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appellation
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name, title
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apposite
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appropriate, fitting
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appurtenances
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subordinate possessions
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argot
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slang
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arrant
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thorough, complete, unmitigated
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arrogate
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claim without reasonable grounds
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arroyo
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gully
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asperity
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sharpness of temper
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assay
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analyze, evaluate
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asseverate
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make a positive statement of solemn declaration
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assiduous
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diligent
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astigmatism
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eye defect which prevents proper focus
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atelier
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workshop, studio
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athwart
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across, in opposition
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attenuate
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make thin,weaken
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augury
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omen, prophecy
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aureole
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sun's corona, halo
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auroral
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pertaining to aurora borealis
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auscultation
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act of listening to the heart or lungs to discover abnormalities
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austere
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strict, stern
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aver
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state confidentally
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averse
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reluctant
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avid
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greedy, eager for
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avow
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declare openly
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azure
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sky blue
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abase
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lower, humiliate
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abash
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embarass
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abdicate
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renounce, give up
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abettor
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encourager
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abeyance
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suspended action
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abjure
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renounce upon oath
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abnegation
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repudiation, self sacrifice
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abominate
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loath
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abrogate
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abolish
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abut
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border upon, adjoin
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accost
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approach first and speak to a person ( accompany....)
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accoutre
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equip
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accretion
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growth (acceleartion....)
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acquiescence
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submission; compliance
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actuate
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motivate
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addle
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rotten, muddled, crazy
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adduce
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present as evidence
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adipose
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fatty
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adjunct
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adjunct n. : something attached to but holding an inferior position
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adjuration
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solemn urging
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adroit
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skillful
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adumbaration
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foreshadow, outlining
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adventitious
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adventitious adj. : accidental: casual
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advert
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refer to
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aegis
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shield, defense
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afferent
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carrying toward the center
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afflatus
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inspiration
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affray
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public brawl
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agnostic
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agnostic n. : one who is skeptical of the existence or knowability of a god
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alacrity
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cheerful promptness
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alimentary
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supplying nourishment
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allay
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calm, pacify
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allusion
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indirect reference, allude
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ameliorate
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improve
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amnesty
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pardon
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anachronism
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anachronism n. : an error involving time in a story
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anathema
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solemn curse
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andirons
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metal supports in a fireplace for cooking utensils or logs
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animadversion
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critical remark
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animus
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hostile feeling or intent
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anneal
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reduce brittleness
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antediluvian
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antiquated
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aphasia
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loss of speech due to injury
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aphorism
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pithy maxim
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aprocryphal
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not genuine, sham
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apologue
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moral fable
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apostate
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one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
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apothegm
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pithy, compact saying
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apotheosis
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deification; glorification
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apparition
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ghost; phantom
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bacchanalian
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drunken
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baleful
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deadly; destructive
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balk
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foil
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banal
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hackneyed, commonplace, trite
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baroque
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highly ornate
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barrage
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barrier laid down by artillery fire
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bassoon
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reed instrument of the woodwind family
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bate
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let down, restrain
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batten
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batten v. : grow fat; thrive upon others
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beatific
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beatific adj. : giving bliss; blissful
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bedizen
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dress with vulgar finery
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bedraggle
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wet thoroughly
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beguile
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beguile v. : delude; cheat; amuse
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beholden
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obligated; indebted
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behoove
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suited to; incumbent upon
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belabor
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belabor v. : beat soundly; assail verbally
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beleaguer
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besiege
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bellicose
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warlike
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benevolent
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generous; charitable
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benighted
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from the darkness
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benign
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kindly, favorable, not malignant
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benison
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blessing
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berate
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scold strongly
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besmirch
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besmirch v. : soil; defile
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bestial
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beastlike
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bete noire
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bete noire n. : aversion; person or thing strongly disliked or avoided
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bicameral
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two-chambered, as a legislative body
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billingsgate
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vituperation; abusive language
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bivouac
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temporary encampment
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blandishment
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flattery
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blasé
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blasé adj. : bored with pleasure or dissipation
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blazon
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decorate with an heraldic coat of arms
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blighted
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suffering from a disease; destroyed
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blithe
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blithe adj. : gay; joyous
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bode
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bode v. : foreshadow; portend
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bolster
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bolster v. : support; prop up
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bootless
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useless
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bouillon
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bouillon n. : clear beef soup
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bourgeois
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bourgeois n. : middle class
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bowdlerize
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bowdlerize v. : expurgate
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brackish
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somewhat saline
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braggadocio
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: boasting
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brazen
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insolent
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brazier
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brazier n. : open pan in which live coals are burned
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breviary
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breviary n. : book containing the daily prayers
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brevity
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brevity n. : conciseness
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brindled
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brindled adj. : tawny or grayish with streaks or spots
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broach
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broach v. : open up
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bucolic
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bucolic adj. : rustic; pastoral
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bugaboo
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bugbear; object of baseless terror
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bulwark
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bulwark n. : earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
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bumptious
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bumptious adj. : self-assertive
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bungle
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bungle v. : spoil by clumsy behavior
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burgeon
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grow forth; send out buds
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burlesque
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burlesque v. : give an imitation that ridicules
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buskin
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thick-soled half boot worn by actors of Greek tragedy
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cabal
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cabal n. : small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
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callous
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hardened; unfeeling
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callow
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callow adj. : unfledged; youthful
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calumniate
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slander
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calumny
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slander
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cameo
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cameo n. : shell or jewel carved in relief
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canard
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canard n. : unfounded rumor; exaggerated report
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cant
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jargon of thieves; pious phraseology
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cantata
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cantata n. : story set to music, to be sung by a chorus
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canter
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canter n. : slow gallop
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canto
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canto n. : division of a long poem
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capacious
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capacious adj. : spacious ( capacity ... )
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caparison
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caparison v. : put showy ornamentation on a horse
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caparison
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showy harness or ornamentation for a horse
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capitulate
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surrender
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capricious
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capricious adj. : fickle; incalculable
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captious
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faultfinding
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carillon
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a set of bells capable of being played
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carmine
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rich red
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carousal
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carousal n. : drunken revel
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carping
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carping adj. : finding fault
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carte blanche
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unlimited authority or freedom
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cartographer
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maker of maps or charts maker of maps or charts
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caryatid
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sculptured column of a female figure
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castigate
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punish
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casuistry
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slipperiness; evasiveness
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casuistry
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casuistry n. : subtle or sophisticated reasoning resulting in minute distinctions
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cataclysm
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deluge; upheaval
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cathartic
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purgative
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catholic
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broadly sympathetic; liberal
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cauterize
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cauterize v. : burn with hot iron or caustic
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cavil
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make frivolous objections
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cede
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transfer; yield title to
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celerity
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speed; rapidity
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censure
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blame, criticize
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centurion
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Roman army officer
