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abdicate*
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-to denounce; to discard; to abandon
-GET RIDE OF, RESIGN, QUIT VERB THE GROUP DECIDED A VOTE FOR HIS ABDICATION. He abdicated his career for something he enjoyed more. Mnemonics: "ab" (rootword) - away "dictate" - to rule = to give up rule |
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aberration*
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-something not typical; a deviation
-MENTAL IRREGULARITY, ABNORMALITY NOUN He was thought of as an ABERRATION because of his looks. Mnemonics: "ab" - away |
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abhorrence*
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repugnance; detestation
-SOMETHING/SOMEONE EXTREMELY REPUGNANT - HATE WITH DISGUST NOUN - We are united in our hatred of war and ABHORRENCE of violence. Mnemonics: "ab" away (from norm) horrence - sounds like whore = repugnance, disgust |
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abjure*
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to renounce upon oath
Ab - Means away Jure - reminds of Jurry Jurry has to take an oath. to renounce upon oath |
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abnegation*
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a denial
renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others mostly used in self denial "abnegation of the Holy Trinity" Ab - means away Negate - means to negative (to take away) to take away your own interests |
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abrogate*
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to break, as a treaty or law
Repeal or do away with (a law, right, or formal agreement) Synonyms cancel - abolish - annul - rescind - repeal - revoke They will have to pay fines now if they abrogate these new rules! Ab - away To walk through the gate is bad, you are breaking the law. |
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abscond*
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to depart secretly; to hide (oneself)
Leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to avoid detection or arrest "The maid absconded with all the jewels in the house." NM ab + scond. Absent in a second. When you will absent in a second? =when u STEAL OFF & HIDE, or when u DEPART secretly. |
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absolve*
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to set free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt
Absolve yourself of obligations |
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abstain*
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to refrain deliberately from an action or practice
choose not to consume Ab+stain - we tend to stay away from stain - |
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abstemious*
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sparing or moderate, especially in eating or drinking
Sounds like - abstain - to choose not to consume ...sparingly Abstain is to choose to refrain from doing something. to have ABs you need to eat/consume sparingly. - sparilingly consumption |
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abstruse*
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hard to understand or grasp; esoteric
some abstruse objects are hard to understand or grasp. The professor's lectures were so abstruse that students tended to avoid them. Abstruse - sounds like confuse - hard to understand |
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abut*
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to border on; to terminate at the boundary or point of contact
A but is the termination of a body - ABUT to terminate at the boundary point - to share a boundary synonyms : adjoin , border , butt , butt against , butt on , edge , march My house abuts against his tiny strip of land...which is why he is giving me such a difficult time. |
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abysmal*
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immeasurable; bottomless
"passing this test seems abysmal" "the abyssal depths of the ocean" |
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accolade*
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an award or honor; high praise
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acquiesce*
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to agree silently; to accept tacitly
The little boy always acquiesced to his parents unreasonable wishes which made him very unhappy! |
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acrophobia*
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the fear of heights
Acro - acrobatics - are done high up Phobia - fear of The fear of heights |
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acumen*
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keenness
the ability to judge well; keen discernment; insight Acumen could be seen as ACCURATE - MEN |
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adamant*
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unyielding; stubborn
And she said she has been adamant that her friends vote, too. |
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addle*
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to make or become confused.
I got addled after seeing so many options to eat - ADDLE ~ sounds like riddle which is usually confusing and hence we get confused. |
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adjure*
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to command solemnly
The lawyer 'Adjured' the judge to 'Adjourn' the jury for the hour. MN - AD = To, toward Jure = jury Jurys command solemly |
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adroit*
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showing skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness
MN - Ad = TO roit - sounds like roids - steroids - you take steroids to show skill |
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AD - PREFIX
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to, toward
Ad+jure - to command somonly Ad+ulation = to praise in excess Ad+ulaterate = TO corrupt |
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adulambrate
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to intimate or foreshadow; to obscure
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aestivate (estivate)
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to spend the summer in an inactive state
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agglomeration
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a collection in a mass, heap or cluster; aggrandizement
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agoraphobia
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the fear of open spaces
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alacrity
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liveliness or eagerness; readiness ANTONYM: lassitude
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allegory*
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an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor
Example - Lord of the Flies MN - Allegory is like a story |
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alms*
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charity; something given to the poor (usually refers to small change)
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ambergris
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a product of sperm whales usd in the manufacture or perfume
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amphora
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an ancient two-handled Greek jar
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anathema
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a ban or curse; a denunciation accompanied by excommunication
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andiron
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a metal support used for holding logs in a hearth
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androphobia
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the fear of men
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anneal
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to toughen or to strengthen
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anodyne
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a pain reliever
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anomaly
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an aberration; a deviation; an irregularity
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antipathy
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firm dislike; hatred ANTONYM: sympathy
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antithesis
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the direct opposite
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apocryphal
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of doubtful authenticity; spurious
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apogee
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the point in a satellite's orbit that is farthest from the center of the earth
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aquiline
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hooked; like an eagle
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archon
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the chief magistrate in ancient Athens; any ruler
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arrogate
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to claim or seize without justification; to usurp
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artifice
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cleverness; ingenuity
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assiduous
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diligent
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assuage
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to ease the intensity of; to appease; to pacify ANTONYM: exacerbate
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astraphobia
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the fear of lightning
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atrophy
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a wasting away; degeneration
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attenuate
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to lessen in amount, force, or value; to weaken
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austral
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southern ANTONYM: boreal
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axiom
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a self-evident rule or truth; a qidely accepted saying
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baleful
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menacing; harmful
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balmy
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soothing; mild
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banal
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trite; commonplace
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bellicose
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inclined to start wars or fights ANTONYM: pacific
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benign*
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gracious; favorable; not threatening to health ANTONYM: malignant
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bifurcate
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divided in two branches; forked
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blighted
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withered or rotten; destroyed; frustrated
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blithe
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happy; merry; cheerful
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bombastic
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pompous; overblown; turgid
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boreal
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northern ANTONYM: austral
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bromidic
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lacking originality; trite
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brontophobia
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the fear of thunder
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brook
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to bear or tolerate; to put up with
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brusque
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abrupt or short in manner or speech
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buccal
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pertaining to the cheeks or side of the mouth
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bucolic
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pastoral; relating to rural life
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bumptious
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aggressive and assertive in an offensive way ANTONYM: shy; self-effacing
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burnish
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to make shiny or lustrous; to polish
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cassock
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a loose robe worn by priests
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cabal
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group united to plot, especially the overthrow of authority
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cache
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(1) a hiding place; (2) something hidden in a secure place
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cacophony
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a harsh-sounding mixture of words, voices, or sounds
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caduceus
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the emblem of the medical profession (a staff wutg ubtertwubed snajes and wings at the top)
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cajole
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to persuade a reluctant person to do something; to coax
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calumny*
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a false slanderous statement
MN - dont call on me like that, its a lie just to hurt me |
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canonical
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orthodox; authoritive
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capitulate*
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to cease resisting; to surrender (often after negotiations)
MN - CAPtain it's too late, we will have to surrender.. |
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capricious
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unpredictable; governed by a whim
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captious
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critical; fault-finding
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carp
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to complain
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catharsis
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purification of emotions, especially through art
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bathos
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sentimalism; overdone pathos; triteness; anticlimax
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pathos
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something that evokes pity, compassion, or sorrw
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caustic
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acrid; biting
