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100 Cards in this Set
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n low
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moo; make the sound of a cow
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n rectitude
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moral correctness; moral uprightness; moral virtue; correctness of judgment
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n reprobate
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morally disapproved person; person hardened in sin, devoid of a sense of decency; CF. disapproved by God ?
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chaste
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morally pure; virginal; abstaining from illicit sexual acts; modest; simple (of a style of writing); not highly decorated; austere
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s righteous
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morally upright; just
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phobia
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morbid fear
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n saturnine
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morose; gloomy; Ex. Do not be misled by his saturnine countenance.
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s morgue
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mortuary; place where bodies are kept before burial or cremation
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n tessellated
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mosaic; inlaid; Ex. tessellated pattern
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optimum
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most favorable; optimal; N: most favorable condition
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definitive
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most reliable; authorative and complete; that cannot be improved; conclusive; decisive; definite; Ex. definitive decision by the supreme court
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maternal
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motherly; N. maternity: motherhood
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n gesticulation
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motion; gesture; V. gesticulate: make gestures (while speaking)
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n actuate
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motivate; activate; cause to act
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mercenary
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motivated solely by money or gain; N.
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n lugubrious
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mournful; sorrowful
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n orifice
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mouthlike opening; small opening (esp. to a cavern or passage of the body); CF. mouth
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mobile
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movable; not fixed; N. mobility
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n shunt
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move (a railway train) from one track to another; turn aside; divert; sidetrack; Ex. shunt traffic around an accident; N.
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s prance
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move about in a spirited manner (proudly and confidently)
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s frisk
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move about playfully; froric; ADJ. frisky: playful
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n wince
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move back suddenly; shrink back; flinch; Ex. She winced as she touched the cold body.
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accelerate
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move faster
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n skulk
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move furtively and secretly; Ex. He skulked through the less fashionable sections of the city.
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s slink
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move furtively; ADJ. slinky: stealthy; furtive; sneaky (as in ambush)
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n waft
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move gently (in air or in seas) by wind or waves; Ex. leaves wafting past the window
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n scurry
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move hastily; hurry; move briskly
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n lumber
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move heavily or clumsily; Ex. The bear lumbered through the woods; N: timber
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s maraud
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move in search of plunder; Ex. marauding army
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s lag
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move or develop more slowly; straggle; Ex. lag behind the rest; N.
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s waver
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move or swing back and forth; be uncertain or unsteady in decision or movement; Ex. wavering between accepting and refusing
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s dart
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move or throw suddenly and quickly
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s start
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move suddenly or involuntarily; Ex. start at the sight of a snake
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fumble
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move the fingers and hands awkwardly (in search of something); mishandle or drop a ball that is in play; bungle; botch; spoil by mishandling; N.
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s creep
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move with body close to the ground; move stealthily or slowly; N.
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s sneak
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move, give, or take in a quiet, stealthy way; N: one who sneaks; ADJ. sneaky
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amorous
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moved by sexual love; loving; of sexual love; Ex. amorous advances
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impetus
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moving force; momentum; force of a moving body; incentive; stimulus; impulse
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s slack
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moving slowly; sluggish; inactive; (of a rope) loose; negligent; lax; Ex. slack season; Ex. slack in one's work; N. V.
