Burgess Final Unites 1, 4, 6

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eschew

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verb avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of

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germane

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adj. having close kinship and appropriateness

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acquisitive

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adj. eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas

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arrogate

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verb make undue claims to having; seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession; demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to

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banal

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adj. repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

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carping

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adj. quibbling over insignificant details; noun persistent petty and unjustified criticism

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coherent

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adj. sticking together; marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner

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congeal

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verb become gelatinous

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emulate

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verb compete with successfully; approach or reach equality with; imitate the function of (another system), as by modifying the hardware or the software; strive to equal or match, especially by imitating

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encomium

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noun a formal expression of praise

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insatiable

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adj. impossible to satisfy

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intransigent

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adj. impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason

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invidious

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adj. containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice

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largesse

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noun liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit; a gift or money given (as for service or out of benevolence); usually given ostentatiously

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reconnaissance

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noun the act of reconnoitring (especially to gain information about an enemy or potential enemy)

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substantiate

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verb solidify, firm, or strengthen; establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; make real or concrete; give reality or substance to; represent in bodily form

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taciturn

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adj. habitually reserved and uncommunicative

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temporize

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verb draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time

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tenable

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adj. based on sound reasoning or evidence

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atrophy

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noun any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use); a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse; verb undergo atrophy

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bastion

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noun projecting part of a rampart or other fortification; a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle; a group that defends a principle

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concord

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noun town in eastern Massachusetts near Boston where the first battle of the American Revolution was fought; capital of the state of New Hampshire; located in south central New Hampshire on the Merrimack river; the first battle of the American Revolution (April 19, 1775); agreement of opinions; the determination of grammatical inflection on the basis of word relations; a harmonious state of things in general and of their properties (as of colors and sounds); congruity of parts with one another and with the whole; verb arrange the words of a text so as to create a concordance; arrange by concord or agreement; be in accord; be in agreement; go together

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consummate

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adj. having or revealing supreme mastery or skill; without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; perfect and complete in every respect; having all necessary qualities; verb make perfect; bring to perfection; fulfill sexually

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disarray

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noun untidiness (especially of clothing and appearance); a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior; verb bring disorder to

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exigency

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noun a pressing or urgent situation; a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action

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flotsam

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noun the floating wreckage of a ship

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frenetic

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adj. excessively agitated; transported with rage or other violent emotion

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glean

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verb gather, as of natural products

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grouse

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noun popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet; flesh of any of various grouse of the family Tetraonidae; usually roasted; flesh too dry to broil; verb hunt grouse; complain

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incarcerate

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verb lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

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incumbent

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adj. currently holding an office; necessary (for someone) as a duty or responsibility; morally binding; lying or leaning on something else; noun the official who holds an office

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jocular

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adj. characterized by jokes and good humor; adv. with humor

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ludicrous

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adj. broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce; incongruous; inviting ridicule

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mordant

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adj. of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action; harshly ironic or sinister; noun a substance used to treat leather or other materials before dyeing; aids in dyeing process

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nettle

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noun any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae); verb sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation; cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

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pecuniary

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adj. relating to or involving money

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pusillanimous

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adj. lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful

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recumbent

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adj. lying down; in a position of comfort or rest

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stratagem

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noun a maneuver in a game or conversation; an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade

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abject

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adj. showing humiliation or submissiveness; of the most contemptible kind; most unfortunate or miserable; showing utter resignation or hopelessness

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agnostic

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adj. uncertain of all claims to knowledge; of or pertaining to an agnostic or agnosticism; noun a person who claims that they cannot have true knowledge about the existence of God (but does not deny that God might exist); someone who is doubtful or noncommittal about something

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complicity

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noun guilt as an accomplice in a crime or offense

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derelict

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adj. failing in what duty requires; in deplorable condition; forsaken by owner or keeper; worn and broken down by hard use; noun a person unable to support himself; a ship abandoned on the high seas

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diatribe

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noun thunderous verbal attack

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effigy

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noun a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture)

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equity

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noun the ownership interest of shareholders in a corporation; the difference between the market value of a property and the claims held against it; conformity with rules or standards

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inane

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adj. devoid of intelligence

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indictment

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noun a formal document written for a prosecuting attorney charging a person with some offense; an accusation of wrongdoing

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indubitable

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adj. too obvious to be doubted

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intermittent

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adj. stopping and starting at irregular intervals; stopping and starting at regular intervals

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moot

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adj. of no legal significance (as having been previously decided); open to argument or debate; noun a hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise; verb think about carefully; weigh

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motif

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noun a design that consists of recurring shapes or colors; a theme that is elaborated on in a piece of music; a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work

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neophyte

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noun a plant that is found in an area where it had not been recorded previously; a new convert being taught the principles of Christianity by a catechist; any new participant in some activity

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perspicacity

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noun the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions; intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)

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plenary

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adj. full in all respects

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surveillance

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noun close observation of a person or group (usually by the police)

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sylvan

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adj. relating to or characteristic of wooded regions; noun a spirit that lives in or frequents the woods

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testy

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adj. easily irritated or annoyed

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travesty

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noun a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way; a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations; verb make a travesty of

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belabor

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verb attack verbally with harsh criticism; to work at or to absurd length; beat soundly