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cerebration
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thought
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cession
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yielding to another; ceding
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chafe
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warm by rubbing; make sore by rubbing
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chaffing
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bantering, joking
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chagrin
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vexation; disappointment
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chalice
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goblet; consecrated cup
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champ
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chew noisily
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charlatan
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quack; pretender to knowledge
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chary
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cautiously watchful
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chastise
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punish
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chattel
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personal property
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chicanery
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trickery
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chimerical
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fantastic; highly imaginative
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chiromancy
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art of telling fortunes by reading the hand; palmistry
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churlish
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boorish, rude
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circumvent
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outwit, baffle
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clairvoyant
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fortuneteller
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clairvoyant
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having foresight
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clamber
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climb by crawling
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clarion
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shrill trumpetlike sound
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cleave
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split asunder
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cleft
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split
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clemency
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disposition to be lenient; mildness, as of the weather
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climactic
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relating to the highest point
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clique
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small exclusive group
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cloister
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monastery or convent
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coadjutor
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assistant; colleague
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cockade
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decoration worn on hat
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codicil
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supplement to the body of a will
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cogent
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convincing
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cogitate
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think over
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cognate
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allied by blood; of the same or kindred nature
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cognomen
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family name
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cohere
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stick together
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cohesion
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force which keeps parts together
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collate
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examine in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order
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collation
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a light meal
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colloquy
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informal discussion
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collusion
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conspiring in a fraudulent scheme
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comestible
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something fit to be eaten
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comity
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courtesy, civility
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commiserate
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feel/express pity
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compact
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agreement,contract
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compendium
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brief comprehensive summary
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complaisant
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trying to please; obliging
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complicity
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participation, involvement
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comport
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bear one's self; behave
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compunction
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remorse
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conclave
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private meetin
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concomitant
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concomitant n. : that which accompanies
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concordat
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agreement, usually between the papal authority and the secular
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condign
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condign adj. : adequate; deservedly severe
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condole
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express sympathetic sorrow
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condone
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overlook; forgive
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conduit
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aqueduct; passageway for fluids
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conglomeration
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mass of material sticking together
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conifer
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pine tree; cone-bearing tree
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connivance
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pretense of ignorance of something wrong; assistance
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connubial
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pertaining to marriage or the matrimonial state
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consanguinity
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kinship
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contemn
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regard with contempt
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continence
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self-restraint; sexual chastity
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contraband
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illegal trade, smuggling
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contravene
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contradict, infringe on
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contrite
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penitant
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contumacious
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disobedient; resisting authority
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contumely
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scornful insolence; insult
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convoke
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call together ( invoke....)
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convoluted
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coiled around; involved; intricate
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copious
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plentiful
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coquette
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flirt
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cormorant
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greedy, rapacious bird
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corporeal
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bodily; material
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corpulent
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very fat
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corroborate
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confirm
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corsair
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pirate; pirate ship
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cortege
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procession
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coruscate
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glitter; scintillate
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coterie
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group that meets socially; select circle
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countermand
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cancel; revoke
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covetous
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avaricious; eagerly desirous of
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cozen
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cheat; hoodwink; swindle
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crabbed
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sour, peevish
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craven
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cowardly
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crepuscular
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pertaining to twilight
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crescendo
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increase in the volume of sound in a musical passage
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crotchety
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eccentric; whimsical
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cruet
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small glass bottle for vinegar, oil, etc.
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crypt
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secret recess or vault, usually used for burial
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cull
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pick out; reject
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culvert
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artificial channel for water
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cupidity
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greed
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curmudgeon
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churlish, miserly individual
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curry
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dress; treat leather; seek favor
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cynosure
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cynosure n. : the object of general attention
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dastard
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coward
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dauntless
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bold
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debauch
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corrupt
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decadence
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delay !!!
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deciduous
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deciduous adj. : falling of as of leaves
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decimate
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decimate v. : kill, usually one out of ten
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décolleté
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having a low-necked dress
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decrepitude
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decrepitude n. : state of collapse caused by illness or old age
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decry
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disparage
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defalcate
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misuse money held in trust
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defile
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pollute
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deign
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condescend
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delineation
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portrayal
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deliquescent
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capable of absorbing moisture from the air and becoming liquid
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demesne
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domain; land over which a person has full sover
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demotic
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pertaining to the people
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demur
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delay, object
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demure
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grave; serious; coy
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denigrate
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blacken
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denizen
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inhabitant of
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denouement
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outcome; final development of the plot of a play
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deprecate
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deprecate v. : disapprove regretfully
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depredation
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plundering
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deride
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scoff at
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derision
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mockery, ridicule
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descant
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discuss fully
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descry
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catch sight of
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desideratum
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that which is desired
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desuetude
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disused condition
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desultory
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aimless, jumping around
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devious
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erratic, going astray
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devolve
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deputize; pass to others
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diabolical
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devilish
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diadem
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crown
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dialectic
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art of debate
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diatribe
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scolding
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didactic
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. : teaching; instructional
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diffidence
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shyness
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dilatory
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delaying
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dilettante
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aimless follower of the arts; amateur; dabbler
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dint
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means, effort
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discomfit
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put to rout; defeat; disconcert
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discursive
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digressing; rambling
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dishabille
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in a state of undress
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disingenuous
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not naive; sophisticated
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disparate
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basically different; unrelated
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disport
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amuse
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dissemble
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disguise
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dissolute
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loose in morals
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dissonance
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discord
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distaff
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female
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distrait
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absentminded
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divers
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several; differing
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divest
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strip, deprive
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doff
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take off
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dolorous
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sorrowful
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dotage
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senility
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doughty
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courageous
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droll
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queer and amusing
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duenna
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attendant of young female; chaperone
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dulcet
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sweet sounding
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ecclesiastic
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pertaining to the church
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éclat
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brilliance, glory
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eclecticism
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selection of elements from various sets of opinions or systems
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edify
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instruct, correct morally
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effete
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worn out; exhausted; barren
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efflorescent
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flowering
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effluvium
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noxious smell
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effrontery
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shameless boldness
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effusion
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pouring forth
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egotism
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conceit
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egregious
|
gross, shocking
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egress
|
exit
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elegiacal
|
elegy
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elicit
|
draw out by discussion
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emaciated
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thin and wasted
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embellish
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adorn
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emend
|
correct,correct by a critic ( mend ....)
