Gre-Bibile-15

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herbivorous

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grain-eating

Some herbivorous animals have two stomachs for digesting their food.

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spruce

Back 2

neat and trim

Every button buttoned, tie firmly in place, young Alex Keaton looked spruce and tidy for his job interview at the bank.

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controvert

Back 3

oppose with arguments; contradict;

To controvert your theory will require much time but it is essential that we disprove it.

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intrude

Back 4

trespass; enter as an uninvited person;

She hesitated to intrude on their conversation.

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reparation

Back 5

amends; compensation;

At the peace conference, the defeated country promised to pay reparations to the victors.

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tumid

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swollen; pompous; bombastic

I especially dislike his tumid style; I prefer writing which is less swollen and bombastic.

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arable

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fit for plowing

The land was no longer arable; erosion had removed the valuable topsoil.

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fitful

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spasmodic; intermittent;

After several fitful attempts, he decided to postpone the start of the project until he felt more energetic.

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phlegmatic

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calm; not easily disturbed;

The nurse was a cheerful but phlegmatic person, unexcited in the face of sudden emergencies.

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ambiguous

Back 10

unclear or doubtful in meaning

His ambiguous instructions misled us; we did not know which road to take.

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gall

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bitterness; nerve;

The knowledge of his failure filled him with gall.

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ligneous

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like wood

Petrified wood may be ligneous in appearance, but it is stonelike in composition.

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preamble

Back 13

introductory statement

In the preamble to the Constitution, the purpose of the document is set forth.

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splice

Back 14

fasten together; unite;

Before you splice two strips of tape together, be sure to line them up evenly.

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continence

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self-restraint; sexual chastity;

She vowed to lead a life of continence.

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intransigence

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state of stubborn unwillingness to compromise

The intransigence of both parties in the dispute makes an early settlement almost impossible to obtain.

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agenda

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items of business at a meeting

We had so much difficulty agreeing upon an agenda that there was very little time for the meeting.

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comeuppance

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rebuke; deserts;

After his earlier rudeness, we were delighted to see him get his comeuppance.

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epitome

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perfect example or embodiment

Singing %22I am the very model of a modern Major-General%22 in The Pirates of Penzance, Major-General Stanley proclaimed himself the epitome of an officer and a gentleman.

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finesse

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delicate skill

The finesse and adroitness of the surgeon impressed the observers in the operating room.

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phenomena

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observable facts; subjects of scientific investigation;

We kept careful records of the phenomena we noted in the course of these experiments.

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amalgamate

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combine; unite in one body;

The unions will attempt to amalgamate their groups into one national body.

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parquet

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floor made of wood strips inlaid in a mosic-like pattern

In laying the floor, the carpenters combined redwood and oak in an elegant parquet.

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scurrilous

Back 24

obscene; indecent;

Your scurrilous remarks are especially offensive because they are untrue.

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vital

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full of life; critical; of great importance; necessary to stay alive; of life; l

The vital, highly energetic first aid instructor stressed that it was vital in examining accident victims to note their vital signs.

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specious

Back 26

seemingly reasonable but incorrect

Let us not be misled by such specious arguments.

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contend

Back 27

struggle; compete; assert earnestly

In Revolt of the Black Athlete, sociologist Harry Edwards contends that young black athletes have been exploited by some college recruiters.

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intersperse

Back 28

scatter

The molecules will intersperse throughout the space according to the second law of thermodynamics.

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domicile

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home

Althoughhis legal domicile was in New York City, his work kept him away from his residence for many years.

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refrain

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1- v. to not do something that you want to do 2- n. part of a song or poem that is repeated, especially at the end of each verse

Whenever he heard a song with a lively chorus, Sol could never refrain from joining in on the refrain.