Vocab

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wrixle

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alter, change, confound, exchange, intermingle

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pique

Back 2

to prick the feelings of, to excite to anger, resentment or enmity, to offend by wounding pride or vanity

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muddle

Back 3

fuddle, becloud, confuse, bungle, mess up

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erudite

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learned

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risque

Back 5

slightly indecent

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atecedant

Back 6

what comes before a thing or circumstance

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allude

Back 7

to refer incidentally or by suggestions; tease, pun

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alluvion

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flood

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elude

Back 9

evade, baffle, get away

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nebulous

Back 10

cloudy, foggy, misty

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odious

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fateful, offensive

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ugsome

Back 12

dreadful, loathesome

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cull

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to pick out(usually with literature flowers of fruit)

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wry

Back 14

dry humor, deviant

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pastiche

Back 15

1. a dramatic, literary, or musical piece openly imitating works of other artists, usually a parody

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juncture

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n. a point where things are joined; a crossing; a point in time; a crisis point

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tawny

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brownish-yellow; tan

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hieroglyphics

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n. a picture or symbol representing a word, syllable, or sound, used by the ancient Egyptians and others, instead of alphabetical letters; a method of writing using these pictures or symbols; picture writing; adj. pertaining to a system of writing that uses pictures or symbols

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subsidized

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to aid or assist with a grant of money; to support; to promote

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inaccessible

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adj. not easily reached or approached; out of the way

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coffer

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n. a box or chest, especially one used to hold money or other valuables

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rivulet

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n. a small stream; a brook

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edifice

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n. a building or structure, especially an imposing or elaborate one

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retainers

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n. a fee papid in advance for services; a servant; an attendant

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innovation

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n. a new way to do something; something new

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canine

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n. any animal belonging to the dog family; adj. of or like a dog

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ossify

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v. to change into bone; to harden like bone; to become rigid, hardhearted, or opposed to change

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meager

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adj. noticeably inadequate; scanty; lean; thin

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ravages

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v. to inflict terrible destruction; to ruin violently; n. the act of destroying; great damage

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apex

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n. the highest point of something; vertex; the culmination or point of climax

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defunct

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adj. no longer in existence or functioning; dead

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percieve

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v. to become aware of or to understand by means of the sense; to detect; to observe; to grasp the meaning of

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bourgeois

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adj. or or like the middle class- often referring to a focus upon material things and respectablity; n. a middle-class person; the middle class

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influx

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n. a flowing in, as of people or things

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influx

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n. a flowing in, as of people or things

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obliterated

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to blot of wipe out completely; to erase, leaving no trace

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ensue

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v. to come next, or follow; to happen as a consequence

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succulent

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adj. juicy, not dry or dull; having fleshy plant tissue that conserves moisture; n. a plant that has such tissues

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facilitate

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v. to make easier or more convenient; to aid or assist in

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steppe

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n. a vast, almost treeless plain in southeastern Europe or Asia

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buffet

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n. a piece of dining room furniture iwth cupboarda and drawers; a meal set out so that people may serve themselves

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lapse

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v. to fall from a higher lever(as of manners) to a lower; to pass gradually; to come to and end; n. a slight, temporary error or slip; a fall from a better to a worse condition

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delectable

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adj. very pleasing; delightful;delicious

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quantative

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adj. capable of being measured or expressed as an amount

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zenith

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n. the highest point of any course or path; the point in the sky directly above an observer

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astute

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adj. showing a clever or shrewd mind; crafty

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recur

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v. to return in thought or speech; to happen or appear again; to occur at intervals

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conducive

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adj. helpful, tending to promote as a result; contibutory

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erratic

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adj. irregular; not steady; uncertain

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mosques

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n. a Muslim house of worship

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pastoral

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adj. relating to a simple country way of life; relating to shepards; rural

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requisite

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n. a necessity; a requirement; adj. absolutely necessary; required by circumstances

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aptitude

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n. a natural ability; the ability to learn

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insolence

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n. quality or instance of being disrespectful and i nsulting; impudence

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prone

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adj. having a tendency, inclined; lying flat, face down

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diversion

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n. a turning aside, as of traffic or attnetion; a game or pastime; a recreation

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annihilate

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v. to destroy completely; to vanquish; to make ineffectual or unimportant; to kill

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annihilate

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v. to destroy completely; to vanquish; to make ineffectual or unimportant; to kill

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purge

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v. to remove undesirable elements from; to rid; to remove by cleansing; n. the removal of members by a higher authority

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moderation

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n. state of being restrained, avoidance of excesses; presiding over, as a meeting; mediation

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concession

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n. an act of granting or yielding; something granted or yielded; a privilege, such as the right to use land, granted for a specific purpose

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flagrant

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adj. obviously bad; notorious; outrageous

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decimated

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v. to destroy or kill a large part of

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evade

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v. to escape or avoid something, especially by using deceit or cleverness; to avoid doing or answering something directly

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censure

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v. to critisize or blame; n. a condemning judgement; a reprimand

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abound

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v. to teem; to exist in large numbers; to have plenty

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amnesty

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n. a general pardon, especially for political prisoners

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admirably

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adv. in a worthy manner; commendably; excellently

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inalienable

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adj. not capable of being given or withdrawn

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affidavit

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n. a written statement made under oath

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diminutive

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n. referring to suffixes or altered word forms that designate smallness, affection, or familiarity; a very small person or thing; adj. tiny; of small size

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clemency

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n. a lament or merciful act; midness(weather)

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protocol

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formal etiquette for offical ceremonies; standard procedure

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dissent

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n or v. a difference of opinion, protest

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inhibition

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n. the act of holding back; an inner belief/feeling that checks ones actions

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mannerism

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v. a distinctive trait, an idiosyncrasy, an exaggerate or unnatural style

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meticulous

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adj. extremely careful; overly precise or fussy about details

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pacifist

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n. a person opposed to force as a means of settling a despute