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abusive
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adjective: Employing harsh words or ill treatment.
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stagnant
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adjective: Not flowing: said of water, as in a pool.
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maintain
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verb: To hold or preserve in any particular state or condition.
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debut
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noun: A first appearance in society or on the stage.
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askance
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aderb: With a side or indirect glance or meaning.
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vigilant
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adjective: Being on the alert to discover and ward off danger or insure safety.
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vitalize
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verb: To endow with life or energy.
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abrade
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verb: To wear away the surface or some part of by friction.
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gratification
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noun: Satisfaction.
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positive
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adjective: Free from doubt or hesitation.
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sympathize
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verb: To share the sentiments or mental states of another.
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indigence
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noun: Poverty.
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accursed
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adjective: Doomed to evil, misery, or misfortune.
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ungainly
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adjective: Clumsy.
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devout
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adjective: Religious.
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perseverance
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noun: A persistence in purpose and effort.
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repartee
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noun: A ready, witty, or apt reply.
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inchoative
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noun: That which begins, or expresses beginning.
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obstruct
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verb: To fill with impediments so as to prevent passage, either wholly or in part.
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corrode
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verb: To ruin or destroy little by little.
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memorable
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adjective: Noteworthy.
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vortex
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noun: A mass of rotating or whirling fluid, especially when sucked spirally toward the center.
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missive
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noun: A message in writing.
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raptorial
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adjective: Seizing and devouring living prey.
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tangent
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adjective: Touching.
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parlance
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noun: Mode of speech.
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fluent
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adjective: Having a ready or easy flow of words or ideas.
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excursion
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noun: A journey.
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Christendom
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noun: That part of the world where Christianity is generally professed.
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inaccessible
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adjective: Difficult of approach.
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dragoon
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noun: In the British army, a cavalryman.
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congeal
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verb: To coagulate.
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Hibernian
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adjective: Pertaining to Ireland, or its people.
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jocular
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adjective: Inclined to joke.
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contort
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verb: To twist into a misshapen form.
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gaseous
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adjective: Light and unsubstantial.
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exotic
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adjective: Foreign.
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perfectible
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adjective: Capable of being made perfect.
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myth
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noun: A fictitious narrative presented as historical, but without any basis of fact.
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antispasmodic
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adjective: Tending to prevent or relieve non-inflammatory spasmodic affections.
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sedition
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noun: Conduct directed against public order and the tranquillity of the state.
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enthrone
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verb: To invest with sovereign power.
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pervious
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adjective: Admitting the entrance or passage of another substance.
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ingenuous
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adjective: Candid, frank, or open in character or quality.
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exigent
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adjective: Urgent.
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sensual
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adjective: Pertaining to the body or the physical senses.
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tack
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noun: A small sharp-pointed nail.
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invoke
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verb: To call on for assistance or protection.
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refract
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verb: To bend or turn from a direct course.
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papyrus
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noun: The writing-paper of the ancient Egyptians, and later of the Romans.
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coxswain
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noun: One who steers a rowboat, or one who has charge of a ship's boat and its crew under an officer.
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pall
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verb: To make dull by satiety.
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subjection
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noun: The act of bringing into a state of submission.
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nimble
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adjective: Light and quick in motion or action.
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rigor
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noun: Inflexibility.
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conjecture
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noun: A guess.
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descendant
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noun: One who is descended lineally from another, as a child, grandchild, etc.
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bigamist
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noun: One who has two spouses at the same time.
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inference
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noun: The derivation of a judgment from any given material of knowledge on the ground of law.
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lexicography
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noun: The making of dictionaries.
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emigrate
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verb: To go from one country, state, or region for the purpose of settling or residing in another.
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souvenir
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noun: A token of remembrance.
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manor
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noun: The landed estate of a lord or nobleman.
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seminar
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noun: Any assemblage of pupils for real research in some specific study under a teacher.
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altercate
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verb: To contend angrily or zealously in words.
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mechanics
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noun: The branch of physics that treats the phenomena caused by the action of forces.
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accessible
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adjective: Approachable.
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regiment
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noun: A body of soldiers.
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pyrotechnic
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adjective: Pertaining to fireworks or their manufacture.
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operate
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verb: To put in action and supervise the working of.
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eclipse
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noun: The obstruction of a heavenly body by its entering into the shadow of another body.
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utmost
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noun: The greatest possible extent.
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probe
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verb: To search through and through.
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dun
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verb: To make a demand or repeated demands on for payment.
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regress
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verb: To return to a former place or condition.
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replica
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noun: A duplicate executed by the artist himself, and regarded, equally with the first, as an original.
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credulous
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adjective: Easily deceived.
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phonogram
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noun: A graphic character symbolizing an articulate sound.
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deter
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verb: To frighten away.
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imperturbable
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adjective: Calm.
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anthology
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noun: A collection of extracts from the writings of various authors.
