
live together
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cohere
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stick together
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cohesion
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tendency to keep together
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n cohorts
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group of people who share some common quality; armed band; a group of between 300 and 600 soldiers under one commander (in the ancient Rome)
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n coiffure
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hairstyle
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coin
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make coins; invent or fabricate (a word or phrase); N. coinage: word or phrase recently invented
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coincidence
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"the chance occurrence
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at the same time
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n colander
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utensil with perforated bottom used for straining
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collaborate
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work together; cooperate treasonably with the enemy
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n collage
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work of art put together from fragments
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s scrap
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small bit or fragment; discarded waste material; fight; Ex. a scrap of paper/cloth; V: break into parts for disposal; discard as worthless; fight; quarrel
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s scraps
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leftover food
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s scrappy
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quarrelsome
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collate
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examine and compare in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order (the sheets of a book before they are bound)
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collateral
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security given for loan; ADJ: secondary; descended from the same person but through different sons or daughters
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n collation
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a light meal; collating
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colloquial
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pertaining to conversational or common speech; informal; N. colloquialism: colloquial expression
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colloquy
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informal discussion; conversation
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collusion
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conspiring in a fraudulent scheme to cheat or deceive others; V. collude
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colossal
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huge
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colossus
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gigantic statue; person or thing of great size or importance
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n comatose
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in a coma; extremely sleepy
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s coma
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"deep prolonged unconsciousness caused by disease
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poison
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combustible
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easily burned; N. CF. combustion
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comely
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attractive; agreeable; having a pleasing appearance
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s homely
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not good-looking; unattractive
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comestible
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something fit to be eaten
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n comeuppance
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deserts; well-deserved punishment or misfortune; rebuke
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s deserts
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what someone deserves
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n comity
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courtesy; civility; Ex. comity of nations
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commandeer
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take (private property) for military use without needing permission or giving payment; draft for military purposes
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s draft
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first rough form; conscription; draught; V: make a draft of; conscript
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s draught
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current of air (through a room or to a fire); act of pulling roads; act of swallowing liquid or amount of liquid swallowed at a time
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n commemorative
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remembering; honoring the memory of; Ex. commemorative stamp
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s commemorate
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honor the memory of; serve as a memorial to; Ex. commemorate the 100th anniversary/those who died in the war
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commensurate
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equal in extent; of the same size
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commiserate
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feel or express pity or sympathy for
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commodious
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spacious and comfortable
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n communal
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held in common; public; of a group of people; of a commune
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s commune
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small (often rural) community whose members share work and income; V: exchange thoughts or feelings; Ex. commune with nature
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compact
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agreement; contract; ADJ: tightly packed; firm; brief; concise; Ex. compact statement
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compatible
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harmonious; in harmony with; able to exist together
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compelling
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overpowering; irresistible in effect; holding one's attention; that compels one to do something; Ex. a compelling adventure story; V. compel
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s compulsion
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compelling; strong desire that is difficult to control; irresistible impulse
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s compulsory
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obligatory; that must be done
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s compulsive
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resulting from compulsion
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compendium
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"brief
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comprehensive summary; ADJ. compendious"
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compensatory
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making up for; repaying
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compilation
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listing of information in tabular or book form; compiling
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compile
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assemble; gather; accumulate; make (a report or a book) from facts and information found in various places; Ex. compile a dictionary
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complacency
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self-satisfaction; smugness; ADJ. complacent
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s smug
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self-satisfied; complacent
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complaisant
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trying to please; obliging; willing to please others
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complement
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complete; consummate; make perfect; N.
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complementary
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serving to complete something
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compliance
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conformity in fulfilling requirements; readiness to yield; disposition to yield to others; V. comply
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compliant
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"readily acting in accordance with a rule
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order
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complicity
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participation; involvement (in a questionable act or a crime)
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component
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element; ingredient
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n comport
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bear one's self; behave; Ex. comport oneself; N. comportment
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s deport
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"send out of the country; behave; N. deportation
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deportment"
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s bearing
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deportment; connection
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composure
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mental calmness
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compound
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combine; produce by combining; increase; make worse by adding to or increasing; exacerbate; Ex. compound an error; ADJ: consisting of two or more parts; N: combination of two or more parts; area enclosed by a wall containing a group of buildings; Ex. factory compound; CF. complex
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comprehensive
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broad; including a lot or everything; thorough; inclusive
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compress
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"force into less space; squeeze; contract; put into fewer words; N: thick mass of cloth pressed to part of the body to stop bleeding or swelling
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reduce fever
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comprise
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include; consist of
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n compromise
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"adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of; put into danger
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disrepute
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compunction
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remorse; strong uneasiness caused by guilt
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compute
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reckon; calculate
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s reckon
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count; calculate; regard as; think; suppose
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concatenate
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link as in a chain
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concave
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hollow; curved inwards; OP. convex
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concede
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admit; acknowledge as being true (often reluctantly); yield; grant; Ex. concede a goal
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conceit
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vanity or self-love; too high opinion of one's own value; extravagant metaphor (in poetry)
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s vain
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full of self-admiration; conceited; without result; unsuccessful; N. vanity
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concentric
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having a common center
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conception
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beginning; forming of an idea; fertilization; V. conceive: form an idea in the mind; devise; become pregnant; CF. inception
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n concerted
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mutually agreed on; done together by agreement; Ex. concerted effort; CF. in concert: working together
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concession
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"an act of yielding; conceding; something conceded; point
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right
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conciliatory
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reconciling; soothing; V. conciliate: reconcile; soothe; win the friendly feelings (by removing anger)
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concise
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brief and compact
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n conclave
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private secret meeting
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conclusive
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decisive; ending all debate
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concoct
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prepare by mixing or combining; make up in concert; devise (something false) so as to deceive; Ex. concoct an elaborate excuse for being late; N. concoction
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concomitant
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that which accompanies; Ex. Deafnes is a frequent concommitant of old age; ADJ: existing or happening together with something else
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concord
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harmony; accord
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s concordat
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formal agreement
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concur
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agree; coincide; happen at the same time
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concurrent
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happening at the same time; in agreement
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condescend
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(derog.) bestow courtesies with a superior air; descend to the level of one considered inferior
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condign
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adequate; (of punishment) severe and well deserved
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condiments
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seasonings; spices
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condole
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express condolences; N. condolence: sympathy for someone who has experienced great sorrow
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condone
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overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse
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conducive
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helpful; contributive; V. conduce; Ex. conduce to/towards
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conduit
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aqueduct; passageway for fluids
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n confidant(confidante)
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trusted friend (to whom one tells one's secret)
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s confide
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tell in confidence (to a person one trusts); be confident about
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s confidence
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self-assurance; calm unworried feeling based on a strong belief in one's abilities; strong belief in the ability of a person or plan; trust or faith in a person or thing; something confided; secret; Ex. confidence in your ability; Ex. I'm telling you this in confidence; Ex. exchange confidences about their boyfriends; ADJ. confident
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s confidential
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spoken or written in secret; trusted with private matters; Ex. confidential secretary
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confine
|
shut in an enclosed space; restrict; keep within limits; N. confinement
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confiscate
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seize; take possession of (private property) by official order (usu. as a punishment); commandeer
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conflagration
|
great fire
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confluence
|
flowing together; the place where two rivers flow together; crowd; gathering together
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conformity
|
harmony; agreement with established rules or customs; similarity; Ex. behave in conformity with; V. conform: be similar; act in agreement; comply; Ex. conform to the rule; CF. conformance
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n confound
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confuse; puzzle
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congeal
|
freeze; coagulate
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congenial
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pleasant; friendly; in agreement with one's tastes and nature; Ex. congenial weather
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congenital
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existing at birth
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conglomeration
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mass of material sticking together
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s conglomerate
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corporation made up of several different companies in diversified fields; mass of various material gathered together; rock consisting of small stones held together by clay; V.
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congruence
|
correspondence of parts; harmonious relationship; CF. congruity
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congruent
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in agreement; harmonious; corresponding; coinciding exactly; CF. congruous
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n conifer
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pine tree (usu. evergreen); cone-bearing tree; ADJ. coniferous; CF. deciduous; CF. evergreen
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conjecture
|
surmise; guess; V.
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conjugal
|
pertaining to marriage
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conjure
|
cause to appear by magic; summon (a devil or a spirit) by magical power; practice magic (esp. by very quick movement of the hands); evoke; conjure up: bring into the mind; Ex. The magician conjured a rabbit out of his hat.
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connivance
|
pretense of ignorance of something wrong; assistance; permission to offend; V. connive: feign ignorance (of a wrong); cooperate secretly in an illegal action; conspire
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connoisseur
|
"person competent to act as a judge of art
|
etc. (whose judgments are respected); a lover of an art"
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connotation
|
suggested or implied meaning of an expression; V. connote
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connubial
|
pertaining to marriage or the matrimonial state
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s matrimony
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state of being married
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s patrimony
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property inherited from a father
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consanguinity
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kinship; relationship by birth
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s consanguineous(consanguine)
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having a common ancestor
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conscientious
|
scrupulous; through and careful; Ex. conscientious worker
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conscript
|
draftee; person forced into military service; V.
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consecrate
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dedicate; sanctify; declare as sacred; Ex. consecrate one's life to helping the poor
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consensus
|
general agreement; opinion reached by a group
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consequential
|
self-important; significant; consequent; following as a result; Ex. consequential air; CF. subsequent
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conservatory(conservatoire)
|
school of the fine arts (especially music or drama); glass-enclosed area; CF. conservancy
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consign
|
"send to a person or place for sale; deliver officially; entrust; put into the care of another; set apart (for a special purpose); N. consignment; CF. consignor
|
consignee"
|
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consistency
|
absence of contradictions; uniformity; degree of thickness or firmness; Ex. consistency of thick cream; CF. viscous
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console
|
lessen sadness or disappointment; give comfort; allay the sorrow of; N. consolation
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consolidation
|
unification; process of becoming firmer or stronger; V. consolidate: merge; strengthen
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consonance
|
harmony; agreement
|
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s consonant
|
harmonious; in agreement; N.
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consort
|
associate with; keep company; N: husband or wife (or a ruler)
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conspiracy
|
treacherous plot; secret plan against the law (by two or more people)
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s conspire
|
take part in a conspiracy; (of events) work together; combine; Ex. Events conspired to produce great difficulties.
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s consternation
|
great shock; dismay
|
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constituent
|
supporter; voter; member of a constituency; component
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s constituency
|
voters represented by an elected official; district so represented; group of supporters (or constituents)
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s constitution
|
constituting; system of laws; composition of something; physical makeup or structure of a person; Ex. men with strong constitutions
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constraint
|
restraint; compulsion; repression of feelings; reticence; V. constrain: hold back; restrain; compel; oblige; confine forcibly; imprison
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construe
|
explain; interpret; Ex. construe her silence as meaning that she agreed; CF. misconstrue
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consummate
|
complete; V.
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contagion
|
infection (by contact); ADJ. contagious; CF. infectious: that can be passed by infection in the air
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s drastic
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strong; violent and severe; Ex. drastic changes/measures
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contaminate
|
pollute
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contempt
|
scorn; disdain; ADJ. contemptuous; CF. contemptible
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contend
|
struggle; compete; assert earnestly; state strongly
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contention
|
assertion; claim; thesis; struggling; competition
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s thesis
|
opinion put forward and supported by reasoned arguments
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s boost
|
lift by pushing up from below; increase; raise; N: push upward; increase
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contentious
|
quarrelsome; controversial; likely to cause arguments
|
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contest
|
dispute; argue about the rightness of; compete for; try to win; Ex. contest the election results; Ex. contest a seat in Parliament; N.
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context
|
writings preceding and following the passage quoted; circumstance in which an event occurs
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contiguous
|
adjacent to; touching upon
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n continence
|
self-restraint; sexual chastity; sexual abstinence; voluntary control over bladder and bowel functions; ADJ. continent
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n contingent
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"dependent on something uncertain or in the future; conditional; happening by chance; accidental; N: a group of soldiers
|
ships to a larger force; CF. contingency: future event that may or may not occur; possibility; Ex. prepare for every contingency"
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contortions
|
twistings; distortions; V. contort: twist violently out of shape; CF. contortionist
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n contraband
|
illegal trade; smuggling; smuggled goods; ADJ.
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n contravene
|
"contradict; oppose; violate (a rule
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law
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contrite
|
penitent; repentant; N. contrition
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n contrived
|
unnatural and forced; artificial; not spontaneous; Ex. The ending was rather contrived.
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s contrive
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invent or fabricate in a clever way (by improvisation); manage; Ex. contrive to attract his attention
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s contrivance
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something contrived; machine or apparatus; clever deceitful plan; scheme
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controvert
|
oppose with arguments; attempt to refute; contradict; ADJ. controversial; N. controversy
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contumacious
|
stubborn and disobedient; resisting authority (esp. disobedient to an order made by a court)
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contusion
|
bruise
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s bruise
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injure without breaking the skin; N.
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n conundrum
|
riddle; difficult problem
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convene
|
come together; assemble; call to meet; Ex. convene the council
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convention
|
social or moral custom; established practice; formal meeting; international agreement
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conventional
|
ordinary; typical; not nuclear; Ex. conventional weapons
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converge
|
approach; tend to meet; come together
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conversant
|
familiar with; having knowledge of
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converse
|
opposite; ADJ.
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convert
|
one who has adopted a different religion or opinion; V: change into another form; (persuade to) adopt a particular religion or belief
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convex
|
curving outward
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conveyance
|
vehicle; transfer; act of conveying; Ex. public conveyance
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conviction
|
judgment that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief
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convivial
|
pleasantly merry; festive; joyous; gay; characterized by joviality; jovial
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convoke
|
call together; Ex. convoke Parliament; N. convocation
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convoluted
|
coiled around; twisted; involved; complicated; intricate; complex; N. convolution: twist; one of the convex folds of the surface of the brain
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s convulsion
|
violent uncontrollable shaking movement (caused by illness); V. convulse; ADJ. convulsive
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n copious
|
plentiful
|
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n coquette
|
flirt; flirtatious woman; woman who tries to attract the admiration of men without sincere feelings; V.
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s flirt
|
behave in a way that attracts (sexual) attention; deal triflingly with; N: one (or woman) given to flirting; ADJ. flirtatious
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cordial
|
warmly friendly; gracious; heartfelt; Ex. cordial welcome
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n cordon
|
extended line of men or fortifications to prevent access or egress; (¾î±ú¿¡¼ °Üµå¶û ¹ØÀ¸·Î °ÉÄ¡´Â) Àå½Ä ¸®º»; V.
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n cornice
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projecting molding on building (usually above columns or pillars); ó¸¶ Àå½Ä
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n cornucopia
|
horn (or horn-shaped container) overflowing with fruit and grain; symbol of abundance; horn of plenty
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corollary
|
natural consequence (which naturally follows from something else)
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n corporeal
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bodily (rather than spiritual); of a bodily form; material; tangible
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corpulent
|
very fat; N. corpulence
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s corpus
|
collection (of writings or information); Ex. the corpus of Shakespear's works; Cf. corpse
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s corpuscle
|
red or white cell in the blood
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correlation
|
mutual relationship
|
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s correlate
|
either of the correlated things; V.
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corroborate
|
confirm; support; strengthen
|
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corrode
|
destroy or wear away gradually by chemical action (over a long period)
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corrosive
|
eating away by chemicals or disease; (of language) fierce
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n corrugated
|
wrinkled; ridged
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s wrinkle
|
small ridge on a smooth surface (face or cloth); V.
