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aerostat n.
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A balloon or other apparatus floating in or sustained by the air
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Alder n.
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Any shrub or small tree of the genus alumnus, of the oak family.
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Alderman n.
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A member of a municipal legislative body, who usually exercises also certain judicial functions.
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Anhydrous adj.
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Withered
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Animadvert v.
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To pass criticism or censure
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Animalcule n.
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An animal of microscopic smallness
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Antemeridian adj.
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Before noon
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Anthology n.
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A collection of extracts from the writings of various authors
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Anthracite n.
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Hard coal
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Antilogy n.
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Inconsistency or contradiction in terms or ideas
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Antipathize v.
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To show or feel a feeling of antagonism, aversion, or dislike.
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Antiphon n.
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A response or alteration of responses, generally musical.
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Antiphony n.
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An anthem or other composition sung responsively
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Antipodes n.
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A place or region on the opposite side of the earth
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Arrogate v.
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To take, demand, or claim, especially presumptuously or without reasons or grounds.
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Artifice n.
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Trickery
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Artless adj.
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Ingenuous
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Ascendant adj.
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Dominant
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Ascension n.
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The act of rising
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Ascent n.
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A rising, soaring, or climbing.
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Ascetic adj.
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Given to severe self-denial and practicing excessive abstinence and devotion
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Ascribe v.
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To assign as a quality or attribute
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Athwart adv.
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From side to side
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Auricle n.
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One of the two chambers of the heart which receives the blood from the veins
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Auricular adj.
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Of or pertaining to the ear, its auricle, or the sense of hearing.
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Auriferous adj
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Containing gold
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Baconian adj
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Of or pertaining to lord bacon or his system of philosophy
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Baize n.
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A single-colored napped woolen fabric used for table-covers, curtains, etc.
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Balsam n.
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A medical preparation, aromatic and oily, used for healing.
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Bier n.
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A horizontal framework with two handles at each end for carrying a corpse to the grave
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Bigamist n.
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One who has two spouses at the same time
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Blazon v.
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To make widely or generally known
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Bole n.
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The trunk or body of a tree
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Brae n.
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Hillside
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Bray n.
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A loud harsh sound, as the cry of an ass or the blast of a horn.
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Brigand n.
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One who lives by robbery and plunder
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Bumptious adj.
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Full of offensive and aggressive self-conceit
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Burgess n.
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In colonial times, a member of the lower house of the legislature of maryland or virginia.
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Burgher n.
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An inhabitant, citizen or freeman of a borough burgh, or corporate town.
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Bursar n.
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A treasurer
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Cabalism n
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Superstitious devotion to one's religion
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Cadenza n.
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An embellishment or flourish, prepared or improvised, for a solo voice or instrument.
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Caitiff adj.
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Cowardly
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Callosity n.
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The state of being hard and insensible
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Calvary n.
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The place where christ was crucified
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Came n.
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A leaden sash-bar or grooved strip for fastening panes in stained-glass windows
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Cameo n.
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Any small engraved or carved work in relief
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Cantata n.
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A choral composition
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Canto n.
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One of the divisions of an extended poem
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Cantonment n.
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The part of the town or district in which the troops are quartered
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Captious adj.
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Hypercritical
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Cardinal adj.
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Of prime or special importance
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Caret n.
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A sign (^) placed below a line, indicating where omitted words, etc., should be inserted.
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Chancery n.
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A court of equity, as distinguished from a common-law court.
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Chateau n.
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A castle or manor-house
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Chiffon n.
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A very thin gauze used for trimmings, evening dress, etc.
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Cipher v.
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To calculate arithmetically; n. worthless person or thing, nothing
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Close-hauled adj.
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Having the sails set for sailing as close to the wind as possible
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Clothier n.
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One who makes or sells cloth or clothing
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Collegian n.
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A college student
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Complaisance n.
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Politeness
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Complaisant adj.
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Agreeable
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Conduce v.
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To bring about
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Confluent n.
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A stream that unites with another
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Conformable adj.
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Harmonious
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Conformation n.
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General structure, form, or outline.
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Conjoin v.
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To unite
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Consign v.
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To entrust
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Consistency n.
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A state of permanence
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Contiguity n.
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Proximity
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Contraposition n.
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A placing opposite
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Convalesce v.
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To recover after a sickness
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