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emaciate
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verb: To waste away in flesh.
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immigrate
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verb: To come into a country or region from a former habitat.
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valid
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adjective: Founded on truth.
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culpable
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adjective: Guilty.
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premier
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adjective: First in rank or position.
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fungible
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adjective: That may be measured, counted, or weighed.
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tremor
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noun: An involuntary trembling or shivering.
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magistracy
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noun: The office or dignity of a magistrate.
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inflexible
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adjective: That can not be altered or varied.
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tapestry
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noun: A fabric to which a pattern is applied with a needle, designed for ornamental hangings.
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rejuvenate
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verb: To restore to youth.
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formidable
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adjective: Difficult to accomplish.
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dispensation
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noun: That which is bestowed on or appointed to one from a higher power.
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observance
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noun: A traditional form or customary act.
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complaisance
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noun: Politeness.
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carcass
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noun: The dead body of an animal.
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granary
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noun: A storehouse for grain after it is thrashed or husked.
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reconsider
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verb: To review with care, especially with a view to a reversal of previous action.
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mitigate
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verb: To make milder or more endurable.
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immaterial
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adjective: Of no essential consequence.
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percipient
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noun: One who or that which perceives.
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neophyte
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adjective: Having the character of a beginner.
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pedigree
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noun: One's line of ancestors.
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verdant
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adjective: Green with vegetation.
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severance
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noun: Separation.
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absent-minded
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adjective: Lacking in attention to immediate surroundings or business.
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physiology
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noun: The science of organic functions.
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exaggerate
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verb: To overstate.
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neocracy
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noun: Government administered by new or untried persons.
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recourse
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noun: Resort to or application for help in exigency or trouble.
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contender
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noun: One who exerts oneself in opposition or rivalry.
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parsimonious
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adjective: Unduly sparing in the use or expenditure of money.
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foursome
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adjective: Consisting of four.
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defray
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verb: To make payment for.
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suspense
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noun: Uncertainty.
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germinate
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verb: To begin to develop into an embryo or higher form.
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sapience
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noun: Deep wisdom or knowledge.
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endue
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verb: To endow with some quality, gift, or grace, usually spiritual.
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renunciation
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noun: An explicit disclaimer of a right or privilege.
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dilemma
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noun: A situation in which a choice between opposing modes of conduct is necessary.
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intracellular
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adjective: Occurring or situated within a cell.
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dissent
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noun: Disagreement.
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tenacious
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adjective: Unyielding.
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metronome
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noun: An instrument for indicating and marking exact time in music.
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flora
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noun: The aggregate of plants growing without cultivation in a district.
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alien
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noun: One who owes allegiance to a foreign government.
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virtu
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noun: Rare, curious, or beautiful quality.
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gladden
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verb: To make joyous.
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gregarious
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adjective: Not habitually solitary or living alone.
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incoherent
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adjective: Not logically coordinated, as to parts, elements, or details.
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shrivel
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verb: To draw or be drawn into wrinkles.
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penchant
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noun: A bias in favor of something.
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stingy
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adjective: Cheap, unwilling to spend money.
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caricature
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noun: a picture or description in which natural characteristics are exaggerated or distorted.
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purl
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verb: To cause to whirl, as in an eddy.
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sequent
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adjective: Following in the order of time.
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gyroscope
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noun: An instrument for illustrating the laws of rotation.
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dialect
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noun: Forms of speech collectively that are peculiar to the people of a particular district.
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hilarious
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adjective: Boisterously merry.
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taut
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adjective: Stretched tight.
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abstemious
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adjective: Characterized by self denial or abstinence, as in the use of drink, food.
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granular
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adjective: Composed of small grains or particles.
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diffident
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adjective: Affected or possessed with self-distrust.
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liquidate
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verb: To deliver the amount or value of.
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legislative
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adjective: That makes or enacts laws.
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abscission
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noun: The act of cutting off, as in a surgical operation.
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cynosure
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noun: That to which general interest or attention is directed.
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incapacity
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noun: Want of power to apprehend, understand, and manage.
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permutation
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noun: Reciprocal change, different ordering of same items.
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listless
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adjective: Inattentive.
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dimly
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aderb: Obscurely.
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proselyte
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noun: One who has been won over from one religious belief to another.
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executor
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noun: A person nominated by the will of another to execute the will.
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negligible
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adjective: Transferable by assignment, endorsement, or delivery.
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autumnal
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adjective: Of or pertaining to autumn.
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disallow
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verb: To withhold permission or sanction.
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syllabication
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noun: Division of words into that which is uttered in a single vocal impulse.
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sibilant
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adjective: Made with a hissing sound.
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procrastination
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noun: Delay.
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equivalent
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adjective: Equal in value, force, meaning, or the like.
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latency
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noun: The state of being dormant.
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involution
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noun: Complication.
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nowadays
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aderb: In the present time or age.