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s crinkle
|
wrinkle
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cosmic
|
pertaining to the universe; vast
|
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n coterie
|
group that meets socially; select circle; close group of people with shared interests
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countenance
|
approve; support; tolerate; Ex. countenance his rude behavior; N: face; appearance
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n countermand
|
cancel; revoke (an order)
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counterpart
|
thing that completes another; things very much alike; thing that has the same purpose in a different system
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n coup
|
highly successful action or sudden attack; coup(s) d'\'etat; CF. coup de gr\^ace: deathblow or shot which kills
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couple
|
join; unite; OP. uncouple
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n courier
|
messenger
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n covenant
|
binding agreement between two groups or people; compact; V: enter into a covenant; promise
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s bargain
|
agreement between two groups or people; something for sale at a price advantageous to the buyer; V: negotiate; trade; Ex. bargaining power
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covert
|
secret; hidden; implied; OP. overt
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n covetous
|
avaricious; desirous of (someone else's possessions); V. covet: desire eagerly (someone else's possessions)
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n cow
|
terrorize; intimidate
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n cower
|
shrink quivering as from fear; cringe
|
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|
n coy
|
shy (flirtatiously); showing a (pretended) lack of self-confidence; modest; coquettish; CF. job offer¸¦ ¹Þ¾ÒÀ» ¶§
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n cozen
|
cheat; hoodwink; swindle
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n crabbed
|
sour; bad-tempered; peevish; difficult to read as handwriting
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s peevish
|
bad-tempered; irritable; V. peeve: make angry
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n crass
|
very unrefined; grossly insensible; crude and undiscriminating; Ex. crass behavior
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craven
|
cowardly
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credence
|
belief
|
|
|
n credo
|
creed
|
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credulity
|
belief on slight evidence; gullibility; naivet\'e; ADJ. credulous
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creed
|
system of religious or ethical belief
|
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|
crescendo
|
increase in the volume or intensity as in a musical passage; climax; CF. crescent
|
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s far-fetched
|
too improbable to be believed; implausible; Ex. far-fetched story
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|
s overture
|
musical introduction to a long musical piece; first offer or proposal (to begin talks in the hope of reaching an agreement); Ex. overtures for peace
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|
n crestfallen
|
dejected; dispirited
|
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|
s crest
|
top (as of a hill or wave); showy feathers on the head of a bird
|
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|
n crevice
|
crack; fissure
|
|
|
cringe
|
shrink back as if in fear; cower
|
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|
criteria
|
standards used in judging; CF. criterion
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n crone
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hag; ugly old woman
|
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n crotchety
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(of someone old) eccentric; odd; whimsical; bad-tempered; N. crotchet: odd or whimsical notion
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n crux
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essential or main point; Ex. the crux of the problem; ADJ. crucial: of deciding importance
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crypt
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secret recess or vault usually used for burial; underground room (under a church)
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cryptic
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mysterious; hidden; secret
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n cubicle
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small chamber used for sleeping or work
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s compartment
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one of the parts into which an enclosed space is divided
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n cuisine
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style of cooking; Ex. French cuisine
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n culinary
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relating to cooking or kitchen
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n cull
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pick out from others (to kill the weakest members); reject; select; collect (information); N.
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culmination
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highest point; climax; V. culminate in: reach the highest point in; end in; Ex. a series of minor clashes culminating in war
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culpable
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deserving blame; blameworthy
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s culprit
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one guilty of a crime
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n culvert
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artificial channel for water; drain crossing under a road
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cumbersome
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heavy and awkward to carry or wear; burdensome; Ex. cumbersome parcel/uniform
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cumulative
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growing by addition; accumulative
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cupidity
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greed (for wealth); CF. cupid; CF. Cupid
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curator
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superintendent; manager (in charge of a museum or a library)
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n curmudgeon
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"churlish
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miserly individual; bad-tempered old person"
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n cursive
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(of writing) flowing; running; having the successive letters joined
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cursory
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casual; hastily done with little attention to detail
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curtail
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shorten; reduce
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cynical
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skeptical or distrustful of human motives; N. cynicism; CF. cynic: person who believes all people are motivated by selfishness
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n cynosure
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object of general attention; person or thing that is a center of attention; CF. Ursa Minor
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n dabble
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work at in a nonserious fashion; splash around; move noisily in a liquid
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n dais
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raised platform for speakers or other important people
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n dally
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trifle with; toy with; treat without the necessary seriousness; procrastinate; waste time
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n dank
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damp; unpleasantly wet
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n dapper
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neat and trim (in appearance); (of small men) neat in appearance and quick in movements; neat; spry
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n dappled
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spotted
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n daub
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smear (as with paint); cover with something sticky; Ex. daub one's clothes with mud/paint; N: small bit of sticky substance; Ex. a daub of paint
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s smear
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spread or cover with a sticky substance; N: mark made by smearing
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s smudge
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dirty mark with unclear edges made by rubbing; V.
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daunt
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intimidate; frighten; discourage; dishearten
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dauntless
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bold; fearless
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dawdle
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loiter; hang around; waste time doing nothing
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deadlock
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standstill resulting from the opposition of two unrelenting forces; stalemate
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s standstill
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condition of no movement or activity; stop
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n deadpan
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wooden; impassive; with no show of feeling; with an expressionless face
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dearth
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scarcity
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d\'eb\^acle
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sudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster
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debase
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degrade; reduce in quality or value; degenerate; lower in esteem; disgrace; N. debasement
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s kneel
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go down on one's knee(s)
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n debauch
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corrupt morally; seduce from virtue; N. debauchery: wild behavior (with sex and alcohol)
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s seduce
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lead away from proper conduct; entice; ADJ. seductive
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debilitate
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"weaken (esp. through heat
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hunger
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s bout
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match; short period of great activity; Ex. wrestling bout; bout of drinking/flu
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n debonair
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"(of men) friendly
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charming
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d\'ebris
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rubble; wreckage; scattered remains of something broken or destroyed
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n debunk
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"expose as false
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exaggerated
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n debutante
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young woman making formal entrance into society
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s debut
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d\'ebut; first public appearance; formal presentation of a young woman to society
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decadence
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"decay; fall to a lower level (of morality
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civilization
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decant
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pour off gently (wine or liquid)
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decapitate
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behead
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decelerate
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slow down
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n deciduous
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falling off at a specific season or stage of growth as of leaves; Ex. deciduous tree/teeth
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decimate
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kill (usually one out of ten or every tenth man); destroy or kill a large part of
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decipher
|
decode; CF. indecipherable
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n declivity
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downward slope
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n d\'ecollet\'e
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(of a dress) having a low-cut neckline; CF. d\'ecolletage: low neckline (on a dress)
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s decree
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authoritative order; edict; judgment of a court of law; V: order or judge by decree
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n decomposition
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decay; V. decompose: decay; break and separate into simple parts
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decorum
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propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners; appropriateness of behavior or conduct
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s decorous
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"proper (in behavior
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conduct
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decoy
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lure or bait; V.
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decrepitude
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state of collapse or weakness caused by illness or old age
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s decrepit
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weak and in bad condition from old age or hard use; Ex. decrepit old chair/man
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n decry
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express strong disapproval of; condemn openly (something dangerous to the public); disparage; Ex. decry the violence of modern films
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deducible
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derived by reasoning; V. deduce: infer; derive by reasoning
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deface
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mar; disfigure
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s mar
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spoil the appearance of
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defame
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harm someone's reputation; malign; speak evil of; slander; N. defamation; ADJ. defamatory
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default
|
failure to act; failure to perform a task or be present; V.
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n defeatist
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resigned to defeat or failure; accepting defeat or failure as a natural outcome; N. CF. defeatism
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defection
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desertion
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s defect
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shortcoming; V: desert (in order to join the opposite one)
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defer
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"give in respectfully; submit; delay till later; exempt temporarily; N. deferment; CF. show respect
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comply with
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deference
|
courteous regard for another's wish; courteous yielding to another's wish or opinion (showing respect); ADJ. deferential; OP. effrontery
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defiance
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refusal to yield; resistance; V. defy; ADJ. defiant
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defile
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pollute; make filthy or dirty; corrupt morally; profane; desecrate; N: narrow passage or gorge through mountains
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definitive
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most reliable; authorative and complete; that cannot be improved; conclusive; decisive; definite; Ex. definitive decision by the supreme court
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deflect
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turn aside; turn away from a straight course
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n defoliate
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destroy leaves; deprive of leaves (by the use of chemicals); N. defoliant
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n defray
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provide for the payment of; undertake the payment of; pay
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n defrock
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strip a priest or minister of church authority; unfrock
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s frock
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long loose garment (worn by monks)
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deft
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neat; skillful
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defunct
|
dead; no longer in use or existence
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degenerate
|
become worse in quality; deteriorate; ADJ: having become worse; Ex. a degenerate species; N: depraved or corrupt person
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degradation
|
humiliation; debasement; degeneration; V. degrade: debase; disgrace; degenerate; reduce (something) in worth; demote (someone); reduce in rank
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s dishonor
|
disgrace; N. ADJ. dishonorable
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n dehydrate
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remove water from; dry out
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deify
|
turn into a god; make a god of; idolize; Ex. Kings were deified; CF. deity
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n deign
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condescend; stoop
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s stoop
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bend forward and down; lower or debase oneself; fall to a lower standard of behavior by doing something; condescend; Ex. stoop to lying
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delete
|
erase; strike out
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n deleterious
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harmful
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deliberate
|
consider; ponder; ADJ: done on purpose; slow
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delineate
|
portray; depict; sketch; describe; N. delineation
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delirium
|
mental disorder marked by confusion; uncontrolled excitement; ADJ. delirious
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delta
|
flat plain of mud or sand between branches of a river
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delude
|
deceive
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deluge
|
flood; rush; V.
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delusion
|
false belief; hallucination; deluding; Ex. delusions of grandeur; Ex. under the delusion that
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delusive
|
deceptive; likely to delude; misleading; raising vain hopes; Ex. delusive promises
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n delve
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dig; search deeply; investigate
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demagogue
|
person who appeals to people's prejudice; false leader of people; CF. demagoguery
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demean
|
disgrace; humiliate; debase in dignity; behave
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demeanor
|
behavior; bearing
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demented
|
insane
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demise
|
death
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n demographic
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related to population balance; N. demography: statistical study of human population
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demolition
|
destruction; V. demolish
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n demoniac(demoniacal)
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fiendish; cruel; N. demon: evil supernatural being; devil
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s fiend
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evil spirit; devil
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n demotic
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of or pertaining to the people
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n demur
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"object (because of doubts
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scruples); raise an objection (showing qualms); hesitate; Ex. demur at the idea of working on Sunday"
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n demure
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(of a woman or child) grave; quiet and serious; coy; pretending to be demure
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denigrate
|
blacken; defame
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denizen
|
"(animal
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person
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denotation
|
meaning; distinguishing by name; V. denote: indicate; refer to directly; mean; CF. connotation
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n d\'enouement
|
final outcome; final development of the plot of a play or other literary work; the end of a story when everything is explained
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denounce
|
condemn; criticize; N. denunciation
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depict
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portray
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s expos\'e
|
public revelation of something discreditable
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deplete
|
reduce; exhaust
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deplore
|
regret; express sorrow and severe disapproval for something bad; Ex. deplore their violent behavior; ADJ. deplorable: very bad; deserving severe disapproval; Ex. deplorable living condition
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deploy
|
spread out (troops) in an extended though shallow battle line; distribute (persons or forces) systematically or strategically
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s battalion
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army unit made up of four or more companies
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depose
|
dethrone; remove from office; give a deposition; testify
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deposition
|
testimony under oath; deposing; dethroning
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depravity
|
extreme corruption; wickedness; V. deprave
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deprecate
|
express disapproval of; deplore; protest against; belittle; ADJ. deprecatory
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depreciate
|
lessen in value; belittle; represent as of little value
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depredation
|
plundering; destruction
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deranged
|
insane
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|
s institute
|
organization for a special purpose; V: establish
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s institution
|
"instituting; (building for the) organization; established custom
|
practice
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s institutionalize
|
make into an institution; put or confine in an institution
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derelict
|
negligent; (of someone) neglectful of duty; (of something) deserted by an owner; abandoned; N: abandoned property; homeless or vagrant person
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s dereliction
|
neglect of duty; abandonment
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deride
|
ridicule; treat with contempt; make fun of; OP. respect
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derision
|
ridicule; ADJ. derisive; CF. derisory
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derivative
|
unoriginal; obtained from another source; Ex. derivative prose style; N.
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s derivation
|
deriving; origin or source of something; Ex. the derivation of the word
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dermatologist
|
one who studies the skin and its diseases
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s acne
|
skin disease (on the face)
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|
h 14
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derogatory
|
expressing a low opinion; disparaging; V. derogate: detract; disparage
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n descry
|
catch sight of (something distant)
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desecrate
|
profane; violate the sanctity of
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s violate
|
break (a law); defile; desecrate; assault sexually; Ex. violate graves
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desiccate
|
dry up
|
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desolate
|
(of a place) deserted; unpopulated; (of a person) lonely; forlorn; joyless
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desolate
|
make desolate; forsake; abandon and desert
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n desperado
|
"reckless
|
desperate outlaw"
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|
s desperate
|
having lost all hope; despairing; reckless and violent because of loss of hope or despair; undertaken as a last resort
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despise
|
look on with scorn; regard as worthless or distasteful; ADJ. despicable: contemptible
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despoil
|
plunder; sack; Ex. despoil the village
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despondent
|
without hope and courage; depressed; gloomy; N. despondency: loss of hope with gloom; dejection
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despot
|
"tyrant; harsh
|
authoritarian ruler; CF. despotism"
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destitute
|
extremely poor; lacking means of subsistence; utterly lacking; devoid; Ex. destitute of any experience
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s impoverish
|
make poor; deprive of natural strength or something important; Ex. impoverished soil
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desultory
|
aimless; haphazard; digressing at random
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n detached
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emotionally removed; free from emotional involvement; calm and objective; physically separate; N. detachment; CF. attachment
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s detain
|
keep waiting; prevent from leaving or going; N. detention
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n determinate
|
having a fixed order of procedure; precisely defined; invariable; fixed; conclusive; final
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n determination
|
resolve; firmness of purpose; measurement or calculation; decision
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deterrent
|
something that discourages or deters
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detonation
|
explosion
|
|
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detraction
|
slandering; aspersion; detracting; CF. detractor
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detrimental
|
harmful; damaging; N. detriment
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deviate
|
"turn away from (a principle
|
norm); move away from an accepted standard; swerve; depart; diverge; N. deviation; Ex. deviation of the path of light by a prism"
|
|
n devious
|
roundabout; erratic; deviating from the straight course; not straightforward; not completely honest; Ex. devious route
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devise
|
think up; invent; plan; bequeath; N: bequest
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devoid
|
empty; lacking
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n devolve
|
"deputize; pass or be passed to others (power
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work
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s deputize
|
work or appoint as a deputy; N. deputy: person who has the power to take charge when the leading person is away
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devotee
|
enthusiastic follower; enthusiast; Ex. devotee of Bach
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devout
|
pious; deeply religious; sincere; earnest; Ex. my devout hope
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dexterous
|
skillful; skill in using hands or mind; N. dexterity
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diabolical
|
diabolic; devilish; fiendish
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n diadem
|
crown
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dialectical
|
relating to the art of debate; mutual or reciprocal; Ex. dialectical situation; N. dialectic: art of arriving at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments
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diaphanous
|
sheer; transparent
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n diatribe
|
bitter scolding or denunciation; invective; abuse
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dichotomy
|
division into two opposite parts; split; branching into two parts (especially contradictory ones)
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n dictum
|
"authoritative and weighty statement (made by a judge in court); saying; maxim; CF. obiter dictum: incidental
|
nonbinding remark (something said in passing)"
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n didactic
|
(of speech or writing) intended to teach a moral lesson; teaching; instructional; N. didacticism
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n die
|
metal block used for shaping metal or plastic; device for stamping or impressing; mold; CF. dice
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diffidence
|
shyness; lack of self-confidence; timidity; ADJ. diffident
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n diffuse
|
wordy; verbose; rambling; spread out (like a gas); V: spread out in all directions; disperse; N. diffusion; CF. suffuse
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digression
|
wandering away from the subject; V. digress
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dilapidated
|
falling to pieces; in a bad condition; ruined because of neglect; Ex. dilapidated old car/castle; N. dilapidation
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dilate
|
expand; dilate on/upon: speak or write at length on (a subject)
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dilatory
|
delaying; tending to delay
|
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dilemma
|
situation that requires a choice between equally unfavorable options; problem; choice of two unsatisfactory alternatives
|
|
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n dilettante
|
aimless follower of an art or a field of knowledge (not taking it seriously); amateur; dabbler; CF. delight
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diligence
|
steadiness of effort; persistent hard work
|
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dilute
|
make (a liquid) less concentrated; reduce in strength; Ex. dilute the influence of the president
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diminution
|
lessening; reduction in size; V. diminish
|
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din
|
continued loud noise; V: make a din; instill by wearying repetition
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s weary
|
tired after long work; V.
