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100 Cards in this Set
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n venal
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capable of being bribed; corrupt; CF. vernal
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reparable
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capable of being repaired
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n tensile
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capable of being stretched; of tension; Ex. tensile rubber
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n prehensile
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capable of grasping or holding (esp. by wrapping around); Ex. prehensile tails
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viable
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capable of maintaining life; feasible; practical or workable; Ex. viable scheme
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n sentient
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capable of sensation and conscious; aware; sensitive; Ex. sentient creature; N. sentience
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ambidextrous
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capable of using either hand with equal ease
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n vagary
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capricious happening; caprice; whim; CF. wander
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n whimsical
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capricious; fanciful; amusingly strange
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n mercurial
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capricious; quick and changing; fickle; containing the element mercury; Ex. mercurial temper; CF. mood
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enthrall
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capture; enslave; captivate; hold the complete attention of (as if magic); hold spellbound
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thrifty
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careful about money; economical; N. thrift
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n studied
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carefully contrived; calculated; unspontaneous; deliberate; thoughtful; Ex. studied remark
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n lax
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careless; negligent; not paying enough attention; Ex. lax service
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s plane
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carpenter's tool for smoothing and leveling wood; V. CF. flat
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s vulture
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carrion-eating birds
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n scabbard
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case for a sword blade; sheath
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n quiver
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case for arrows
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s bewitch
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cast a spell over; captivate completely
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n cavalier
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casual and offhand; arrogant; N: knight
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offhand
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casual; done without prior thought or preparation
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cursory
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casual; hastily done with little attention to detail
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n descry
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catch sight of (something distant)
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n pander
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cater to (the low desires of others)
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grievance
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cause of complaint; complaint
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s indoctrinate
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cause to accept a doctrine without questioning it; Ex. indoctrinated with mindless anti-communism
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conjure
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cause to appear by magic; summon (a devil or a spirit) by magical power; practice magic (esp. by very quick movement of the hands); evoke; conjure up: bring into the mind; Ex. The magician conjured a rabbit out of his hat.
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nauseate
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cause to become sick; fill with disgust; fill nausea
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germinate
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cause to sprout; sprout
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s suspend
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cause to stop for a period; interrupt; hold in abeyance; defer; hang from above; exclude for a period from a position; Ex. suspended state; Ex. suspend judgment; Ex. suspended from the team; N. suspension
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generate
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cause; produce; create
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engender
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cause; produce; give rise to
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n prompt
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cause; urge; provoke; provide a cue (for an actor); ADJ: done without delay; done at the right time; punctual; on time; N: reminder or cue
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s touching
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causing a feeling of pity or sympathy; pathetic; V. touch: cause to feel pity or sympathy; ADJ. touched
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n problematic
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causing a problem; open to doubt; doubtful; unsettled; questionable; Ex. Whether the arena will ever be completed is problematic.
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n carcinogenic
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causing cancer; N. carcinogen
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sublime
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causing deep feelings of wonder, joy, respect, etc.; exalted; noble and uplifting; utter
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s grim
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causing great fear; unrelenting; determined in spite of fear; Ex. grim smile
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n analgesic
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causing insensitivity to pain; N.
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s nauseous
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causing nausea; feeling nausea
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n pestilential(pestilent)
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causing plague; tending to cause death; baneful; N. pestilence: fatal epidemic disease (esp. bubonic plague)
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pathetic
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causing sadness, compassion, pity; touching
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n vitriolic
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causing sharp pain to the mind; caustic; corrosive; sarcastic; of vitriol; N. vitriol: sulphuric acid (which burns flesh deeply); bitterly abusive expression; caustic expression; CF. glass
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prudent
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cautious; careful; prudential
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n chary
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cautious; unwilling to take risks; sparing or restrained about giving; OP. bold
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n luminary
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celebrity (in a specific field); dignitary; object that gives light (as a celestial body)
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reprove
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censure; rebuke; N. reproof
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kernel
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central or vital part; core; whole seed (as of corn)
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n mace
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ceremonial staff used as a symbol of authority; clublike medieval weapon
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formality
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ceremonious quality; ceremonious adherence to rules; something done just for form's sake; Ex. mere formality
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n ordination
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ceremony conferring holy orders; ceremony of ordaining a priest
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n certitude
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certainty
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s curb
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chain or strap used with a bit to restrain a horse; something that checks; V: check; restrain
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n shackle
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chain; fetter; confine with shackles; N.
