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JEJUNE (ji-JOON)
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Dull, uninteresting, or unsatisfying; devoid of nourishment, substance, or significance.
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Dull, uninteresting, or unsatisfying; devoid of nourishment, substance, or significance.
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JEJUNE (ji-JOON)
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PAUCITY (PAW-si-tee)
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An insufficiency, scarcity, especially a serious or extreme one, a dire lack.
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An insufficiency, scarcity, especially a serious or extreme one, a dire lack.
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PAUCITY (PAW-si-tee)
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MINATORY (MIN-uh-for-ee)
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Threatening, menacing; having a threatening or menacing aspect or nature.
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Threatening, menacing; having a threatening or menacing aspect or nature.
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MINATORY (MIN-uh-for-ee)
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PUTATIVE (PYOO-tuh-tiv)
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Supposed, reputed, commonly considered or regarded as such; deemed to be so but not<br>proved.
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Supposed, reputed, commonly considered or regarded as such; deemed to be so but not<br>proved.
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PUTATIVE (PYOO-tuh-tiv)
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LUCUBRATION (LOO-kyoo-BRAY-shin)
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Nocturnal labor; study, writing, or work done late at night.
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Nocturnal labor; study, writing, or work done late at night.
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LUCUBRATION (LOO-kyoo-BRAY-shin)
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TROGLODYTE (TRAHG-luh-dyt)
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(1) A cave dweller.<br>(2) A person who lives or behaves in a primitive, brutish, or crude manner.<br>(3) A person who lives in seclusion.
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(1) A cave dweller.<br>(2) A person who lives or behaves in a primitive, brutish, or crude manner.<br>(3) A person who lives in seclusion.
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TROGLODYTE (TRAHG-luh-dyt)
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JEJUNE (ji-JOON)
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Dull, uninteresting, or unsatisfying; devoid of nourishment, substance, or significance.
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Dull, uninteresting, or unsatisfying; devoid of nourishment, substance, or significance.
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JEJUNE (ji-JOON)
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PAUCITY (PAW-si-tee)
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An insufficiency, scarcity, especially a serious or extreme one, a dire lack.
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An insufficiency, scarcity, especially a serious or extreme one, a dire lack.
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PAUCITY (PAW-si-tee)
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MINATORY (MIN-uh-for-ee)
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Threatening, menacing; having a threatening or menacing aspect or nature.
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Threatening, menacing; having a threatening or menacing aspect or nature.
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MINATORY (MIN-uh-for-ee)
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PUTATIVE (PYOO-tuh-tiv)
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Supposed, reputed, commonly considered or regarded as such; deemed to be so but not<br>proved.
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Supposed, reputed, commonly considered or regarded as such; deemed to be so but not<br>proved.
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PUTATIVE (PYOO-tuh-tiv)
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LUCUBRATION (LOO-kyoo-BRAY-shin)
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Nocturnal labor; study, writing, or work done late at night.
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Nocturnal labor; study, writing, or work done late at night.
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LUCUBRATION (LOO-kyoo-BRAY-shin)
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TROGLODYTE (TRAHG-luh-dyt)
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(1) A cave dweller.<br>(2) A person who lives or behaves in a primitive, brutish, or crude manner.<br>(3) A person who lives in seclusion.
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(1) A cave dweller.<br>(2) A person who lives or behaves in a primitive, brutish, or crude manner.<br>(3) A person who lives in seclusion.
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TROGLODYTE (TRAHG-luh-dyt)
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ALEATORY (AY-lee-uh-for-ee)
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Depending on luck, chance, or on some contingent event; hence, uncertain, unpredictable.
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Depending on luck, chance, or on some contingent event; hence, uncertain, unpredictable.
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ALEATORY (AY-lee-uh-for-ee)
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FARRAGO (fuh-RAY-goh, also fuh-RAH-goh)
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A mixture, especially a confused or jumbled mixture.
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A mixture, especially a confused or jumbled mixture.