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n dinghy
|
small boat (often ship's boat)
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s maroon
|
leave helpless on a deserted island or coast; ADJ. red brown
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n dingy
|
(of things and place) dirty and dull; Ex. dingy street/curtain
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s dull
|
(of colors or surfaces) not bright; cloudy; overcast; boring; (of edge or sound) not sharp; not rapid; sluggish; slow in thinking and understanding; stupid; V.
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n dint
|
means; effort; Ex. by dint of hard work
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n diorama
|
"life-size
|
three-dimensional scene from nature or history; three-dimensional scene with modeled figures against a painted background"
|
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n dire
|
warning of disaster; disastrous; (of needs and dangers) very great; urgent; Ex. dire prediction/need of food
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n dirge
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funeral song; slow mournful piece of music (sung over a dead person)
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disabuse
|
correct a false impression; undeceive; free from a wrong belief
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n disaffected
|
disloyal; lacking loyality; V. disaffect: cause to lose affection or loyalty
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disapprobation
|
disapproval; condemnation
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n disarray
|
state of disorder; a disorderly or untidy state; Ex. with her clothes in disarray
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n disavowal
|
denial; disclaiming; repudiating; disowning; V. disavow; CF. disclaim
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n disband
|
dissolve; disperse; (of a group) break up and separate; Ex. The club has disbanded.
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n disburse
|
pay out (as from a fund); N. disbursement; CF. purse
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discernible
|
distinguishable; perceivable; Ex. discernible improvement
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discerning
|
mentally quick and observant; having insight; perceptive; able to make good judgments; V. discern: perceive
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n disclaim
|
disown; renounce claim to; deny; CF. disclaimer
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disclose
|
reveal; N. disclosure
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n discombobulated
|
discomposed; confused
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s discompose
|
disturb the composure of; confuse
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discomfit
|
frustrate; put to rout; defeat; disconcert; embarrass; perturb
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n disconcert
|
confuse; upset; embarrass; perturb
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disconsolate
|
hopelessly sad (at the loss of something)
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discord
|
conflict; lack of harmony; dissonance (when musical notes are played)
|
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discordant
|
not harmonious; conflicting
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n discount
|
disregard; regard (a story or news) as unimportant; deduct from a cost
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discourse
|
"serious speech
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writing
|
|
discredit
|
defame; disgrace; destroy confidence in; disbelieve; N. CF. discreditable: causing discredit; shameful
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discrepancy
|
lack of consistency or agreement as between facts; difference; Ex. discrepancy between two descriptions
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discrete
|
separate; unconnected
|
|
|
discretion
|
prudence; ability to adjust actions to circumstances; freedom of action or judgment; ADJ. discreet; CF. discretionary
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discriminating
|
able to see differences; discerning; prejudiced; N. discrimination
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|
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s discriminate
|
distinguish; make distinctions on the basis of preference
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s brisk
|
quick and active; marked by liveliness and vigor
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n discursive
|
(of a person or writing) digressing; rambling (without any clear plan)
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disdain
|
treat with scorn or contempt
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n disembark
|
debark; go ashore (from a ship); unload cargo from a ship; CF. embark
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disenfranchise
|
disfranchise; deprive of a civil right; OP. enfranchise
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n disengage
|
uncouple; separate; disconnect; stop fighting; OP. engage
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disfigure
|
mar the appearance of; spoil
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n disgorge
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surrender something (stolen); eject; vomit; OP. gorge
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n disgruntle
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make discontented
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dishearten
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discourage
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n disheveled
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untidy (of hair or clothing); V. dishevel
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disinclination
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unwillingness
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n disingenuous
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not naive; not candid; sophisticated; worldly wise; OP. ingenuous
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n disinter
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dig up; unearth; OP. inter
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disinterested
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unprejudiced; free from bias and self-interest; objective
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disjointed
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disconnected; lacking coherence; V. disjoint: disconnect; disjoin
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disjunction
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act or state of separation; disunity; CF. disjunctive: expressing a choice between two ideas; CF. conjunction; CF. conjunctive
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n dislodge
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remove (forcibly); force out of a position; Ex. dislodge the food caught in his throat; CF. lodge
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n dismantle
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take apart; disassemble
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s mantle
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loose sleeveless outer garment; cloak; something that covers or envelops; the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
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s crust
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hard outer covering (as of earth or snow)
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dismember
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cut into small parts; cut (a body) apart limb from limb
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n dismiss
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eliminate from consideration; no longer consider; put out of court without further hearing; reject; discharge from employment; direct to leave; ADJ. dismissive; N. dismissal
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disparage
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belittle
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maneuver(manoeuver)
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strategic military or naval movement (done for training purposes); carefully planned process; stratagem; V: carry out a military maneuver; use maneuvers in gaining an end
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disparate
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basically different; impossible to compare; unrelated
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disparity
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difference; condition of inequality; OP. parity
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dispassionate
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calm; impartial; not influenced by personal feelings
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dispatch
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speediness; prompt execution; message sent with all due speed; V: send to a specified destination; finish promptly; kill
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dispel
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scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
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s dispense
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distribute; prepare and give out (medicines); N. dispensation: dispensing; religious system; official exemption from an obligation or a rule
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disperse
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scatter; Ex. disperse the cloud/crowd
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n dispirited
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lacking in spirit
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n disport
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amuse; Ex. disport oneself; CF. divert
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disputatious
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argumentative; fond of argument
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disquietude
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uneasiness; anxiety; V. disquiet: make anxious
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n disquisition
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formal systematic inquiry; explanation of the results of a formal inquiry; long formal speech or written report
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dissection
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analysis; cutting apart in order to examine
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n dissemble
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disguise; hide the real nature of; pretend
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disseminate
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distribute; spread; scatter (like seeds)
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dissent
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disagree
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dissertation
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formal essay; treatise
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dissident
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"dissenting (with an opinion
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a group
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n dissimulate
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pretend; conceal by feigning; dissemble
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dissipate
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squander; waste foolishly; scatter
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n dissolution
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disintegration; reduction to a liquid form; looseness in morals; sensual indulgence; debauchery; ADJ. dissolute: lacking in moral restraint; leading an immoral life
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s reduce
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diminish; bring to a weaker or more difficult condition; demote; lower in rank; separate into components by analysis; Ex. reduced to the ranks; Ex. reduce the house to rubble; N. reduction
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dissuade
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persuade not to do; discourage; N. dissuasion
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s dissonance
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discord
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n distant
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reserved or aloof; cold in manner; Ex. distant greeting; ADV. distantly
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distend
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expand; swell out
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distill
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refine (a liquid by evaporating and subsequent condensation); concentrate; separate the most important parts from; Ex. distill fresh water from sea water; CF. brew
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n distinction
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honor; excellence; difference; contrast; discrimination; Ex. graduated with distinction; Ex. a writer of real distinction
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s distinct
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clearly different; clearly noticed
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s distinctive
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clearly different from others of the same kind
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distort
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twist out of shape; give a false account of; misrepresent; N. distortion
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n distrait
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absentminded; distracted
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n distraught
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upset; distracted by anxiety; very anxious and troubled almost to the point of madness; Ex. distraught with grief/worry
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s distract
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take (one's attention) off something; upset emotionally; make anxious; ADJ. distracted
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diurnal
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daily; occurring during the daytime
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diva
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operatic singer; prima donna
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diverge
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vary; go in different directions from the same point; ADJ. divergent: differing; deviating
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diverse
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differing in some characteristics (from each other); various; N. diversity:
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diversion
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act of turning aside; pastime; V. divert: turn aside from a course; distract; amuse
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divest
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strip (as of clothes); deprive (as of rights); dispossess; N. divestiture(divestment)
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divine
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perceive intuitively (by or as if by magic); foresee the future; foretell; dowse; ADJ. N. divination
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s dowse
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use a divining rod to search for underground water or minerals
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divulge
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reveal
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docile
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obedient; easily managed; submissive
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s ferocious
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fierce; violent; N. ferocity
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n docket
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program as for trial; book where such entries are made; list of things to be done; agenda; label fixed to a package listing contents or directions; V: describe in a docket
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n doctrinaire
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unable to compromise about points of doctrine; dogmatic; unyielding; marked by inflexible attachment to a doctrine without regard to its practical difficulties
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doctrine
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"teachings in general; particular principle (religious
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legal
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s indoctrinate
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cause to accept a doctrine without questioning it; Ex. indoctrinated with mindless anti-communism
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n document
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provide written evidence (for a claim); record with documents; N.
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n doddering
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shaky; infirm from old age; V. dodder
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s merit
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deserve; ADJ. meritorious: deserving reward or praise
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n doff
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take off; OP. don
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n dogged
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determined; stubborn; stubbornly persevering; tenacious; Ex. Inspector Javert's dogged pursuit of Jean Valjean
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s persevere
|
continue steadily in spite of difficulties
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n doggerel
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poor verse
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dogmatic
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opinionated; holding stubbornly to one's opinion; arbitrary; doctrinal
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n doldrums
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blues; listlessness(lack of spirit or energy); slack(inactive) period; period of stagnation; ocean area near the equator where ships cannot move because there is no wind; Ex. in the doldrums
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s blues
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"state of depression or melancholy; style of slow
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mournful music (evolved from southern Black American songs)"
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dolorous
|
sorrowful; N. dolor
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n dolt
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slow-thinking stupid person; CF. dull
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n domicile
|
home; V. ADJ. domiciled: having one's domicile; Ex. He is domiciled in Britain.
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n domineer
|
rule over tyrannically
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s dominate
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control; rule; enjoy a commanding position in; overlook from a height; ³»·Ã´Ùº¸´Ù
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s dominant
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exercising the most influence; high and easily seen; stronger than the other part of a system; not recessive
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n don
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put on; OP. doff
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s outfit
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clothing or equipment for a special purpose; Ex. cowboy outfit
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dormant
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sleeping; temporarily inactive; lethargic; latent
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n dormer
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window projecting upright from roof; CF. sleeping room
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dorsal
|
relating to the back of an animal; Ex. dorsal fin
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n dossier
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file of documents on a subject or person; file; CF. bundle of papers labeled on the back
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n dotage
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senility; feeblemindedness of old age; Ex. In one's dotage
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n dote
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be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline
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n dour
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sullen; gloomy; stubborn
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s sullen
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silently showing ill humor or resentment; dark; gloomy
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s brood
|
sit on in order to hatch; think deeply or worry anxiously; N: the young of certain animals; group of young birds hatched at one time
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n douse
|
plunge into water or liquid; dip; immerse; drench; wet throughly; extinguish; throw water over; dowse
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n dowdy
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untidy (of a woman or clothes); slovenly; dressed in an unattractive way; shabby; CF. unattractive woman
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n downcast
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disheartened; dejected; sad; directed downward
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n drab
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dull; lacking color; cheerless ; Ex. drab coat/life
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n draconian
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extremely severe; Ex. draconian punishment; CF. Draco: Athenian politician
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n dregs
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sediment in a liquid; lees; worthless residue
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n drivel
|
nonsense; foolishness; V: talk nonsense
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s nonsense
|
speech or writing with no meaning; foolish behavior or language; Ex. make (a) nonsense of: spoil; cause to fail
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s dribble
|
flow or fall in drops; let saliva flow out slowly from the mouth; move a ball; N.
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s drip
|
fall or let fall in drops; shed drops; N: action or sound of falling in drops; liquid that falls in drops
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s trickle
|
flow in drops or in a thin stream; N.
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n droll
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queer and amusing
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s queer
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strange; eccentric; deviating from the normal
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n drone
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idle person who lives on other people's work; male bee
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n drone
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talk dully; buzz or murmur like a bee; N.
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s murmur
|
"low
|
indistinct
|
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n dross
|
waste matter; worthless impurities
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drudgery
|
hard unpleasant work; menial work
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s drudge
|
do drudgery; N: person who drudges
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n dubious
|
questionable; (of something) causing doubt; (of someone) filled with doubt; N. dubiety
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n ductile
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malleable; pliable; (of metals) easily pulled into shape; flexible; (of someone) easily influenced or controlled
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n dulcet
|
sweet sounding; pleasing to the ear; melodious
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n dumbfound(dumfound)
|
"astonish (making dumb); ADJ. dumbfounded
|
dumfounded
|
|
n dupe
|
someone easily fooled or deceived; V: deceive
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n duplicity
|
double-dealing; hypocrisy; being dishonest and deceitful; ADJ. duplicitous
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|
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duration
|
length of time something lasts
|
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n duress
|
"forcible restraint
|
especially unlawfully; coercion by threat; illegal coercion; Ex. a promise made under duress"
|
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n dutiful(duteous)
|
(of people or their behavior) respectful; obedient (filled with a sense of duty)
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n dwindle
|
shrink; reduce gradually
|
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dynamic
|
energetic; vigorously active
|
|
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s dynamo
|
generator for producing electricity; energetic person
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n dyspeptic
|
suffering from indigestion; N. dyspepsia: indigestion; difficulty in digesting food
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s dys-
|
abnormal; impaired
|
|
|
s dyslexia
|
word blindness; learning disorder marked by impairment of the ability to read
|
|
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s dysentery
|
inflammatory disorder of the lower intestinal tract
|
|
|
s earthly
|
of this earth; terrestrial; worldly; not divine; possible; Ex. no earthly reason
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ebb
|
(of the tide) recede; lessen; diminish; N. OP. flow: rise of tide
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ebullient
|
showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm; boiling; N. ebullience; N. ebullition: state of boiling
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eccentric
|
irregular; odd; unconventional; whimsical; bizarre; not concentric
|
|
|
eccentricity
|
oddity; idiosyncrasy
|
|
|
ecclesiastic
|
ecclesiastical; pertaining to the church; N: minister; priest; cleric; clergyman
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s chapel
|
"small church (in a prison
|
college
|
|
s chaplain
|
clergyman attached to a chapel
|
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s padre
|
chaplain (in the armed forces)
|
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eclectic
|
selective; composed of elements drawn from disparate sources; selecting individual elements from a variety of sources; N. eclecticism
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eclipse
|
darken; extinguish; outshine; surpass; cause an eclipse
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|
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s ecliptic
|
path of the sun and the planets
|
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ecologist
|
person concerned with the interrelationship between living organisms and their environment; person concerned with the detrimental effects of human civilization on the environment; CF. ecology
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|
s ecosystem
|
ecological community together with its environment
|
|
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economy
|
efficiency or conciseness in using something; thrifty management of resources
|
|
|
ecstasy
|
rapture; very strong feeling of joy and happiness; any overpowering emotion; ADJ. ecstatic: causing or experiencing ecstasy
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s rapture
|
great joy and delight; ecstasy; ADJ. rapturous
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n eddy
|
"swirling current of water
|
air
|
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edict
|
decree (especially one issued by a sovereign); official command
|
|
|
s sovereign
|
ruler in a monarchy; ADJ: (of a country) independent and self-governing; having supreme power; supreme; excellent
|
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s sovereignty
|
complete independence and self-government (of a country); supremacy of authority; power to govern
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n edify
|
instruct; correct morally
|
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s edifice
|
building (of imposing size)
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eerie
|
weird; causing fear because strange
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efface
|
rub out; remove the surface of
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effectual
|
able to produce a desired effect; valid
|
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s effective
|
effectual; producing a strong response; striking; in operation; in effect; Ex. effective speech/photograph
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s effectuate
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effect; produce; achieve; Ex. effectuate a reconciliation
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effeminate
|
having womanly traits
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s emasculate
|
weaken; castrate
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s castrate
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remove the sex organs (of a male animal or person)
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n effervescence
|
inner excitement or exuberance; showing high spirits; emitting bubbles forming inside; bubbling from fermentation or carbonation; ADJ. effervescent; V. effervesce
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effete
|
having lost one's original power; barren; worn out; exhausted
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efficacy
|
power to produce desired effect; ADJ. efficacious: effectual
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|
effigy
|
"dummy; likeness of a person made of wood
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paper
|
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s dummy
|
imitation of a real object used as a substitute; effigy
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n effluvium
|
noxious(harmful) smell
|
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effrontery
|
rudeness without any sense of shame; shameless boldness; presumptousness; nerve; cheek
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s effulgent
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shining brightly; brilliant
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effusion
|
pouring forth; unrestrained outpouring of feeling; V. effuse: pour out; ADJ. effusive: pouring forth; gushing
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s gush
|
(of liquid) pour out in large quantities from a hole; make an excessive display of feeling (without true feeling); Ex. Blood gushed from the wound.