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emendation
|
correction, improvement
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emeritus
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retired but retained in an honorary capacity
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emetic
|
substance causing vomiting
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emollient
|
soothing or softening remedy
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emolument
|
salary, compensation
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empyreal
|
celestial, fiery
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encomiastic
|
praising; eulogistic
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encomium
|
praise; eulogy
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endue
|
provide with some quality; endow
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engender
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cause, produce
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enjoin
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command
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ennui
|
boredom
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ensconce
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settle comfortably
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ensue
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follow
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entity
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real being
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equity
|
fairness, justice
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equable
|
tranquil, steady, uniform
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equanimity
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equanimity n. : calmness of temperament
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equivocate
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equivocate v. : lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth
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errant
|
wandering
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erudite
|
scholarly, learned
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eschew
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avoid
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escutcheon
|
shield-shaped surface on which coat of arms is placed
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esoteric
|
known only to the chosen few
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etymology
|
study of derivation, structure and development of words
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eugenic
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pertaining to the improvement of race
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eulogistic
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praising
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evince
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show clearly
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eviscerate
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disembowel; remove entrails
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ewer
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water pitcher
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exaction
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extortion
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excoriate
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flay, abrade ( abrasion....)
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exculpate
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free from blame ( culprit...)
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execrable
|
very bad
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exegesis
|
explanation, esp. of biblical passages
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exigency
|
urgent situation, emergency
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exiguous
|
minute, small
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expatiate
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talk at length
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fain
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gladly
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fallacious
|
misleading
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fallow
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uncultivated, plowed not sowed
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fancier
|
breeder or dealer of animals
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fastidious
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difficult to please
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fatalism
|
belief that events are determined by forces beyond ones control
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fatuous
|
inane, foolish
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fealty
|
loyalty, faithfulness
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febrile
|
feverish
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fecundity
|
fertility, fruitfullness
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feint
|
trick, sham
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fell
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cruel, deadly
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ferment
|
agitation, commotion
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fervid
|
ardent ( fervent)
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fester
|
generate pus
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fete
|
honor at festival
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feint
|
trick, sham
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fetid
|
malodorous
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fell
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cruel, deadly
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fetter
|
shackle
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ferment
|
agitation, commotion
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fiat
|
command
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fervid
|
ardent ( fervent)
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filch
|
steal
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fester
|
generate pus
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fete
|
honor at festival
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fetid
|
malodorous
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fetter
|
shackle
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fiat
|
command
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feint
|
trick, sham
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fell
|
cruel, deadly
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filch
|
steal
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ferment
|
agitation, commotion
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fervid
|
ardent ( fervent)
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fester
|
generate pus
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fete
|
honor at festival
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fetid
|
malodorous
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fetter
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shackle
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fiat
|
command
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filch
|
steal
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filial
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pertaining to son or daughter
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fitful
|
spasmodic, intermittent
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flaccid
|
flabby
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flagellate
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flog, whip
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flagging
|
weak, drooping
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flail
|
thresh grain by hand; strike or slap
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flay
|
strip off skin,plunder
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floe
|
mass of floating ice
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flotilla
|
small fleet
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flotsam
|
drifting wreckage
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flout
|
reject, mock
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foible
|
weakness
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foist
|
insert improperly, palm off
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foment
|
stir up, instigate
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foolhardy
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rash
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foppish
|
vain about dress and appearance
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foray
|
raid
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forbearance
|
patience
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foreboding
|
premonition of evil
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fortuitous
|
accidental, by chance
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fractious
|
unruly
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fraught
|
filled ( fraught with anger...)
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fray
|
brawl
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freebooter
|
buccaneer
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freshet
|
sudden flood
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frieze
|
ornamental band on wall
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frond
|
fern leaf; palm or banana leaf
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froward
|
disobedient,perverse, stubborn
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frowzy
|
slovenly, unkempt, dirty
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fulgent
|
beaming, radiant
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fulminate
|
thunder, explode
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fulsome
|
distinguishly excessive
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fustian
|
: pompous; bombastic
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gadfly
|
animal-biting fly, an irritating person
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gaff
|
hook,barbed fishing spear
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gainsay
|
deny
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galleon
|
large sailing ship
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gambol
|
skip,leap playfully
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gamibit
|
opening in chess in which a piece is sacrificed
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gamut
|
entire range
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garish
|
gaudy
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garner
|
gather
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gasconade
|
bluster, boastfullness
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gauche
|
clumsy, boorish
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gauntlet
|
leather glove
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geniality
|
cheerfulness,kindliness, sympathy
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genuflect
|
bend the knee as in worship
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germane
|
pertinent, bearing upon the case at hand ( important...)
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gerrymander
|
change voting district lines in order to favor a political party
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gibbet
|
gallows
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|
gibe
|
mock
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gig
|
two wheeled carriage
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glean
|
gather leavings
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gloaming
|
twilight
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gossamer
|
sheer
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gouge
|
tear out
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|
hackles
|
hair on back and neck of a dog
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|
|
harrow
|
break out ground after ploughing, torture ( harass....)