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FARRAGO (fuh-RAY-goh, also fuh-RAH-goh)
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CYNOSURE (SY-nuh-shuur)
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A center of attention or interest, focal point.
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A center of attention or interest, focal point.
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CYNOSURE (SY-nuh-shuur)
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BADINAGE (bad'n-AHZH, also BAD'n-azh)
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Banter; playful, teasing talk; good-natured joking or gently mocking conversation.
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Banter; playful, teasing talk; good-natured joking or gently mocking conversation.
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BADINAGE (bad'n-AHZH, also BAD'n-azh)
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HIERATIC (HY-ur-AT-ik)
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Priestly; pertaining to or used by priests; reserved for holy or sacred uses (hieratic<br>writings, vestments, etc.).
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Priestly; pertaining to or used by priests; reserved for holy or sacred uses (hieratic<br>writings, vestments, etc.).
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HIERATIC (HY-ur-AT-ik)
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SATURNINE (SAT-ur-nyn)
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Gloomy, sullen, or somber in appearance, manner, or temperament
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Gloomy, sullen, or somber in appearance, manner, or temperament
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SATURNINE (SAT-ur-nyn)
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EXECRATE (EKS-uh-krayt)
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To denounce vehemently, declare hateful or detestable; also, to loathe, abhor, detest<br>utterly. Etymology: Latin, literally "to put under a curse."
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To denounce vehemently, declare hateful or detestable; also, to loathe, abhor, detest<br>utterly. Etymology: Latin, literally "to put under a curse."
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EXECRATE (EKS-uh-krayt)
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VITIATE (VISH-ee-ayt)
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To corrupt, spoil, ruin, contaminate, impair the quality of, make faulty or impure; also, to<br>weaken morally, defile, debase.
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To corrupt, spoil, ruin, contaminate, impair the quality of, make faulty or impure; also, to<br>weaken morally, defile, debase.
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VITIATE (VISH-ee-ayt)
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VENIAL (VEE-nee-ul)
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Excusable, forgivable, pardonable, able to be overlooked.
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Excusable, forgivable, pardonable, able to be overlooked.
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VENIAL (VEE-nee-ul)
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RISIBLE (RIZ-i-buul)
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Provoking or capable of provoking laughter.
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Provoking or capable of provoking laughter.
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RISIBLE (RIZ-i-buul)
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LIONIZE (LY-uh-nyz)
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To treat a person as a celebrity or as an object of great interest or importance.
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To treat a person as a celebrity or as an object of great interest or importance.
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LIONIZE (LY-uh-nyz)
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CONTRETEMPS (KAHN-truh-ta(n))
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An embarrassing, awkward, unexpected situation or event; a sudden mishap or hitch; an<br>inopportune occurrence.
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An embarrassing, awkward, unexpected situation or event; a sudden mishap or hitch; an<br>inopportune occurrence.
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CONTRETEMPS (KAHN-truh-ta(n))
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RODOMONTADE (RAHD-uh-mun-TAYD)
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Arrogant boasting or bragging.
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Arrogant boasting or bragging.
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RODOMONTADE (RAHD-uh-mun-TAYD)
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HEBETUDE (HEB-i-t(y)ood)
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Stupidity, dullness, obtuseness, lethargy of mind or spirit.
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Stupidity, dullness, obtuseness, lethargy of mind or spirit.
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HEBETUDE (HEB-i-t(y)ood)
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21. SANGUINE (SANG-gwin)
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Confident, cheerful, hopeful, optimistic
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Confident, cheerful, hopeful, optimistic
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21. SANGUINE (SANG-gwin)
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DEIPNOSOPHIST (dyp-NAHS-uh-fist)
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An adept conversationalist, especially one who enjoys conversing at the table.
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An adept conversationalist, especially one who enjoys conversing at the table.