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cavil
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to raise trivial objections; to nitpick
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chaff
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waste material from the threshing of wheat
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dross
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waste material from molten metal
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slag
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scoria; refuse from the melting of metals or reduction of ore
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tailings
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waste material from the preparation of ores or grains
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chicanery
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trickery; artful deception
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chimerical*
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widely fanciful, imaginary
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choleric
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easily angered or irritated
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Cimmerian
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(1) adj. shrouded in gloom and darkness; (2) n. a mythical people described by Homer as dwelling in gloom
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stygian
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(1) dark and gloomy; (2) relating to the Styx (in Gree mythology, the river of the underworld)
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circumlocution
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an indirect expression; wordy or evasive language
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circumspect
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considering all options; cautious
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clandestine
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surreptitious; secret
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clemency
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an act of leniency; mercy
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cloy
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to satiate
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glut
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to oversupply; to satiate
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coalesce
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to grow together; to unite into a whole
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coda
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a passage that concludes a musical or literary work
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cogent
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pertinent; compelling; convincing
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cognizant
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perceptive; observant
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colloquial
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of or relating to conversation; characteristic of informal speech
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collusion
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a secret agreement, especially for an illegal purpose
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compulsion
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an impulse to perform an irrational act
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contentious
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rebellious; stubbornly disobedient; renegade
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conundrum
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a puzzle; a riddle
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cooper
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a maker of casks or barrels
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corroborate
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to confirm; to back up with evidence
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cowl
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(1) a hood; (2) a cover for an engine
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croupier
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a collector and payer of bets at a casino
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cynophobia
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the fear of dogs
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cynosure
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the center of interest
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dauntless
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fearless
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debacle
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a violent breakdown; a sudden overthrow
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deciduous
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falling off or shedding at a certain season; ephemeral; not permanent
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declaim
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to make a bombastic speech
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decorous
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properl in good taste; correct
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defalcate
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to embezzle; to abscond with money
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deleterious
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harmful ANTONYM: beneficial; salubrious; salutary
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delineate
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to describe; to portray; to sketch
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deliquesce
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to melt away or dissolve; to become soft, especially with age
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demur
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to object; to take exception
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denoument
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the unfolding or outcome of a series or events
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depredate
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to lay waste; to plunder
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desiccate
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to dry out
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despot
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a ruler with absolute power
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desultory
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lacking plan, regularity, or purpose; random
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dialectic
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logical argumentation
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diaphanous
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sheer; extremely delicate
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diatribe
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a bitter denunciation ANTONYM: panegyric
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dichotomy
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division, especially into two contradictory groups
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didactic
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intend to teach, moralize, or preach
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diffident*
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shy; lacking in self-confidence
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dilatory
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tending to cause delay ANTONYM: expeditious
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dilettante
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one who is involved in a variety of things, none of them seriously; dabbler
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diminution
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a decrease; a lessening
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dint*
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a force; a power
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disavow
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to deny
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discomfit
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to confuse, to deject; to frustrate; to deceive
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discourse*
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to converse; to discuss formally
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disingenuous
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lacking in candor
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dissemble
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to feign or pretend
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dissenter
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one who goes against an opinion; nonconformist
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dissuade
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to persuade someone not to do something
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doctrinaire
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dogmatic
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doggerel
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comic, loose verse
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dolt
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a stupid person
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doughty
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fearless; valiant
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draconian
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severe (as a code of laws); cruel
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dray
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a vehicle used to haul goods
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ductile
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malleable
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duplicity
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concealment of one's true intentions by misleading words or actions; deception
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ebullient
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lively; enthusiastic; boiling up
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ecumenical
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(1) haing to do with a body of churches; (2) worldwide or general in extent or application
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edification
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instruction; improvement; enlightenment
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efface
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to make indistinct by wearing away; to erase or remove
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effete
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exhausted; worn-out ANTONYM: effervescent
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effluvium
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a disagreeable or noxious vapor; escaping gas
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effusive
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overflowing very demonstrative
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egregious
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conspicuously bad; flagrant
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elan
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dash; vigorous spirit
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elegy
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a lament for the dead
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elucidate
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to shed light upon; to make clear
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emanate
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to send out; to emit
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eminent
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prominent; famous; standing above others in some quality or position
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endue
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to provide; to endow
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enervate
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to exhaust, weaken, or unnerve ANTONYM: invigorate
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engender
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to bring into being; to produce
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ephemeral
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lasting a short time; transient
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epitome
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a typical or ideal example
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equivocal
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ambiguous; deliberately confusing; able to be interpreted in more than one way
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euphemism
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(1) the substitution of a positive expression for something that may be interpreted as negative or distasteful; (2) the expression that is substituted
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evanescent
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fleeting; hardly visible; ephemeral
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exculpate
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to exonerate; to clear of guilt or blame
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exigent
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urgent; requiring prompt action; taxing
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explicate
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to explain
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expunge
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to strike out; to obliterate or erase
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facetious
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humorous; not serious
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fallacious
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erroneous; deceiving; misleading
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fallible*
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capable of making a mistake or error
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fastidious
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hard to please; fickle
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fatuous*
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silly; inane
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fealty
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allegiance
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feckless
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worthless; feeble
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fecund
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fruitful; fertile
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fervid
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very hot; intense in feeling or emotion; impassioned
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fetid
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having an offensive ordor
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vapid
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flat; uninteresting; insipid
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fiduciary