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harry
|
raid
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|
hauteur
|
haughtiness
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|
hawser
|
large rope
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hedonism
|
belief that pleasure is the sole aim in life
|
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hegira
|
hijra
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|
|
heresy
|
opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted relig
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|
|
heretic
|
person who maintains opinions contrary to the doctrines of the church (from heresy)
|
|
|
hew
|
cut to pieces with ax or sword
|
|
|
hindmost
|
furthest behind :)
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hirsute
|
hairy
|
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hoary
|
white with age
|
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hogshead
|
large barrel
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hortatory
|
encouraging
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hostelry
|
inn
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|
hoyden
|
boisterous girl
|
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hummock
|
small hill
|
|
|
humus
|
substance formed by decaying vegetable matter
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|
|
hustings
|
meetings particularly to choose candidates
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|
|
hyperborean
|
situated in extreme north; arctic; cold ( from hyperbole...)
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|
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hypothecate
|
mortgage; pledge as security
|
|
|
iconoclastic
|
attacking cherished traditions
|
|
|
ignoble
|
of lowly origin; unworthy
|
|
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imbroglio
|
a complicated situation; perplexity; entanglement
|
|
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imbrue
|
drench, stain, especially with blood
|
|
|
imbue
|
imbue v. : saturate; fill
|
|
|
immure
|
imprison; shut up in confinement
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|
|
impale
|
pierce
|
|
|
impassse
|
predicament from which there is no escape
|
|
|
impecunious
|
without money
|
|
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imperious
|
domineering
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|
|
impertinent
|
insolent
|
|
|
impervious
|
not penetrable
|
|
|
impetuous
|
violent, harsh
|
|
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impious
|
irreverant
|
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|
impolitic
|
not wise
|
|
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imponderable
|
weightless
|
|
|
import
|
significance
|
|
|
imprecate
|
curse; pray that evil will befell
|
|
|
imprimatur
|
permission to print or publish a book
|
|
|
improvident
|
thriftless
|
|
|
impugn
|
doubt, challenge, hearsay
|
|
|
impunity
|
freedom from punishment
|
|
|
imputation
|
charge; reproach
|
|
|
impute
|
attribute; ascribe
|
|
|
inane
|
silly, senseless
|
|
|
incarnadine
|
stain crimson or blood-color
|
|
|
incendiary
|
arsonist
|
|
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inchoate
|
recently begun; rudimentary; elementary
|
|
|
incorporeal
|
immaterial; without a material body
|
|
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incubus
|
burden; mental care;nightmare
|
|
|
incursion
|
temporary invasion
|
|
|
indemnify
|
make secure against loss; compensate for loss
|
|
|
indenture
|
bind as servant or apprentice to master
|
|
|
indigent
|
poor
|
|
|
indignity
|
offensive or insulting treatment
|
|
|
indite
|
write; compose
|
|
|
indolence
|
laziness
|
|
|
inebriety
|
habitual intoxication
|
|
|
ineluctable
|
irresistable
|
|
|
inexorable
|
relentless; unyielding; implacable
|
|
|
infraction
|
violation
|
|
|
ingenue
|
an artless girl; an actress who plays such parts
|
|
|
ingrate
|
ungrateful person
|
|
|
ingratiate
|
become popular with
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|
|
iniquitous
|
unjust, wicked
|
|
|
innocuous
|
harmless
|
|
|
innuendo
|
hint, insinuation
|
|
|
inordinate
|
unrestrained;excessive
|
|
|
insidious
|
treacherous; stealthy
|
|
|
insinuate
|
hint; reply
|
|
|
insolent
|
haughty
|
|
|
insouciant
|
indifferent; without concern or care
|
|
|
insular
|
like an island; narrow-minded
|
|
|
integument
|
integument n. : outer covering or skin
|
|
|
inter
|
bury
|
|
|
interdict
|
prohibit
|
|
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interlocutory
|
conversational; intermediate
|
|
|
interment
|
burial
|
|
|
internecine
|
mutually destructive
|
|
|
interstices
|
chinks, crevices
|
|
|
intimate
|
hint
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|
|
intractable
|
unruly, refractory
|
|
|
intransigence
|
state of stubborn unwillingness to compromise
|
|
|
intransigent
|
refusing any compromise
|
|
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intrepid
|
fearless
|
|
|
inundate
|
flood
|
|
|
inured
|
accustomed;hardened
|
|
|
invective
|
abuse
|
|
|
inveigh
|
denounce
|
|
|
inveigle
|
lead astray; wheedle
|
|
|
inveterate
|
deep rooted; habitual
|
|
|
invidious
|
designed to create ill-will or envy
|
|
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irascible
|
irritable; easily angered
|
|
|
iridescent
|
exhibiting rainbowlike colors
|
|
|
jejune
|
lacking interest; barren
|
|
|
jeremiad
|
lament; complain
|
|
|
jettison
|
throw overboard
|
|
|
jingoism
|
extremely aggressive and militant patriotism
|
|
|
judicious
|
wise; governed by judgement
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|
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junket
|
merry feast or picnic
|
|
|
ken
|
range of knowledge
|
|
|
knavery
|
rascality
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|
|
knell
|
sound of a funeral bell
|
|
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lachrymose
|
producing tears
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|
|
lackadaisical
|
affectedly languid
|
|
|
lackey
|
footman; toady
|
|
|
laggard
|
slow;sluggish
|
|
|
lagniappe
|
trifling present given to a customer
|
|
|
laity
|
laymen; peopel nto connected to a clergy
|
|
|
lambent
|
flickering; softly radiant
|
|
|
languid
|
weary; sluggish
|
|
|
languish
|
lose animation; lose strength
|
|
|
languor
|
lassitude; depression
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|
|
lapidary
|
worker in precious stones
|
|
|
latent
|
dormant; hidden
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|
|
lave
|
wash
|
|
|
libertine
|
debauched person; roué
|
|
|
libretto
|
text of an opera
|
|
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licentious
|
lewd; dissolute
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|
|
limn
|
portray; describe vividly
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|
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limpid
|
clear
|
|
|
lissome
|
agile; lithe
|
|
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litany
|
supplicatory prayer
|
|
|
litotes
|
understatement for emphasis
|
|
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livid
|
lead colored; black and blue; enraged
|
|
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lode
|
metal bearing vein
|
|
|
lope
|
gallop slowly
|
|
|
loquacious
|
talkative. quack...
|
|
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lout
|
clumsy person
|
|
|
lucent
|
shining
|
|
|
lucre
|
money
|
|
|
ludicrous
|
laughable; trifling
|
|
|
lugubrious
|
mournful
|
|
|
lurid
|
wild, sensational ( from lure...)
