Sadlier-Oxford Level G Assortment

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fetish

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(n.) an object believed to have magical powers; an object of unreasoning devotion or reverence

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not thing that someone is obsessed with, but object

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effrontery

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(n.) shameless boldness, impudence

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up front

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diatribe

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(n.) a bitter and prolonged verbal attack

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david, diatribe

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litany

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(n.) a prayer consisting of short appeals to God recited by the leader alternating with responses from the congregation; any repetitive chant; a long list

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lit--> literature, long...

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fiat

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(n.) an arbitrary order or decree; a command or act of will or conciousness

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short- like a command

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decry

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(v) to condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate

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like decree, but negative

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restive

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(adj.) restless, hard to manage, balky

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vacillate

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(v.) to swing indecisively from one idea or course of action to another; to waver weakly in mind or will

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sounds like oscillate = to go back and forth

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ephemeral

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(adj.) lasting only a short time, short-lived

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temporary

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primordial

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(adj.) developed or created at the very beginning; going back to the most ancient times or earliest stage; fundamental, basic

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primate

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bastion

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(n.) a fortified place, stronghold

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-ast- -->castle

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rebuff

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(v.) to snub; to repel, drive away; (n.) a curt rejection, a check

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rebuff, re-pel, re-ject

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pedantry

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(n.) a pretentious display of knowledge; overly rigid attention to rules and details

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languish

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(v.) to become weak, feeble, or dull; to droop; to be depressed or dispirited; to suffer neglect

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travesty

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(n.) a grotesque or grossly inferior imitation; a disguise, especially the clothing of the opposite sex; (v.) to ridicule by imitating in a broad or burleque

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tra..vest- transvestite- clothing of the opposite sex

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hapless

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(adj.) marked by a persistent absence of good luck

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necromancer

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(n.) in general, a magician or wizard

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calumniate

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(v.) to slander; to accuse falsely and maliciously

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echelon

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(n.) one of a series of grades in an organization or field of activity; an organized military unit; a steplike formation or arrangement

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deign

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(v.) to think it appropriate or suitable to one's dignity to do something; to condescend

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innate

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(adj.) natural, inborn, inherent; built-in

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panegyric

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(n.) formal or elaborate praise; a tribute

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aperture

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(n.) an opening, gap, hole; orifice

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ap..rt- apart -->making an opening

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raiment

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(n.) clothing, garments

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laconic

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(adj.) concise, using few words

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l-->long, opposite-->short-->using few words

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wizened

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(adj., part.) dry, shrunken, and wrinkled (often as the result of aging

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affront

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(n.) an open or intentional insult; a slight; (v.) to insult to one's face; to face in defiance, confront

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pillory

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(n.) a device for publicly punishing offenders; a means for exposing one to public contempt to ridicule; (v.) to expose to public contempt or ridicule

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improvident

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(adj.) not thrifty; failing to plan ahead

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p for planning
im = not

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reconnaissance

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(n.) a survey made for military purposes; any kind of preliminary inspection or examination

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eschew

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(v.) to avoid, shun, keep away from

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garner

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(v.) to acquire as the result of effort; to gather and store away, as for future use

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paroxysm

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(n.) a sudden outburst; a spasm, convulsion

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oxysm looks like alsdjflajsf, which is a spasm

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propinquity

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(n.) nearness in place or time; kinship

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taciturn

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(adj.) habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little

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pittance

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(n.) a woefully meager allowance, wage, or portion

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acuity

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(n.) sharpness (particularly of the mind or senses)

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nascent

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(adj.) just beginning to exist or develop; having just come into existence

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nadir

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(n.) the lowest point

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decorous

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(adj.) well behaved, dignified, socially proper

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decorate--who decorates? -->socially proper people

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attenuate

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(v.) to make thin or slender; to weaken or lessen in force, intensity, or value

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atten-- attain, goal of American's is to be thin or slender

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derelict

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(n.) someone or something that is abandoned or neglected; (adj.) left abandoned; neglectful of duty

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felicitous

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(adj.) appropriate, apt, well chosen; marked by well-being or good fortune, happy

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irrefutable

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(adj.) impossible to disprove; beyond argument

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impecunious

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(adj.) having little or no money

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febrile

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(adj.) feverish; pertaining to or marked by fever; frenetic

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paltry

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(adj.) trifling, insignificant; low, despicable; inferior, trashy

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p..try- peasantry-- low, insignificant

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acquisitive

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(adj.) able to get and retain ideas or information

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progeny

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(n.) descendents, offspring, children, followers, disciples

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gainsay

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(v.) to deny, contradict, controvert; to dispute, oppose

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want to gain say by arguing

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burnish

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(v.) to make smooth or glossy by rubbing, polish; (n.) gloss, brightness, luster

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frenetic

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(adj.) frenzied, highly agitated

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canard

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(n.) a false rumor, fabricated story

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consign

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(v.) to give over to another's care, charge, or control; to entrust, deliver; to set apart for a special use

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captious

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(adj.) excessively ready to find fault; given to petty criticism' intended to trap, confuse, or show up

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discomfit

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(v.) to frustrate, thwart, or defeat; to confuse, perplex or embarrass

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dissidence

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(n.) a difference of opinion; discontent

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convivial

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(adj.) festive, sociable, having fun together, genial

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eclectic

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(adj.) drawn from different sources; (n.) one whose beliefs are drawn from various sources