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a trustee
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fitful
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irregular; spasmodic
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flag
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to weaken; to slow down
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flagon
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a flask with a handle and lid
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tureen
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a casserole or bowl usually used to serve soup
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foible
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a minor flaq or shortcoming in character; a weakness
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foment
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to instigate, incite, or arouse
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foray
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(1) v. to ravage for spoils; to pillage; (2) n. sudden, sometimes brief, invasion
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forbear
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an ancestor or forefather
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fortuitous
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happening by chance; unplanned
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fractious
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unruly; quarrelsome
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fraught
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laden; charged
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frenetic
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frantic; frenzied
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froward
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hapbitually disobedient; not willing to compromise
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fugacious
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disapperaring after a short time; short-lived; evanescent
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fulminate
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to denounce; to send forth invectives; to explode
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fulsome
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(1) abundant; copious; (2)morally offensive; disgusting
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furtive
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sly; shifty
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gainsay
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to deny; to contradict
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gamut
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the entire range
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garner
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to collect; to accumulate
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garrote
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to strangle and rob
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garrulous*
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wordy; extremely talkative; gabby
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gauche
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lacking social grace; crude; awkward
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gaunt
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excessively thin; lean
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gelding
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a castrated male horse
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denre
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an artistic category or type
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genuflect
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to go down on one's knee; to kneel, usually in obedience or respect
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germane
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closely related; relevant; fitting
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glabrous
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smooth; referring to a surface without hair or projections
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hirsute
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roughly hairy
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goad
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to urge, egg on, or incite to do something ANTONYM: curb
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gorgon
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one of three snake-haired sisters whose glance turned the beholder into stone
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gourmand
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one who eats and drinks excessively; glutton
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gregarious
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liking companionship; sociable
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griffin
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a mythical anymal having the head and wings of an eagle and the body and legs of a lion
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chimera
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(1) a fire-breathing monster with the head of a lion, the body of a goat, and the tail of a serpent; (2) illusion or mental fabrication
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minotaur
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a monster, half man and half bull, confined in a labyrinth
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guffaw
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a loud, boisterous burst of laughter
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guile
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deceitful cunning; cleverness
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gulch
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a deep pit; a ravine
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hackneyed
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overused; trite; commonplace
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halcyon*
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peaceful; tranquil, calm, quiet
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harangue
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a ranting speech without much real meaning
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harbinger
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someone or something that foreshadows what is to come
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a native or inhabitant of Greece
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heretic
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one who goes against an established religion or belief; nonconformist
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hermenuetics
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the study of principles of interpretation (e.g. in the Bible)
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hermetic
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sealed off from external influencel airtightl abstruse or occult
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herpetophobia
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the fear of snakes
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hirsute
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hairy ANTONYM: glabrous
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hoary
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gray or white with age
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homily
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an inspirational discourse; a sermon
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homogeneous
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of uniform structure or composition
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homophones
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words that sound alike but have different meanings
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homonyms
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homophones; also, words that are spelled the same but have different meanings (e.g. cleave, quail, bear)
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hyaline
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transparent or almost so; glassy
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hydroponics
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cultivation of plants in liquid nutrients
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hyperbole
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an exaggeration
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hypertrophy
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an exaggerated increase or complexity
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empirical
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based on expertise, observation, or experimental evidence
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iconoclast
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one who destroys religious images or attacks established beliefs
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idyllic*
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carefree and lighthearted; peaceful
CHARMING, PICTURESQUE, UNSPOILED ADJ -Come visit this IDYLLIC island resort |
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referring to rock formed from molten magme; volcanic
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metamorphic
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referring to rock formed from sedimentary rock and changed through pressure or heat
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ignominious
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infamous; despicable
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imbue*
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to permeate or influence
- TO IMPREGNANT, TO INSPIRE, TO SATURATE VERB The smoke will IMBUE in the clothes of the bar patrons. Mn - Im + bue Sounds like blue/hue = color to saturate with color |
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immiscible
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incapable of being mixed
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immutable
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not susceptible to change
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impecunious
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having little or no money
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impermeable
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impervious; not permitting passage through
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impolitic
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inwise; injudicious
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imprecate
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to curse
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improvident
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not providing for the future; careless
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prescient
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having foresight or foreknowledge of the future
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impugn
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to attack. Especially as false or lacking integrity
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inanition
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a loss of vitality from lack of food and water
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inchoate*
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beginning; insipient; only imperfectly formed
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inciphient
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just beginning; in the early stages; commencing
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incommodious
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troublesome; inconvenient
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incongruous
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not like the others in a group; out of place; incompatible
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incontrovertible*
IN+Controverti+BLE |
unquestionable; indisputable
IN - not BLE - capable of Not capable of more discussion or disputes NM - relate controvertible with controversy something which cannot have any controversy is in-controvertible and thus is indisputable |
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incorrigible*
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-unruly; delinquent
-BAD BEYOND CORRECTION - UNCONTROLLABLE NOUN -A person who is INCORRIGIBLE ADJECTIVE - Bad beyond correction MN- "IN" = not corr - correct incorrect = cannot correct |
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inculcate
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to teach and impress by repetition
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indemnify
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(1) to secure against loss; (2) to compensate for hurt or loss
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indigent
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impoverished
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induction
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(1) an initiation into military service; (2) reasoning from parts to whole
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ordination
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an initiation into religious service
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ineluctable
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inescapable; inevitable
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inimical
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hostile; unfriendly ANTONYM: amicable
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iniquitoue
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vicious; wicked
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innuendo
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a veiled allusion; insinuation
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insurgent
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a person who revolts against established authority
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intractable
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hard to manage; unruly; obstinate
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intransigent
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stubborn; uncompromising
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intrepid
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fearless ANTONYM: timorous
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inure
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to accustom to accept something undesirable; to habituate
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invective
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insulting or abusive language
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invidious
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offensive; envious; obnoxious
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irascible
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easily angered; choleric; malevolent
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jalousie
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a type of blind or shutter having adjustable slats or louvers and usually made of glass
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jejune
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immature; juvenile
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jenny
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a female donkey
