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mogul
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powerful person; Ex. oil moguls; CF. Mogol, Moghul; CF. Mongolian
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urchin
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mischievous child (usually a boy); CF. urchin: hedgehog; CF. porcupine: pig with spikes ?; CF. sea urchin
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rank
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offensive in odor or flavor
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stagnant
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(of water) not flowing (often bad-smelling); motionless; stale; not developing; inactive; dull; Ex. stagnant industrial output
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splice
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join together end to end to make one continuous length; fasten together; unite; Ex. splice two strips of tape; N.
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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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indulge
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yield to; gratify; allow oneself a special pleasure; Ex. indulge one's every whim/a child/in a big cigarette; N. indulgence
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lunatic
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insane; Ex. lunatic asylum
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visage
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face; appearance
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defray
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provide for the payment of; undertake the payment of; pay
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ruminant
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V: to reflect deeply on a subject; N: an animal that ruminates(digested food and chew it again - CUD); ADJ.
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solicit
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entreat; request earnestly; seek to obtain; Ex. solicit votes; CF. solicitor: one who solicits; chief law officer
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obstinate
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stubborn; hard to control or treat; Ex. obstinate cough; N. obstinacy
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episodic
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(of a story or play) loosely connected; made up of separate and loosely connected parts; N. episode: incident in the course of an experience
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outspoken
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candid; blunt
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congruence
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correspondence of parts; harmonious relationship; CF. congruity
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malign
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speak evil of; bad-mouth(criticize spitefully); defame; ADJ: harmful; Ex. malign influence
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torrent
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rushing stream; flood; Ex. The rain fell in torrents.
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daunt
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intimidate; frighten; discourage; dishearten
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trim
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make neat or tidy by clipping; reduce by removing what is unnecessary; ornament; decorate (round the edges); Ex. trim the cost; Ex. jacket trimmed with fur; N. ADJ: tidy; in good order
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variegated
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(esp. of a flower or leaf) many-colored
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crossbreed
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hybridize; N: hybrid; CF. interbreed; CF. inbreed
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circumscribe
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limit; confine; draw a line around
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elliptical
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ambiguous either purposely or because key words have been left out, like ellipsis (. . .) elliptic; oval; of an ellipse; containing an ellipsis;
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implication
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something hinted at or suggested; implying; implicating
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suffuse
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spread through or over (with a color or liquid); charge; Ex. A blush suffused her cheeks.
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veracious
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(of a person) truthful ROOT ver - TRUTH
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patent
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obvious; easily seen; open for the public to read; of or protected by a patent; Ex. patent to everyone; N.
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debilitate
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weaken (esp. through heat, hunger, illness); enfeeble
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inopportune
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untimely; inappropriate or ill-timed; poorly chosen
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graphite
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black form of carbon used in lead pencils
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sonorous
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resonant; producing a full deep sound; producing sound
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egress
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exit; opening for going out; act of going out; OP. ingress
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arduous
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hard; strenuous; Ex. arduous work
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shunt
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move (a railway train) from one track to another; turn aside; divert; sidetrack; Ex. shunt traffic around an accident; N.
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tout
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promote or publicize (one's goods or service); praise excessively (as a form of advertisement); CF. advertise
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inebriated
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habitually intoxicated; drunk; N. inebriety
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damn
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condemn; criticize severely; condemn to everlasting punishment; doom; bring to ruin; N. damnation
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oath
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solemn promise; blasphemous use of sacred words to express strong feelings; swear-word; Ex. ``For Christ's sake''
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artery
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blood-vessel; CF. vein
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strangle
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kill by choking or suffocating; suppress
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outcast
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one that has been excluded from a society; ADJ.
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putrescent
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becoming putrid (decay); putrefying
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savory
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pleasant in taste; tasty; pleasing, attractive, or agreeable; Ex. savory reputation
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implement
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put into effect; enforce; carry out; supply with tools; Ex. implement the plan/suggestion; N: tool or instrument
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fabricate
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build; lie; make up (a story) in order to deceive; Ex. fabricate the whole story; CF. fabric: underlying structure; Ex. fabric of society
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plethora
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excess; overabundance; Ex. a plethora of excuses
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sedition
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conduct or language inciting rebellion; rebellion; resistance to authority; insubordination; ADJ. seditious
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disenfranchise
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disfranchise; deprive of a civil right; OP. enfranchise
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outlaw
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fugitive from the law (excluded from legal protection); V: declare (someone) to be an outlaw; deprive of the protection of the law; declare illegal; Ex. Drinking has been outlawed.
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placid
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peaceful; calm; Ex. placid child/lake
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convene
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come together; assemble; call to meet; Ex. convene the council
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generate
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cause; produce; create
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decry
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express strong disapproval of; condemn openly (something dangerous to the public); disparage; Ex. decry the violence of modern films
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coiffure
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hairstyle
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puny
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tiny; weak; insignificant
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euthanasia
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mercy killing
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tact
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skill or sensitivity in dealing with people without causing offence
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canny
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shrewd in money matters; thrifty
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slag
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glassy residue from smelting metal; dross; waste matter
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spatula
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broad-bladed instrument used for spreading or mixing
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rent
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tear made by rending; rip; split
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creep
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move with body close to the ground; move stealthily or slowly; N.
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hackles
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hairs on back and neck, especially of a dog; Ex. make someone's hackles rise
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brittle
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hard but easily broken; difficult; unstable; Ex. brittle situation
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maroon
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leave helpless on a deserted island or coast; ADJ. red brown
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postmortem
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autopsy; ADJ: occurring after death; of a postmortem
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forerunner
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predecessor; one that comes before and indicates the approach of another
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slander
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defamation; utterance of false and malicious statements; V. ADJ. slanderous
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annul
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make void
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