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n hap
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chance; luck
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s odds
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chances; probability; disagreement; Ex. The odds are that it will rain. Ex. at odds with
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n vicissitude
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change (esp. from good to bad); change of fortune; CF. the last emperor of China
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n veer
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change in direction; swerve
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metamorphosis
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change of form; Ex. metamorphosis of caterpillar to butterfly; V. metamorphose: change by metamorphosis
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n ossify
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change or harden into bone; become hard and unchanging in one's ideas
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s shift
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change position or place; exchange (one thing) for another; change in direction or position; Ex. shift the stolen goods; N. group of workers which takes turns with other groups; working period of such a group
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s variegate
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change the appearance of (by marking with different colors)
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n gerrymander
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change voting district lines in order to favor a political party; N. CF. Elbridge Gerry + (sala)mander
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innovation
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change; something newly introduced; introduction of something new; V. innovate: begin or introduce (something new); be creative; ADJ. innovative
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fickle
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changeable (in affections or friendship); faithless
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n volatile
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changeable; of a quickly changing nature (as of temper); mercurial; tending to violence; evaporating rapidly; Ex. volatile character/situation in the street
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migrant
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changing its habitat; wandering; Ex. migrant birds/workers; N: one that migrates
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s padre
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chaplain (in the armed forces)
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temperament
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characteristic frame of mind; disposition; emotional excess; ADJ. temperamental: of temperament; having frequent changes of temper; Ex. temperamental dislike of sports; Ex. temperamental actress
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generic
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characteristic of an entire class or species; of a genus
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universal
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characterizing or affecting all; general; present everywhere; of the universe; cosmic; Ex. universal agreement; Ex. a subject of universal interest
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n impeach
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charge (a public official) with crime in office; raise doubts about; indict; Ex. impeach a witness's credibility
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arraign
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charge in court; indict
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indict
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charge; N. indictment
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n mountebank
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charlatan; boastful pretender
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quack
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charlatan; impostor
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n talisman
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charm; object believed to give supernatural powers to or protect its bearer
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n amulet
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charm; talisman; an object worn believed to protect against evil, bad luck
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n winsome
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charming (in a childlike way); agreeable; gracious; engaging
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engaging
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charming; attractive
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n idyllic
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charmingly carefree; simple and happy; Ex. idyllic scene
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n babble
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chatter idly or foolishly; make continuous sounds like water running gently over rounded stone; N.
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n jabber
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chatter rapidly or unintelligibly
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n tawdry
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cheap and gaudy; Ex. tawdry jewelry
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n cozen
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cheat; hoodwink; swindle
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swindler
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cheater
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fraudulent
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cheating; deceitful; Ex. fraudulent means; N. fraud: deception; swindle
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n jaunty
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cheerful and pleased with life; lighthearted; animated; easy and carefree; dapper in appearance; Ex. jaunty person/hat
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alacrity
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cheerful promptness without reluctance
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n geniality
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cheerfulness; kindliness; sympathy; ADJ. genial: cheerful and good-tempered
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s fermentation
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chemical reaction that splits complex organic compounds; unrest; agitation
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n masticate
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chew
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n ruminate
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chew over and over (mentally or, like cows, physically); mull over(ponder)
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arch-
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chief; first; Ex. archbishop
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n cardinal
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chief; most important; N: priest; cardinal number: number that shows quantity rather thatn order
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n puerile
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childish; immature; CF. puer: boy
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infantile
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childish; infantlike
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n progeny
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children; offspring; descendants
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indiscriminate
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choosing at random; confused; not based on careful distinctions
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s draw
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choosing of a lot or card
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