General Vocabulary

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libel

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noun - a false malicious statement about a person

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schema

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noun - previous background knowledge; - the body of knowledge a person possesses; - an internal representation of the world

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saccade

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noun - the movement the eyes make across words words between fixations

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Repo 105

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is a repurchase agreement which results in an accounting maneuver where a short-term loan is classified as a sale. The cash obtained through this "sale" is then used to pay down debt, allowing the company to appear to reduce its leverage by temporarily paying down liabilities—just long enough to reflect on the company's published balance sheet. After the company's financial reports are published, the company borrows cash and repurchases its original assets.

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lacquer

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noun - a liquid made of shellac dissolved in alcohol, or of synthetic substances, that dries to form a hard protective coating for wood, metal, etc.

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efface

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verb - erase from a surface

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conspicuous

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adj - standing out so as to be clearly visible

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abide

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verb - accept or act in accordance with (a rule, decision, or recommendation)

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appellative

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adj - relating to or denoting the giving of a name.

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banal

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adj - repeated too often; - so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring

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oeuvre

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noun - the total works of a painter, composer, or author regarded collectively

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sagaciously

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adj - acutely insightful and wise; - having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgment; - shrewd

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reverent

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adj - feeling or showing deep and solemn respect

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prudent

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adj - careful and sensible; - acting with or showing care and thought for the future

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occlude

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verb - stop, close up, or obstruct

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efficacy

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noun - the ability to produce a desired or intended result

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phantasm

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noun - a figment of the imagination; - an illusion or apparition

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ephemeral

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adj - lasting a very short time

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effervescent

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adj - giving off bubbles, fuzzy; - marked by high spirits or excitement

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topography

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noun - the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area

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hillock

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noun - a small hill or mound

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apposite

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adj - being of striking appropriateness and pertinence; - apt in the circumstances or in relation to something

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punctilious

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adj - showing great attention to detail or correct behavior

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writ

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noun - a form of written command in the name of a court or other legal authority to act, or abstain from acting, in some way

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emolument

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noun - compensation received by virtue of holding an office or having employment; - a salary, fee, or profit from employment or office

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habeas corpus

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noun - a writ requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court, esp. to secure the person's release unless lawful grounds are shown for their detention.

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spurious

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adj - not being what it purports to be; - false or fake

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zealot

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noun - a person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their religious, political, or other ideals.

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reedy

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adj - high and thin in tone

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explicable

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adj - able to be accounted for or understood

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precipitation

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noun - the fact or quality of acting suddenly and rashly

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edifice

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noun - a large imposing building or object

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rendition

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noun - a performance or interpretation, esp. of a dramatic role or piece of music

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mendacious

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adj - not telling the truth

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numerate

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adj - able to understand and work with numbers; verb - determine the number or amount of

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raisons d'état

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a purely political reason for action on the part of a ruler or government, esp. where a departure from openness, justice, or honesty is involved.

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mitigate

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verb - make less severe, serious, or painful

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lament

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noun - cry of sorrow and grief;

verb - regret strongly

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deride

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verb - express contempt for; ridicule

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compendium

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noun - a collection of concise but detailed information about a particular subject, esp. in a book or other publication.

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tabular

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adj - flat; - of or pertaining to or arranged in table form

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replete

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verb - filled or well-supplied with something

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innocuous

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adj - not harmful or offensive

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ossify

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verb - turn into bone or bony tissue

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ambience

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noun - the character and atmosphere of a place

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individualism

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noun - a social theory favoring freedom of action for individuals over collective action or state control.

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machination

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noun - a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends

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semiotics

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noun - (philosophy) a philosophical theory of the functions of signs and symbols

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concatenation

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noun - a series of interconnected things or events

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nominal

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adj - existing in name only

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harangue

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noun - a lengthy and aggressive speech

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polemic

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adj - of or involving dispute or controversy;

noun - a controversy( especially over a belief or dogma); - a writer who argues in opposition to others

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platitude

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noun - a remark or statement, esp. one with a moral content, that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful

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bromide

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noun - a trite and unoriginal idea or remark, typically intended to soothe or placate

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Demarcation

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noun - a conceptual separation or distinction; - the boundary of a specific area

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Ontology

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noun - the metaphysical study of the nature of being and existence

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Axiomatic

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adj - evident without proof or argument

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Meliorist

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noun - a disputant who advocates reform

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Tetrapod

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noun - a vertebrate animal having four feet or legs or leg like appendages

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trite

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adj - repeated too often

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otiose

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adj - disinclined to work or exertion; - producing no result or effect; - serving no useful purpose

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protista

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noun - eukaryotic one-celled living organism distinct from multicellular plants and animals: protozoa, slime molds, and eukaryotic algae

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prokaryotes

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noun - a unicellular organism having cells lacking membrane-bound nuclei

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dearth

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noun - an insufficient quantity or number

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paragon

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noun - an ideal instance

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phylogeny

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noun - the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms

