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precinct(n)
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a distict of a city or town, marked out for administration purpose
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sallow(v/adj)
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(v)Cause to become sallow -"The illness has sallowed her face"
(adj)Unhealthy looking; sickly |
"The illness has sallowed her face"
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cantankerous(adj)
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1.[Brit] Stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate
2.bad-tempered |
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exemplify(v)
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clarify by giving an example of; illustrate
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capacious(adj)
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Large in capacity; spacious
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"she carried a capacious bag"
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exhaustive(adj)
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Very thorough; exhaustively complete
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"an exhaustive study"
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precipitous(adj)
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done in a hurry; hasty
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capitulate(v)
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Surrender under agreed conditions
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impoverished(adj)
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1.Poor enough to need help from others
2.Destroyed financially Syn.- indigent |
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ossify(v)
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1.Become bony
2.Make rigid and set into a conventional pattern 3.Cause to become hard and bony |
(2)"ossified teaching methods"
(3)"The disease ossified the tissue" |
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sanctimonious(adj)
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Excessively or hypocritically pious
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desist(v)
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choose not to consume; anstain; refrain
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exorcism(n)
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freeing from evil spirits
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impromptu(adj)
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With little or no preparation or forethought
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"an impromptu speech"
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turpitude(n)
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A corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice; depravity
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"the various turpitudes of modern society"
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cartographer(n)
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a person who makes maps
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despondent(adj)
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Without or almost without hope
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"despondent about his failure"
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expatriate(n/v)
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(n) refugee; emigrant; someone living away form his country
(v)exile |
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oust(v)
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1.Remove from a position or office
2.Remove and replace |
(1)"The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds"
(2)"The word processor has ousted the typewriter" |
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sanguinary(adj)
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bloody; accompanied by bloodshed
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