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egoism
|
"excessive interest in one's self; belief that one should be interested in one's self rather than in others; selfishness; ADJ. egoistic
|
egoistical"
|
|
s ego
|
one's opinion of oneself; self-esteem
|
|
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egotistical
|
egotistic; excessively self-centered(egocentric); self-important; conceited
|
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s egotism
|
tendency to speak or write of oneself excessively; conceit; self-importance
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egregious
|
notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking
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n egress
|
exit; opening for going out; act of going out; OP. ingress
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n ejaculation
|
exclamation; abrupt ejection (to discharge sperm); V. ejaculate
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n elaboration
|
addition of details; intricacy
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s elaborate
|
work out carefully; add more detail or information; ADJ.
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elated
|
filled with excited joy and pride; overjoyed; in high spirits; joyful and proud; Ex. elated crowd; V. elate; N. elation
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n elegy
|
"poem or song expressing lamentation (for the dead); ADJ. elegiacal
|
elegiac"
|
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elicit
|
draw out fact or information (by discussion or from someone)
|
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n elixir
|
cure-all; panacea; something invigorating
|
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ellipsis
|
omission of words from a text; mark used to indicate an omission (when the meaning can be understood without them); PL. ellipses
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elliptical
|
elliptic; oval; of an ellipse; containing an ellipsis; ambiguous either purposely or because key words have been left out
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eloquence
|
expressiveness; persuasive speech; ADJ. eloquent: movingly expressive; expressing ideas well so that the hearers can be influeneced
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elucidate
|
explain; make clear; clarify; enlighten; CF. lucid
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elusive
|
"evasive; not frank; baffling; hard to grasp
|
catch
|
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n elysian
|
relating to paradise; blissful
|
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s Elysium
|
place or condition of bliss
|
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emaciated
|
thin and wasted (from hunger or illness)
|
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emanate
|
issue forth; come out
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emancipate
|
set free; liberate
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embargo
|
ban on commerce or other activity
|
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embark
|
commence; go on board a boat; begin a journey
|
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embed(imbed)
|
enclose; place in something; fix firmly in a surrounding mass
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embellish
|
adorn; ornament; enhance as a story (by adding fictitious details)
|
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embezzlement
|
taking for one's own use in violation of trust; stealing (of money placed in one's care)
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s emblazon
|
ornament richly (a shield or flag); N. emblazonment
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s embody
|
give a bodily form to; incorporate; include
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n emboss
|
produce a design in raised relief; decorate with a raised design
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embrace
|
hug; clasp with the arms; adopt or espouse; accept readily; encircle; include; Ex. embrace the cause/socialism; Ex. all-embracing; CF. brace; CF. bracelet
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s encircle
|
surround
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embroider
|
decorate with needlework; ornament (a story) with fancy or fictitious details; embellish
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embroil
|
"throw into confusion; involve in strife
|
dispute
|
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embryonic
|
undeveloped; rudimentary; N. embryo: organism in the early stage of development
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emend
|
correct (usually a text); N. emendation: correction of errors; improvement
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n emetic
|
substance causing vomiting; ADJ.
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n eminent
|
rising above others; high; lofty; distinguished; Ex. eminent position
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emissary
|
agent (sent on a mission to represent another); messenger
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emollient
|
soothing or softening remedy (for the skin); ADJ.
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emolument
|
salary; payment for an office; compensation
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|
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n empathy
|
"ability to identify with another's feelings
|
ideas
|
|
s compassion
|
sympathy for the suffering of others; ADJ. compassionate
|
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empirical
|
based on experience
|
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n emulate
|
imitate; rival; try to equal or excel (through imitation)
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n enamored
|
in love; Ex. enamored of his own beauty; V. enamor: inspire with love
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encipher
|
encode; convert a message into code; put into cipher
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enclave
|
territory enclosed within an alien land
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encomiastic
|
praising; eulogistic; N. encomium: very high praise; eulogy
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encompass
|
surround; include; Ex. His activities encompass publishing and computers.
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encroachment
|
gradual intrusion; Ex. I resent all these encroachments on my valuable time; V. encroach: take another's possessions or right gradually or stealthily; intrude; Ex. encroach on/upon
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|
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encumber
|
burden; N. encumbrance
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n endearment
|
fond word or act; expression of affection
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s endear
|
make beloved; Ex. endear her to everyone; ADJ. dear: loved; cherished; high-priced
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endemic
|
prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area or country; peculiar to a particular region or people; CF. pandemic
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endorse
|
approve; support; write one's signature on the back of; N. endorsement; CF. dorsal
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endue
|
provide with some quality; endow
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enduring
|
lasting; surviving; V. endure: bear (pain or suffering) for a long time; remain alive (in spite of difficulties); last; survive
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energize
|
invigorate; give energy to; make forceful and active
|
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enervate
|
weaken; take away energy from
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enfranchise
|
admit to the rights of citizenship (especially the right to vote); CF. franchise
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n engage
|
attract; employ; hire; pledge oneself; confront; fight; enter into confliction; interlock; lock together; participate; N. engagement: agreement to marry; arrangement to meet someone or to do something; battle
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engaging
|
charming; attractive
|
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s engaged
|
employed; busy; betrothed; involved in conflict
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engender
|
cause; produce; give rise to
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engross
|
occupy fully; absorb
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enhance
|
"increase; make greater (as in value
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reputation
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enigma
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puzzle; mystery; ADJ. enigmatic: obscure; puzzling
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s puzzle
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baffle or confuse by a difficult problem; ponder over a problem in an effort to solve; clarify or solve by reasoning; Ex. puzzle out the answer; N.
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enjoin
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command; order; forbid
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enmity
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ill will; hatred; hostility
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n ennui
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boredom; listlessness and dissatisfaction resulting from lack of interest; CF. annoy
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enormity
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hugeness (in a bad sense); excessive wickedness; Ex. enormity of the crime; ADJ. enormous
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n enrapture
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please intensely; fill with rapture and delight
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n ensconce
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settle comfortably; place comfortably (in a secure place)
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ensue
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follow (as a result)
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entail
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make necessary; require; necessitate; involve; limit the inheritance of (property) to a specified succession of heirs; Ex. entail A on/upon B
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n enterprising
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full of initiative; showing enterprise
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s enterprise
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willingness to take new ventures; initiative; business organization; plan (that is difficult or daring); Ex. their latest enterprise to sail round the world in a small boat
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enthrall
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capture; enslave; captivate; hold the complete attention of (as if magic); hold spellbound
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entice
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lure; persuade to do (something wrong); attract; tempt
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s mischief
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behavior (of children) causing trouble with no serious harm; damage; harm; Ex. mischief to the crops; ADJ. mischievous: causing mischief; playfully troublesome
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entity
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real being
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entomology
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study of insects
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n entrance
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put under a spell(condition caused by magical power); carry away(fill with strong feeling) with emotion; put into a trance; fill with delight
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s trance
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hypnotic state; ecstatic state; detachment from one's physical surrounding (as in contemplation or daydreaming); CF. transition
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s hypnosis
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induced sleeping state; ADJ. hypnotic; V. hypnotize
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entreat
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plead; ask earnestly
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n entree(entr\'ee)
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entrance; a way in; right to enter; main dish of a meal; Ex. entree into the exclusive circle
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entrepreneur
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businessperson (who assumes the risk of a business venture); contractor; ADJ. entrepreneurial
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enumerate
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list; mention one by one
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n enunciate
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"announce; proclaim; utter or speak
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especially distinctly; pronounce clearly; articulate; Ex. This theory was first enunciated by him."
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environ
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enclose; surround; N. environs: surrounding area (as of a city)
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n eon(aeon)
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long period of time; an age; longest division of geologic time containing two or more eras
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n epaulet(epaulette)
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"ornament worn on the shoulder (of a uniform
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etc.)"
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s fringe
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decorative edge of hanging threads; edge
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ephemeral
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short-lived; fleeting
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s fleet
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fast; rapid; N. ADJ. fleeting: passing quickly; ephemeral
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epic
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"long heroic poem
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novel
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epicure
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connoisseur of food and drink; gourmet; ADJ. epicurean; CF. Epicurus
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s Epicurean
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believing that pleasure is good and suffering is bad and should be avoided; N.
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n epigram
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"witty thought or saying
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usually short"
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epilogue
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short speech at conclusion of dramatic work
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n episodic
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(of a story or play) loosely connected; made up of separate and loosely connected parts; N. episode: incident in the course of an experience
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n epistemologist
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philosopher who studies the nature of knowledge; N. epistemology
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n epitaph
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inscription in memory of a dead person (as on a tombstone)
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n epithet
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word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing; descriptive phrase to characterize a person (often contemptous)
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epitome
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perfect example or embodiment; brief summary; Ex. epitome of good manners; V. epitomize: make an epitome of; be an epitome of; embody
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epoch
|
period of time
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equable
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tranquil; of even calm temper; (of temperature) steady; uniform
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equanimity
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calmness of temperament; composure
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n equestrian
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rider on horseback; ADJ.
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equilibrium
|
balance of opposing forces; balance of the mind; equanimity
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n equine
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resembling a horse; Ex. equine face
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equinox
|
period of equal days and nights; the beginning of spring and autumn; Ex. vernal/autumnal equinox; ADJ. equinoctial
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n equipoise
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balance; balancing force; equilibrium
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equitable
|
fair; impartial; OP. inequitable
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equity
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fairness; justice; OP. inequity
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n equivocal
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(of words or statements) ambiguous; intentionally misleading; (of behavior) questionable; OP. unequivocal
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n equivocate
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use equivocal language to deceive people; lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth; N. equivocation
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erode
|
eat away; wear away gradually by abrasion; Ex. The sea erodes the rocks.
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erotic
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pertaining to passionate love or sexual love
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n errant
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wandering (esp. in search of adventure); straying from proper moral standards; Ex. knight-errant
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n erratic
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odd; irregular in movement or behavior; unpredictable
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erroneous
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mistaken; wrong; incorrect
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erudite
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(of a person or book) learned; full of learning; scholarly; N. erudition
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escapade
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prank; flighty conduct; reckless adventure that disobeys rules
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s prank
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mischievous trick
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s flighty
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"(esp. of a woman's behavior) capricious; often changing
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esp. from one lover to another; impulsive"
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n eschew
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avoid habitually; Ex. eschew alcoholic drinks
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n esoteric
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"hard to understand; known only to the chosen few
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esp. initiates; N. esoterica"
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espionage
|
spying
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n espouse
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adopt; support (an idea or aim); marry; N. espousal
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esteem
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respect; value; judge; N.
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estranged
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separated; alienated; V. estrange: alienate (people in a family); N. estrangement
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n ethereal
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like a spirit or fairy; unearthly light; heavenly; unusually refined; Ex. She has an ethereal beauty; CF. ether: upper air
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s airy
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of air; high in the air; lofty; immaterial; unreal
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n ethnic
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relating to races
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n ethnology
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study of humankind; study of the different races of human beings; CF. anthropology
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n ethos
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"underlying character of a culture
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group
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etymology
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study of word parts; study of the origins of words
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eugenic
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pertaining to the improvement of race; N. eugenics: study of hereditary improvement of the human race
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eulogistic
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praising; full of eulogy
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n eulogy
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"expression of praise
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often on the occasion of someone's death; V. eulogize"
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euphemism
|
mild expression in place of an unpleasant one; ADJ. euphemistic
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euphony
|
sweet sound; ADJ. euphonious
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n euphoria
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feeling of exaggerated or unfounded(ungrounded; baseless) well-being; feeling of great happiness or well-being (when unreasonable); ADJ. euphoriaric
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euthanasia
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mercy killing
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evanescent
|
fleeting; vanishing; soon disappearing; V. evanesce
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n evasive
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not frank; trying to hide the truth; eluding; evading; V. evade: avoid (a duty or responsibility) or escape from by deceit
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evince
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show clearly
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n evenhanded
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impartial; fair
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evocative
|
"tending to call up (emotions
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memories)"
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evoke
|
call forth (memory or feeling); Ex. That old film evoked memories of my childhood; N. evocation
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n ewe
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female sheep
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s ram
|
male sheep; V. strike or drive against with a heavy impact
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exacerbate
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worsen; aggravate; embitter
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s embitter
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make bitter; fill with painful or bitter feelings; make sad and angry; Ex. He was embittered by many disappointments.
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exacting
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extremely demanding; Ex. exacting standard of safety
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s exact
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demand and obtain by force; Ex. exact a promise from him; N. exaction
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exalt
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raise in rank or dignity; praise highly; inspire; Ex. exalt the imagination; ADJ. exalted; N. exaltation
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n exasperate
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vex; annoy or make angry (by testing the patience)
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n exceptionable
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objectionable; likely to cause dislike; offensive; CF. unexceptionable: entirely acceptable
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s except
|
exclude; N. exception: objection; exclusion; ADJ. exceptional: unusual; of unusually high quality
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n excerpt
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selected passage (written or musical) taken from a longer work; V.
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n exchequer
|
treasury; Ex. Chancellor of the exchequer
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s chancellor
|
legal official of high rank; CF. chancellery(chancellory): position of a chancellor
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s treasure
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keep as precious; cherish
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excise
|
cut away; cut out; N: government tax on good produced and used inside a country; N. excision
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exclaim
|
cry out suddenly; N. exclamation; ADJ. exclamatory
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n excoriate
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scold with biting harshness; censure strongly; strip the skin off
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exculpate
|
clear from blame or guilt
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n execrable
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very bad; detestable
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execrate
|
curse; express abhorrence for; detest
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execute
|
put into effect; carry out; kill as a lawful punishment; N. execution
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s executor
|
person designated to execute the terms of a will; ¿¹¼ú ÀÛÇ°ÀÇ Ã¦ÀÛÀÚ
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s executioner
|
person administering capital punishment
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s executive
|
person having administrative authority; one branch of government executing laws; ADJ: relating to executing
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s legislature
|
legislating branch of government; CF. legislate: make laws
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s judiciary
|
judicial branch of government
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n exegesis
|
"explanation
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especially of biblical(of the bible) passages"
|
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exemplary
|
serving as a model; outstanding; Ex. exemplary punishment/behavior; N. exemplar: typical example; model
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exemplify
|
show by example; furnish an example; serve as an example of; Ex. His pictures exemplify that sort of painting.
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exempt
|
not subject to a duty or obligation; free from a duty; V.