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jettison*
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to sacrifice cargo to lighten a ship or vehicle
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jetty
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a projection or structure extending into a body of water
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jezebel
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a shameless, brazen woman
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jocose
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humorous; witty
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jocular
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habitually happy or cheerful
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jocund*
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cheerful
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judicious
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wise; sagacious; prudent
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junta
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a political group or committee, especially after a revolution
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juxtapose
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to place right next to something
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kindle
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to activate or inspire; to arouse
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kindred
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(1) n. relatives; kinship; (2) adj. similar in nature; like
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knave
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a sly, deceitful man or boy
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laconic
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concise ANTONYM: verbose; redundant
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lambent
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flickering; softly bright or radiant, as a candle
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lampoon
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harsh, satirical writing, usually attacking an individual
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lascivious
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lewd; lustful; wanton
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lassitude
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fatigue; weariness ANTONYM: alacrity
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laudable
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worthy of praise
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lethargic
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slow moving; sluggish
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libertine
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a person who is not restrained by convention or morality
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licentious
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lacking moral restraints, especially sexual ones; lustful
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ligneous
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woodlike
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limpid
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clear and simple in style; transparent; serene and untroubled
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lucid
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clear; sane ; translucent; luminous
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pellucid
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reflecting light evenly; easy to understand
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litigate
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to try in court; to contest in law
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littoral
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relating to the shore or coastal region
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loggia
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a roofed, open gallery, like a porch
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loquacious
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talkative
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lucre
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monetary gain; profit
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lugubrious
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gloomy; sorrowful
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lurid*
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(1) gruesome; shocking; (2) ghastly pale
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malefactor
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an evil-doer; a criminal
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malfeasance
MAL+ |
wrongdoing; official misconduct
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martinet
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a strict disciplinarian
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masticate
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to chew
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maudlin
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foolishly sentimental or morose
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maverick
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a rebel; a nonconformist
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megalomaniac
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one who exhibits delusions of omnipotence or grandeur
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mercurial
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quickly changing; inconstant
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meretricious
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attractive only on the surface; superficial; pretentious
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miasma*
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a noxious atmosphere
MN - My (mi) + Asthma (asma) = is cause by the noxious atmosphere |
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millennium
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a thousand years
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miscreant
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a heretic; a villain; one who commits illegal acts
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misogynistic
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characterized by hatred of women
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mordant
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biting in manner or style; incisive
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motility
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movement
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munificent
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lavish; generous; liberal
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nadir
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(1) the lowest point; (2) a point in the sky opposite the zenith
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naiad
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a water nymph
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napery
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table linens
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necromancy
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magic; witchcraft
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chiromancy
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palmistry
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necrophobia
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the fear of death
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necropolis
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a cemetery
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nefarious
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wicked; vile
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nexus
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a connection or link
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niggardly
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stingy
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noisome
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offensive; harmful
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nonfeasance
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failure to perform an act that should have been completed
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nuance
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a subtle distinction, variation, or quality
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nugatory
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inconsequential; trifling
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numismatist
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on who studies and collects coins and tokens
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nuncupative
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no written; oral
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nyctophobia
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the fear of darkness
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obdurate
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persistent; unyielding
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obfuscate
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to confuse ANTONYM: clarify
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objurgate
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to denounce harshly; to declaim; to castigate
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obloquy
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(1) abusive language; (2) bad repute
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obscurant
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tending to make obscure
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obsequious
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obedient; subservient
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sycophant
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a servile, self-seeking flatterer
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ochlophobia
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the fear of crowds
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officious
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meddling; interfering
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olfactory
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relating to the sense of smell
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oligarchy
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form of government in which control is placed in the hands of a few, especially associated with corruption
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omnipotent
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all-powerful
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omnipresent
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being all places at once
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omniscient
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knowing everything
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onomatopoeia
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the use of words whose sounds convey their meaning (e.g., buzz, hiss)
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ontogeny
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the development of an organism
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onus
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a burden; an obligation
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ophidiophobia
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the fear of snakes
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opprobrium
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desgrace due to a shameful act
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opus
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a major work, especially a set of musical compositions
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ornithophobia
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the fear of birds
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oscillate
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to swing back and forth; to vary
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osmosis
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diffusion through a membrane
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ossify
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to become hard as a bone
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ostentatious
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showy; pretentious
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oviparous
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producing eggs that hatch outside the maternal body
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palindrome
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a word, sentence, or number that reads the same backward and foreward (e.g., mom)
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palliate
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to cover up with excuses; to extenuate
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panegyric
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high praise; a tribute; an encomium ANTONYM: diatribe
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paradigm
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an example; a pattern; an archetype
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paradox
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(1) something true that appears to be false; (2) something false that appears to be logical
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pariah
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an outcast
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parry*
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(1) to ward off; (2) to escape by dodging
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parisimony
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the quality of being careful with money; thrift ANTONYM: extravagance
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partisan
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one who is committed to a particular person, cause, or idea
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parvenu
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one recently risen to an unaccustomed position and not yet possessing the requisite dignity or characteristics; upstart
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paucity
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a small amount; a scarcity
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pecuniary
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having to do with money
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pedantic
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characterized by an ostentations display of learning
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pennultimate
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next to last
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peremptory
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precluding a right of action, delay, or debate; admitting or no contradiction
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perfidious
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faithless; disloyal; treacherous
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peripatetic
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wandering; itinerant
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peruse