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|
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macerate
|
waste away
|
|
|
madrigal
|
pastoral song
|
|
|
maelstrom
|
whirlpool
|
|
|
malevolent
|
wishing evil
|
|
|
malingerer
|
one who fakes illness to escape duty
|
|
|
mandate
|
order
|
|
|
manifesto
|
declaration
|
|
|
manipulate
|
operate with hands
|
|
|
manumit
|
emancipate
|
|
|
marauder
|
raider, intruder
|
|
|
martinet
|
disciplinarian
|
|
|
masticate
|
chew
|
|
|
matrix
|
mold or die
|
|
|
maudlin
|
sentimental
|
|
|
maunder
|
talk incoherently
|
|
|
mawkish
|
sickening
|
|
|
mayhem
|
injury to body
|
|
|
melee
|
fight
|
|
|
mellifluous
|
flowing smoothly
|
|
|
mendacious
|
lying
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|
|
meretricious
|
flashy, tawdry
|
|
|
mesa
|
high, flat-topped hill
|
|
|
mete
|
measure
|
|
|
mews
|
group of stables
|
|
|
miasma
|
swamp gas;odor of decaying matter
|
|
|
mien
|
demeanor
|
|
|
milieu
|
environment; means of expression
|
|
|
minatory
|
threatening
|
|
|
mincing
|
affectedly dainty
|
|
|
miscegenation
|
intermarriage between races
|
|
|
misnomer
|
wrong name; incorrect designation
|
|
|
misogynist
|
hater of women
|
|
|
mite
|
small coin; small object
|
|
|
mitigate
|
appease
|
|
|
modicum
|
limited quantity
|
|
|
modish
|
fashionable
|
|
|
moiety
|
half; part
|
|
|
mollify
|
soothe; emollient...
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|
|
molt
|
shed off feathers/hair
|
|
|
momentous
|
important
|
|
|
moot
|
debatable
|
|
|
morbid
|
gloomy
|
|
|
mordant
|
biting, sarcastic
|
|
|
mores
|
customs; manners; moral ways;
|
|
|
morganatic
|
describing a marriage between a member of a royal family and a commoner
|
|
|
moribund
|
at the point of death
|
|
|
morose
|
ill-humored
|
|
|
mortify
|
humiliate;punish the flesh ( from mortician...)
|
|
|
mote
|
small speck
|
|
|
motif
|
theme
|
|
|
motley
|
parti-colored; mixed
|
|
|
mountebank
|
charlatan; boastful pretender
|
|
|
muggy
|
warm and damp
|
|
|
mugwump
|
defector from a party
|
|
|
mulct
|
defraud a person
|
|
|
munificent
|
generous
|
|
|
murrain
|
plague; cattle disease
|
|
|
natation
|
swimming
|
|
|
nave
|
main body of church
|
|
|
neap
|
lowest
|
|
|
necrology
|
list of the dead; obituary notice
|
|
|
nefarious
|
wicked
|
|
|
nemesis
|
revenging agent
|
|
|
neophyte
|
recent convert; beginner
|
|
|
nepotism
|
favoritism to relative
|
|
|
nettle
|
annoy; vex
|
|
|
nicety
|
precision; minute distinction
|
|
|
niggardly
|
stingy; parsimonious
|
|
|
noisome
|
foul smelling; unwholesome
|
|
|
non sequitor
|
a conclusion that does not follow from the facts stated ( sequence...)
|
|
|
nonchalance
|
lack of interest; indifference
|
|
|
nonplus
|
bring to a halt by confusion
|
|
|
nosegay
|
fragrant bouquet
|
|
|
obloquy
|
slander; disgrace
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obnoxious
|
offensive
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obsequious
|
slavishly attentive; servile; sycophantic
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obsidian
|
black volcanic rock
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obstreperous
|
boisterous; nosiy
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occident
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the west
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odious
|
hateful
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odium
|
repugnance; dislike
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odoriferous
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giving off an order
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offal
|
waste; garbage
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officious
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meddlesome;excessively trying to please
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oligarchy
|
government by a few
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ominous
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threatening
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omniscient
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all-knowing
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onerous
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burdensome
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onslaught
|
vicious assault
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opalescent
|
iridescent
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opiate
|
sleep producer. opium...