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exertion
|
effort; expenditure of much physical work; V. exert oneself: make a great effort
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s exhale
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breathe out; OP. inhale
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exhilarating
|
invigorating and refreshing; cheering; V. exhilarate: make cheerful and excited; Ex. exhilarated by the ride in the sports car
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n exhort
|
urge (by strong argument or advice); Ex. The general exhorted his men to fight bravely; N. exhortation
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s urge
|
drive or force forward (by causing impulses); drive to take action; impel; entreat earnestly; Ex. urge horses; N: impulse that prompts action
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s urgent
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compelling immediate action; pressing; persistent; importunate; Ex. urgent in his demands
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exhume
|
dig out of the ground; remove from a grave
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exigency
|
urgent situation; ADJ. exigent
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exiguous
|
small in amount; minute
|
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n existential
|
pertaining to existence; pertaining to the philosophy of existentialism
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exodus
|
departure (of a large number of people)
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exonerate
|
acquit; exculpate; free from blame or guilt
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exorbitant
|
(of costs or demands) excessive; exceeding reasonable bounds
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exorcise
|
drive out evil spirits
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exotic
|
not native; from another part of the world; strange; intriguingly unusual; Ex. exotic flower/dress
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s intrigue
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make secret plans; plot; arouse the curiosity of; N: secret scheme; plot; secret love affair
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n expansive
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(of a person) outgoing and sociable; broad and extensive; able to increase in size
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s outgoing
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sociable; eager to mix socially with others
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n expatiate
|
talk at length; speak or write in detail
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expatriate
|
exile; someone who has withdrawn from his native land; V: exile; banish; leave one's country
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expedient
|
suitable (for a particular purpose although not necessarily morally correct); practical; politic(prudent); N: something expedient
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expedite
|
hasten; make go faster
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s expeditious
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done with speed; quick; N. expedition
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expenditure
|
payment or expense; expending; something expended; output; Ex. receipt for the expenditure; Ex. expenditure of all the energy
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expertise
|
specialized knowledge (in a particular field); expert skill
|
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expiate
|
make amends for (a sin)
|
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n expletive
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meaningless word; interjection; profane oath; swear-word
|
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s interjection
|
exclamation; Ex. ``Ouch''
|
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s swear
|
vow; promise; use profane oaths; use offensive words
|
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s swear-word
|
word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody''
|
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s oath
|
solemn promise; blasphemous use of sacred words to express strong feelings; swear-word; Ex. ``For Christ's sake''
|
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explicate
|
explain in detail; interpret; clarify; CF. explicable
|
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explicit
|
totally clear; definite; outspoken
|
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exploit
|
"brave and successful act; deed or action
|
particularly a brave deed; CF. crossing the Atlantic ocean"
|
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exploit
|
"make use of
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sometimes unjustly; N. exploitation"
|
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expository
|
explanatory; serving to explain; N. exposition: explaining; exhibition
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n expostulation
|
protest; remonstrance; reasoning with someone to correct or dissuade; V. expostulate
|
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exposure
|
"risk
|
particularly of being exposed to disease or to the elements; unmasking; act of laying something open; Ex. exposure of governmental corruption"
|
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expound
|
explain
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n expropriate
|
take possession of (often for public use and without payment)
|
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n expunge
|
cancel; remove a word or name (from a book or list); erase
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expurgate
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clean; remove offensive parts of a book
|
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extant
|
(of something written or painted) still in existence
|
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extemporaneous
|
not planned; impromptu; extempore
|
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n extenuate
|
weaken; mitigate; lessen the seriousness of (bad behavior)
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extirpate
|
root up; uproot; destroy completely
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n extol
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praise very highly; glorify
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extort
|
"wring from; get money by threats
|
etc.; obtain by force or threats; CF. extortionate: exorbitant"
|
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s wring
|
twist (to extract liquid); extract by twisting; wrench painfully (necks or hands)
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n extradition
|
surrender of prisoner by one state to another; Ex. extradition treaty; V. extradite
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n extraneous
|
not essential; irrelevant; superfluous; external; coming from the outside; Ex. extraneous details/noise/to the subject
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n extrapolation
|
projection; conjecture; V. extrapolate: infer (unknown information) from known information
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extricate
|
free from an entanglement or difficulty; disentangle
|
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extrinsic
|
external; not essential or inherent; extraneous; OP. intrinsic
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extrovert
|
person interested mostly in external objects and actions
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s mingle
|
mix together in close association
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n extrude
|
force or push out; thrust out; shape (plastic or metal) by forcing through a die
|
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n exuberance
|
overflowing abundance; joyful enthusiasm; flamboyance; lavishness; ADJ. exuberant: high-spirited and lively; growing abundantly and strongly
|
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s glow
|
shine brightly without a flame (as of eyes or metals); show redness and heat (in the face) after hard work or because of strong feelings; N: light produced by a heated body; brilliance of a color
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n exude
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flow out slowly; discharge (gradually); give forth; N. exudation
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s ooze
|
(of a thick liquid) pass or flow slowly; N: mud or thick liquid as at the bottom of a river
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exult
|
rejoice
|
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fabricate
|
build; lie; make up (a story) in order to deceive; Ex. fabricate the whole story; CF. fabric: underlying structure; Ex. fabric of society
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n facade(fa\c{c}ade)
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front or face (of building); superficial or false appearance
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facet
|
small plane surface (of a gem(precious stone)); a side
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n facetious
|
joking (often inappropriately); unserious; humorous
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n facile
|
easily accomplished; ready or fluent; superficial; not deep; Ex. facile solution to a complex problem; Ex. facile speaker; N. facility: ability to do something easily and well; ease in doing resulting from skill or aptitude; something that facilitates an action; amenity; Ex. with great facility
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facilitate
|
help bring about; make less difficult
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facsimile
|
copy
|
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n faction
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party; clique (within a large group); dissension
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s dissension
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disagreement of opinions causing strife within a group
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n factious
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inclined to form factions; causing dissension
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n factitious
|
artificial; produced artificially; sham; false; Ex. factitious tears
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n factotum
|
handyman; person who does all kinds of work; CF. do everything
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faculty
|
mental or bodily powers; teaching staff
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|
h 19
|
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fallacious
|
false; based on a fallacy; misleading; N. fallacy: false idea or notion; false reasoning; Ex. popular fallacy; Ex. fallacy of the argument
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fallible
|
liable to err
|
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s falsify
|
make (something written) false by changing
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n fallow
|
(of land) plowed but not sowed (to improve the quality); uncultivated
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s sow
|
plant or scatter seed
|
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n falter
|
hesitate; weaken in purpose or action; walk or move unsteadily through weakness; N.
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s stumble
|
trip and almost fall; proceed unsteadily; act falteringly; N.
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fanaticism
|
excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause; N. fanatic; ADJ. fanatic
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fancied
|
imagined; unreal
|
|
|
n fancier
|
"breeder or dealer of animals; one who has a special interest
|
as for raising specific plant or animal"
|
|
n fanciful
|
whimsical; visionary; imaginary; produced by imagination; Ex. fanciful scheme
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s fancy
|
imagination (of a whimsical or fantastic nature); capricious liking; V: imagine; be fond of; ADJ. decorative; elaborate
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n fanfare
|
call by bugles or trumpets; showy display; spectacular public display
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n farce
|
broad comedy; mockery; humorous play full of silly things happening; ADJ. farcical
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n fastidious
|
difficult to please; squeamish; fussy; finicky
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s squeamish
|
easily shocked or sickened by unpleasant things; fastidious; Ex. A nurse should not be squeamish.
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n fatalism
|
belief that events are determined by forces or fates beyond one's control; ADJ. fatalistic; CF. fatal: causing death
|
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|
fathom
|
comprehend; investigate; determine the depth of; N. unit of measurement for the depth of water
|
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|
s fathomless
|
too deep to be measured or understood; unfathomable
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n fatuous
|
"smugly and unconsciously foolish; inane; silly; N. fatuity
|
fatuousness"
|
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fauna
|
animals of a period or region; CF. flora
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n fawning
|
courting favor by cringing and flattering; V. fawn: exhibit affection as a dog; seek favor or attention by obsequiousness
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s court
|
attempt to gain; seek; woo; risk; behave so as to invite; attempt to gain the favor of by attention; Ex. court disaster
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n faze
|
disconcert; dismay; embarrass
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feasible
|
practical; able to be carried out; practicable
|
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n febrile
|
feverish
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n fecundity
|
fertility; fruitfulness; ADJ. fecund: very productive of crops or young
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s fertile
|
"producing many young
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fruits
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s fruitful
|
producing results; profitable; prolific; producing in abundance
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feign
|
pretend
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|
n feint
|
trick; shift; sham blow; feigned attack to draw away defensive action; V.
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|
s shift
|
change position or place; exchange (one thing) for another; change in direction or position; Ex. shift the stolen goods; N. group of workers which takes turns with other groups; working period of such a group
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n felicitous
|
(of a word or remark) apt; suitably expressed; well chosen
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n felicity
|
"happiness; appropriateness (of a remark
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choice
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s feline
|
of a member of the cat family; N.
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n fell
|
cruel; (of a disease) deadly
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n fell
|
cut or knock down (a tree or a person); bring down (with a missile)
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felon
|
person convicted of a grave crime; CF. felony: serious crime
|
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n feral
|
(of an animal) not domestic; wild
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n ferment
|
agitation; commotion(noisy and excited activity); unrest (of a political kind); V. produce by fermentation; undergo fermentation; cause (a state of trouble)
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s fermentation
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chemical reaction that splits complex organic compounds; unrest; agitation
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n ferret
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drive or hunt out of hiding; hunt with ferrets; drive out (as from a hiding place); expel; uncover or discover by searching; Ex. ferret out the secret; N. small fierce animal which catches rats and rabbits by going into their holes
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n fervent
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ardent; zealous; hot
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n fervid
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ardent; zealous; hot
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s impassioned
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(of speech) filled with passion; fervent
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n fervor
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glowing ardor; intensity of feeling; quality of being fervent or fervid; zeal; intense heat
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n fester
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rankle; produce irritation or resentment; (of a cut or wound) generate pus or rot; Ex. His insult festered in my mind for days.
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festive
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joyous; celebratory; relating to a feast or festival
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n fete(f\^ete)
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honor at a festival; celebrate or honor with a feast; N. (outdoor) festival or feast; CF. feast
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n fetid(foetid)
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malodorous; foul
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s foul
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very bad or disagreeable; very dirty; Ex. foul smell/flavor/temper/language/air/deed/weather/means; N. act against the rules; V. make or become foul; commit a foul
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s fetish(fetich)
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object believed to have spiritual powers; object of excessive attention or reverence; CF. fetishism
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n fetter
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shackle; restrict the freedom of; N. chain or shackle for the foot of a prisoner; CF. foot
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n fiasco
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total failure; CF. bottle
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n fiat
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command; arbitrary order; Ex. presidential fiat; CF. let it be done
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fickle
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changeable (in affections or friendship); faithless
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n fictitious
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imaginary; non-existent; purposely invented to deceive; untrue; Ex. fictitious name/boyfriend; CF. fictional
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fidelity
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loyalty; accuracy
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n figment
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invention; something invented; imaginary thing; Ex. figment of your imagination
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figurative
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not literal but metaphorical; using a figure(impression) of speech
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s figure
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written symbols; number; amount represented in numbers; outline or silhouette of a thing or human body; person (well-known); impression; diagram; pattern; group in a dance; Ex. figure of speech; V. calculate with numbers; adorn with figures; appear; consider; Ex. My name did not figure in the list.
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n figurine
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small ornamental statuette(very small statue)
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n filch
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steal (things of small value)
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s pilfer
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steal things of small value; filch; snitch
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n filial
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pertaining to or befitting a son or daughter; Ex. filial respect
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n filibuster
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block legislation or prevent action in a lawmaking body by making very slow long speeches; N; freebooter
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s freebooter
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pirate or plunderer who makes war in order to grow rich
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s bust
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"piece of sculpture showing a person's head
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shoulders
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n filigree
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delicate ornamental lacelike metalwork
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s lace
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cord used to draw and tie together two opposite edges (as of a shoe); delicate fabric made of fine threads; V: draw together by tying a lace
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n filing
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particle removed by a file
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finale
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conclusion; concluding part
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n finesse
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delicate skill; V: handle with finesse
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n finicky
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too particular; fussy; difficult to please; too concerned with unimportant details or quality; Ex. finicky about her food
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s fussy
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fastidious; finicky; easily upset
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s fuss:
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trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby
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finite
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limited
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n firebrand
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piece of burning wood; hothead; troublemaker; person who stirs up trouble
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s hothead
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person who does things too quickly without thinking; ADJ. hotheaded
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fissure
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crevice; crack
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n fitful
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spasmodic; intermittent; irregular
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s fit
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sudden outburst of an illness or feeling; convulsion caused by epilepsy
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n flaccid
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flabby; lacking firmness; weak; Ex. flaccid muscles
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s limp
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walk lamely; ADJ: lacking firmness; weak
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n flag
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droop; grow feeble; decline in vigor or strength; ADJ. flagging; CF. unflagging
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s droop
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bend or hang downward; become weakened; Ex. His shoulders drooped with tiredness; N.
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flagrant
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"conspicuously wicked
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bad
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outrage
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act of extreme violence or viciousness; resentful anger; V: commit an outrage on; produce anger in; ADJ. outrageous: offensive
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n flail
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beat with or as if with a flail; move wildly; thresh grain by hand; strike or slap; toss about; N: threshing tool consisting of a stick swinging from the end of a long handle
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s thresh
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beat (cereal plants) with a machine or flail to separate the grains from the straw
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s toss
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throw lightly; move or lift (the head) with a sudden motion; flip (a coin) to decide something
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n flair
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talent
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n flamboyant
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ornate; highly elaborate; richly colored; ostentatious; showy; CF. flame
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n flaunt
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"display ostentatiously; Ex. ``Honey
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if you've got it
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n flay
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strip off skin; plunder; remove the skin from; criticize harshly
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n fleck
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spot; mark with flecks; N: small mark or spot
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n fledgling(fledgeling)
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inexperienced; N: young bird that has acquired wing feathers and is learning to fly; inexperienced person
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n fleece
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wool coat of a sheep; V: shear the fleece from; rob by a trick; swindle; plunder
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s shear
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remove (fleece or hair) by cutting; remove the hair or fleece from; cut with or as if with shears; N: shears; pair of scissors
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s trickster
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person who cheats people
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n flick
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light stroke as with a whip; V: move with a light quick blow; strike with a light quick blow (as from a whip); Ex. flick the switch
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s flicker
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burn unsteadily or fitfully; move waveringly; N: flickering movement or light; brief sensation; Ex. flicker of excitement
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s flutter
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"(of a bird with large wings) wave (the wings) lightly
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rapidly
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n flinch
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hesitate; shrink back (in fear of something unpleasant); Ex. She did not flinch in the face of danger.
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n flippant
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lacking proper seriousness; Ex. flippant remarks about death; N. flippancy
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s flip
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"send (something) spinning
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often into the air
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n flit
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fly; fly or move lightly or quickly; dart lightly; pass swiftly by; Ex. a bee flitting from flower to flower
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n floe
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flat mass of floating ice
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flora
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plants of a region or era
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s florescence
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condition or period of flowering
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n florid
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ruddy; (of a complexion) reddish; flowery; very ornate; CF. rose
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s flush
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redden; blush; flow suddenly and abundantly; wash out by a rapid brief flow of water; N: reddish tinge; blush; brief rush; rush of strong feeling; Ex. flush of pride; ADJ: having surfaces in the same plane; even; blushing
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s blush
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become red in the face (from embarrassment or shame); become red or rosy; N.
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s tinge
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give a slight degree of a color or quality to; N: slight degree of a color or quality; Ex. tinged with grey/jealousy
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s tint
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slight degree of color; V: give a tint to
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s flowery
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full of flowers; full of ornate expressions
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n flotsam
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drifting wreckage
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s jetsam
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things thrown from a ship (to lighten the ship)
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n flounder
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"struggle and thrash about; proceed clumsily or falter (as in water
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mud
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s thrash
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beat with a whip or flail; defeat utterly; talk about thoroughly in order to find the answer; move wildly or violently; Ex. The fishes thrashed about in the net.
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flourish
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grow well; prosper; make sweeping gestures; wave; brandish; Ex. The trees flourished in the sun. N: showy movement or gesture; embellishment or ornamentation (esp. in handwriting)
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n flout
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reject; mock; show contempt for; scorn; Ex. flout the rules
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s curb
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chain or strap used with a bit to restrain a horse; something that checks; V: check; restrain
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fluctuate
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waver; shift; rise and fall as if in waves; change or vary irregularly
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fluency
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smoothness of speech; ADJ. fluent
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n fluke
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unlikely occurrence; stroke of fortune; accidental stroke of good luck; ADJ. fluky
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n fluster
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confuse; make nervous and confused; N.
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n fluted
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having vertical parallel grooves (as in a pillar); V. flute: make long parallel inward curves in; N. flute: long rounded groove incised on the shaft of a column
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s groove
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long narrow channel made in a surface to guide the movement of something; Ex. groove of the record
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s stammer
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speak with involuntarily pauses or repetitions
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n flux
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flowing; series of changes; fluctuation; Ex. in a state of flux
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n fodder
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"coarse food for cattle
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horses
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n foible
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small weakness of character; slight fault; CF. feeble
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n foil
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contrast; one that by contrast enhances the distinctive characteristics of another
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n foil
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defeat; frustrate; prevent from being successful; thwart; CF. fail
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n foist
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insert improperly; impose upon another by coercion; palm off; pass off as genuine or worthy; CF. fist
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s palm
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conceal in the palm of the hand; palm off: pass off; Ex. palm off some bad oranges onto the lady/the painting as a real Renoir
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s pass_off
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present falsely; represent falsely to be
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n foliage
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masses of leaves; CF. defoliate
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n foment
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stir up; incite; instigate; promote the growth of (something evil or unpleasant)
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n foolhardy
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rash; reckless; foolishly daring
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n foppish
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vain about dress and appearance; N. fop: man who takes too much interest in his clothes and appearance
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n foray
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raid; sudden raid or military advance; V.