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to read carefully; to study
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pervade
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to spread throughout
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petulant
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ill-tempered' irritable; fractious
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philatelist
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one who studies and collects stamps
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philistine
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(1) characterized by material rather than spiritual or artistic balues; (2) narrow-minded or uninformed with respect to a specific topic area
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piscatorial
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of or relating to fish
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platen
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(1) a roller on a typewriter; (2) a flat plate
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platitude*
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the state of being dull, banal, or trite
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plumb
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(1) n. a lead weight used to find the true vertical; (2) v. to measure the depth of; to fathom
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polemic
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strong argument in refutation of another; disputation; practice of engaging in controversy
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poltroon
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a coward
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potlatch
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(1) a ceremonial feast, with gifts, ofnorthwest coast Indians; (2) a festival or celebration
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precipitous
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steep
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precocious
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exhibiting maturity at an early age
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prescience
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the anticipation of upcoming events; foresight
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prevaricate
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to deviate from the truth; to lie
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probity
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honesty; uprightness; rectitude
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profusion
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a great amount; an abundance
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prognosticate
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to forecast; to prophesy
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propinquity
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closeness; proximity
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proxy
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a person authorized to act for another (e.g. to vote corporate stock)
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pseudonym
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a fictitious or pen name
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puerile
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childish juvenile
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pundit
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an expert; an authority; a critical; a savant
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purloin
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to steal
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purview
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a range of authority, competence, or responsibility; scope
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pusillanimous
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cowardly; fearful
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Pyrrhic
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usually referring to a victory won at excessively high cost
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quaff
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to drink hearily
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quagmire*
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a bog; a difficult or entrapping situation; a predicament
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qualm
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(1) a sudden onset of illness, especially of nausea; (2) a feeling of unease about a point of conscience
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quandary
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a state of confusion of doubt
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quell
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to suppress
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querulous
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complaining; whining
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quintessence
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the essence of something in its most concentrated form; the urest representative from a certain category
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quisling
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a traitor
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quittance
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a release from debt or obligation
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quixotic*
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extravagantly chivalrous
Syn : idealistic, romantic MN - quixotic== quick + exotic, if you desire something exotic to happen quickly in your life it is just a daydream. "as quixotic as a restoration of medieval knighthood", "a romantic disregard for money", "a wild-eyed dream of a world state" |
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quondam
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former; sometime
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quorum
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the minimum number of a group that must be present to conduct business legally
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quotidian
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daily
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rancorous
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with ill-will; with enmity ANTONYM: benevolent
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raze
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to demolish completely; to destroy
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recalcitrant
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obstinately defiant of authority; resistant
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recidivism
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repeated relapse, as in tendency to repeat criinal activity
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recondite
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obscure; concealed; incomprehensible; esoteric
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recumbent
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lying down; leaning; resting
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recusant
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marked by refusal to obey authority
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redolent
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having a pleasing scent; fragrant
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relegate
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to assign to a place of insignificance; to banish
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relume
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to light or light again; to rekindle; to reestablish
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remonstrate
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to object; to protest
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reprehend
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to voice disapproval of
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reprobate
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a villain; an immoral person
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rescind
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to take away; to remove
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revile
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to use abusive speech; to rail; to scold
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ribald
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rude or offensive; indecent
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risible
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capable of laughing or provoking laughter
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rookery
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a breeding place among rocks for mammals (e.g. seals) or birds
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roseate
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overoptimistic; cheerful
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rotund
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round; plump; chubby
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ruminate
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to reflect on something; to ponder
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saboteur
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one who willfully hinders, through destruction or obstruction, industrial production or a nation's war effort
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sagacious
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wise; astute; perspicacious
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salubrious
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healthy; promoting well-being; salutary ANTONYM: deleterious
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sanctimonious
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(1) devout; holy; (2) hypocritically devout or holy
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sanction
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to authorixe or approve
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sanguine
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hopeful
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sardonic
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distdainful; sarcastic
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satiric
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using ridicule or sarcasm to convey criticism; lampooning
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saturnine
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gloomy; sullen; morose
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savant
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one with detailed knowledge in a specialized field
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virtuoso
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one who is highly skilled in the practice of an art, especially music
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scintilla
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a minute trace or jot; an iota
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tittle
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a particle
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sectarian
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of or relating to a sect or a smaller group within a larger group that adopts only certain beleifs; narrow-minded
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sequester
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(1) to set apart from others; to segregate; (2) to confiscate
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sidereal
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related to the stars; astral
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sophomoric
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(literally "wise fool") believing one's level of knowledge and maturity to be higher than it actually is
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soporific
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marked by, or causing, sleepiness or lethargy; drowsy
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sordid
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wretched; vile; foul
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splenetic
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hot tempered; easily angered
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spurious
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false; forged; counterfeit
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staid
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sedate; serious; grave
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stolid
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dull; unemotional; immovable
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stoma, stomata
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a minute opening on outside surface of a plant (e.g. a leaf) for the passage pf gases
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striated
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referring to muscle with alternate light and dark bands, as opposed to smooth muscle
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strident*
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loud; harsh
MN - sTRIDENT - a trident is a greek spear, using a Trident would be loud and harsh |
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superfluous*
SUPER+flu+OUS |
more than necessary; extra
(Pre) SUPER - above & beyond another (SUF) OUS - full of - To be above and beoynd full of/with something - to have more than necessary Her SUPERFLUOUS good mood was starting to get annoying. (Her overly done good mood was starting to get annoying. ) |
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surreptitious
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secret; covert ANTONYM: brazen; overt
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sybaritic
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voluptuous; sensual
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sycophant
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servile flatterer; parasite
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synthesis
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the combination of parts to form a whole, or of thesis and antithesis to form a higher truth
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tacit*
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unspoken; implied
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taciturn
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silent; having little inclination to talk ANTONYM: garrulous
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tangential
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touching only the edge; marginally relevant
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tawdry
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appearing gaudy or cheap
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temerity
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audicity; effrontery; boldness ANTONYM: caution
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temporal
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referring to time, as opposed to eternity; secular
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tenet
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a doctrine upheld by members of an organization
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termagant
