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usury(n)
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1. An exorbitant or unlawful rate of interest
2. The act of lending money at an exorbitant rate of interest |
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desist (v)
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choose not to consume
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fornication(n)
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adultery
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condemned(v)
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pronounced or proved guilty
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appalled(adj)
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struck with fear, dread or consternation
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vacuity(n)
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1.total absense of matter
2.total lack of meaning or ideas |
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vocation(n)
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1.the particular occupation for which you are trained
2.a body of people doing the same kind of work |
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opprobrium(n)
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1.state of disgrace resulting from public abuse
2.a state of extreme dishonor |
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incessant(adj)
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1.Occurring so frequently as to seem ceaseless or uninterrupted
2.Uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing |
Syn.: never-ending
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maelstrom(n)
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A powerful circular current of water (usually the resulting of conflicting tides)
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Syn.: whirlpool
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palatable(adj)
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acceptable to the taste or mind
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prerogative(n)
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A right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right)
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"suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males"
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savant(n)
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Someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field
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leraned person; pundit
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untuous(adj)
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unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
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oily
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analogous(adj)
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comparable
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"brains and computers are often considered analogous";
"the wings of a bee and those of a hummingbird are analogous" |
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incipient(adj)
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only partly in existence; just beginning
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Syn.:inchoate
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palisade(n)
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fortification consisting of a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground
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prescient(adj)
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perceiving the significance of events before they occur
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scale(v)
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to climb
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extradite(v)
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hand over to the authorities of another country
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"They extradited the fugitive to his native country so he could be tried there"
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