Main Vocab List

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posit

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v.
1. to place, put , or set
2. to lay down or assume as fact; postulate

n.
something that is posited

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beatify

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To make supremely happy

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ultramontane

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Beyond the mountains, especially beyond the Alps

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maudlin

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Foolishly and tearfully affectionate

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sibilant

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Made with a hissing sound.

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circumlocution

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indirect expression or roundabout way of speaking

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tortious

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(adj.) wrongful (law)

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lough

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lake (irish)

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pusillanimous

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cowardly/timid

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ersatz

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fake, imitation

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declivity

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downward slope

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decorous

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proper, tasteful, socially correct

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mendacious

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dishonest, deceitful

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enervate

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to reduce in strength

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abase

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to reduce or lower, as in rank, office, reputation, or estimation; humble; degrade

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aberrant

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adj.
1. abnormal
2. deviating from the normal course

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alacrity

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promptness, cheerful readiness, eagerness

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palliate

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to relieve or lessen without curing, mitigate, alleviate

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plaintive

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adj.
Expressing sorrow; mournful or melancholy.

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avid

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adj.

1. Having an ardent desire or unbounded craving; greedy
2. Marked by keen interest and enthusiasm

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askance

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adv.

1. With disapproval, suspicion, or distrust
2. With a sideways glance; obliquely.

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diaphane

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n.
A woven silk stuff with transparent and colored figures; diaper work, An overall pattern with small repeated motifs, especially on a rectangular or diagonal grid

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giblet

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n.
The edible heart, liver, or gizzard of a fowl.

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quoin / coign

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n.

1. An exterior angle of a wall or other piece of masonry.
2. Any of the stones used in forming such an angle, often being of large size and dressed or arranged so as to form a decorative contrast with the adjoining walls.

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moiety

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a half or a part

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astir

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adj

1. moving or stirring, esp w. excitement
2. out of bed; up and about

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ashplant

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n. walking stick

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peckish

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(adj) Ill-tempered; irritable.

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remuneration

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(n.) the act of paying (a person) a suitable equivalent in return for goods/services/losses; compensation

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talisman

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(n.) an object marked with magic signs and believed to confer on its bearer supernatural powers or protection.

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bilk

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v.
1. to cheat or defraud
2. to thwart or frustrate
3. to elude

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engender

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v.tr.

1. To bring into existence; give rise to
2. To procreate; propagate.

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billow

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n.

1. A large wave or swell of water.
2. A great swell, surge, or undulating mass, as of smoke or sound.

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harangue

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n.
1. tirade; a speech of violent denunciation
2. A long pompous speech, especially one delivered before a gathering

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abrogate

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v. to abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority.

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plaudit

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n. statement giving strong praise

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enigma

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n. puzzle, mystery

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creditable

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adj.
1. deserving of often limited praise or commendation
2. worthy of belief; credible

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abeyance

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(n.) suspension; condition of being set aside

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lithe

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adj.
1. Readily bent; supple
2. Marked by effortless grace

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prostrate

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tr.v.
1. To put or throw flat with the face down, as in submission or adoration
2. To cause to lie flat
3. To reduce to extreme weakness or incapacitation

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prone

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adj.
1. Lying with the front or face downward.
2. Having a tendency; inclined:

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raconteur

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n.
a person who tells anecdotes

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tawdry / gaudy / garish

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adj.
1. tastelessly showy; showy in a vulgar or crude way
2. cheap and snobby

garish - in an overly ornamental way

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rake / roué

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n.
An immoral or dissolute person; a libertine

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dissolute

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adj.
Lacking moral restraint; indulging in sensual pleasures or vices.

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vulgar

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adj.
1. crude or indecent
2. deficient in taste, boorish, ostentatious
3. of the common people
4. vernacular

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libertine

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n.
1. One who acts without moral restraint; a dissolute person.
2. One who defies established religious precepts; a freethinker.

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natty/dapper

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adj.
neat, trim, and smart

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raffish

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adj.
1. unmindful of social conventions; mildly or engagingly disreputable
2. gaudily vulgar or cheap; tawdry

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rakish

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adj.
1. like a rake; dissolute
2. dashingly or sportingly stylish

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jaunty

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adj.
1. Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.
2. Crisp and dapper in appearance; natty.

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gyre

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n.
a ring or circle

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probity

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n.
honesty; integrity

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quiescent

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adj.
at rest; motionless; still; inactive

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wanton

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adj.
1. done/used maliciously
2. deliberate and w/o provocation/motive
3. without regard for what is right; careless; reckless

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magnanimous

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adj.
generous in forgiving an insult or injury

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modicum

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n.
a moderate or small amount

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capricious

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adj.
subject to, led by, or indicative of a sudden, unpredictable change; erratic:

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caprice

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n.
a sudden, unpredictable change, as of one's mind or the weather.

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whimsy

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n.
1. erratic humor or disposition; extravagant, fanciful, or excessively playful expression
2. whim

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equine

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adj.
of or relating to a horse

n.
a horse

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dactyl

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n.
1. a finger or toe
2. prosody - a foot of three syllables, one long followed by two short

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tonsure

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n.
the act of cutting the hair or shaving the head

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clement

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adj.
1. mild or merciful in disposition; lenient; compassionate
2. mild or temperate weather; pleasant weather

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hob

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n.
A shelf or projection at the back or side of a fireplace, used for keeping food or utensils warm.

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gelid

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adj.
very cold; icy

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fauna v. flora

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n.
the animals v. the plants
of a given region considered together

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topiary

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adj.
(of a plant) clipped or trimmed into fantastic shapes

n.
a topiary work/garden