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a shrew; a nagging woman, as Xanthippe (Socrates' wife); a virago; an ogress; a harpy
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terrestrial
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having to do with the earth
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terse*
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(1) polished; refined (2) short and to the point; concise
"a crisp retort", "a response so curt as to be almost rude", "the laconic reply; `yes'", "short and terse and easy to understand" |
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timbre
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the quality of a sound or tone, distinctive of a particular voice or instrument
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timorous
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fearful; timid ANTONYM: intrepid
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tirade
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a long, intemperate speech, diatribe
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torpid
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dormant; lacking energy; lethargic; apathetic; dull
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vapid
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lacking vitality; flat; uninteresting
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torque
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(1) n. a twisting or turning force; (2) to cause to rotate or twist
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torrid
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oppressively hot
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tort
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a civil wrong for which the injured party is entitled to compensation
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tractable
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docile; mallable; obedient ANTONYM: unruly
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transient
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lasting only a short time; changing; ephemeral; transitory
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trenchant
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(1) caustic; penetrating; (2) separate; distinct
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turbid
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muddy
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truculent
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cruel; brutal belligerent
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turpitude
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baseness; corruption; depravity
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umbrage
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(1) a feeling of offense or annoyance; (2) a shadow; a hint; a suspicion
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unctuous
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oily; smug; suave
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undulate
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to move in wavelike motions; to fluctuate
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unduly
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excessively
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unequivocal
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clear; obvious; certain
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ungainly
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hard to handle; unwieldy; clumsy
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ungulate
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hooflike; regerring to hoofed animals
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urbane
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polished; polite or finished in manner
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utopian
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referring to paradise or an impossible ideal
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uxoricide
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the murder of one's wife
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vacillate
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to waver; to fluctuate; to oscillate
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vacuous
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stupid; lacking intelligence
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vagrancy
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the state of being homeless (legally, a misdemeanor)
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vapid
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insipid spiritless
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venal
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corruptible
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venerate
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to honor
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venial
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forgivable
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viable
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(1) capable of living (2)able to stand or develop independently
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vicarious
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experienced through another medium; experienced through imaginary participation in the events of another's life
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vilify
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to slander; to verbally abuse; to defame
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virago
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a loud, overbearing woman; a termagant
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viscous
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thick; having a gummy consistency
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vitriolic
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caustic; biting
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viviparous
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producing living young, as most mammals, some reptiles, and a few fishes
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volition
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choice or decision; will
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voracious
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ravenous; gluttonous; insatiable
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vulpine
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foxlike; crafty
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wan
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pale; sickly
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whet
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to stimulate; to incite; to make more intense, especially an appetite
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wizened
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shrunken and wrinkled with age
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wright
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a worker, especially in wood; used in combination with another word (e.g. wheelwright, playwright)
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wroth
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intensely angry; incensed
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xanthic*
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yellowish
ADJ from xanthic acid Mn - sounds like Anemic - to turn yellow |
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xenophobia
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the fear of strangers
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yean*
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to give birth, used of sheep or goats
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yore
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time long past
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yowl
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to cry out loudly; to wail
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zealot*
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one who is enthusiastic, sometimes fanatical, about a cause
A PERSON WHO HAS ALOT OF ZEAL EXTREMEST NOUN A member of PETA can often be a ZELOT for their cause. Mn - ZEAL + ALOT = has a lot of zeal |
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zenith
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(1) the highest point; (2) the highest point reached by a celestial body ANTONYM: nadir
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WANTON
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a careless manor
DONE, SHOWN, USED, LAVISH/WASTEFUL WANTON CRUELTY IT WOULD NOT BE WISE TO WONTON YOUR MONEY AWAY THE CLIENT WAS SO WANTON ABOUT THEIR ACTIONS, THEY ARE IN JAIL. MN - WANT + TON = want a ton = wasteful, careless |
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Minerva*
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The roman goddess of the Arts and Knowledge
Counterpart to the Greek Athena |
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Pomona*
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The roman goddess of fruits.
Mn - |
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Name for a female fox
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Vixen
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Name for a male goose
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Gander
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Name for a female sheep
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Ewe
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Airports
New York : Chicago: |
NY: JFK and LaGuardia
C: O'Hare |
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Jimmy Carter - who -
what is his middle name |
Jimmy EARL Carter
39th President In office January 20, 1977 – January 20, 1981 |
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Ronald Regan
Who Middle Name? |
Ronald WILSON Reagan
40th President In office January 20, 1981 – January 20, 1989 |
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Reuters - What, Where?
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International news agency located in London
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Press Association - What, Where?
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(PA) is the United Kingdoms multimedia news agency, Located in LONDON
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Associated Press - what, where
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News agency , Located in New York
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Nickname for New York
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Empire - Because of the Empire State buliding
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Nickname for Ohio
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Buckeye
Many trees once covered Ohio's hills and plains. Indians used to call the nut "Hetuck" which means buck eye resembling the eye of a deer. |
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Nickname for North Carolina
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Tar Heel
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Nickname for New Jersey
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Garden State
In his address Mr. Browning compared New Jersey to an immense barrel, filled with good things to eat and open at both ends, with Pennsylvanians grabbing from one end and the New Yorkers from the other. He called New Jersey the Garden State, and the name has clung to it ever since." The origin of the nickname is hazy at best. |
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State Nicknames
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Alabama:The Yellowhammer State
The Cotton State The Heart of Dixie Alaska:The Last Frontier Arizona: The Grand Canyon State Arkansas:The Natural State California: The Golden State Colorado:The Centennial State Connecticut:The Constitution State Delaware:The First State Idaho: The Gem State Illinois: The Prairie State Indiana:The Hoosier State Iowa:The Hawkeye State Kansas:The Sunflower State Louisiana:The Pelican State Maine:The Pine Tree State Maryland:The Old Line State Massachusetts:The Bay State Michigan: The Great Lakes State Minnesota:The North Star State Mississippi:The Magnolia State Missouri:The Show Me State Montana:The Treasure State Nebraska:The Cornhusker State Nevada:The Silver State New Hampshire:The Granite State New Mexico:The Land of Enchantment North Dakota:The Peace Garden State Oklahoma-The Sooner State Oregon-The Beaver State Pennsylvania-The Keystone State Rhode Island-The Ocean State South Carolina-The Palmetto State South Dakota-Mount Rushmore State Tennessee-The Volunteer State Utah-The Beehive State Vermont-The Green Mountain State Virginia-Old Dominion West Virginia-The Mountain State Wisconsin-The Badger State Wyoming-The Equality or Cowboy State |
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Magyar
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The main language of Hungary
Mn - You can spell their language from their name. HUN G A R Y | | | | M A G Y A R |
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Gaelic
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Is the main language of Ireland
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Languages of China
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Mandarin and Cantonese
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Main language of Morocco
Morocco is a country located where? |
Arabic
North Africa |
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Sahara
Nickname? Location? |
known as the 'Greatest Desert'
Is the largest desert in the world World's HOTTEST Desert Covers most of NORTH AFRICA |
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How many continents in the world?List them from largest to smallest
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Largest..
1. Asia 2. Africa 3. North America 4. South America 5. Antarctica 6. Europe 7. Australia |
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Name the 10 deserts of the world
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1. Antarctic Desert - Antarctica
2. Arctic - Alaska, Canada, Greenland,Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia 3. Sahara- Africa 4. Arabian Desert - Arabian Peninsula 5. Gobi Desert - China and Mongolia 6. Kalahari Desert - South Africa, Botswana, Namibia 7. Patagonian Desert - Argentina 8. Great Victoria Desert-Australia 9 . Syrian Desert - N. Arabian Peninsula 10. Great Basin Desert - United States |
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10 largest oceans and seas
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1. Pacific Ocean **
2. Atlantic Ocean ** 3. Indian Ocean ** 4. Arctic Ocean ** Smallest Ocean 5. South China Sea 6. Caribbean Sea 7. Mediterranean Sea 8. Bering Sea 9. Sea of Okhotsk 10. Gulf of Mexico |
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What is the smallest planet and what is the largest?
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Mercury is the smallest
Jupiter is the largest |
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Cygnet is a name for?
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A baby swan
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A baby calf is a name for what animal?
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A cow and a whale
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A foal is a name for what baby animal?
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baby horse
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US Capitols * Delaware * New Hampshire *
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Dover, Delaware
Concord, New Hampshire |
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Justinian was the ruler of?