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reclaim
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verb: To demand or to obtain the return or restoration of.
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percussion
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noun: The sharp striking of one body against another.
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disunion
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noun: Separation of relations or interests.
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fluctuation
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noun: Frequent irregular change back and forth from one state or degree to another.
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nauseate
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verb: To cause to loathe.
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ampersand
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noun: The character &; and.
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tiresome
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adjective: Wearisome.
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obviate
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verb: To clear away or provide for, as an objection or difficulty.
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difference
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noun: Dissimilarity in any respect.
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comprehension
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noun: Ability to know.
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autonomous
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adjective: Self-governing.
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baffle
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verb: To foil or frustrate.
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flippant
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adjective: Having a light, pert, trifling disposition.
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psychopathic
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adjective: Morally irresponsible.
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safeguard
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verb: To protect.
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eligible
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adjective: Qualified for selection.
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imperceptible
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adjective: Indiscernible.
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continuance
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noun: Permanence.
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autarchy
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noun: Unrestricted power.
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reprieve
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verb: To grant a respite from punishment to.
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apathy
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noun: Insensibility to emotion or passionate feeling.
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adjunct
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noun: Something joined to or connected with another thing, but holding a subordinate place.
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batter
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noun: A thick liquid mixture of two or more materials beaten together, to be used in cookery.
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illogical
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adjective: Contrary to the rules of sound thought.
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indict
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verb: To find and declare chargeable with crime.
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depression
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noun: A falling of the spirits.
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fresco
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noun: The art of painting on a surface of plaster, particularly on walls and ceilings.
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trebly
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aderb: Triply.
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obligatory
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adjective: Binding in law or conscience.
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foreshore
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noun: That part of a shore uncovered at low tide.
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sanguineous
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adjective: Consisting of blood.
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statuette
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noun: A figurine.
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inexplicable
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adjective: Such as can not be made plain.
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phenomenal
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adjective: Extraordinary or marvelous.
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anemia
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noun: Deficiency of blood or red corpuscles.
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redundant
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adjective: Constituting an excess.
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muddle
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verb: To confuse or becloud, especially with or as with drink.
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accept
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verb: To take when offered.
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illegitimate
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adjective: Unlawfully begotten.
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implicit
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adjective: Implied.
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fungous
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adjective: Spongy.
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off
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adjective: Farther or more distant.
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tenant
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noun: An occupant.
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turgid
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adjective: Swollen.
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incontrovertible
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adjective: Indisputable.
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consign
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verb: To entrust.
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geology
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noun: The department of natural science that treats of the constitution and structure of the earth.
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conspicuous
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adjective: Clearly visible.
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diatomic
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adjective: Containing only two atoms.
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liquor
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noun: Any alcoholic or intoxicating liquid.
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encourage
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verb: To inspire with courage, hope, or strength of mind.
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mutilate
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verb: To disfigure.
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residue
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noun: A remainder or surplus after a part has been separated or otherwise treated.
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humanize
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verb: To make gentle or refined.
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impede
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verb: To be an obstacle or to place obstacles in the way of.
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amplitude
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noun: Largeness.
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moralize
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verb: To render virtuous.
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depositor
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noun: One who makes a deposit, or has an amount deposited.
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irreducible
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adjective: That can not be lessened.
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analogous
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adjective: Corresponding (to some other) in certain respects, as in form, proportion, relations.
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grievous
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adjective: Creating affliction.
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bodice
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noun: A women's ornamental corset-shaped laced waist.
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reliant
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adjective: Having confidence.
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polycracy
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noun: The rule of many.
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acetic
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adjective: Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of vinegar.
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heifer
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noun: A young cow.
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peccant
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adjective: Guilty.
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perjury
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noun: A solemn assertion of a falsity.
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petulant
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adjective: Displaying impatience.
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stealth
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noun: A concealed manner of acting.
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sebaceous
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adjective: Pertaining to or appearing like fat.
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centurion
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noun: A captain of a company of one hundred infantry in the ancient Roman army.
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stanchion
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noun: A vertical bar, or a pair of bars, used to confine cattle in a stall.
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forego
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verb: To deny oneself the pleasure or profit of.
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gastritis
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noun: Inflammation of the stomach.
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datum
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noun: A premise, starting-point, or given fact.
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trepidation
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noun: Nervous uncertainty of feeling.
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lactic
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adjective: Pertaining to milk.
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percolator
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noun: A filter.
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grotto
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noun: A small cavern.
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gradation
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noun: A step, degree, rank, or relative position in an order or series.
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counting-house
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noun: A house or office used for transacting business, bookkeeping, correspondence, etc.
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overweight
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noun: Preponderance.
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fallacy
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noun: Any unsound or delusive mode of reasoning, or anything based on such reasoning.
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presentient
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adjective: Perceiving or feeling beforehand.
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lithe
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adjective: Supple.
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