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100 Cards in this Set
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pseudonym
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pen name; fictitious name assumed by an author; ADJ. pseudonymous
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contrite
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penitent; repentant; N. contrition
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n gentry
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people of standing(rank or position); people of good family or high social position; class of people just below nobility
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divine
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perceive intuitively (by or as if by magic); foresee the future; foretell; dowse; ADJ. N. divination
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subtlety
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perceptiveness; ingenuity; delicacy; ADJ. subtle: delicate; so slight as to be difficult to detect; able to make fine distinctions; clever; Ex. subtle mind/differences in meaning
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epitome
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perfect example or embodiment; brief summary; Ex. epitome of good manners; V. epitomize: make an epitome of; be an epitome of; embody
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n stickler
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perfectionist; person who insists things be exactly right
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n interregnum
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period between two successive reigns or governments
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equinox
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period of equal days and nights; the beginning of spring and autumn; Ex. vernal/autumnal equinox; ADJ. equinoctial
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s prime
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period of ideal or peak condition; earliest or beginning stage; Ex. in the prime of life; Ex. prime of the year(spring); ADJ: first in importance or rank; first; V: make ready; prepare
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epoch
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period of time
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intermittent
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periodic; on and off; stopping and starting at intervals
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n molt(moult)
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periodically shed or cast off hairs or feathers (for replacement by a new growth)
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indissoluble
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permanent; impossible to dissolve or disintegrate
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transparent
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permitting light to pass through freely; easily detected; obvious; clear; Ex. transparent lie
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s executioner
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person administering capital punishment
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n sage
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person celebrated for wisdom; wise person; ADJ: wise
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connoisseur
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person competent to act as a judge of art, etc. (whose judgments are respected); a lover of an art
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ecologist
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person concerned with the interrelationship between living organisms and their environment; person concerned with the detrimental effects of human civilization on the environment; CF. ecology
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felon
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person convicted of a grave crime; CF. felony: serious crime
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s executor
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person designated to execute the terms of a will; ¿¹¼ú ÀÛǰÀÇ Á¦ÀÛÀÚ
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malcontent
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person dissatisfied with existing state of affairs; discontented person; ADJ: discontented
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beneficiary
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person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will
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s executive
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person having administrative authority; one branch of government executing laws; ADJ: relating to executing
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extrovert
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person interested mostly in external objects and actions
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s dignitary
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person of high rank or position
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nonentity
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person of no importance; nonexistence
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n magnate
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person of prominence or influence; powerful or influential person (in business or industry); Ex. oil magnate
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n quarry
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person or animal of pursuit; victim; object of a hunt; prey
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n supernumerary
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person or thing excess of what is necessary; extra; ADJ: additional to the usual or necessary number
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prot\\'eg\\'e
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person receiving protection and support from a patron
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n hypochondriac
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person unduly worried about his health; worrier without cause about illness; ADJ. CF. hypochondria: neurosis that one is or is becoming ill; CF. abdomen
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demagogue
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person who appeals to people's prejudice; false leader of people; CF. demagoguery
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s trickster
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person who cheats people
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n numismatist
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person who collects coins; N. numismatics: study or collection of money, coins, and medals
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s hothead
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person who does things too quickly without thinking; ADJ. hotheaded
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masochist
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person who enjoys his own pain; CF. masochism
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founder
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person who establishes (an organization or business)
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n kleptomaniac
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person who has a compulsive desire to steal
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s hostage
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person who is kept as a prisoner by an enemy so that the other side will do what the enemy demands
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s apiarist
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person who keeps bees
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optimist
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person who looks on the bright side; N. optimism
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n poseur
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person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant, etc., to impress others; person who poses; CF. pose
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anarchist
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person who seeks to overturn the established government; advocate of abolishing authority
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n tanner
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person who turns animal hides into leather
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n heckler
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person who verbally harasses others; V. heckle: verbally harass as with gibes (by interrupting a speaker or speech)
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pyromaniac
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person with an insane desire to set things on fire
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arbiter
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person with power to decide a matter in dispute; judge who is in a position ot make influential judgments; Ex. supreme arbiter of fashion in beachware