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opprobrious
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disgraceful
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opprobrium
|
infamy, vilification
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orison
|
prayer
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orthography
|
correct spelling
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ostensible
|
apparent;professed;pretended
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ostentatious
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showy
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overt
|
open to view
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overweening
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presumptious
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pacifist
|
one opposed to force; antimilitarist
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paen
|
song of praise or glory
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palaver
|
discussion; misleading speech; chatter
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palimpsest
|
parchment used for second time after original writing has been erased
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pallet
|
small, poor bed
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palliate
|
ease pain; make less guilty or offensive ( from pale)
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pander
|
cater to low desires of others
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panegyric
|
formal praise
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panoply
|
full set of armor
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paragon
|
model of perfection
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paramour
|
illicit lover
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paregoric
|
medicine that eases pain
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pariah
|
social outcast
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parlance
|
language; idiom
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parley
|
conference
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paroxysm
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fit of pain, laughter, rage
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parry
|
ward off a blow
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parsimonious
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stingy
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parturition
|
delivery
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parvenu
|
upstart; newly rich person
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passe
|
old fashioned; past prime
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pastiche
|
imitation of another's style in musical composition or in writing
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pastoral
|
rural; rustic
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patina
|
green crust on bronze
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obloquy
|
slander; disgrace
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obnoxious
|
offensive
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obsequious
|
slavishly attentive; servile; sycophantic
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obsidian
|
black volcanic rock
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obstreperous
|
boisterous; nosiy
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patois
|
local dialect
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paucity
|
scarcity
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peccadillo
|
minor offense
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peculate
|
steal; embezzle
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pecuniary
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relating to money
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pedagogue
|
dull and formal teacher
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pedant
|
scholar who overemphasizes book learning or technicalities
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pedantic
|
bookish
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pediment
|
triangular part above greek buildings
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pejorative
|
having a deteriorating or depreciating effect on the meaning of a word
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pelf
|
stolen property
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pell-mell
|
confusion
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pellucid
|
transparent; limpid; easy to understand ( lucid)
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pendent
|
suspended
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pennate
|
having wings and feathers
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pensive
|
dreamily thoughtful
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penumbra
|
partial shadow in an eclipse
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penurious
|
stingy
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peregrination
|
journey
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peremptory
|
demanding and leaving no choice
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perennial
|
lasting
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perfidious
|
basely false
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perforce
|
of necessity
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perigee
|
point of moon's orbit when it is nearest the earth
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peripatetic
|
walking about; moving
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peristyle
|
series of columns surrounding a building or yard
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pernicious
|
very destructive
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peroration
|
completion of an oration
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perpetrate
|
commit an offense
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perquisite
|
perk
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persiflage
|
flippant conversation
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perspicacious
|
having insight; astute;penetrating
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pert
|
impertinent; forward
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pertinacious
|
stubborn
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pervious
|
penetrable
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petrify
|
turn to stone
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petulant
|
touchy
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philander
|
make love lightly; flirt
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philistine
|
narrow minded person
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philology
|
study of language
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picaresque
|
pertaining to rogues in literature
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piebald
|
mottled; speckled
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pied
|
multicolored
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pillory
|
punish
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pinion
|
restrain
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pique
|
: irritation; resentment
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piscatorial
|
pertaining to fishing
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pithy
|
concise; meaty ( pith = core)
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pittance
|
small allowance; wage
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placid
|
peaceful,calm
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plaintive
|
mournful
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plangent
|
plaintive
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platitude
|
trite remark
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plebian
|
common; pertainign to common people
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plebiscite
|
expression of the will of a people by direct election
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plenary
|
complete; full
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plenipotentiary
|
: fully empowered
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plumb
|
plumb adj. : checking perpendicularity; vertical
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poignant
|
keen; piercing; severe
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polemic
|
controversy;argument in support of point of view
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poltroon
|
coward
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polyglot
|
speaking several languages
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pommel
|
beaat
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porphyry
|
igneous rock containing feldspar or quartz crystals
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portend
|
fortell; presage ( portent...)
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posterity
|
descendants; future generations
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postprandial
|
after dinner
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postulate
|
self-evident truth
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potentate
|
monarch, sovereign
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potential
|
expressing possibility; latent
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poultice
|
poultice n. : soothing application applied to sore and inflamed portions of the body
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prate
|
speak foolishly; boast idly
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precept
|
rule
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precipitate
|
headlong; rash
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precocious
|
developed ahead of time
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predator
|
plundering
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predilection
|
preference; partiality
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preeminent
|
outstanding
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prefatory
|
introductory
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prehensile
|
capable of holding or grasping ( hensile - hand...)
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preponderance
|
superiority of power, quantity, etc
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|
presage
|
foretell
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prevaricate
|
lie
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|
primogeniture
|
seniority by birth
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primordial
|
existing at the beginning of time
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privy
|
secret; hidden; not public
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probity
|
uprightness; incorruptibility
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proboscis
|
long snout; nose
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prodigal
|
wasteful with money; extravagant
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profane
|
violate; desecrate
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profligate
|
dissipated; wasteful; licentious
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profusion
|
lavish expenditure; overabundant condition
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prognathous
|
having projecting laws
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proletarian
|
member of the working class
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prolific
|
abundantly fruitful
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prolix
|
verbose; drawn out
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promontory
|
headland
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promulgate
|
make known by official proclamation or publication
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prophylactic
|
used to prevent disease
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propinquity
|
propinquity n. : nearness; kinship
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propitiate
|
appease
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|
propound
|
put forward for analysis
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propulsive
|
driving forward ( propel)
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prorogue
|
dismiss parliament; end officially
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prosaic
|
commonplace; dull
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proscenium
|
part of stage in front of curtain ( pro scene...)
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proselytize
|
convert to a religion or belief
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prosody
|
versification
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|
protract
|
prolong
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provenance
|
origin or source of something
|
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provender
|
dry food; fodder
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provisio
|
stipulation
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|
|
prurient
|
based on lascivious thoughts
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pseudonym
|
pen name
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pterodactyl
|
extinct flying reptile
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puerile
|
childish
|
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pugnacious
|
combative; disposed to fight
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puissant
|
powerful; strong; potent
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pulchritude
|
beauty; comeliness
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punctilious
|
laying stress on niceties of conduct or form; precise
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punitive
|
punishing
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purblind
|
obtuse; dim-sighted
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purloin
|
steal
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|
|
purport
|
intention; meaning
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purveyor
|
caterer
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putative
|
supposed; reputed
|
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putrid
|
foul; roten
|
|
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quack
|
charlatan
|
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quaff
|
drink with relish
|
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quagmire
|
bog; marsh
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|
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quail
|
cower; lose heart
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|
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qualms
|
misgivings
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|
|
quay
|
dock; landing place
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|
|
quell
|
put down; quiet
|
|
|
querulous
|
fretful; whining
|
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qui vie
|
wide awake; expectant
|
|
|
quible
|
equivocate; play on words
|
|
|
quiescent
|
at rest; dormant; quiet...