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n forbearance
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patience; forgiveness; V. forbear: refrain from (in a generous and forgiving way); be patient; Ex. forbear to send him to prison
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n ford
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place where a river can be crossed on foot; V.
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n forebears(forbears)
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ancestors
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foreboding
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premonition of evil; feeling of coming evil; V. forebode: be a warning of (something unpleasant)
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n forensic
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suitable to debate or courts of law; of or used in legal proceedings and the tracking of criminals; Ex. forensic science/medicine
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s forum
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public square of an ancient Roman city; public place for open discussion; court of law
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foreshadow
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give an indication beforehand; be a sign of (what is coming); portend; prefigure
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s prefigure
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be a sign of; foreshadow
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s forerunner
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predecessor; one that comes before and indicates the approach of another
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foresight
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ability to foresee future happenings; prudence in providing for the future
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forestall
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prevent by taking action in advance
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s nuptial
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of marriage or the wedding ceremony; N; nuptials; wedding ceremony
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s forfeit
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something surrendered as punishment for a crime or breach of contract; V: lose as a forfeit; N. forfeiture
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s forge
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counterfeit; reproduce fraudulently; form by heating in a forge and hammering into shape; move with a sudden increase of speed or power; Ex. forged ahead in the last two years; N: furnace where metals are heated
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forgo(forego)
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give up; do without
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forlorn
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sad and lonely; wretched; desolate
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formality
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ceremonious quality; ceremonious adherence to rules; something done just for form's sake; Ex. mere formality
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formidable
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menacing; arousing fear; threatening; difficult to defeat; Ex. formidable foe/question
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s menace
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threat; V: threaten
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n forsake
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desert; abandon; renounce
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n forswear
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renounce under oath; abandon; make a solemn promise to give up; CF. abjure
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forte
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strong point or special talent in a person's character
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n forthright
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straightforward; direct; frank
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s forthcoming
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happening in the near future; ready; willing to help; Ex. No answer was forthcoming.
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fortitude
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bravery; courage; strength of mind
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n fortuitous
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accidental; by chance; N. fortuity
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n foster
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rear; bring up (for a certain period only); encourage; promote the development of (feelings or ideas); Ex. help foster friendly relations; ADJ: giving parental care although not related by blood; Ex. foster parents
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n founder
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fail completely; sink; CF. flounder
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founder
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person who establishes (an organization or business)
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n fracas
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brawl(noisy quarrel or fight) in which a number of people take part; melee
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n fractious
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unruly; peevish; cranky; bad-tempered; Ex. fractious horse
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frail
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weak; N. frailty
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franchise
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right or privilege granted by authority; right to vote; license to sell a product in a particular territory
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n frantic
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wild; distraught as from fear or worry; Ex. frantic with fear
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fraudulent
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cheating; deceitful; Ex. fraudulent means; N. fraud: deception; swindle
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n fraught
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filled (with something unpleasant); full; Ex. fraught with danger and difficulties; CF. freight
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n fray
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brawl; fight; V: wear away or unravel by rubbing; have loose threads developing; cause to become worn out (a person's temper or nerves); CF. rub
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n frenetic(phrenetic)
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frenzied; frantic
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n frenzied
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madly excited; N. frenzy: violent wild excitement
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n fresco
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painting on wet plaster (usually fresh)
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s paste
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smooth viscous mixture as of flour(powder made by crushing grain) and water (used as an adhesive); V: cause to adhere by applying paste
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s pastry
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paste of flour and water (eaten when baked)
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s plaster
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paste that hardens to a smooth solid and is used for coating walls; V.
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n fret
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be annoyed or vexed; Ex. fret over your poor grades; N: irritation of mind; ADJ. fretful
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friction
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clash or conflict in opinion; rubbing against
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n frieze
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ornamental horizontal band on a wall
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frigid
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intensely cold; cold in manner; Ex. frigid zone
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n fritter
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waste (time or money on unimportant things)
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frivolous
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lacking in seriousness; flippant; self-indulgently carefree; unworthy of serious attention; relatively unimportant; trivial
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s self-indulgence
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excessive indulgence of one's own desire
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s carefree
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free from worries; having no problems
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n frolicsome
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prankish; gay; playful; merry; frisky
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s frolic
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play and jump about happily; frisk; Ex. frolicking young lambs
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n frond
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fern leaf; palm or banana leaf
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s litter
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waste material thrown away (as bits of paper scattered untidily); V: cover untidily with scattered litter
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n fructify
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bear fruit; produce fruit
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frugality
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thrift; economy; ADJ. frugal: practicing economy; costing little; inexpensive
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fruition
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bearing of fruit; fulfillment; realization; Ex. come to/be brought to fruition
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frustrate
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thwart; defeat; prevent from accomplishing a purpose
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fugitive
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fleeting or transitory; lasting only a short time; roving(wandering); running away or fleeing as from the law; N: one who flees; Ex. fugitives at large
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n fulcrum
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support on which a lever rests or pivots
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n fulminate
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thunder; explode; issue a severe denunciation
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n fulsome
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disgustingly excessive; offensively flattering; Ex. fulsome praise/expressions of admire
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fumble
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move the fingers and hands awkwardly (in search of something); mishandle or drop a ball that is in play; bungle; botch; spoil by mishandling; N.
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n functionary
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official (who performs a particular function)
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s functional
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made for practical use only (without decoration); functioning; Ex. functional modern furniture; CF. functionalism
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fundamental
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basic; primary; essential
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n funereal
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sad; solemn; suitable for a funeral
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n furor
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frenzy; great anger and excitement; CF. fury
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n furtive
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stealthy; quiet and secret (trying to escape notice); sneaky; Ex. furtive glance
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s sneak
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"move
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give
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s underhand(underhanded)
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done slyly and secretly (being dishonest)
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s sly
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clever in deceiving; secretive; not telling one's intentions
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n fusillade
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"simultaneous firing or outburst (of missiles
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questions
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fusion
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union; coalition; V. fuse
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futile
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useless; hopeless; ineffectual
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n gadfly
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animal-biting fly; irritating person
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n gaffe
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social blunder
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h 21
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n gainsay
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deny
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n gait
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manner of walking or running; speed
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galaxy
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"large isolated system of stars
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such as the Milky Way; collection of brilliant personalities"
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gale
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"windstorm; gust of wind; emotional outburst (laughters
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tears); Ex. gale of laughter"
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n gall
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bitterness of feeling; nerve; effrontery; ´ãÃó(bile); CF. gall bladder
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n gall
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annoy; exasperate; chafe; N: skin sore caused by rubbing (as on the skin of a horse); exasperation
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galleon
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large three-masted sailing ship
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s galley
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low ship with sails (rowed along by slaves)
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s clipper
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sailing vessel built for great speed
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s pinnace
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small boat
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s clip
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cut off with shears; fasten; N: something clipped off (as a short extract from film); clasp or fastener
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n galvanize
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stimulate or shock by an electric current; stimulate by shock; shock into action; stir up; coat with rust-resistant zinc by using electricity
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s galvanic
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of the production of electricity by the action of an acid on a metal; having the effect of an electric shock; Ex. galvanic cell; galvanic effect; CF. Luigi Galvani
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n gambit
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opening in chess in which a piece is sacrificed; action made to produce a future advantage
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s ploy
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strategem to gain an advantage; tactic; Ex. management ploy
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n gambol
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romp; skip about; leap about playfully; frolic; N.
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s romp
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play or frolic boisterously; gambol; N.
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s zest
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outer skin of an orange used for giving a special taste to food; spice; interest; flavor; spirited enjoyment; Ex. add a certain zest to the affair; Ex. zest for life
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n gamely
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in a spirited manner; with courage; Ex. fight gamely against a superior boxer; ADJ. game
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n gamut
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entire range
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n gape
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open widely; open the mouth wide; stare wonderingly with the mouth open; CF. agape
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n garbled
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mixed up; jumbled; distorted; V. garble: mix up or distort (a message) to such an extent as to make misleading or unintelligible
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s jumble
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mix in a confused way
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n gargantuan
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huge; enormous; gigantic; CF. the hero of Gargantua and Pantagruel
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gargoyle
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waterspout carved in grotesque figures on a building
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n garish
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overbright in color; unpleasantly bright; gaudy
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s trim
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make neat or tidy by clipping; reduce by removing what is unnecessary; ornament; decorate (round the edges); Ex. trim the cost; Ex. jacket trimmed with fur; N. ADJ: tidy; in good order
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n garner
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gather; store up; amass
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n garnish
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decorate; add a garnish to; decorate (food or drink) with small items such as lemon slices; N.
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n garrulous
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loquacious; wordy; talkative; N. garrulity
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n gastronomy
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art and science of preparing and serving good food; CF. gastronome
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gauche
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clumsy (in social behavior); coarse and uncouth
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n gaudy
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flashy; showy
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s flashy
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showy; gaudy; giving a momentary brilliance
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s gild
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cover with a thin layer of gold
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n gaunt
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lean and angular; thin and bony; emaciated; barren
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n gavel
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hammerlike tool; mallet(wooden hammer) used by a presiding officer or an auctioneer; V.
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s bid
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command; utter (a greeting); offer as a price; N: offer of a price; amount offered; earnest effort to gain something; Ex. bid for freedom
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n gawk
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stare foolishly; look in open-mouthed awe
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n gazette
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official periodical publication; newspaper
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genealogy
|
record of descent; lineage; ancestry; study of ancestry
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generality
|
vague statement; general statement which is not detailed; quality of being general; greater part; most; Ex. generality of people
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generate
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cause; produce; create
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generic
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characteristic of an entire class or species; of a genus
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s genus
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"division of animals or plants
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below a family and above a species"
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genesis
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beginning; origin
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n geniality
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cheerfulness; kindliness; sympathy; ADJ. genial: cheerful and good-tempered
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genre
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particular variety of art or literature
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n genteel
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well-bred; elegant; striving to convey an appearance of refinement; Ex. genteel poverty
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n gentility
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those of gentle birth; high social class; refinement; quality of being genteel
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s breed
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produce young; rear; bring up; produce (an undesirable condition); N: kind or sort of animal or plant
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s crossbreed
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hybridize; N: hybrid; CF. interbreed; CF. inbreed
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s well-bred
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of good upbringing; well-mannered and refined
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n gentry
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people of standing(rank or position); people of good family or high social position; class of people just below nobility
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s gentle
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kindly; soft; mild; of good family
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n genuflect
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bend the knee as in worship
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germane
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pertinent; bearing upon(having connection with) the case at hand; appropriate
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n germinal
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pertaining to a germ; creative; Ex. germinal idea
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s germ
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earliest form of an organism; seed or bud; something that may develop into something larger or more important; microbe
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germinate
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cause to sprout; sprout
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s sprout
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begin to grow; give off shoots or buds; N: new growth on a plant; shoot
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s shoot
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new growth from a plant
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gerontocracy
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government ruled by old people
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s gerontology
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study of the sociological phenomena associated with old age
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s geriatrics
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medical treatment and care of old age
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n gerrymander
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change voting district lines in order to favor a political party; N. CF. Elbridge Gerry + (sala)mander
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n gestate
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evolve as in prenatal growth; N. gestation: period of development from conception until birth
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s natal
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connected with birth; CF. prenatal; CF. postnatal
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n gesticulation
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motion; gesture; V. gesticulate: make gestures (while speaking)
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n ghastly
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horrible; terrifying; resembling ghosts; CF. aghast
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n gibberish
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nonsense; nonsensical or unintelligible talk or writing; babbling
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n gibe
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mock; make jeering remarks; N: jeering remarks
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n giddy
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light-hearted; not serious; frivolous; dizzy; causing dizziness; Ex. giddy youth; Ex. giddy climb/height
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n gingerly
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very carefully; ADJ.
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n girth
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distance around something; circumference
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n gist
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essence; main point; substance
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glacial
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like a glacier; of an ice age; extremely cold; Ex. glacial epoch; CF. iceberg
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n glaring
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(of something bad) highly conspicuous; harshly bright; shining intensely and blindingly
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s glare
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shine intensely and blindingly; stare fixedly and angrily; N.
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n glaze
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"cover with a thin and shiny surface; apply a glaze to; N: thin
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smooth
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n glean
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gather leavings; gather grain left behind by reapers; gather bit by bit (facts or information) often with difficulty
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glib
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fluent (with insincerity or superficiality); facile; slick
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s slick
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make smooth or glossy; N: smooth surface; Ex. oil slick; ADJ: smooth; glossy; deftly executed; adroit; glib
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s sleek
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smooth and shining (as from good health); V.
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n glimmer
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shine erratically; twinkle; N: dim or unsteady light; faint indication; Ex. glimmer of hope
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s glitter
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shine brightly with flashing points of light; Ex. glittering diamond ring; N: sparkling light; attractiveness; glamor; Ex. glitter of the sun on the waves
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s glamor
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compelling charm; ADJ. glamorous
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n gloat
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express evil satisfaction; look at or think about with evil satisfaction; view malevolently; Ex. The thief gloated over the stolen jewels.
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n gloss_over
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explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults
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s gloss
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brief explanation note or translation of a difficult expression; V.
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glossary
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brief explanation of words used in the text
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n glossy
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smooth and shining; N. gloss: shiny brightness on a surface; superficially attractive appearance; Ex. gloss of good manners
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s mat
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not shiny; matte; having a dull finish; N: flat piece of material used as a floor covering; V.
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s finish
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surface texture; completeness of execution
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s finished
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properly made and complete; Ex. finished product/performance
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n glower
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scowl; glare; look or stare angrily
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s scowl
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frown angrily; N: angry frown
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n glut
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overstock; fill beyond capacity (with food); fill to excess; N: oversupply
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n glutinous
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sticky; viscous; gluey
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glutton
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someone who eats too much; ADJ. gluttonous: given to gluttony; greedy; CF. gluttony: habit of eating too much
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n gnarled
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twisted
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s gnarl
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protruding knot on a tree; V.
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gnome
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dwarf; underground spirit who guards treasure hoards
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goad
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urge on; drive with a goad; cause (someone) to do something by continued annoyance; Ex. They goaded him into doing it by saying he was a coward; N: sharp-pointed stick for driving cattle; stimulus; CF. annoy continually
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n gorge
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narrow canyon; steep rocky cleft; ravine (made by a stream which runs through it)
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n gorge
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stuff oneself (with food); glut; CF. gorgeous: dazzlingly beautiful
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n gory
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bloody; N. gore: blood (from a wound)
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s shudder
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shake uncontrollably; tremble; V.
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n gossamer
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sheer; very light; like cobwebs; N: soft and sheer fabric; cobweb
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s sheer
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pure; thin and transparent; very steep
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n gouge
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tear out; cut out (as if with a gouge); Ex. gouge his eyes out; N: chisel for cutting out hollow areas in wood
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n gouge
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overcharge (with high price); extort from; Ex. gouge the public; CF. usury
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n gourmand
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epicure; person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink
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n gourmet
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connoisseur of food and drink; epicure
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graduated
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"arranged by degrees (of height
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difficulty
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s graduate
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arrange into categories or grades; divide into marked intervals (for use in measurement); Ex. graduated ruler
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n granary
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storehouse for grain
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grandeur
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impressiveness; stateliness; majesty
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s stately
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formal; ceremonious; grand in style or size; majestic
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grandiloquent
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(of a person or speech) using high sounding or important-sounding language; pompous; bombastic
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grandiose
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affectedly grand; pretentious; high-flown; ridiculously exaggerated; impressive; great in size or scope; grand; Ex. grandiose ideas
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s high-flown
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highly pretentious or inflated
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s matin\'ee(matinee)
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dramatic or musical performance given in the afternoon
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n granulate
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form into grains or granules; N. granule: grain or particle
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graphic
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pertaining to the art of delineating; vividly described
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s vivid
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(of light or color) bright and distinct; evoking lifelike mental images; Ex. vivid red hair/description
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s graphite
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black form of carbon used in lead pencils
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n grapple
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wrestle; come to grips with; take hold of and struggle with; Ex. grapple with the burglar
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n grate
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make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; shred by rubbing against a rough surface; Ex. grated cheese N: framework of metal bars to hold fuel in a fireplace
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gratify
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please; satisfy; Ex. gratify a desire
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n gratis
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free; without charge; ADJ.
