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enfranchise
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admit to the rights of citizenship (especially the right to vote); CF. franchise
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concede
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admit; acknowledge as being true (often reluctantly); yield; grant; Ex. concede a goal
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n espouse
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adopt; support (an idea or aim); marry; N. espousal
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embellish
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adorn; ornament; enhance as a story (by adding fictitious details)
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n promote
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advance in rank; advance; help to flourish; advocate; help actively in forming; publicize or popularize; Ex. Milk promotes health; Ex. promote a match/bill; Ex. promote a new product
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precocious
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advanced in development; N. precocity
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n benefit
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advantage; anything that brings helpl, advantage, or profit; money provided by the government to the people; fund-raising public entertainment; Ex. unemployment benefit; V: receive benefits; be beneficial to; give benefits
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n suffragist
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advocate of the extension of voting rights (for women); CF. suffrage
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n mannered
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affected; not natural; Ex. mannered way of speech
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n mincing
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affectedly dainty(delicate); V. mince: cut (esp. meat) into very small pieces; walk with exaggerated primness; walk in an unnatural way, taking little short steps; Ex. The actor minced across the stage; CF. mincemeat; CF. mincer
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grandiose
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affectedly grand; pretentious; high-flown; ridiculously exaggerated; impressive; great in size or scope; grand; Ex. grandiose ideas
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n gustatory
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affecting or relating to the sense of taste
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n posthumous
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after death (as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death); coming or occurring after one's death; Ex. posthumous fame/novel
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emissary
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agent (sent on a mission to represent another); messenger
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n catalyst
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agent which brings about a chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged; CF. catalysis
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n polemical(polemic)
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aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious (rather than simply expressing opinions)
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n truculence
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aggressiveness; ferocity; ADJ. truculent: aggressive; pugnacious; fierce
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n ferment
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agitation; commotion(noisy and excited activity); unrest (of a political kind); V. produce by fermentation; undergo fermentation; cause (a state of trouble)
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n harrowing
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agonizing; distressing; traumatic; V. harrow: break up and level (soil) with a harrow; inflict great distress on; agonize; N: farming machine to break up the earth
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accede
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agree
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assent
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agree; accept; N. assessment
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n jibe
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agree; be in harmony with; gibe
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concur
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agree; coincide; happen at the same time
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amiable
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agreeable; lovable; warmly friendly
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n palatable
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agreeable; pleasing to the taste
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accord
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agreement
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s bargain
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agreement between two groups or people; something for sale at a price advantageous to the buyer; V: negotiate; trade; Ex. bargaining power
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compact
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agreement; contract; ADJ: tightly packed; firm; brief; concise; Ex. compact statement
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n dilettante
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aimless follower of an art or a field of knowledge (not taking it seriously); amateur; dabbler; CF. delight
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desultory
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aimless; haphazard; digressing at random
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attentive
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alert and watchful; listening carefully; paying attention; considerate; thoughtful; politely helpful; Ex. attentive audience; Ex. He was attentive to the old lady; N. attentions: act of courtesy and consideration
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purported
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alleged; claimed; reputed or rumored; Ex. purported Satanists
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omniscient
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all-knowing
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s permissive
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allowing much freedom; lenient; Ex. permissive society
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omnipotent
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all-powerful; having unlimited power
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n waylay
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ambush; lie in wait for and attack
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n rider
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amendment or clause added to a legislative bill
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licentious
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amoral; lewd and lascivious; unrestrained
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yield
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amount produced; crop; income on investment; profit obtained from an investment; V: produce; give in; surrender
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n disport
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amuse; Ex. disport oneself; CF. divert
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concession
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an act of yielding; conceding; something conceded; point, right, etc. given unwillingly; privilege of maintaining a business in a certain place; Ex. oil concessions in the North sea; CF. concessionaire
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alias
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an assumed name esp. by a criminal (usually to mislead people); ADV. alias
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anachronism
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an error involving time in a story; something or someone misplaced in time; ADJ. anachronistic
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dissection
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analysis; cutting apart in order to examine
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n assay
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analyze (to discover what materials are present); evaluate (soil or ore)
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progenitor
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ancestor
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n forebears(forbears)
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ancestors
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s pedigree
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ancestry; lineage
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papyrus
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ancient paper made from stem of papyrus plant
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n cherubic
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angelic; innocent-looking; N. cherub; CF. seraph: winged angel of the highest order
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indignation
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anger at an injustice; Ex. righteous indignation; ADJ. indignant
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wrath
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anger; fury
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s rake
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angle of a slope; V: slant from the perpendicular
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n irate
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angry; CF. ire: anger; wrath
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parasite
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animal or plant living on another; toady; sycophant; CF. para-: beside
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s ruminant
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meditate, ponder; (of ruminants) to chew the cud
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s totem
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animal, plant, or natural object serving as a symbol of a clan or family; representation of this; Ex. totem pole
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n gadfly
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animal-biting fly; irritating person
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fauna
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animals of a period or region; CF. flora
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n promulgate
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announce; proclaim a doctrine or law; make known by official publication
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n enunciate
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announce; proclaim; utter or speak, especially distinctly; pronounce clearly; articulate; Ex. This theory was first enunciated by him.
