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fauna
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n. animals of a period or region
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desiccate
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v. to dry completely
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nonplussed
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adj. bewildered
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grouse
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v. to complain
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carping
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v. to find fault; complain
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doctrinaire
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adj. relating to a person who cannot compromise about points of a theory or doctrine; dogmatic; unyeilding
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homeostasis
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n. automatic maintenance by an organism of normal temperature, chemical balance, etc. within itself
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abjure
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v. to reject; abandon formally
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banal
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adj. commonplace; trite
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ardor
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n. great emotion or passion
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amenable
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adj. agreeable; cooperative; suited
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alleviate
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v. to relieve; improve partially
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bawdy
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adj. obscene
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bifurcate
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v. to divide into two parts
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assiduous
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adj. diligent; hard-working
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denouement
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n. outcome; unraveling of the plot of a play or work of literature
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ambivalence
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n. the state of having conflicting emotional attitudes
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onomatopoeia
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"n. formation/use of words that imitate sounds of the actions they refer to
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eg. "ping-pong"
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archeology
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n. the study of material evidence of past human life
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convivial
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adj. sociable
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cognizant
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adj. informed; conscious; aware
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dichotomy
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n. division into two usually contradictory parts
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inchoate
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adj. imperfectly formed or formulated
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demur
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v. to express doubt
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obseuious
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adj. overly submissive
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idolatry
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n. idol worship; blind or excessive devotion
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antipathy
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n. dislike; hostility
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contumacious
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adj. disobedient; rebellious
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desuetude
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n. state of disuse
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autonomous
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adj. self-governing; independent
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abscond
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v. to depart secretly
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derivative
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n. something derived; unoriginal
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halcyon
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adj. calm and peaceful; happy; golden; prosperous
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inured
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v. hardened; accustomed; used to
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austere
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adj. stern; unadorned
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Machiavellian
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"adj. crafty; double-dealing
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e.g. Machiavellian to replace his boss
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literati
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n. scholarly or learned persons
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ingenuous
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adj. naive and trusting; lacking sophistication
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menagerie
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n. a variety of animals kept together
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modicum
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n. limited quantity
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calumny
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n. false and malicious accusation; slander
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apropos
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adj. relevant
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copious
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adj. abundant; plentiful
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implode
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v. collapse inward violently
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Elysian
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adj. blissful; delightful
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belie
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v. to contradict; misrepresent; give a false impression
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oligarchy
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n. form of government in which power belongs to only a few leaders
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empirical
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adj. derived from observation or experiment
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compendium
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n. brief, comprehensive summary
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forestall
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v. to prevent; delay
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decorum
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n. proper behavior
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enunciate
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v. to pronounce clearly
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impair
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v. to damage; injure
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geniality
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n. cheerfulness; kindliness; sociability
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confound
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v. to baffle; perplex; mix up
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