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|
|
quintessence
|
purest and highest embodiment
|
|
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quip
|
taunt
|
|
|
quixotic
|
quixotic adj. : idealistic but impractical
|
|
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rampant
|
rearing up on hind legs; unrestrained
|
|
|
rampart
|
defensive mound of earth
|
|
|
rancor
|
bitterness; hatred
|
|
|
rant
|
rave; speak bombastically
|
|
|
rapacious
|
excessively grasping; plundering
|
|
|
rapprochement
|
reconciliation
|
|
|
rarefied
|
made less dense of a gas
|
|
|
ratiocination
|
reasoning; act of drawing conclusions from premises
|
|
|
raucous
|
harsh and srill
|
|
|
ravening
|
rapacious; seekign prey ( raven...)
|
|
|
raze
|
destroy completely
|
|
|
recalcitrant
|
stubborn
|
|
|
recant
|
withdraw previous statement
|
|
|
recapitulate
|
summarize
|
|
|
recherche
|
choice; sought after; rare
|
|
|
recidivism
|
return to crime ( residue...)
|
|
|
recondite
|
abstruse; profound; secret
|
|
|
reconnaissance
|
survey of enemy by soldiers; reconnoitering
|
|
|
recreat
|
coward; betrayer
|
|
|
recrimination
|
countercharges
|
|
|
recrudescence
|
reopening of a wound or sore
|
|
|
rectitude
|
uprightness
|
|
|
recumbent
|
reclining; lying down completely or in part
|
|
|
recusant
|
person who refuses to comply
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|
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redolant
|
fragrant; odorous
|
|
|
redoubtable
|
formidable; causing fear
|
|
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refection
|
slight refreshment
|
|
|
refectory
|
dining hall
|
|
|
refractory
|
stubborn
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|
refulgent
|
radiant
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|
regale
|
entertain
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|
regatta
|
boat or yatch race
|
|
|
relegate
|
banish
|
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|
remiss
|
negligient
|
|
|
remonstrate
|
protest
|
|
|
rend
|
split; tear apart
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|
|
rendezvous
|
meeting place
|
|
|
renegade
|
deserter
|
|
|
reparation
|
amends
|
|
|
repartee
|
clever reply
|
|
|
replete
|
filled to a capacity
|
|
|
reprieve
|
temporary stay
|
|
|
reprimand
|
reprove severely
|
|
|
reprisal
|
retaliation
|
|
|
reprobate
|
person hardened in sin, devoid of a sense of decency
|
|
|
reprobation
|
severe disapproval
|
|
|
reprove
|
censure; rebuke
|
|
|
repudiate
|
disown; disavow
|
|
|
requiem
|
dirge
|
|
|
requate
|
repay
|
|
|
rescind
|
cancel
|
|
|
rescission
|
abrogation; annulment
|
|
|
respite
|
interval of relief; rest
|
|
|
restitution
|
reparation; indemnification
|
|
|
restive
|
unmanageable
|
|
|
reticence
|
reserve; inclination to be silent
|
|
|
reticulate
|
covered with a network; having the appearance of a mesh
|
|
|
retinue
|
following; attendants
|
|
|
retribution
|
punishment; compensation; vengeance
|
|
|
retroactive
|
of a law which dates back to a period before its enactment
|
|
|
retrograde
|
going backwards
|
|
|
revile
|
slander; villify
|
|
|
ribald
|
wanton; profane
|
|
|
rife
|
abundant; current
|
|
|
rime
|
white frost
|
|
|
risible
|
inclide to laugh; ludicrous
|
|
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roan
|
brown mixed with gray or white
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rococo
|
ornate
|
|
|
rood
|
crucifix
|
|
|
rostrum
|
platform for speech-making; pulpit
|
|
|
rubicund, ruddy
|
having a healthy red color (ruby...)
|
|
|
ruminate
|
chew the cud; ponder
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|
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sacerdotal
|
priestly (sacred...)
|
|
|
sagacious
|
shrewd
|
|
|
sallow
|
yellowish; sickly in color
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|
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saltatory
|
relating to leaping
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|
|
salubrious
|
healthful
|
|
|
salutary
|
tending to improve; beneficial
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|
|
salver
|
tray
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|
|
sangfroid
|
coolness in a trying situation
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|
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sanguinary
|
bloody
|
|
|
sanguine
|
cheerful; hopeful
|
|
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sapid
|
savory;tasty
|
|
|
sapient
|
shrewd;wise
|
|
|
sacrophagus
|
stone coffin
|
|
|
sardonic
|
sarcastic; cynical
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|
|
sartorial
|
pertaining to tailors
|
|
|
sate
|
satisfy
|
|
|
satiety
|
condition of being crammed full; glutted state; repletion
|
|
|
satrap
|
petty ruler working for a superior despot
|
|
|
saturate
|
soak
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|
|
saturnine
|
gloomy
|
|
|
satyr
|
half-human, half-bestial being in the court of Dionysos
|
|
|
saunter
|
stroll
|
|
|
savant
|
scholar
|
|
|
savoir faire
|
tact; sophistication
|
|
|
scarify
|
make scars; scratch
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|
|
sciolism
|
superficial information
|
|
|
scion
|
offspring
|
|
|
screed
|
long; tiresome harangue
|
|
|
scullion
|
menail kitchen worker
|
|
|
scurrilous
|
obscene
|
|
|
scuttle
|
sink
|
|
|
secession
|
withdrawal
|
|
|
sedate
|
composed;grave
|
|
|
sedulous
|
diligent
|
|
|
seethe
|
disturbed
|
|
|
seine
|
net for catching fish
|
|
|
sententious
|
terse; concise; aphoristic
|
|
|
sequacious
|
eager to follow; ductile
|
|
|
seraph
|
high ranking, six-winged angel
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|
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serried
|
crowded
|
|
|
shoal
|
shallow place
|
|
|
sibylline
|
prophetic
|
|
|
sidereal
|
relating to stars
|
|
|
simulate
|
feign
|
|
|
sinecure
|
well-paid position with little responsibility
|
|
|
sinister
|
evil
|
|
|
sinuous
|
winding; bending in and out; not morally honest
|
|
|
skulk
|
move furtively and secretly
|
|
|
slake
|
quench
|
|
|
slattern
|
untidy person
|
|
|
slough
|
cast off
|
|
|
slovenly
|
careless
|
|
|
smattering
|
slight knowledge
|
|
|
sobriquet
|
nickname
|
|
|
sojourn
|
temporary stay
|
|
|
solecism
|
construction that is flagrantly incorrect grammatically
|
|
|
solicitous
|
worried; concerned
|
|
|
soliloquy
|
talking to oneself
|
|
|
solstice
|
point at which the sun is farthest from the equator
|
|
|
sonorous
|
resonant
|
|
|
sophist
|
teacher of philosophy
|
|
|
soupcon
|
suggestion
|
|
|
spate
|
sudden flood
|
|
|
specious
|
seemingly reasonable but incorrect
|
|
|
spectral
|
ghostly
|
|
|
spoliation
|
pillage ( spoil...)
