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purveyor
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n.someone who supplies provisions (especially food)
As purveyor of rare wines and viands, he traveled through France and Italy every year in search of new products to sell |
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sophist
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n.teacher of philosophy; quibbler; employer of fallacious reasoning
You are using all the devices of a sophist in trying to prove your case; your argument is specious |
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proxy
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n.authorized agent
Please act as my proxy and vote for this state of candidates in my absence. |
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pugilist
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n.boxer
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retinue
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n.following; attendants
The queen's retinue followed her down the aisle |
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unfeigned
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adj.genuine; real
she turned so pale that i am sure her surprise was unfeigned |
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turpitude
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n.depravity(extreme corruption, wickedness)
a visitor may be denied admittance to this country if she has been guilty of moral turpitude |
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turgid
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v.swollen; distended
a turgid bladder; turgid veins |
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turbid
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a. not clear or lucid.
The water was turbid after the children had waded through it |
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ungainly
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adj.awkward;clumsy;unwieldy
an ungainly dancer; an ungainly instrument |
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placid
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adj.peaceful; calm
after his vacation in this placid section, he felt soothed and rested |
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trenchant
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adj.cutting; keen
i'm afraid of his trenchant wit for it is so often sarcastic |
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lividity
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n.a state of fury so great that the face becomes discolored; unatural lack of color in skin
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savoriness
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n: having an appetizing flavor
savoriness of o'toro |
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sequester
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v.isolate; retire from public life; segregate;seclude
To prevent the jurors from hearing news broadcasts about the case, the judge decided to sequester the jury |
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clamor
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n.noise
The clamor of the children at play outside made it impossible for her to take a nap. |
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disparity
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n.difference; condition of inequality
their disparity in rank made no difference at all to the prince and Cinderella |
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anathematize
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v.curse
anathematize one's foe |
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commiserate
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v.feel or express pity or sympathy for
her friends commiserated with the widow |
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provident
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adj.displaying foresight; thrifty; preparing for emergencies.
In his usual provident manner, he had insured himself against his type of loss |
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exonerate
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v.acquit;exculpate
the defense team feverishly sought fresh evidence that might exonerate their client |
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affluence
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n.abudance; wealth
foreigners are amzed by the affluence and luxury of the American way of life |
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indigenous
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adj.native
indigenous population |
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parochial
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adj.narrow in outlook; provincial; related to parishes
Although Jane Austen writes novels set in small rural communitites, her concerns are universal, not parocial |
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inimical
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adj.unfriendly; hostile; harmful; detrimental
I've always been friendly to Martha, Why is she so inimical to me? |