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sepulchral

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adj - gruesomely indicative of death or the dead

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dialectic

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any formal system of reasoning that arrives at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments

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inculcate

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teach and impress by frequent repetition or admonitions

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syllogism

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noun - deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises

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noumenon

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noun - the intellectual conception of a thing as it is in itself, not as it is known through perception

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concupiscent

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adj - vigorously passionate

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irascible

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adj - quickly aroused to anger; - characterized by anger

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syllogism

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an instance of a form of reasoning in which a conclusion is drawn (whether validly or not)

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eudaemonia

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noun - a contended state of being happy, healthy, and prosperous

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akrasia

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lacking command over oneself (lack of willpower)

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lithe

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adj - moving and bending with ease

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logarithm

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noun - the exponent required to produce a given number

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ion

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noun - a particle that is electrically charged (positive or negative)

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epidermis

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noun - the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates

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vertebrate

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adj - animals having a backbone or spinal column or a large brain enclosed in a skull

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inexorable

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adj - impervious to pleas, persuasion, request, reason

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allele

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noun - (genetics) either a pair (or series) of alternative forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus on a particular chromosome and that control the same character

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acerbic

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adj - harsh or corrosive in tone

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chimerical

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adj - produced by a widely fanciful imagination

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probity

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noun - complete and confirmed integrity

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infirm

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adj - lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality

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homeopathy

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noun - a method of treating a disease with small amounts of remedies that, in large amounts in healthy people, produce symptoms similar to those being treated

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tautology

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noun - a statement that is necessarily true

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amicable

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adj - characterized by friendship and good will

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chicanery

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noun - the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

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rebus

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noun - a puzzle where you decode a message consisting of pictures representing syllables and words

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poinciana

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noun - a tropical flowering shrub having bright orange or red flowers

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lush

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adj - produced or growing in extreme abundance

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protean

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adj - taking on different forms

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erudite

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adj - having or showing profound knowledge

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epitaph

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noun - a summary statement of commemoration for a dead person

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prose

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noun - ordinary writing as distinguished from verse

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arbitrage

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noun - a kind of hedged investment meant to capture slight differences in price

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epilogue

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noun - a short passage added at the end of a literary work

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impish

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adj - naughtily or annoyingly playful

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logarithm

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noun - the exponent required to produce a given number

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cryogenic

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adj - of or relating to very loud temperature

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hermeneutic

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adj - interpretive or explanatory

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recondite

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adj - difficult to penetrate

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reticence

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noun - the trait of being uncommunicative

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ensconce

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verb - fix firmly

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lucid

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adj - capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner

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conjecture

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noun - reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence

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obfuscate

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verb - make obscure or unclear

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phlogiston

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noun - a hypothetical substance once believed to be present in all combustible materials and to be relapsed during burning

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syndrome

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noun - a complex of concurrent things

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chagrin

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noun - strong feelings of embarrassment

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unctuous

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adj - unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speach

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polymorph

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noun - an organism that can assume more than one adult form as in the castes of ants or termites

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obviate

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verb - prevent the occurrence of

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doting

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adj - extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent

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droll

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adj - comical in and odd or whimsical manner

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imputation

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noun - the attribution to a source or cause

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eidetic

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adj - of visual imagery of almost photographic accuracy

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sardonic

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adj - disdainfully or ironically humorous

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conscientious

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adj - guided by or in accordance with conscience or sense of right and wrong

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conscience

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noun - conformity to one's own sense of right conduct

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pedagogy

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noun - the activities of educating or instructing

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loath

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adj - unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom

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intonation

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noun - rise and fall of the voice pitch

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impudent

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adj - improperly forward or bold; - marked by casual disrespect

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innocuous

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adj - lacking intent or capacity to injure

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genial

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adj - diffusing warmth and friendliness

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affable

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adj - diffusing warmth and friendliness

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drayage

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in shipping industry and logistics, the transport of goods over a short distance

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acyclic

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adj - having an open chain structure

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dais

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noun - a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it

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consternation

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noun - fear resulting from the awareness of danger

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scion

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noun - a descendent or heir

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wistful

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adj - showing pensive sadness

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pensive

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adj - deeply or seriously thoughtful

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impugn

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verb - attack as a false wrong

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ominous

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adj - threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

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enmity

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noun - the feeling of a hostile person

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solemnity

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noun - a trait of dignified seriousness

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heuristic

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adj - of or relating to or using a general formulation that serves to guide investigation

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perspicuous

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adj - (of language) transparently clear

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ambient

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adj - completely enveloping

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dalliance

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noun - playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest

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primly

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adv - in a prissy manner

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prissy

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adj - excessively fastidious and easily disgusted

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fastidious

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adj - giving careful attention to detail

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serration

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noun - a single notch in a row of notches

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susurration

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noun - the indistinct sound of people whispering

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interlocutor

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noun - a person who takes part in a conversation