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gratuitous
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given freely; unwarranted; uncalled for; done without good reason; Ex. gratuitous comment
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gratuity
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tip
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gravity
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seriousness; ADJ. grave
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gregarious
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sociable; (of an animal) tending to form a group
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grievance
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cause of complaint; complaint
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n grill
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question severely; cook on a grill; broil; N: cooking surface of parallel metal bars
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s broil
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cook by direct heat; N.
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s grim
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causing great fear; unrelenting; determined in spite of fear; Ex. grim smile
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n grimace
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"facial distortion to show feeling such as pain
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disgust
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n grisly
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ghastly; horrifying; Ex. grisly remains of the bodies
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s groom
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man employed to take care of horses; V: make neat and trim; clean and brush (an animal)
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grotesque
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fantastic; comically hideous; strange and unnatural (causing fear or amusement)
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s hideous
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repulsive to the sight; ugly; repugnant; Ex. hideous face/scream
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n grotto
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small cavern
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n grouse
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complain; fuss; grumble; grouch; N: plump chickenlike game bird
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s grumble
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complain; mutter discontentedly; grouch; N.
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s mutter
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utter (complaining words) indistinctly in low tones
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s rumble
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make or move with a deep rolling sound (as thunder or stomach)
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n grovel
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crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate; behave in a servile manner
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grudging
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unwilling; reluctant; stingy(giving reluctantly)
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n gruel
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thin liquid porridge
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s porridge
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soft food made by boiling oatmeal
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s oatmeal
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crushed oats used for making porridge
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n grueling
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exhausting; Ex. grueling marathon race
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n gruesome
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grisly; horrible
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n gruff
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rough-mannered; (of a voice) rough; hoarse
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s grunt
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utter a deep guttural sound (as a pig does); N.
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n guffaw
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boisterous laughter; V.
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guile
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deceit; duplicity; wiliness; cunning; Ex. persuade her by guile
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s cunning
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clever in deceiving; sly; N: cleverness in deceiving; deceit
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guileless
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without deceit
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guise
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outward appearance; costume; Ex. in a new guise
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n gull
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trick; deceive; hoodwink; N: person who is easily tricked; dupe
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gullible
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easily deceived
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n gustatory
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affecting or relating to the sense of taste
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n gusto
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eager enjoyment; zest; enthusiasm
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gusty
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windy
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s gust
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strong abrupt rush of wind; V. CF. bluster
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n guy
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cable or chain attached to something that needs to be braced or steadied; CF. guide
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s topple
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become unsteady and fall down
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s overthrow
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topple; N.
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s overturn
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turn over; capsize; topple
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s capsize
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(of a boat) turn over
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gyroscope
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"apparatus used to maintain balance
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ascertain direction
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n habituate
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accustom or familiarize; addict
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n hackles
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"hairs on back and neck
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especially of a dog; Ex. make someone's hackles rise"
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s growl
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"low
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guttural
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hackneyed
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commonplace; trite
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n haggard
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wasted away; gaunt; Ex. haggard faces of the rescued miners
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n haggle
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argue about prices (in an attempt to bargain)
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n halcyon
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calm; peaceful; Ex. halcyon days
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n hale
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healthy
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s hail
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frozen rain drop; V: salute or greet; precipitate hail
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n hallowed
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blessed; consecrated; Ex. hallowed ground; V. hallow: set apart as holy
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hallucination
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delusion; false idea; false perception of objects with a compelling sense of their reality; objects so perceived; V. hallucinate; ADJ. hallucinatory
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n halting
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hesitant; faltering; not fluent; Ex. halting steps/voice; V. halt: proceed or act with uncertainty; falter; hesitate; waver; stop
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s waver
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move or swing back and forth; be uncertain or unsteady in decision or movement; Ex. wavering between accepting and refusing
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hamper
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obstruct; prevent the free movement of; N: ½Ä·áÇ°À̳ª ÀǺ¹ µîÀ» ´ã´Â ¹Ù±¸´Ã
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n hap
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chance; luck
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haphazard
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random; by chance; happening in an unplanned manner; Ex. haphazard growth of the town
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n hapless
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unfortunate; luckless
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n harangue
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"long
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passionate
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harass
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annoy by repeated attacks
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harbinger
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forerunner (which foreshadows what is to come)
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harbor
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give protection (by giving food and shelter); provide a refuge for; hide; keep in mind (thoughts or feelings); Ex. harbor a grudge/criminal; N: place of shelter; refuge
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s habitat
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natural home of a plant or animal; CF. habitation
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n hardy
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(of people or animals) sturdy; robust; (of plants) able to stand inclement(stormy) weather
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n harping
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tiresome dwelling on a subject; V. harp: dwell on(think or speak a lot about) tediously
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n harrowing
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agonizing; distressing; traumatic; V. harrow: break up and level (soil) with a harrow; inflict great distress on; agonize; N: farming machine to break up the earth
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harry
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"harass
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annoy
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hatch
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deck opening; lid covering a deck opening; V: emerge from an egg; produce (young) from an egg
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s latch
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fastening or lock consisting of a movable bar that fits into a notch; V: close with a latch
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s notch
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V-shaped cut in a surface; V.
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haughtiness
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pride; arrogance; ADJ. haughty
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s haunt
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(of a spirit) visit (a place); come to mind continually; visit (a place) regularly; frequent; Ex. haunted house; Ex. haunted by his last words; N: place much frequented
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n haven
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place of safety; refuge; harbor; Ex. tax haven
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s havoc
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widespread damage; disorder; chaos
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hazardous
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dangerous
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s hazard
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venture; put in danger; risk; Ex. hazard a guess; N: possible source of danger
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hazy
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slightly obscure; misty; unclear; N. haze: light mist or smoke; confused state of mind
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n headlong
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hasty; rash; headfirst; ADV.
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s headfirst
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moving with the head leading; headlong
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n headstrong
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willful; stubborn; unyielding; determined to have one's own way; CF. no 'excessive'
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n heckler
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person who verbally harasses others; V. heckle: verbally harass as with gibes (by interrupting a speaker or speech)
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hedonist
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one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life; CF. hedonism: practice of living one's life purely for pleasure
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heedless
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not noticing; disregarding
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s heed
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pay attention to; N: close attention
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n hegemony
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dominance especially of one nation over others
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n heinous
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atrocious; wicked; hatefully bad; Ex. heinous crime
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s gross
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total; fragrant; clearly wrong; (of people's behavior) coarse; corpulent; Ex. gross insolence/behavior; V: earn as a total amount; N: 12 dozens
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s helm
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steering wheel of a ship; position of control
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herbivorous
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grain-eating; CF. herbivore
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heresy
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opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion; ADJ. heretical; CF. heretic
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n hermetic
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sealed by fusion so as to be airtight; airtight
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n hermetic
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concerning alchemy or magic; obscure and mysterious; occult
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s sterile
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incapable of producing young; free from microorganism; V. sterilize
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n hermitage
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home of a hermit
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n herpetologist
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one who studies reptiles; CF. herpetology: branch of zoology that deals with reptiles and amphibians
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n heterodox
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(of beliefs) against accepted opinion; unorthodox; unconventional
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heterogeneous
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dissimilar; mixed; not homogeneous; consisting of dissimilar elements or plants
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n hew
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cut to pieces with ax or sword; chop; N.
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n heyday
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time of greatest success or power; prime
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s prime
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period of ideal or peak condition; earliest or beginning stage; Ex. in the prime of life; Ex. prime of the year(spring); ADJ: first in importance or rank; first; V: make ready; prepare
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s primary
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first in rank or importance; principal; earliest in time; Ex. primary stages; N. CF. first
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s primal
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first in rank or importance; being first in time; original; Ex. man's primal innocence
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s primate
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group of mammals including humans
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n hiatus
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gap; pause; gap or interruption in space or time; break
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n hibernal
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wintry; wintery; of or like winter
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hibernate
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sleep throughout the winter; N. hibernation
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hierarchy
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arrangement by rank or standing; authoritarian body divided into ranks; body of persons having authority
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s totem
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"animal
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plant
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hieroglyphic
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picture writing; ADJ.
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n hilarity
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boisterous mirth(merriment; laughter); ADJ. hilarious: full of laughter
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n hindmost
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furthest behind; farthest to the rear
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s wage
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begin and continue (a war)
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hindrance
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block; obstacle; V. hinder
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n hinterlands
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back country; inner part of a country; OP. foreland
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n hireling
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one who serves for hire (usually used contemptuously); one who works solely for compensation; Ex. hireling politician
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n hirsute
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hairy; having a lot of hair
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n histrionic
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theatrical; excessively dramatic or emotional; affected; of actors or acting; N. histrionics: histrionic behavior
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s historic
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important in history; Ex. historic battle
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s historical
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connected with history; based on events in history (whether regarded as important or not)
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n hoard
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stockpile; accumulate for future use; N: supply stored for future use
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n hoary
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white with age
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n hoax
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trick which makes someone take action; practical joke; Ex. hoax mail; V.
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n holocaust
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destruction by fire; CF. burnt whole; CF. Holocaust
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n holster
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leather pistol case (that hangs on a belt around the waist)
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homage
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honor; tribute; great respect; Ex. pay/do homage to
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n homeostasis
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tendency of a system or organism to maintain relative stability or internal equilibrium; CF. homeo-: constant; Ex. homeotherm
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homespun
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domestic; made at home; spun or woven at home; simple and ordinary; Ex. homespun philosophy
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s spin
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"rotate swiftly; make (thread) by twisting (cotton
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wool
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n homily
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sermon; tedious moralizing lecture; serious warning; ADJ. homiletic
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homogeneous
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of the same kind; uniform in composition throughout
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n hone
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sharpen (a tool); N: whetstone for sharpening a tool
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n hoodwink
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deceive; delude
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n horde
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crowd; swarm
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s swarm
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large group of insects moving in a mass; crowd of people or animals; V: move in a crowd or mass
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n hortatory
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encouraging; exhortive; marked by exhortation; CF. exhort
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n horticultural
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"pertaining to cultivation of gardens; N. horticulture: science or art of cultivating fruits
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vegetables
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hostility
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unfriendliness; hatred; enmity; ADJ. hostile
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n hovel
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shack; small wretched house
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s hut
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crude dwelling; shack
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s shack
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crude cabin
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s shed
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small roofed structure for storage and shelter; V: pour forth; lose by natural process; repel without allowing penetration; radiate; cast; Ex. shed tears/light/water/skin/leaves
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n hover
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hang about; (of birds or aircraft) stay in the air in one place; (of people) wait nearby; stay around one place; waver; be in an uncertain state
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n hubbub
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confused uproar; loud noise; din
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n hubris
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arrogance; excessive self-conceit
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n hue
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color; aspect; Ex. opinions of every hue
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n hue_and_cry
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outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule
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humane
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marked by kindness or consideration; kind and compassionate; humanitarian
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humanitarian
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one devoted to the promotion of human welfare; CF. humanism
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n humdrum
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dull; monotonous
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humid
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damp; N. humidity
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n humility
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humbleness of spirit
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s humble
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of low rank or position; modest; having a low opinion of oneself and a high opinion of others; unassuming; not proud; V. humiliate: make humble; cause to feel ashamed or to lose the respect of others
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n hummock
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small hill; hillock
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n humus
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substance or rich soil formed by decaying vegetable matter; CF. soil
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n hurtle
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crash; rush; move with great speed; Ex. hurtling runaway train
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n husband
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use sparingly; conserve; save; Ex. husband one's energy; CF. house holder
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n husbandry
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frugality; thrift; economy; agriculture; farming; Ex. animal husbandry; CF. husbandman
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hybrid
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mongrel; mixed breed; V. hybridize
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s mongrel
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plant or animal (esp. a dog) of mixed breed; ADJ.
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s pedigree
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line of ancestors; ancestry; lineage; ADJ. (of an animal) descended from of a chosen family; Ex. pedigree dog; CF. crane's foot
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n hydrophobia
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fear of water; rabies
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s rabies
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disease passed on by the bite of an infected animal (causing madness and death)
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s hygiene
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science and practice of the promotion and preservation of health; ADJ. hygienic: showing careful attention to cleanness (to prevent disease); Ex. hygienic condition
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n hyperbole
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exaggeration; overstatement; ADJ. hyperbolic: of hyperbole; of a hyperbola
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hypercritical
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excessively exacting; too critical (without noticing good qualities)
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n hypochondriac
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person unduly worried about his health; worrier without cause about illness; ADJ. CF. hypochondria: neurosis that one is or is becoming ill; CF. abdomen
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hypocritical
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pretending to be virtuous; deceiving; N. hypocrisy: profession of beliefs one does not possess; CF. hypocrite
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hypothetical
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based on assumptions or hypotheses; supposed; N. hypothesis
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n ichthyology
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study of fish; CF. ichthyo-: fish
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icon(ikon)
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religious image; idol; image or representation
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n iconoclastic
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attacking cherished traditions; N. iconoclast: one who attacks traditional ideas; one who destroys sacred images
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ideology
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system of ideas characteristic of a group or culture
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n idiom
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expression whose meaning as a whole differs from the meanings of its individual words; distinctive style (of expression); Ex. idiom of the modern popular music; ADJ. idiomatic
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idiosyncrasy
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"individual trait usually odd in nature; behavioral peculiarity; eccentricity; attitude
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behavior
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n idolatry
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worship of idols; excessive admiration or devotion; ADJ. idolatrous
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n idyllic
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charmingly carefree; simple and happy; Ex. idyllic scene
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s idyll(idyl)
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short poem idealizing rural life; simple happy period of life (in the country); scene from such a time; Ex. idyll of two young lovers
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n igneous
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produced by fire; of fire; volcanic; (of rocks) formed from lava; Ex. igneous meteorite
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ignite
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kindle; light; catch fire or set fire to
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n ignoble
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unworthy; not noble; dishonorable; Ex. ignoble deed
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n ignominy
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deep disgrace; shame or dishonor; ADJ. ignominious; Ex. ignominous defeat
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illicit
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illegal
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n illimitable
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infinite; limitless
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illuminate
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brighten; clear up or make understandable; enlighten; enable to understand; Ex. illuminating remarks
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illusion
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misleading vision or visual image; false idea or belief; CF. delusion
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illusive
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deceiving; based on illusion; causing illusion; deceptive
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illusory
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illusive; deceptive; not real
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imbalance
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lack of balance or symmetry; disproportion
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s disproportion
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lack of proportion (between the parts); ADJ. disproportionate
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n imbecility
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weakness of mind; state of being an imbecile; N. imbecile: stupid person; fool
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imbibe
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drink in
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n imbroglio
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complicated situation (as in a play); painful or complex misunderstanding (as in a play); entanglement; confused mass (as of papers); V. embroil
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n imbue
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saturate(soak thoroughly); fill; Ex. imbue someone with feelings
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immaculate
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spotless; flawless; absolutely clean
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s tenant
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one that pays rent to use property owned by another
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s tenancy
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possession of land or building by rent; period of a tenant's occupancy
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imminent
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impending; near at hand
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immobility
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state of being immovable
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n immolate
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offer or kill as a sacrifice (by fire)
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immune
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resistant to; free or exempt from; N. immunity
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n immure
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imprison; shut up in confinement; CF. wall
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immutable
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unchangeable
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impair
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injure; hurt; damage
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n impale
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pierce (with a sharp point); Ex. impaled by the spear
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impalpable
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imperceptible(not easily understood); intangible; OP. palpable: tangible; easily perceptible
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impartial
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not biased; fair; N. impartiality
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s impart
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grant a share of; make known; Ex. news to impart
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impassable
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not able to be traveled or crossed
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impasse
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predicament(dangerous condition) from which there is no escape; situation allowing for no further progress
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impassive
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without feeling; expressionless; imperturbable; stoical; Ex. impassive face
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n impeach
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charge (a public official) with crime in office; raise doubts about; indict; Ex. impeach a witness's credibility
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n impeccable
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faultless
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s credential
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evidence concerning one's authority; written proof of a person's position; Ex. The new ambassador presented his credentials to the court.
