Units 13, 14, 15 For Test

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(adj) extremely difficult to understand

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abstruse

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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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affront

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(n) a false rumor, fabricated story

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canard

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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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captious

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(adj) aware, knowledgeable, informed; having jurisidiction

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cognizant

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(adj) regretful for some misdeed or sin; plagued be a sense of guilt; thoroughly penitent

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contrite

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(n) the center of attraction, or interest; something that serves to guide or direct

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cynosure

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(adj) well behaved, dignified, socially proper

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decorous

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

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deign

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(adj, part) thoroughly dried out; divested of spirit or vitality; arid and uninteresting

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desiccated

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(n) the power to produce a desired result

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efficacy

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(v) to bring into existence, give rise to, produce; to come into existence, assume form

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engender

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(adj) light, airy; highly refined; suggesting what is heavenly (rather than earthbound)

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ethereal

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(n) the front of face of a building; a surface appearance (as opposed to what may lie behind)

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facade

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(adj) revolting in an unnatural or morbid way; suggestive of someone who robs graves or otherwise preys on the dead

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ghoulish

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(adj) not in keeping, unsuitable, incompatible

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incongruous

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(n) a crafty, scheming, or underhanded action designed to accomplish some (usually evil) end

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machination

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(v) to hypnotize, entrance; to fascinate, enthrall, bewitch

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mesmerize

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(n) disgrace arising from shameful conduct; contempt, reproach

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opprobrium

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(adj) generally regarded as such; reputed; hypothesized, inferred

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putative

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(adj) blissful; rendering or making blessed

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beatific

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(n) a creature of enormous size, power, or appearance

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behemoth

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(n. often pl.) anything designed to flatter or coax; sweet talk, apple-polishing

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blandishment

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(adj) harsh-sounding, raucous, discordant, dissonant

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cacophonous

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(n) trickery, deceptive practices or tactics, double-dealing

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chicanery

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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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consign

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(n) a highly successful stroke, masterstroke, tour de force, act, plan, or stratagem; a sudden takeover of power or leadership

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coup

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(n) a mild or inoffensive expression used in place of a harsh or unpleasant one; a substitute

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euphemism

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

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febrile

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(v) to deny, contradict; to dispute, opposed

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gainsay

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(adj) about to happen, threatening

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imminent

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

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innate

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(adj) unwilling, reluctant, disinclined

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loath

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(adj) clear, evident to the eyes or mind; (v) to show plainly, exhibit, evince; (n) a list of cargo and/or passengers

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manifest

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(pl. n) small or trivial details, trifling matters

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minutiae

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(n) a suspension of activity; an official waiting period; an authorized period of delay

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moratorium

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(n) an alleged cure-all; a remedy or scheme of questionable effectiveness

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nostrum

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(n) one who if rejected by a social group or organization

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pariah

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(adj) not practical, laching in realism; having the nature of a fantasy or dream; (n) one given to far-fetched ideas; a dreamer of seer characterized by vision or foresight

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visionary

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

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wizened

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(n) that which is pleasant or agreeable; (pl) attractive features, customs, etc.

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amenity

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(n) an opening, gap, hole; orifice

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aperture

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(n) a difference of opinion; discontent

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dissidence

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(adj) devoted to the pursuit of pleasure; fond of good food, comfort, and ease; with discriminating tastes; (n) a person with discriminating tastes

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epicurean

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(adj) not thrifty; failing to plan ahead

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improvident

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(n)wickedness, sin; a grossly immoral act

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iniquity

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(adj) sacred; of such character that is must not be broken, injured, or profaned

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inviolable

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(adj) open to or capable of change, fickle

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mutable

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

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nascent

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(n) a deep bow or other body movement indicating repsect or submission; deference, homage

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obeisance

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(n) formal or elaborate praise; a tribute

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panegyric

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

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pillory

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

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pittance

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(v) to foreshadow or point to a future event; to predict; (n) a warning or indication of the future

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presage

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(n) descendants, offspring, children, followers, disciples

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progeny

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(v) to proclaim or issue officially; to make known far and wide

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promulgate

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(n) uprightness, righteousness; correctness

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rectitude

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(adj) restless, hard to manage, balky

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restive

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(adj) angelic, heavenly, celestial

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seraphic

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(v) to have existence; to remain alive, manage to make a living or maintain life; to persist or continue

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subsist