English Vocabulary

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adonis

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very handsome young man

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ambrosial

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exceptionally pleasing to taste or smell; extremely delicious; excellent

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atlas

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book of maps

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draconian

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cruel; harsh; severe; ironhanded

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echolalia

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automatic and immediate repetition of what others say

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forum

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any medium or place for open discussion or ideas- public meeting, radio or TV discussion, etc.

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hector

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bully, intemidate with threats, bluster

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hermetic

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airtight

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Thespian

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pertaining to drama or acting

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Martial

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pertaining to war; warlike

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narcissistic

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in love with oneself; fascinated with ones own physical and mental qualities; egocentric

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paean

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song or hymn of praise, joy, or triumph

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philippic

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bitter denunciation; tirade

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plutocratic

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having great influence because of one's wealth

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odyssey

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any long series of wanderings or travel

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Siren

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1. dangerous, attractive woman
2. a woman who sings sweetly
3. apparatus for sounding loud warnings

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stentorian

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very loud

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Aboard

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on a ship, train, bus, etc.

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Amiss

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in a missing the mark manner, wrong

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Anon

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soon, presently

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Asunder

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in an apart position, apart

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Begrimed

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cover with grime, make dirty

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Behest

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command, order

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Behooved

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be necessary for; proper for

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Belittle

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cause to be or seem little or unimportant; disparge

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Beset

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attack on all sides, surround

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betimes

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early

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cumbersome

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full of encumberances, burdensome

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foundling

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infant found after being deserted by its unknown parents

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noisome

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offesive to the sense of smell, unwholesome

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nowise

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in no way, not at all

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lissome

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lithesome, nimble

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starveling

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one who is thin from lack of food

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yearling

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one who is a year old

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bearish

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1. like a bear, rough
2. tending to depress stock prices
3. expecting a fall in stock prices

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bullish

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1. like a bull, obstinate
2. tending to cause rise in stock prices
3. expecting a rise in stock prices

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canine

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1. of or pertaining to the dog family
2. designating one of the four teeth next to the incisors

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diabolic

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very cruel, wicked, fiendish

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feline

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or or pertaining to the cat family; sly, stealthy

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feminine

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1. opposite gender of masculine
2. having features, qualities, characteristics relating to women

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filial

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of or pertaining to daughter or son, filial respect

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fraternal

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1. brother
2. society

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lupine

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or or like a wolf, ravenous

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masculine

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1. denoting the opposite gender of feminine
2. having qualities appropriate to a man

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maternal

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1. motherly
2. inherited from, related to the mother's side

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puerile

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foolish for a grownup to say or do

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sanguinary

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bloody

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sheepish

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1. like a sheep in timidity or stupidity
2. awk bashful of embarassed

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vulpine

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or or like a fox, crafty, cunning