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impecunious
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without money
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impede
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hide; retard or obstruct the progress of; block
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s retard
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delay (in development); ADJ. retarded: (as of a child) slower in development
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impediment
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hindrance; stumbling-block; speech defect preventing clear articulation; Ex. speech impediment
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impel
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drive or force onward; drive to take action; urge to action
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impending
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nearing; approaching; about to happen
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impenetrable
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not able to be pierced or entered; beyond understanding; impossible to understand; Ex. impenetrable mystery
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impenitent
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not repentant
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imperative
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absolutely necessary; that must be done; critically important; expressing command; Ex. It is imperative that; N: something that must be done
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imperceptible
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unnoticeable; impossible to perceive; undetectable
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imperial
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like an emperor; related to an empire; CF. imperialism
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s imperil
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put in danger
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n imperious
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domineering; too commanding; haughty; CF. imperial/emperor
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impermeable
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impervious; not permitting passage through its substance; impossible to permeate
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impertinent
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insolent; rude; not pertinent; N. impertinence
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imperturbable
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unshakably calm; placid
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s collected
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composed; calm; self-possessed
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n impervious
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impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed; incapable of being affected (in one's opinions); Ex. impervious to water/criticism
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impetuous
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violent; hasty; rash; impulsive; without careful thought; Ex. impetuous decision
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impetus
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moving force; momentum; force of a moving body; incentive; stimulus; impulse
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impiety
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irreverence; lack of respect for God or piety
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n impinge
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infringe; encroach; influence; touch; collide with; Ex. The effects are impinging on every aspect of our lives.
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impious
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irreverent
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implacable
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incapable of being pacified; impossible to appease; Ex. implacable enemy
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implausible
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unlikely (to be true); unbelievable; Ex. implausible alibi
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implement
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put into effect; enforce; carry out; supply with tools; Ex. implement the plan/suggestion; N: tool or instrument
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implicate
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incriminate; involve incriminatingly; show to be involved (in a crime); Ex. implicate someone in the crime
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implication
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something hinted at or suggested; implying; implicating
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implicit
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understood but not stated; implied; unquestioning and complete; Ex. implicit trust
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implode
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burst inward; CF. vaccum tube
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implore
|
beg
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imply
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suggest a meaning not expressed; signify
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n impolitic
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not wise; not expedient; not politic
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imponderable
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weightless; that cannot undergo precise evaluation; CF. pound
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import
|
significance; importance; meaning
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s significant
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expressing a meaning; important; Ex. significant smile; N. significance: importance; meaning; V. signify: denote; mean; signal; make known; matter; be significant
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n importunate
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urging; always demanding; troublesomely urgent or persistent
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n importune
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beg persistently; make repeated requests (in an annoying way)
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imposture
|
assuming a false identity; masquerade; CF. impostor
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s masquerade
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wear a mask or disguise; pretend; N: costume party or ball at which masks are worn; pretense; disguise
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impotent
|
weak; ineffective; lacking in physical strength or power
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s crave
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desire; want intensely
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n imprecation
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curse; swearword
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n impregnable
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invulnerable; impossible to capture or enter by force; Ex. impregnable fort/argument; CF. take
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s impregnate
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make pregnant; fill thoroughly; saturate
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impromptu
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without previous preparation; off the cuff(end of a sleeve); on the spur of the moment
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impropriety
|
improperness; unsuitableness
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improvident
|
thriftless; not providing for the future
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improvise
|
compose on the spur of the moment
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imprudent
|
lacking caution; not prudent; injudicious
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impudence
|
impertinence; insolence
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n impugn
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dispute or contradict (often in an insulting way); attack as false or questionable; challenge; gainsay; CF. fight
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n impuissance
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powerlessness; feebleness
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impunity
|
freedom from punishment or harm; CF. punish
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n impute
|
attribute; ascribe; charge; N. imputation
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inadvertently
|
unintentionally; by oversight; carelessly
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s oversee
|
watch over and direct; supervise; N. oversight: unintentional failure to notice or do something; supervision
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inalienable
|
not to be taken away; nontransferable; Ex. inalienable rights
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n inane
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silly; senseless; Ex. inane remarks; N. inanity
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inanimate
|
lifeless; not animate
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n inarticulate
|
speechless; producing indistinct speech; not articulate; not expressing oneself clearly
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s speechless
|
unable for the moment to speak (because of strong feeling); Ex. speechless with anger
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inaugurate
|
begin formally; install in office; induct into office by a formal ceremony; N. inauguration; ADJ. inaugural
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n incandescent
|
strikingly bright; shining with intense heat; emitting visible light when heated; Ex. incandescent light bulb; CF. candle
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n incantation
|
singing or chanting of magic spells; magical formula; (the saying of) words used in magic; CF. enchant
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s chant
|
tune(melody) in which a number of words are sung on the same note; V: sing (a chant); utter (a slogan) in the manner of a chant
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s charm
|
quality of pleasing; amulet; action or formula thought to have magical power; spell; V: attract; cast a spell on; bewitch
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s bewitch
|
cast a spell over; captivate completely
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s recite
|
repeat aloud (something learned); describe; Ex. recite his complaints; N. recitation
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s recital
|
act of reciting publicly; detailed account; performance of music or dance (by a solo performer)
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n incapacitate
|
disable; N. incapacity: lack of capacity
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incarcerate
|
imprison
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incarnate
|
endowed with flesh; invested with bodily form; personified; Ex. devil incarnate; V: give bodily form to; embody
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incarnation
|
act of assuming a human body and human nature; one who personifies something; personification; Ex. previous incarnation/reincarnation
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s personify
|
represent (an inanimate object) as a person; be the embodiment or perfect example of; Ex. She is evil/patience personified; N. personification
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incendiary
|
arsonist; ADJ: causing fire; of arson; Ex. incendiary bomb
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incense
|
enrage; infuriate(make furious); make extremely angry; outrage; N: aromatic substance burned to produce a pleasant odor
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incentive
|
spur; motive; something which encourages one to greater activity
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inception
|
start; beginning
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incessant
|
uninterrupted; unceasing
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n inchoate
|
"(of desire
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wish
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incidence
|
rate of occurrence; particular occurrence; Ex. high incidence of infant mortality
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incidental
|
not essential; minor; N: something incidental
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s incident
|
event; event that causes a crisis
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s incinerate
|
burn to ashes
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incipient
|
beginning; in an early stage
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incisive
|
(appreciatively) cutting; sharp; Ex. incisive remarks; V. incise: make a cut into
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incite
|
arouse to action; goad; motivate; induce to exist; Ex. incite a riot/the crowd to rebellion
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n inclement
|
stormy; unkind; unmerciful; CF. clement
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incline
|
slope; slant; Ex. steep incline
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inclined
|
tending or leaning toward; bent; V. incline: slant; dispose; be disposed; tend
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s tend
|
have a tendency; take care of; minister; serve at; apply one's attention; attend
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inclusive
|
tending to include all; all-inclusive; Ex. inclusive charge
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incognito
|
with identity concealed; using an assumed name; ADJ.
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incoherent
|
unintelligible; muddled; unable to express one's thoughts in an orderly manner; illogical; lacking cohesion; not coherent
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incommodious
|
not spacious; inconvenient
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incompatible
|
inharmonious; N. incompatibility
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incongruity
|
lack of harmony; absurdity; ADJ. incongruous: lacking in harmony; inappropriate
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s attire
|
clothe; N: clothing; array; apparel
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inconsequential
|
insignificant; unimportant
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inconsistency
|
state of being self-contradictory; lack of uniformity or steadiness; ADJ. inconsistent: displaying a lack of consistency; erratic; contradictory; incompatible
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incontinent
|
lacking self-restraint; not continent; licentious
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incontrovertible
|
indisputable; impossible to dispute; not open to question; unquestionable
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incorporate
|
introduce something into a larger whole; include; embody; give material form to; ADJ.
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n incorporeal
|
without a material body; insubstantial
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incorrigible
|
uncorrectable
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incredulity
|
tendency to disbelief
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incredulous
|
withholding belief; skeptical; showing disbelief
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increment
|
increase
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incriminate
|
accuse of or implicate in a crime; serve as evidence against; cause to seem or make guilty of a crime; Ex. incriminating evidence
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n incrustation
|
hard coating or crust; V. incrust: encrust; cover with a crust
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incubate
|
hatch; warm (eggs) with the body to promote hatching; maintain at optimal environment conditions for development; be holding in one's body an infection which is going to develop into a disease; N. incubation; CF. incubation:disease
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s inasmuch_as
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since; owing to the fact that
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incubus
|
burden; very worriying problem; mental care; nightmare; male devil; CF. succubus
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inculcate
|
teach (ideas or principles); instill
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incumbent
|
obligatory; imposed as an obligation; currently holding an office; N: person who holds an office
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incur
|
bring upon oneself
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incursion
|
temporary invasion; CF. excursion: short journey
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indefatigable
|
tireless; untiring; showing no sign of getting tired
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indelible
|
not able to be erased
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n indemnify
|
make secure against damage or loss; compensate for damage or loss; CF. make uninjured
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indentation
|
notch; deep recess; V. indent; CF. tooth
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n indenture
|
bind as servant or apprentice to master; bind by indenture; N: contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified time (as between an apprentice and his master)
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indeterminate
|
uncertain; not clearly fixed; indefinite
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indicative
|
suggestive; implying; serving to indicate
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indices
|
signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index
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indict
|
charge; N. indictment
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indifferent
|
unmoved or unconcerned by; having no interest in; mediocre; neither good nor bad
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indigence
|
poverty
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indigenous
|
native; Ex. plant indigenous to the New World
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indigent
|
poor; destitute
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indignation
|
anger at an injustice; Ex. righteous indignation; ADJ. indignant
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s righteous
|
morally upright; just
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s rightful
|
legally correct; Ex. rightful owner
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indignity
|
"treatment or situation that causes shame or loss of dignity
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respect; offensive or insulting treatment; humiliating or degrading treatment; Ex. I suffered the indignity of having to say that in front of them."
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indiscriminate
|
choosing at random; confused; not based on careful distinctions
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indisputable
|
too certain to be disputed; beyond doubt
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indissoluble
|
permanent; impossible to dissolve or disintegrate
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indite
|
write; compose
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indolent
|
lazy
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indomitable
|
unconquerable; unyielding
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n indubitable
|
unable to be doubted; which cannot be doubted; unquestionable
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induce
|
persuade; lead to do something; bring about; N. inducement
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inductive
|
pertaining to induction or proceeding from the specific to the general
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s induct
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place formally in office; install; admit as a member; initiate; N. induction: inducting; process of deriving general principles from particular facts
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indulgent
|
humoring; yielding; lenient; showing indulgence
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s indulge
|
yield to; gratify; allow oneself a special pleasure; Ex. indulge one's every whim/a child/in a big cigarette; N. indulgence
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s humor
|
indulge; comply with the wishes of; N. quality that makes something amusing; state of mind; mood; Ex. in a bad humor; Ex. out of humor
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industrious
|
diligent; hard-working; N. industry
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n inebriated
|
habitually intoxicated; drunk; N. inebriety
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s inebriate
|
make drunk; intoxicate; N. intoxicated person
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s intoxicate
|
make drunk; stimulate or excite; Ex. intoxicated by all the money he might win
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n ineffable
|
unutterable; not to be uttered; taboo; that cannot be expressed in speech; indescribable; unspeakable; inexpressible; Ex. ineffable name/joy
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ineffectual
|
not effective; not having a desired effect; weak
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n ineluctable
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irresistible; not to be escaped; unavoidable
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inept
|
unsuited; inappropriate; lacking skill; incompetent; CF. inapt: (of statements or ideas) inappropriate
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inequity
|
unfairness; ADJ. inequitable
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n inerrancy
|
infallibility
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n inert
|
inactive; lacking power to move; unable to move or act; Ex. chemically inert; N. inertia: state of being inert; force which keeps a thing in the position or state
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inevitable
|
unavoidable
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n inexorable
|
relentless; unyielding; implacable; not capable of being changed by entreaty or efforts; Ex. inexorable price rises
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infallible
|
unerring; never making mistakes
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infamous
|
notoriously bad; notorious; well known for being bad; Ex. infamous behavior; N: infamy: infamous act; evil fame or reputation
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infantile
|
childish; infantlike
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infer
|
deduce; conclude; N. inference
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n infernal
|
pertaining to hell; devilish; N. inferno: place of fiery heat or destruction
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n infidel
|
unbeliever (with respect to a particular religion)
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infiltrate
|
pass into or through; penetrate or enter (an organization) sneakily; Ex. infiltrate the troops into enemy territory; CF. infiltrator
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s penetrate
|
enter into; pierce; permeate; see through; grasp the inner significance of; understand
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infinitesimal
|
very small
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infirmity
|
weakness
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inflated
|
exaggerated; pompous; enlarged (with air or gas)
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influx
|
flowing into
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infraction
|
violation (of a rule or regulation); breach
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infringe
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violate (a law); encroach (the right of another person)
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ingenious
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marked by inventive skill; clever; resourceful; N. ingenuity
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s resourceful
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"clever and imaginative (in dealing with difficult situations); N. resource
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resourcefulness"
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ingenuous
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naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated; candid
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s ingenue
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ing\'enue; young innocent girl
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ingrained
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deeply established; firmly rooted; Ex. ingrained dirt/prejudice
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ingrate
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ungrateful person (not expressing thanks)
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n ingratiate
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become popular with; bring (oneself) in favor of another; Ex. ingratiate himself with the boss
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inherent
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firmly established by nature or habit; intrinsic
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inhibit
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restrain; prohibit; retard or prevent; N. inhibition
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s inhibited
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(of a person) unable to express what one really feels
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s uninhibited
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having no inhibitions; free in behavior and feelings
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n inimical
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(of someone) unfriendly; hostile; (of something) harmful; detrimental; CF. enemy
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inimitable
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matchless; not able to be imitated
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iniquitous
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wicked; immoral; unrighteous; N. iniquity; Ex. den of iniquity
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initiate
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begin; originate; receive into a group; introduce to a new field or activity; Ex. initiate someone into the mysteries of a secret religion; N: one who has been initiated
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injurious
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harmful; causing injury
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n inkling
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hint; slight indication
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innate
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inborn
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innocuous
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harmless
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innovation
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change; something newly introduced; introduction of something new; V. innovate: begin or introduce (something new); be creative; ADJ. innovative
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n innuendo
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indirect or subtle (derogatory) hint; insinuation; Ex. sexual innuendo
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inopportune
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untimely; inappropriate or ill-timed; poorly chosen
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n inordinate
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beyond reasonable limits; unrestrained; excessive; Ex. inordinate demands
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inquisitor
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questioner (especially harsh); investigator; person making an inquisition
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s inquisitive
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eager for knowledge; unduly curious
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n insalubrious
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unwholesome; not healthful; Ex. insalubrious place
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s healthful
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conducive to good health; Ex. healthful mountain air
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s healthy
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possessing good health; healthful
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s wholesome
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conducive to mental or physical health; healthful
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insatiable
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not easily satisfied; unquenchable; Ex. insatiable appetite
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n inscrutable
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difficult to understand; impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious
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n insensate
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without feeling; lacking sense; foolish
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n insensible
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unconscious; unresponsive; insensitive; unaware; imperceptible; Ex. insensible of his danger/to pain; Ex. insensible change; CF. not the opposite of sensible
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n insidious
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treacherous; stealthy; sly; working or spreading harmfully in a stealthy manner; Ex. insidious spreading of dry rot
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insightful
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discerning; perceptive
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n insinuate
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hint; imply; suggest indirectly; creep in; introduce or insert (oneself) by artful means; Ex. insinuate himself into the boss's favor; CF. ingratiate
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s creep
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move with body close to the ground; move stealthily or slowly; N.
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s artful
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exhibiting art or skill; deceitful; cunning; CF. artifice
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n insipid
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lacking in flavor; lacking interest; dull; Ex. insipid food/character
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insolence
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impudent disrespect; haughtiness; ADJ. insolent; CF. haughty + rude
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insolvent
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bankrupt; lacking money to pay; N. insolvency
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insomnia
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wakefulness; inability to sleep
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n insouciant
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without concern or care; unconcerned; indifferent
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n instigate
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start; urge; provoke; incite; Ex. instigate a search/quarrel
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insubordination
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disobedience; rebelliousness; ADJ. insubordinate
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insubstantial
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lacking substance; insignificant; frail; immaterial
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n insularity
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narrow-mindedness; isolation; ADJ. insular: of an island; isolated; narrow-minded; CF. peninsula
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insuperable
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insurmountable; unbeatable; Ex. insuperable difficulties
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s odds
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chances; probability; disagreement; Ex. The odds are that it will rain. Ex. at odds with
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