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arcane

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Adjective - known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; She knew a lot about Sanskrit grammar and other arcane matters.

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arid

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adj 1: very dry climate, [syn: waterless] 2: lacking spirit; lifeless; emotionless creature syn: desiccate :I listened to a technically perfect but arid musical performance.

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arrogant

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adj : showing feelings overbearing pride; [syn: chesty, self-important]The professor has an arrogant contempt for the weak students in his class.

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arwy

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adj 1: turned or twisted toward one side;[syn: askew, lopsided
2: not functioning properly; syn: haywire, wrong(p)] adv Our plans went awry.

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comely

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adj 1: proper [syn: becoming, seemly] 2: very pleasing to the eye; [syn: bonny, bonnie, fair]The young maiden has a very comely face.

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contagious

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adj 1: easily spread, like diseases;[syn: catching] Contagious laughter ran through the hall.

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dearth

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n 1: shortage of food [syn: famine, shortage] 2: an insufficient number [syn: scarcity]
There is a dearth of good musicians.

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deluge

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n 1: an overwhelming number [syn: flood, inundation] 2: a heavy rain [syn: downpour, soaker] 3: the rising of water and it overflowing onto normally dry land; [syn: flood, inundation]
The press secretary was deluged with requests for information.

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dispel

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v 1: force to go away; like driving away bad thoughts.
[syn: chase away, drive out, turn back, run off]
2: cause to separate and go in different directions; [syn: break up, scatter]
She waved her hand and dispelled the crowds.

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dour

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adjective
1. sullen; gloomy:
2. severe; stern:
His dour criticism made us regret having undertaken the job.
3. Scot.. (of land) barren; rocky, infertile, or otherwise difficult or impossible to cultivate.
The proverbially dour New England Puritan hastened towards church.

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eligible

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adj.
Qualified, Desirable and worth of choosing,
Among the eligibles, only a few are running for office.

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evade

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1. to try to avoid illegally paying taxes
2. to keep away from
This difficult idea seems to evade her.

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expel

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1. to drive or force away; eject
2. to cut off from membership or relations
The dean expelled the student from college for cheating. Synonyms :discharge, eject, release

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ferment

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n.

An agent, as a yeast, a bacterium, a mold, or an enzyme, that causes fermentation.
Fermentation.
The new painters worked in a creative ferment.

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fissure

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n 1: a long narrow crevice, [crack,]
2: a long narrow opening
3: (anatomy) a long narrow slit that divides an organ into lobes
Did you see that fissure in the rock?

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foment

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v 1: try to stir up public opinion [syn: agitate, stir up] 2: bathe with warm water or medicated lotions;
His legs should be fomented.

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fraught

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adj 1: marked by distress; The evening was fraught with high drama.

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frugal

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adj : cheap
syn: economical
The frugal lady saved lots of money with her coupons.

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illegible

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adj : (of handwriting, print, etc.) not legible; "illegible handwriting" [ant: legible]

The doctors handwriting was illegible.

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immaculate

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adj 1: completely neat and clean; [syn: spick-and-span, spotless] 2: free from stain 3: without fault or error; [syn: faultless, impeccable]My room is never immaculate.

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inert

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adj 1: unable to move
2: having only a limited ability to react chemically; not active;
3: slow [syn: sluggish]

He lay inert in the grass after the marathon.

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innovation

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n 1: a creation (a new device or process) [syn: invention]
3: the act of starting something for the first time[syn: founding, creation]
Hybrid cars are using innovative technology.

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oblique

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adj 1: slanting or inclined in direction, neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angular
2: misleading [syn: devious] 2: a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso [syn: external oblique muscle]
The athlete pulled one of his oblique muscles.

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obliterate

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adj : reduced to nothingness [syn: blotted out, obliterated] v 1: mark for deletion, rub off, or erase; "kill these lines in the President's speech" [syn: kill, wipe out] 2: make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat" [syn: obscure, blot out, veil, hide] 3: remove completely from recognition or memory; "efface the memory of the time in the camps" [syn: efface] 4: do away with completely, without leaving a trace
Many americans need to obliterate their growing debt.

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peruse

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v : examine or consider with attention and in detail; Please peruse this report at your leisure.

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recourse

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n 1: act of turning to for assistance [syn: resort, refuge] 2: something or someone to turn to for assistance or security
At this point his only recourse is the police.

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recur

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v 1: happen or occur again[syn: repeat]
2: return in thought or speech to something [syn: go back]
He had a recurring infection.

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rigor

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n 1: something hard to endure[syn: hardship,severity,
2: excessive sternness
The rigors of boot camp discourage many from joining the army.

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stagnant

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adj 1: dead air; dead water [syn:not flowing or moving 2: not growing or changing;
After he fell into that stagnant water he puked.

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verdure

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n 1: green foliage [syn: greenery]
The garden was so verdure, everyone gasped at how lovely it was.