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consign
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send to a person or place for sale; deliver officially; entrust; put into the care of another; set apart (for a special purpose); N. consignment; CF. consignor, consignee
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remnant
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remainder
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errant
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wandering (esp. in search of adventure); straying from proper moral standards; Ex. knight-errant
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revile
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attack with abusive language; vilify(slander)
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irretrievable
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impossible to recover or regain; CF. retrieve
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largess
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generous gift (given to people who do not have enough)
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append
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attach
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welter
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wallow (as in mud or high seas); lie soaked (as in blood); Ex. The victims weltered in their blood.
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coddle
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treat gently; indulge excessively; pamper; mollycoddle; baby; cook in water just below boiling point; Ex. coddled eggs
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vacillate
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waver (in opinion); fluctuate; sway to and fro; N. vacillation
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torque
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twisting force; force producing rotation
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epitaph
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inscription in memory of a dead person (as on a tombstone) ROOT - epi (UPON)
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witticism
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witty saying; wisecrack(clever joking remark)
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adjoin
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be next to
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genesis
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beginning; origin
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flick
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light stroke as with a whip; V: move with a light quick blow; strike with a light quick blow (as from a whip); Ex. flick the switch
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pervasive
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spread throughout; V. pervade: (of smells, ideas, feelings) spread throughout; charge; permeate
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stock
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standard; kept regularly in stock or supply; typical; routine; common; Ex. stock sizes of paper; Ex. stock excuse/character; N: goods for sale in a shop; OP. unique
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quay
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dock; wharf; pier; landing place (for boats)
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sullen
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silently showing ill humor or resentment; dark; gloomy
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execrable
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very bad; detestable
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calamity
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disaster; misery
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snicker
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half-stifled(suppressed) laugh; V.
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terminal
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part that forms the end; railroad or bus station; ADJ. forming an end; ending in death; fatal; Ex. terminal cancer
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distinctive
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clearly different from others of the same kind
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parry
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ward off a blow; deflect; Ex. He parried the unwelcome question very skillfully; N.
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callus
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area of thick hard skin
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onomatopoeia
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words formed in imitation of natural sounds
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address
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direct a speech to; speak to; deal with or discuss; direct one's efforts or attention to; make with a destination; N: formal speech
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jaundiced
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yellowed; prejudiced (envious, hostile, or resentful) from long and disappointing experience of human affairs; Ex. with a jaundiced eye SYN JADED
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rectify
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set right; correct; CF. rect-: right
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apolitical
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having an aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
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scavenge
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hunt through discarded materials for usable items or food; search, especially for food; N. scavenger: one who scavenges; animal that feeds on refuse and carrion
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dribble
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flow or fall in drops; let saliva flow out slowly from the mouth; move a ball; N.
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aberration
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deviation from the normal; mental disorder - ROOT AB- Away from
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illusory
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illusive; deceptive; not real
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glossary
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brief explanation of words used in the text
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inquisitive
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eager for knowledge; unduly curious
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noncommittal
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neutral; refusing commitment to a particular opinion; unpledged; undecided
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supercilious
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haughty; arrogant; condescending; patronizing; CF. eyebrow, cilium
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inculcate
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teach (ideas or principles); instill
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depreciate
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lessen in value; belittle; represent as of little value
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incongruity
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lack of harmony; absurdity; ADJ. incongruous: lacking in harmony; inappropriate
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diffuse
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wordy; verbose; rambling; spread out (like a gas); V: spread out in all directions; disperse; N. diffusion; CF. suffuse
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convulsion
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violent uncontrollable shaking movement (caused by illness); V. convulse; ADJ. convulsive
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prune
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cut away; trim
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spurn
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reject disdainfully; scorn; Ex. She spurned all offers of help.
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illusive
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deceiving; based on illusion; causing illusion; deceptive
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devout
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pious; deeply religious; sincere; earnest; Ex. my devout hope
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verdant
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green; covered with green plants or grass; lush in vegetation; Ex. verdant meadows
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ubiquitous
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being everywhere; omnipresent; N. ubiquity
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beleaguer
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besiege or attack (with an army); harass; beset
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actuary
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someone who advises insurance companies
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inadvertently
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unintentionally; by oversight; carelessly
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ostentatious
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showy; trying to attract attention; pretentious; N. ostentation: showy display
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pulmonary
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pertaining to the lungs
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cameo
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shell or jewel carved in relief; star's special appearance in a minor role in a film
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ebullient
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showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm; boiling; N. ebullience; N. ebullition: state of boiling
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adversary
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opponent; enemy
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bantering
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joking talk; good-naturedly ridiculing; N.V. banter
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craft
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skill (esp. with one's hands); skill in deceiving people; guile; ADJ. crafty: cleverly deceitful; cunning
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missive
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letter; written statement; CF. sent
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felicitous
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(of a word or remark) apt; suitably expressed; well chosen
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nascent
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incipient (beginning to appear or develop); coming into being or existence; Ex. nascent ability in music
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comely
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attractive; agreeable; having a pleasing appearance
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abortive
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unsuccessful; fruitless
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frustrate
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thwart; defeat; prevent from accomplishing a purpose
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sanctimonious
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displaying ostentatious or hypocritical devoutness; N. sanctimony: hypocritical piety
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inane
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silly; senseless; Ex. inane remarks; N. inanity
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shed
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small roofed structure for storage and shelter; V: pour forth; lose by natural process; repel without allowing penetration; radiate; cast; Ex. shed tears/light/water/skin/leaves
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