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DEIPNOSOPHIST (dyp-NAHS-uh-fist)
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FRANGIBLE (FRAN-ji-buul)
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Breakable, fragile, frail, delicate, easily damaged or destroyed
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Breakable, fragile, frail, delicate, easily damaged or destroyed
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FRANGIBLE (FRAN-ji-buul)
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APODICTIC (AP-uh-DIK-tik)
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Absolutely certain, necessarily true, proved or demonstrated beyond a shadow of a doubt.
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Absolutely certain, necessarily true, proved or demonstrated beyond a shadow of a doubt.
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APODICTIC (AP-uh-DIK-tik)
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FULMINATE (FUHL-mi-nayt)
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To explode, especially to explode with invective and denunciations; to shout forth<br>condemnation and censure.
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To explode, especially to explode with invective and denunciations; to shout forth<br>condemnation and censure.
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FULMINATE (FUHL-mi-nayt)
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SCARIFY (SKAR-i-fy)
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(1) To wound the feelings of; make cutting remarks about; distress by criticizing sharply.<br>(2) (medicine) To make a series of shallow cuts or punctures in the skin, as in<br>vaccinating.<br>(3) (agriculture) To cut into the ground; loosen or break up the soil either to aerate it or in<br>preparation for planting.
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(1) To wound the feelings of; make cutting remarks about; distress by criticizing sharply.<br>(2) (medicine) To make a series of shallow cuts or punctures in the skin, as in<br>vaccinating.<br>(3) (agriculture) To cut into the ground; loosen or break up the soil either to aerate it or in<br>preparation for planting.
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SCARIFY (SKAR-i-fy)
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HEBDOMADAL (heb-DAHM-uh-dul)
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Weekly; pertaining to a week or seven-day period.
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Weekly; pertaining to a week or seven-day period.
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HEBDOMADAL (heb-DAHM-uh-dul)
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DIVAGATE (DY-vuh-gayt)
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To wander, ramble, or drift about hence, to digress.
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To wander, ramble, or drift about hence, to digress.
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DIVAGATE (DY-vuh-gayt)
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IATROGENIC (eye-AT-truh-JEN-ik)
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Caused by medical examination or treatment.
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Caused by medical examination or treatment.
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IATROGENIC (eye-AT-truh-JEN-ik)
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TERGIVERSATION (TUR-jiv-ur-SAY-shin)
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Desertion; specifically, the act of deserting something to which one was previously loyal,<br>such as a cause, a party, or a religious faith.
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Desertion; specifically, the act of deserting something to which one was previously loyal,<br>such as a cause, a party, or a religious faith.
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TERGIVERSATION (TUR-jiv-ur-SAY-shin)
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NACREOUS (NAY-kree-us)
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Pearly, consisting of or resembling mother-ofpearl.
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Pearly, consisting of or resembling mother-ofpearl.
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NACREOUS (NAY-kree-us)
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FAMANT (FAY-nee-int)
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Lazy, idle, sluggish, good-for-nothing.<br>Synonyms: do-nothing, shiftless, slothful,, lackadaisical
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Lazy, idle, sluggish, good-for-nothing.<br>Synonyms: do-nothing, shiftless, slothful,, lackadaisical
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FAMANT (FAY-nee-int)
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HISPID (HIS-pid)
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Covered with stiff hairs, bristles, or small spines; rough and bristly.
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Covered with stiff hairs, bristles, or small spines; rough and bristly.
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HISPID (HIS-pid)
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LONGANIMITY (LAHNG-guh-NIM-i-tee)
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Long-suffering patience; the ability to calmly endure hardship or suffering.
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Long-suffering patience; the ability to calmly endure hardship or suffering.
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LONGANIMITY (LAHNG-guh-NIM-i-tee)
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SCIOLIST (SY-uh-list)
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A person who has only superficial knowledge of a subject, or who pretends to have<br>knowledge.
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A person who has only superficial knowledge of a subject, or who pretends to have<br>knowledge.
