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100 Cards in this Set
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n serendipity
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gift for finding valuable things by accident; accidental good fortune or luck; CF. The Three Princes of Serendip
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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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legacy
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gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor
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colossus
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gigantic statue; person or thing of great size or importance
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mammoth
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gigantic; enormous
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titanic
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gigantic; N. titan
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s embody
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give a bodily form to; incorporate; include
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s vouch
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give a personal guarantee; Ex. I can vouch for his integrity; N. voucher
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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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n burlesque
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give an imitation that ridicules; imitate mockingly
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n predispose
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give an inclination toward (in advance); make susceptible to; Ex. predispose people to certain cancer; N. predisposition
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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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defer
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give in respectfully; submit; delay till later; exempt temporarily; N. deferment; CF. show respect, comply with, courteous
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s suckle
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give or take milk at the breast or udder
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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 fashion
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give shape to; make; Ex. fashion the pot out of clay
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s resign
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give up (a position, right, or claim); submit (oneself) passively
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relinquish
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give up something (with reluctance); yield; release; Ex. relinquish power/the claim to the land/his hold on my arm
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waive
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give up temporarily; yield; N. waiver: waiving a right or claim; document that waives a right or claim
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forgo(forego)
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give up; do without
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render
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give; deliver; provide; represent in verbal or artistic form; depict; perform; make; translate; Ex. render the song beautifully
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s spare
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give; use; refrain from harming; save from experiencing; exempt; Ex. spare me 5 minutes; Ex. Take this money and spare my life; Ex. The emperor was spared the onus; ADJ: kept in reserve; free for other use; unoccupied; Ex. spare time
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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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n querulous
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given to complaining; complaining; fretful; whining
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s studious
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given to diligent study
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n morbid
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given to unwholesome or unhealthy thought; moody; characteristic of disease; Ex. morbid curiosity; N. morbidity; CF. disease
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n jocose
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given to(having a tendency of) joking
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n odoriferous
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giving off an odor
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n beatific
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giving or showing bliss; blissful
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sensuous
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giving pleasure to the senses; pertaining to the physical senses; operating through the senses; sensuous feeling of soft velvet on the skin
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n carafe
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glass water bottle; decanter
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n slag
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glassy residue from smelting metal; dross; waste matter
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s blue
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gloomy; depressed
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melancholy
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gloomy; morose; blue; N. ADJ. melancholic; CF. melancholia
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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 retrograde
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go backwards; recede; degenerate; deteriorate; ADJ.
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s kneel
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go down on one's knee(s)
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traverse
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go through or across
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n chalice
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goblet; consecrated cup
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adverse
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going against; opposing; unfavorable; hostile
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s transcendental
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going beyond common thought or ideas; impossible to understand by practical experiences or practices; known only by studying thoughts or intuition; OP. empirical; CF. transcendentalism
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n presumptuous
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going beyond what is right; excessively forward; arrogant; taking liberties
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transition
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going from one state of action to another
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n bullion
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gold and silver in the form of bars
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prosperity
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good fortune and financial success; physical well-being
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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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n camaraderie
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good-fellowship; CF. comrade
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n jovial
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good-natured; merry; cheerful
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virtue
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goodness; moral excellence; good quality; advantage; Ex. by virtue of; Ex. make a virtue of necessity
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oligarchy
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government by a privileged few
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gerontocracy
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government ruled by old people
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theocracy
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government run by religious leaders
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monarchy
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government under a single ruler
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encroachment
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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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herbivorous
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grain-eating; CF. herbivore
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n sumptuous
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grand suggesting great expense; lavish; rich; Ex. sumptuous feast
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s bombast
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grandiloquent, pompous speech
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s impart
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grant a share of; make known; Ex. news to impart
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n vouchsafe
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grant condescendingly; guarantee; Ex. vouchsafe your fair return on your investment
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n browse
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graze; feed on growing grass; skim or glance at casually
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profusion
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great amount; plenty; overabundance; excess; lavish expenditure; Ex. profusion of choices; ADJ. profuse: plentiful; copious; giving or given abundantly; extravagant
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conflagration
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great fire
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adversity
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great hardship or affliction; misfortune; calamitous event
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n clout
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great influence (especially political or social); hard blow with fist
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s rapture
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great joy and delight; ecstasy; ADJ. rapturous
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avalanche
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great mass of falling snow and ice
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s consternation
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great shock; dismay
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woe
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great sorrow; deep inconsolable grief; affliction; suffering; Ex. financial woes
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n cataract
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great waterfall; eye abnormality (causing a gradual loss of eyesight)
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magnitude
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greatness (in size or extent); extent
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cupidity
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greed (for wealth); CF. cupid; CF. Cupid
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avarice
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greediness for wealth
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n avid
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greedy; extremely eager for; Ex. avid learner; N. avidity
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n verdigris
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green coating or patina on copper which has been exposed to the weather
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n patina
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green crust on old bronze works or copper; tone slowly taken by varnished painting
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n verdant
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green; covered with green plants or grass; lush in vegetation; Ex. verdant meadows
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lament
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grieve; express sorrow; N. lamentation
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n gruesome
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grisly; horrible
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n primp
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groom oneself with care; adorn oneself
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lechery
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gross lewdness; lustfulness; ADJ. lecherous; N. lecher: lecherous man
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n killjoy
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grouch; spoilsport; one who intentionally spoils the pleasure of others
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s herd
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group of animals; crowd; one who looks after a herd; Ex. shepherd/goatherd; Ex. herd instinct; Ex. herdsman; V: come together in a herd; look after a herd; Ex. herd cattle
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s avantgarde
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group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard
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s entourage
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group of attendants; retinue; CF. surround
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n archipelago
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group of closely located islands
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s primate
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group of mammals including humans
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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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s choir
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group of people who sing together (esp. during religious services); place for choir
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n junta
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group of persons joined in political intrigue; cabal; group of military officers ruling a country after seizing power (by force)
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n trilogy
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group of three related works (connected by a shared subject but each complete in itself)
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s camp
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group sharing a common cause or opinion
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n coterie
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group that meets socially; select circle; close group of people with shared interests
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proliferate
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grow rapidly (in numbers); spread; multiply; N. proliferation
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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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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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cumulative
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growing by addition; accumulative
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n rampant
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growing or spreading uncontrollably; growing in profusion; unrestrained; Ex. rampant lawlessness/weed
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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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n macabre
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gruesome; grisly; ghastly; CF. of death
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warranty
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guarantee; assurance by seller
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