During the Middle Ages 5-15 C |
was one of the rulers of Byzantium
Sometimes called "The last of the romans" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mzb5K5M8cgY |
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What did Augustus rule?
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the ruler of Rome?
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The BEAT MOVEMENT was when and what?
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The Beat Generation was American post-World War II writers in the 1950s
Central elements of "Beat" culture included rejection of received standards, innovations in style, experimentation with drugs, alternative sexualities, an interest in Eastern religion, a rejection of materialism, and explicit portrayals of the human condition. |
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Kerouc and Ginsberg were authors that were a part of what movement? Kerouc was famous for writing...?
Ginsberg was famous for....? |
The beat movement
Kerouc - On the Road Ginsberg - the poem "Howl" |
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What are some writers of the Harlem Renaissance?
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Zora Hurston
Langston Hughes - American Poet Toni Morrison - American Novelist Alice Walker - American Author - Wrote the Color Purple |
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Where are the Galapagos Islands?
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- Between north and south america, in the Pacific Ocean.
- They belong to Ecuador (In south america) |
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Who was the first person to land in the Caribbean Islands?
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Columbus
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Who was Marco Polo?
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A traveler who introduced Europeans to Asia - China.
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What was the date of the emancipation of American slaves?
What did it do? |
1865
It proclaimed all those enslaved in Confederate territory to be forever free, and ordered the Army to treat as free all those enslaved in ten states that were still in rebellion |
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What was the 13th Amendment?
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made slavery illegal everywhere in the U.S.
December 1865 |
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Jim Crow laws?
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?
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1. Latitude
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- degrees of measurement
Another name- parallels |
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2.meridians
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-another name -longitude
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3. Suffix- "ist"
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- doer of something
Ex: metalurgIST - an expert in metals |
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4. Ornithologist-
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bird expert
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5. Ichthyologist-
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fish expert
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6. Walter Gropius -
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leader of the Bauhaus school
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7. Troy pound =
Standard pound = |
7. Troy pound = 12oz
Standard pound = 16oz |
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8. What meter measures time?
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Chronometer
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9. What meter measures wind speed?
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Anemometer
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10. What measures atmospheric pressure?
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Barometer
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11. Odometer measures what?
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Distance
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13. Michelangelo last name?
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Buonarroti
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14. Last name of Rembrandt ?
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Van Rijn
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15. Group of turkeys-
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RAFTER
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16. Group of ferrets-
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business
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17. Group of bears-
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sleuths
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18. Group of eagles-
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convocation
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19. Group of elks-
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gang
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20. Terpsichore ?
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?
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21. Muse?
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?
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22. Who wrote Common Sense?
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Thomas Paine
Common Sense is a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine. It was first published anonymously on January 10, 1776, at the beginning of the American Revolution. Common Sense was signed "Written by an Englishman", and it became an immediate success. Having sold almost 100,000 copies in 1776 and in relative proportion to the population of the colonies at that time, it had the largest sale and circulation of any book published in American history. Common Sense presented the American colonists with an argument for freedom from British rule at a time when the question of seeking independence was still undecided. Paine wrote and reasoned in a style that common people understood. Forgoing the philosophical and Latin references used by Enlightenment era writers, he structured Common Sense as if it were a sermon, and relied on Biblical references to make his case to the people. |
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23. Who wrote Civil Disobedience?
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Henry David Thoreau
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24. Who wrote Origin of Species?
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Charles Darwin
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Who wrote Poor Richard's Almanac?
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Benjamin Franklin
Wrote - A penny saved is a penny earned books about principals to live by |
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26. Hertz-
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measure of frequency?
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27. Newton is measure of?
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?
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28. Joule is a measure of?
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Energy
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29. What are the gifts you give someone for their years anniversaries?
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?
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31. What is the largest bone in the body?
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Femur
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32. Galvanometer measures?
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Electrical currents
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33. Bolometer measures?
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Small amounts of radiant energy
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34. Who invented the steamboat?
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John Fitch
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35. What are sedimentary rocks?
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?
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36. Anion?
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Negatively charged ion
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37. Ion? ?
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?
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38. Neutron?
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- a uncharged particle
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39. 0 latitude is known as
0 longitude know as |
the equator
the prime meridian |
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40. Sphygmomanometer -
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used by a doctor to measure blood pressure
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41. Cartographer-
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a map expert
Grapher - MAP |
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42. Entomologist*
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-insect expert
ENT - ant - insect |
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43. Francesco Pinedo - ?
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?
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44. Charles Lindbergh
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pilot - made a non stop solo flight, 1927
he was 25 - remeber 19+27 |
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Root Word -
- ben - bene |
-ben, - bene: good
Ex: BEbign - kind disposition BENEficial - advantageous |
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Prefix -
- ante |
means before
ANTEcedent - going before in time ANTErior - occurring before |
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Prefix - ANTI
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Against
Ex: ANTIdote - remedy ANTIboitic - fights against bacteria |
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Who wrote the Oddyssey & Illiaad?
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Homer
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Who was Aristotle?
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Greek philosopher - popularized literary criticism
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The BIG THREE
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GREEK PHILOSOPHY
Aristotle - greek philosopher Plato - father of western philosophy Socrates - |
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What is Dante's last name? What did he write?
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Dante Alighieri
Divine Comedy The Inferno Purgatorio Paridiso |
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Geoffrey Chaucer - Responsible for bringing literature to the middle class
What did he write? |
The Canterbury Tales
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Who wrote Don Quixote? What is it about?
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Miguel de Cervantes Saaverdra
The adventures of Alonso Quijano, a hidalgo who read novels, that he decides to set out to revive chivalry under the name of Don Quixote. He is met by the world as it is, initiating themes like intertextuality, realism, metatheatre and literary representation. |
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Who wrote "The Prince"
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Nicolo MACHIAVELLI
The prince outlined a governmental structure based on the self-interest of the ruler. Such a rule is still called "MACHIAVELLIAN" |
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What is MACHIAVELLIANISM?
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Suggestive of or characterized by expediency, deceit, and cunning.
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Who wrote GARGANTUA? What was it about?
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Francois RABELAIS - he introduced the SATIRE form of writing.