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s coax
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persuade by flattery
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n cajole
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persuade by praise or false promise; coax; wheedle
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dissuade
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persuade not to do; discourage; N. dissuasion
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n suborn
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persuade to act unlawfully (especially to commit perjury); N. subornation
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induce
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persuade; lead to do something; bring about; N. inducement
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n pontifical
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pertaining to a bishop or pope; pompous or pretentious; CF. pontiff: pope; bishop
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n germinal
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pertaining to a germ; creative; Ex. germinal idea
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provincial
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pertaining to a province; limited in outlook; narrow; unsophisticated
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colloquial
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pertaining to conversational or common speech; informal; N. colloquialism: colloquial expression
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rustic
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pertaining to country people; unsophisticated; simple; crude; uncouth; (of furniture) rough with the bark left on; N. rural person; rustic person
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n horticultural
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pertaining to cultivation of gardens; N. horticulture: science or art of cultivating fruits, vegetables, or ornamental plants; CF. agriculture: science or art of farming or growing crops
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pathological
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pertaining to disease; N. pathology: study of disease
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n thespian
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pertaining to drama; N: actor or actress
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seismic
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pertaining to earthquakes
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n existential
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pertaining to existence; pertaining to the philosophy of existentialism
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valedictory
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pertaining to farewell; N: farewell address (esp. at graduation exercises)
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n piscatorial
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pertaining to fishing; CF. Pisces
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n thermal
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pertaining to heat; producing heat; warm; Ex. thermal bath; N: rising current of warm air
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n infernal
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pertaining to hell; devilish; N. inferno: place of fiery heat or destruction
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inductive
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pertaining to induction or proceeding from the specific to the general
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agrarian
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pertaining to land or its cultivation; Ex. agrarian reform
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linguistic
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pertaining to language
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conjugal
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pertaining to marriage
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marital
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pertaining to marriage
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connubial
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pertaining to marriage or the matrimonial state
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n mnemonic
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pertaining to memory; assisting the memory; N: device, such as as formula or rhyme, used as a mnemonic aid
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psychopathic
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pertaining to mental dearrangement; N. psychopath: person with an antisocial personality disorder
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monetary
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pertaining to money
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pecuniary
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pertaining to money
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n filial
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pertaining to or befitting a son or daughter; Ex. filial respect
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erotic
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pertaining to passionate love or sexual love
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nautical
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pertaining to ships or navigation
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alluvial
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pertaining to soil deposits left by running water
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metaphysical
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pertaining to speculative philosophy; of metaphysics; N. metaphysics: branch of philosophy that examines the nature of reality
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n vernal
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pertaining to spring
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n sartorial
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pertaining to tailors or tailoring; Ex. a man of great sartorial elegance; CF. sartor: tailor
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graphic
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pertaining to the art of delineating; vividly described
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n metallurgical
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pertaining to the art of removing metals from ores; N. metallurgy: science that deals with extracting metals from ores
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n auroral
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pertaining to the aurora borealis; CF. aurora australis
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somatic
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pertaining to the body; bodily; physical
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cerebral
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pertaining to the brain or intellect; intellectual rather than emotional; CF. cerebrum
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eugenic
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pertaining to the improvement of race; N. eugenics: study of hereditary improvement of the human race
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n pulmonary
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pertaining to the lungs
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lunar
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pertaining to the moon
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tactile
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pertaining to the organs or sense of touch
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n pharisaical
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pertaining to the Pharisees, who paid scrupulous attention to tradition; self-righteous; hypocritical
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n physiological
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pertaining to the science of the function of living organisms; N. physiology
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stellar
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pertaining to the stars; of a star performer; outstanding; Ex. stellar attraction of the entire performance
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cosmic
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pertaining to the universe; vast
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n sylvan
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pertaining to the woods or the country
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germane
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pertinent; bearing upon(having connection with) the case at hand; appropriate
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n badger
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pester; annoy continually with demands; persuade by asking again and again; Ex. The children badgered me into taking them into the cinema; N: a kind of mountain animal
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