|
|
|
spoonerism
|
accidental transposition of sounds in successive words
|
|
|
squalid
|
dirty; neglected; poor
|
|
|
staccato
|
played in an abrupt manner; marked by abrupt sharp sound
|
|
|
staid
|
sober; sedate
|
|
|
stanch
|
check flow of blood; stop flow
|
|
|
stein
|
beer mug
|
|
|
stentorian
|
extremely loud
|
|
|
stertorous
|
having a snoring sound
|
|
|
stilted
|
inflated
|
|
|
stolid
|
dull; unimpassive
|
|
|
strident
|
loud and harsh
|
|
|
stymie
|
present an obstacle; stump
|
|
|
subjugate
|
conquer
|
|
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subliminal
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below the threshold
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subterfuge
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pretense; evasion
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succor
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aid ; assistance; relief
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sudorific
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pertaining to perspiration
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suffuse
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spread over (diffuse...)
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sumptuary
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regulating expenditures
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sunder
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separate; part
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sundry
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various;several
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supernal
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heavenly; celestial
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supine
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lie on ones back
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suppurate
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create pus
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surfeit
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cloy; overfeed
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surmise
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guess
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surreptitious
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secret
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sycophantic
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servilely flattering
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syllogism
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logical formula utilizing a major premise, a minor premise and a conclusion
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sylvan
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rustic
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talon
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claw of a bird
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tantamount
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equal
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tarn
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small mountain lake
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tatterdemalion
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ragged fellow
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tawdry
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cheap and gaudy
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teleology
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doctrine of final causes
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temerarious
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rash
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temerity
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boldness; rashness
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temporize
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avoid commiting oneself; gain time
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tenacious
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holding fast
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tenacity
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firmness; persistency
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tendentious
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having an aim
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tenebrous
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dark; gloomy
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tenuous
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thin; rare; slim
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tepid
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lukewarm
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tergiversation
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evasion; fickleness
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termagant
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shrew; scolding, brawling woman
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terrapin
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american marsh tortoise
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tessellated
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inlaid; mosaic
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testator
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maker of a will
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tether
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tie with rope
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thaumaturgist
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miracle worker; magician
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thrall
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slave; bondage
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threnody
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dirge
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throes
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violent anguish
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timbre
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quality of a musical tone produced by a musical instrument
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timorous
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fearful
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tirade
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extended scolding; denunciation
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tithe
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tax of one-tenth
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titular
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nominal holding of title without obligations
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toady
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flatter for favors
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tocsin
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alarm bell
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torpid
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dormant; dull; lethargic
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tortuous
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winding; full of curves
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tract
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pamphlet; a region of indefinite size
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tractable
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docile
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traduce
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explore to slander
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transcribe
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copy
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treacle
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syrup obtained in refining sugar
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trenchant
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cutting; keen
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trencharman
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good eater
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trepidation
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fear
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triolet
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eight line stanza
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trite
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hackneyed
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troglodyte
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cave dweller
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trope
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figure of speech
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troth
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pledge of good faith especially in betrothal
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truckle
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curry favor; act in an obsequious way
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tryst
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meeting
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tumbrel
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a farm tripcart
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tumid
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swollen; pompous
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turbid
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muddy; having the sediment disturbed
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tureen
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deep dish for holding soup
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turgid
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swollen; distended
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turnkey
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jailor
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turpitude
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depravity
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tutelage
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training
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ubiquitous
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omnipresent
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ukase
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official degree, usually russian
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umbrage
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resentment; anger
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unbridled
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violent
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uncanny
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strange; mysterious
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unconscionable
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excessive; unscruplous
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uncouth
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boorish; clumsy
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unction
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the act of anointing with oil
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undulate
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move with a wave-like motion
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ungainly
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awkward
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uguent
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ointment
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untenable
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unsupportable
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untoward
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unfortunate
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unwonted
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unaccustomed
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upbraid
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scold; research
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ursine
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pertaining to bear
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usufruct
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right of enjoying things belonging to another ( usury...)
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usury
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lending money at illegal rates of interest
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uxorious
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excessively devoted to one's wife
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vagary
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caprice; whim
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vainglorious
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boastful
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valedictory
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pertaining to farewell
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valetudinarian
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invalid
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vanguard
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forerunners; advance forces
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vapid
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insipid;inane
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vassal
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in feudalism, one who held land of a superior lord
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vaunted
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boasted; bragged
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veer
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change in direction
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vellum
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parchment
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venal
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capable of being bribed
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venial
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forgivable
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veracious
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truthful
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verdant
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green; fresh
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vernal
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pertaining to spring
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viand
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food
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vicarious
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acting as a substitute; done by a deputy
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vicissitude
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change of fortune
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victuals
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food
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vilify
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slander
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virago
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shrew
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virile
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manly
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vitreous
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pertaining to or resembling glass
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vitriolic
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corrosive; sarcastic
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vituperative
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abusive; scolding
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volition
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act of making a conscious choice
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votary
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follower of a cult
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wan
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pallid
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wane
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grow smaller gradually
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wanton
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unruly; unchaste; excessive
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wastrel
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profligate
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welkin
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sky
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welter
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wallow
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wheedle
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coax
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whet
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sharpen; stimulate
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whit
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smallest speck
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whorl
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ring of leaves
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wily
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cunning
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winsome
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agreeable
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wont
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custom; habitual procedure
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wraith
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ghost; phantom of a living person
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wrest
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pull away; take away by violence
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yeoman
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man owning small estate; middle-class farmer
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yokel
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country bumpkin
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zephyr
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gentle breeze
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raffish
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dressing vulgar
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august
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awe inspiring
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To express objections or criticisms in bitter, harsh, or abusive language
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