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harass
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annoy by repeated attacks
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vex
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annoy; distress
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n gall
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annoy; exasperate; chafe; N: skin sore caused by rubbing (as on the skin of a horse); exasperation
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n chagrin
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annoyance and disappointment; vexation (caused by humiliation or injured pride)
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irksome
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annoying; tedious; V. irk: annoy
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antediluvian
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antiquated; extremely ancient
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n archaic
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antiquated; no longer used; belonging to the past; N.
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n solicitous
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anxious; worried; concerned; eager; Ex. solicitous to do something; N. solicitude
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n perquisite(perk)
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any gain above stipulated salary; Ex. perquisites such as free meals and a car
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n canker
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any ulcerous sore; ulcer; any evil; CF. cancer
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s refuse
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anything discarded or rejected as worthless; trash
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n aloof
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apart; not open in one's relationship with other people; reserved; ADV.
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s siren
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apparatus for making sounds; womanlike creature
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gyroscope
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apparatus used to maintain balance, ascertain direction, etc.
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ostensible
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apparent; appearing as such; professed(pretended); pretended; Ex. ostensible purpose of the expedition
NOTE: It is the reason that is expressed, declared or avowed.) |
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n loom
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appear or take shape (usually in an enlarged, indistinct, or distorted form); Ex. The shadow of the gallows loomed threateningly. N: apparatus for making thread into cloth
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n verisimilitude
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appearance of truth; quality of appearing to be true or real; likelihood; Ex. verisimilitude of her performance as Lady Macbeth
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n propitiate
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appease; conciliate; make peaceful; ADJ. propitiatory
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mitigate
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appease; moderate; make or become less in force or intensity
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acclaim
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applaud; praise; greet with great approval; announce with great approval; Ex. The new drung has been acclaimed as the most important discoveries for years; N: strong expression of approval and praise
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s lubricate
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apply a lubricant to; N. lubricant: substance that reduces friction
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accost
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approach and speak first to a person
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converge
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approach; tend to meet; come together
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apposite
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appropriate; fitting
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approbation
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approval
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ratify
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approve formally; confirm; verify
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sanction
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approve; ratify; N: permission; penalty intended to enforce compliance
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countenance
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approve; support; tolerate; Ex. countenance his rude behavior; N: face; appearance
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endorse
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approve; support; write one's signature on the back of; N. endorsement; CF. dorsal
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conduit
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aqueduct; passageway for fluids
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n fervent
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ardent; zealous; hot
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n fervid
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ardent; zealous; hot
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s parish
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area in the care of a single priest and served by one main church
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s callus
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area of thick hard skin
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n haggle
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argue about prices (in an attempt to bargain)
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disputatious
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argumentative; fond of argument
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stem_from
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arise from; originate from
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s militia
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army composed of ordinary citizens rather than professional soldiers
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s battalion
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army unit made up of four or more companies
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n mellifluous
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(of words or a voice) sweetly or smoothly flowing; melodious; having a pleasant tune
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remunerative
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(of work) compensating; rewarding; profitable; well-paid; V. remunerate: reward; pay (someone) for work or trouble
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n wont
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(the stated person's) habit or custom; habitual procedure; ADJ. wonted: customary
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s sonnet
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14-line poetic verse form with a fixed rhyme pattern
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n scad
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a great quantity; Ex. scads of clothes
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n collation
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a light meal; collating
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carillon
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a set of bells (often in a tower) capable of being played
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n ventral
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abdominal
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n prescience
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ability to foretell the future; knowledge of actions before they occur; ADJ. prescient
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solvent
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able to pay all debts; N. solvency
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n protean
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able to take on many forms; versatile; CF. Proteus: sea god to change his shape at will
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ambulatory
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able to walk
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s dys-
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abnormal; impaired
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anomalous
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abnormal; irregular
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n distrait
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absentminded; distracted
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n précis
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abstract; concise summing up of main points; concise summary of a text
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recondite
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abstruse; not easily understood; profound; secret
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n scurrilous
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abusive; obscene; indecent; Ex. scurrilous remark
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n vituperative
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abusive; scolding; V. vituperate: berate; scold; rail against abusively
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n inured
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accustomed; hardened; Ex. inured to the Alaskan cold; V. inure: make used to something undesirable; harden; CF. unfeeling
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n wangle
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achieve by cleverness or trick; wiggle out; fake; Ex. She tried to wangle an invitation to the party.
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pantomime
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acting without dialogue; V.
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condign
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adequate; (of punishment) severe and well deserved
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