Satire - use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like It is the story of two giants, a father, Gargantua and his son Pantagruel and their adventures, written in an amusing, extravagant, satirical vein. |
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The Middle Ages - 5th - 15th Century
about.. |
The church was the most powerful
Can be summed up as they squandered their advancements quoted as Barbarianism & Religion. No great achievements came from this time. Justinian was the ruler in this time of Byzantine. Plague - The Black Death |
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau - who
What did he write? The Enlightenment Period |
Philosopher
His theories challenged other philosophers Wrote - Social Contract - The New Heloise |
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Voltaire
Who? Wrote what? |
Candide - a love story
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Who wrote Gullivers Travels?
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Johnathan Swift
A parody of a travelers journal - making fun of English and Irish troubles |
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What two known books did Jane Austen write?
Known for novels of the middle class English society |
Sense and Sensibility
Pride & Prejudice |
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Who wrote Jane Eyre?
Romantic, Victorian & Realist Author |
Charolette Bronte
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Who wrote Wuthering Heights?
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Emily Bronte
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Charles Dickens wrote what 2 famous books?
Was an English novelist |
- Great Expectations
- Oliver Twist |
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Hubris (literary vocabulary)*
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In tragic drama, excessive pride leading to a fallen hero
- Def: Overbearing pride or presumption HUB+RIS(RAISE)--A person RAISEd in a HUB(city centre),will have OVERBEARING PRIDE |
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Who was Henry Bacon?
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An american Architect
Most remembered for his final project, the Lincoln Memorial |
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What was Leonardo da Vinci's 2 famous paintings? What period was he from? What medium did he use?
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- The Last Supper
- Mona Lisa Both oil paintings High Renaissance Italian Painter |
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Who was Edgar Degas?
What type was his work? What was the name of one of his works? |
Was an oil painter
An impressionist painter Was not interested in landscapes but of dancing. Famous work -The Rehearsal - oil on canvas |
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What 2 famous works did Donatello do?
What period did he belong to? |
- Bronze sculpture of DAVID
- Mary Magdalen in gilded wood one of the founders of the Renaissance Style he was a leading sculpture in Italy |
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Who was the architect of the Monticello?
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Thomas Jefferson
on the $2.00 bill |
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What work was Gustav Klimt famous for? What style/period did he work in?
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The Kiss - in oil and gold leaf
Art Nouveau |
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Who was Benjamin Latrobe? What was he known for?
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Neoclassical Architect
Assisted in the design and construction of the Capitol in DC |
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What was CUBISM?
Who were the main users of this? |
Largley monochromatic planes on an object
- Pablo Picasso - Georges Braque -(PHOTO) Violin and Candlestick |
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What style of painting is this? Who was the painter?
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Cubism - Picasso
Les Demoiselles D'Avignon |
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Fresco*
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Painting on wet plaster with watercolors so that the plaster absorbs the paint and becomes one with the wall
Photo - Michelangelo's fresco "La Creazione" on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. |
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Fugue*
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Polyphonic - Two or more voices with independent melodies
MN - Fugue - (sounds like few - two or more) |
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Who was Louis Armstrong? What was his nickname? What time period was he around?
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American. "Father of Jazz" Played Trumpet, scat singing, and call and response. Nickname was "Satchmo"
1900-1971 |
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Prefix - Ab
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- away
-from ABsent - AWAY, not present ABstain - keep FROM doing |
ABsent
ABstain |
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Prefix - Ad
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-to, toward
ADjacent - next TO ADdress - to direct TOWARDS |
ADjacent
Address |
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Prefix - Ante
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Before
ANTEcedent - going BEFORE in time ANTErior - occuring BEFORE |
ANTEcedent
ANTErior |
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Prefix - Anti
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Against
ANTIdote - remdey to act AGAINST evil ANTIbiotic - fights AGAINST bacteria |
ANTIbiotic
ANTIdote |
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Prefix - Be
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over, thoroughly
BEmoan - to mourn over |
BEmoan
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Prefix - cata, cat, cath
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Down
- CATAcombs - underground passageways - (down) |
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Catalogue |
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Prefix - Circum
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Around
CIRCUMscribe - to draw a circle around |
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Prefix - Com
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with
COMbine - join together |
COMbine
COMmunication |
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Prefix - De
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down, from
DEcline - to slope downward (DOWN) |
DEcline
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Prefix - Dis, di
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apart, away
DIScern - to distinguish as separate (APART) - DISmiss - to send away |
Discern
Dismiss |
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Prefix - Epi, ep, eph
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upon, among
Epidemic - happening AMONG many people |
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Prefix - Ex, e
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From, out
EXceed - go beyond the limit (out, from) |
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Prefix - Hypo
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Beneath, lower -HYPOdermic - injection BENEATH the skin
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Prefix - In, Im
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not, in, on, into
INactive - NOT active IMpose - to lay ON INstill - to add (INTO) |
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Prefix - Il, Ir
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not, in, on , into
ILlegal - NOT allowed IRreparable - canNOT be fixed |
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Prefix - Inter
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Among, between
INTERlude - an intervening period of time (between) |
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Prefix - intra
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within
INTRAmural - within a single collection or its student body |
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Prefix - meta
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beyond, over, along with
METAarsus - part of the foot, BEYOND the flat or the foot Situated behind: metacarpus. |
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Prefix - Mis
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badly, wrongly
MISappropriate - to use wrongly |
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Suffix - ism
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belief, ideal
- indicating an action (AlpinISM, mnt climbing) - a condition (PaganISM - religion based on nature) - a behavior (HeroISM) |
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Root : MAL
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BAD
Malice Malicious Malefactor (one who commits a crime) |
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Root - FIC Also fac, fact, fect
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Do, to make
FIction - something invented of imagined |
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Suffix - Ant Also ENT
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full of, a state of being
PliANT - a state of being easily influenced or controlled by others, also adaptable, can bend easily without breaking. |
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Suffix - ive
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of or that which does something
PensIVE - hangs heavily on the mind, deep in thought in a sad way |
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Philanthropy*
Phil+Anthrop+y |
love for humans in general, unselfish support, charity
Phil - love Anthrop - human -y - activity |
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Root - Phil
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love
PHILanthropy - LOVE for humans, for charity |
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Root - Anthrop
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human
PhilANTHROPy love for HUMANS |
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Prefix - re
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RE - back, again
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Prefix - Para
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Para, par
Beside, alongside PARAdigm - a model or example of something that shows how it can be produced. |
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Loquacious
-Loq -ious |
talks too much
Loqu - talk, speach -acious - inclined to |
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Requisite -Re -quisit
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for a purpose, that it is necessary for that specific purpose.
Marsh mellows are a requiste item for camping |
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Pinnacle*
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highest point, top
someone can reach the pinnacle of their career |
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