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139 Cards in this Set
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agile
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adj. able to move and act quickly and easily
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agenda
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n. a list of things to be done
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ambiguous
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adj. having double meaning
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exigency
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n. urgency ; state of demanding immediate attention
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actuary
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n. a clerk; one who calculates insurance figures
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actuate
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v. to put into action; bring into existence
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intransigent
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adj. uncompromising; stubborn;inflexible
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coagulation
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n. the act of thickening or becoming immobile
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coagulate
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v. to thickin into a solid mass
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counteract
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n. to oppose by contrary action; to act against
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aggravate
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v. to increase
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indigent
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adj. poverty stricken
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cogent
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adj. convincing
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cogitate
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v. to think deeply
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repress
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v. to hold back; to restrain
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depressant
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n. something that causes a sinking of the spirit or dejection
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depression
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n. a decrease in happiness; amount; of force
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suppress
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v. to hold down
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irrepressible
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adj. uninhibited; uncontrollable
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reprimand
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n. a punishment
v. to punish |
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repellent
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n. something that wards off
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repulsive
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adj. offensive
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dispel
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v. to drive away or scatter
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propel
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v. to cause to move forward
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compulsive
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adj. behaving in an uncontrollable,obsesseive way
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impulsive
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adj. haste;done without prior thought
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convulsive
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adj. producing uncontrollable and voilent shaking
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convulse
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v. to shake violently
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revulsion
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n. disgust; strong dislike
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protrude
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v. to push or jut foward
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extrusive
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adj. tending to push or thrust out
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extrude
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v. to push out
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obtrusive
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adj. pushy ; butting in
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abstruse
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adj. unclear
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unobtrusive
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adj. not easily noticeable
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retract
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v. to take back
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retractable
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adj. capable of being drawn back
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retraction
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n. the act of being taken back
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attact
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v. to take away from or diminish
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contract
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v. to draw together or shorten
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contractional
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adj. pertaining to a written agreement
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contraction
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n. a shortening
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tractable
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adj. docile; obedient;easily managed
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intractable
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adj. not easily led or managed; disobedient
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traction
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n. the adjesive function of something in the surface on which it moves
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frangible
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adj. readily or easily broken
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fraction
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n. numerical representation or a piece broken off
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factional
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adj. pertaining to parts of a whole
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refractory
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adj. resisting control or authority; stubborn
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refraction
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n. deviation from a straight path
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fracture
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n.v. break; rupture or tear
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infringe
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n to violate the law or rights of another
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infringement
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n. a violation of an agreement
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infraction
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n. the act of violating or a violation
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factious
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adj. troublesome; irritable or quarrelsome; argumentative
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erupt
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v. to force out or bust
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eruption
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sudden; violent outburst
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eruptive
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adj. exploding
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disrupt
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v. to throw into confusion or to upset
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disruptive
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adj. throwing into confusion; upsetting
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rupture
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n/v. to burst
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corrupt
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v. to make immoral
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prehensile
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adj. adapted foor seizing or grouping
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comprehend
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v. to understand
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comprehensive
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adj. covering the full scope
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apprehend
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v. to take custody of or to seize; to arrest
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reprehensible
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adj. deserving disapproval
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reprehend
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v. to criticize
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apprehensive
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adj. worried; anxious
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reprisal
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n. punishment; criticism
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inhibit
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v. to prohibit or prevent from doing something
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prohibition
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n. an order to restrain or stop
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exhibit
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v. to present a viewer to show or display
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exhibition
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n. one who shows off
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habitation
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n. occupancy;dwelling place
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habitat
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n. natural environment
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habitable
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adj. capable of being lived in
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uninhabitable
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adj. not capable of being lived in
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rehabilitation
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n. the at of restoring
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dishabille
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n. state of being careless
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conservation
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n. the act of saving or protecting something
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conservative
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adj. moderate
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servitude
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n. slavery or bondage of any kind
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servile
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adj. slave like
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subservient
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adj. obedient to authority
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disservice
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n. a harmful action
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reservoir
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n. a storage container; a large supply
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serf
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n. a peasant; worker; or servant
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noted
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adj. widely and favorable known; famous
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connote
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v. to convey or suggest additional meaning
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denote
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v. refer to
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recognize
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v. to acknowledge or show appreciation
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recognizance
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adj. on your own personal obligation
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incognito
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adj./adv. with one's indentity concealed; disguised
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notoriety
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n. the condition of being talked about in a negative way
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ignorant
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adj. uninformed; uneducated
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ignoble
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adj. morally low and dishonorable
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noble
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adj. at a high level
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cognizant
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adj. aware of ; informed
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cognizance
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n. awareness
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nominate
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v. to dessignate or name or to apppoint or propose as a canidate
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nominee
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n. one who has been designated
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nominal
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adj. pertaining to a name; not real or actual; minor and insignificant
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cognomen
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n. an earned name or family name
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misnomer
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n. ac incorrect title or name
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renown
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n. exalted reputation;fame
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nomenclature
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n. set of sustem of names or terms
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ignominy
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n. loss of one's good name; public shame
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denomination
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n. name of a class of things
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nomenclature
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n. set of sustem of names or terms
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ignominy
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n. loss on one's good name; public shame
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denomination
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n. name of a class of things
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innate
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adj. possessed at birth
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cognate
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adj. related by family
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preternatural
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adj. existing beyond the naural or normal
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essential
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adj. necessary
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essence
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n. most important element
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nonentity
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n. something that does not exist or only in the mind
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present
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adj. existing ;happening now
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absent
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adj. missing
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agent
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n. one who acts
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recreation
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n. refreshment of strength; activities done for pleasure
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creative
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adj. innovaative; characterized by originality
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crescent
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adj. in the shape of a moon
n. shpaed-like a moon |
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crescendo
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n. a gradual increase
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accretion
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n. increase in size by acumulation
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excrescence
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n. an abnormal outgrowth; enlargement
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concrete
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adj. actual; real; tangible; observable
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decrement
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n. a gradual decrease
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increment
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n. a gradual increase; something gained or added
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augment
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v. to make greatrer; larger; more intense
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auxiliary
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adj. offering or providing help
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auction
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n. a public sale of property sold to the highest bidder
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august
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adj. marked by majestic dignity; inspiring awe or admiration
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nutrition
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n. the act or process of nourishing or being nourished
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nutrient
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n. something that nourishes
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nutriment
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n. food for the process o nourishing
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malnutrition
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n. stte of being poorly fed or nourished
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nurture
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v. to feed or educate
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