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SCIOLIST (SY-uh-list)
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PROPINQUITY (pro-PING-kwi-tee)
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(1) Nearness in place or time, proximity.<br>(2) Nearness or similarity in nature, kinship, close relation.
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(1) Nearness in place or time, proximity.<br>(2) Nearness or similarity in nature, kinship, close relation.
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PROPINQUITY (pro-PING-kwi-tee)
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FACTITIOUS (fak-TISH-us)
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Not natural or genuine, produced artificially.
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Not natural or genuine, produced artificially.
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FACTITIOUS (fak-TISH-us)
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PLEXIFORM (PLEK-si-form)
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In general, complicated or elaborate; specifically, like a plexus or network.
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In general, complicated or elaborate; specifically, like a plexus or network.
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PLEXIFORM (PLEK-si-form)
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SUSURRUS (suu-SUR-us)
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A soft, subdued sound; a whispering, murmuring, muttering, or rustling sound.
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A soft, subdued sound; a whispering, murmuring, muttering, or rustling sound.
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SUSURRUS (suu-SUR-us)
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TRITURATE (TRICH-ur-ayt)
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To grind, crush, or pound into fine particles or powder.
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To grind, crush, or pound into fine particles or powder.
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TRITURATE (TRICH-ur-ayt)
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PROTEAN (PROH-tee-in)
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Highly variable or changeable; readily assuming different shapes, forms, characters, or<br>meanings.
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Highly variable or changeable; readily assuming different shapes, forms, characters, or<br>meanings.
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PROTEAN (PROH-tee-in)
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CREPITATE (KREP-i-tayt)
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To crackle; make a crackling, snapping, or popping noise.
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To crackle; make a crackling, snapping, or popping noise.
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CREPITATE (KREP-i-tayt)
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NOCTIVAGANT (nahk-TIV-uh-gint)
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Wandering at night.
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Wandering at night.
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NOCTIVAGANT (nahk-TIV-uh-gint)
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FULIGINOUS (fyoo-LIJ-i-nus)
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Sooty, smoky; pertaining to, resembling, or consisting of soot or smoke
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Sooty, smoky; pertaining to, resembling, or consisting of soot or smoke
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FULIGINOUS (fyoo-LIJ-i-nus)
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HORTATORY (HOR-tuh-for-ee)
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Encouraging or urging to some course of action; giving earnest counsel or advice.
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Encouraging or urging to some course of action; giving earnest counsel or advice.
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HORTATORY (HOR-tuh-for-ee)
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HELIOLATRY (HEE-lee-AHL-uh-tree)
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Worship of the sun.
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Worship of the sun.
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HELIOLATRY (HEE-lee-AHL-uh-tree)
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SCIAMACHY (sy-AM-i-kee)
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Shadow-boxing; the act of fighting a shadow or an imaginary enemy.
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Shadow-boxing; the act of fighting a shadow or an imaginary enemy.
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SCIAMACHY (sy-AM-i-kee)
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GLABROUS (GLAB-rus)
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Smooth and bald.
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Smooth and bald.
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GLABROUS (GLAB-rus)
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PETTIFOGGER (PET-ee-FAHG-ur)
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A mean, tricky lawyer; especially, a lawyer who handles petty cases in an unethical,<br>unscrupulous way.
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A mean, tricky lawyer; especially, a lawyer who handles petty cases in an unethical,<br>unscrupulous way.
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PETTIFOGGER (PET-ee-FAHG-ur)
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EPICENE (EP-i-seen)
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(1) Having characteristics or qualities of both sexes.<br>(2) Not having the characteristics or qualities of either sex, sexless, neuter.<br>(3) (of style) lacking appeal or potency, feeble, flaccid.<br>(4) (of a man) not virile, effeminate.
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(1) Having characteristics or qualities of both sexes.<br>(2) Not having the characteristics or qualities of either sex, sexless, neuter.<br>(3) (of style) lacking appeal or potency, feeble, flaccid.<br>(4) (of a man) not virile, effeminate.
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