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undulating
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moving with a wavelike motion; V. undulate; CF. und: wave
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s headfirst
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moving with the head leading; headlong
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n motley
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multi-colored (as of a garment worn by a jester); mixed; heterogeneous; CF. jester: one who jests (as a paid fool at medieval courts)
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regicide
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murder of a king or queen
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s brawny
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muscular; having well-developed muscles
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n mawkish
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mushy(sentimental) and gushy; icky-sticky sentimental; excessively and objectionably sentimental
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s overture
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musical introduction to a long musical piece; first offer or proposal (to begin talks in the hope of reaching an agreement); Ex. overtures for peace
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n reprise
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musical repetition; repeating of a piece of music; repeat performance; recurrent action; Ex. reprise in the finale; Ex. constant reprises
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n maim
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mutilate; injure lastingly; disable; cripple; Ex. maimed for life
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correlation
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mutual relationship
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reciprocal
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mutual; given and received in return; exchangeable; interacting; Ex. reciprocal trade agreement
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n concerted
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mutually agreed on; done together by agreement; Ex. concerted effort; CF. in concert: working together
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internecine
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mutually destructive
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cryptic
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mysterious; hidden; secret
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occult
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mysterious; secret; supernatural; beyond human comprehension; CF. mysterious to human ?; OP. bare
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n runic
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mysterious; set down in an ancient alphabet; N. rune: one of the letters of an alphabet used by ancient Germanic peoples (cut on stone or wood); magic charm
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centaur
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mythical figure, half man and half horse
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n cleft
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N: split
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ingenuous
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naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated; candid
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title
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name (of a book, film, etc.); mark of rank; formal appellation as of rank or office (such as Lord or General); right or claim to possession; championship; Ex. title as head of the family; Ex. title to the estate
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n appellation
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name; title
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n recount
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narrate or tell (a story); count over again
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n gorge
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narrow canyon; steep rocky cleft; ravine (made by a stream which runs through it)
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n parochial
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narrow in scope or outlook; provincial; related to parishes
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n isthmus
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narrow neck of land connecting two larger bodies of land
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n rift
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narrow opening in a large mass; break in a friendly relation; Ex. through a rift in the clouds; OP. reconcilation
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s interstice
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narrow space between things
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n ravine
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narrow valley with steep sides; gorge; CF. gully, canyon
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n philistine
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narrow-minded person, uncultured and exclusively interested in material gain; uncultured person who is indifferent to artistic and cultural values; member of an ancient people in Palestine; OP. aesthete
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n insularity
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narrow-mindedness; isolation; ADJ. insular: of an island; isolated; narrow-minded; CF. peninsula
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s commonwealth
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nation governed by the people; republic; people of a nation
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indigenous
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native; Ex. plant indigenous to the New World
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corollary
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natural consequence (which naturally follows from something else)
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s habitat
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natural home of a plant or animal; CF. habitation
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propensity
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natural inclination
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n sextant
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navigation tool used to determine a ship's latitude and longitude (by measuring the altitudes of stars)
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impending
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nearing; approaching; about to happen
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n propinquity
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nearness (in space or relationship); proximity; kinship
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proximity
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nearness; ADJ. proximate
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n myopic
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nearsighted; lacking foresight; N. myopia
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n dapper
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neat and trim (in appearance); (of small men) neat in appearance and quick in movements; neat; spry
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n spruce
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neat and trim in appearance; smart; Ex. Be spruce for your job interview; V.
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deft
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neat; skillful
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n natty
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neatly or smartly dressed; dapper; smart; Ex. natty dresser
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requisite
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necessary requirement; something required; ADJ: required; necessary
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n tautological
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needlessly repetitious; Ex. ``It was visible to the eye''; N. tautology: needless repetition of the same sense; statement that is always true
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s dereliction
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neglect of duty; abandonment
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negligence
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neglect; failure to take reasonable care; ADJ. negligent: neglectful; lax; not taking enough care
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derelict
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negligent; (of someone) neglectful of duty; (of something) deserted by an owner; abandoned; N: abandoned property; homeless or vagrant person
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remiss
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negligent; careless about a duty
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n whinny
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neigh like a horse; CF. neigh: make the sound which horses make
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n titter
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nervous giggle; nervous laugh; V.
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n overwrought
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nervous or excited; extremely agitated; hysterical; wrought-up; CF. wrought: made or done
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n aerie(aery,eyrie,eyry)
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nest of a large bird of prey
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noncommittal
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neutral; refusing commitment to a particular opinion; unpledged; undecided
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s shoot
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new growth from a plant
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n neologism
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new or newly coined word or phrase
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agility
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nimbleness; ability to move quickly
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outmoded
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no longer in fashion or use; no longer stylish; old-fashioned
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n patrician
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noble; aristocratic; N: person of high rank; aristocrat; CF. member of the governing classes in ancient Rome; CF. plebian
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s uproar
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noisy confusion
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