Vocab 1-50

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permeate

Back 1

to pass into penetrate throughout; to spread or diffuse into

Hint 1

meat, perm

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etymology

Back 2

study of world origins, development & changes in accepted meaning; such as the history of the word.

Hint 2

mythology, old

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prevaricator

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one who evades the truth; a liar

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evac, avoid

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gyration

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a revolving action around an axis; a whirling or spinning motion

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gyro, spin

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nefarious

Back 5

wicked; vicious

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wicked, evil, sinful

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gregarious

Back 6

living in groups; sociable

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group, social

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diurnal

Back 7

of the daytime; during the course of a day

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during, middle of

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officious

Back 8

forcing one's service or attention on another; overly meddlesome

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self-important, bumptious

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stereotyped

Back 9

following a pattern; unoriginal; conventional; trite; formalized

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formula, typecast

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stilted

Back 10

stiffly formal; pompous

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stilts, stern, lift

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askance

Back 11

disapprovingly; disdainfully; distruitfully

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glance, chance, skunk

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inscrutable

Back 12

incapable of being searched into or understood

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sanskrit, unable, trust

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insidious

Back 13

progressing harmfully but hardly noticed; treacherous

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sid vicious, sinful. sinner

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insouciance

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lack of concern; carefree

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sophomores, dancing

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insulation

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non conductive material; the state of being separated

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solution, salt, united nations

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intellegentsia

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the highly educated and cultered

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smart, intelligent

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intercessor

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one who acts between two parties; a mediator

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mediator, interupt

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interim

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times between; meantime

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halfway, middle

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interstellar

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among the stars

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star, above

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interstices

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narrow spaces between things; small gaps

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in between, small

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intransigent

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refusing to come to terms; uncompromising; unyielding

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refuse, uncooperative

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intrepid

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fearless; dauntless

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brave, heroic

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foment

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to arouse; to cause; to incite

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incite, provoke

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fortuitous

Back 24

happening by chance; accidental

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chance, unexpected

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gourmet

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one who appreciates and is a good judge of fine food and drinks

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fine, epicure

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aphorism

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a terse saying embodying the truth; an adage; a maxim

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saying, maxim

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aplomb

Back 27

self assurance; self confidence; self possession; poise

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confident, sure

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maudlin

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overly sentimental; emotionally silly

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emotional, tearful

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apocryphal

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of uncertain authenticity; suspect

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shady, sneaky

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appurtenances

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things added to a more important thing; supplementary equipment; accessories

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equipment, trappings

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arabesque

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gracefully elaborate design with interwoven lines; such a form in ballet or music

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ballet, arabian

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archaic

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of an earlier or primitive time; ancient; no longer in popular use; outdated

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out dated, old-fashioned

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archipelago

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a sea with many islands; such a group of islands

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inlet, isle

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grandiloquent

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pompous in speech; bombastic; flamboyant

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pompous, bombastic

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pandemonium

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wild tumult; disorder on grand scale

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chaos, mayhem

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panegyric

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tribute; a speech of praise

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eulogy, accolade

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fraught

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teeming with; laden; full of

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worried, anxious

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fructify

Back 38

to make fruitful; to make productive

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fruit, produce

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arterial

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related to the tubes carrying blood from the heart; serving as a major carrier or thoughfare

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artery, blood

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nectar

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very pleasant-tasting drink; drink of the gods in mythology; plant secretion used by bees to make honey

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honey, sweet

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nemesis

Back 41

deserved punishment or its source; anything or anyone that always seems certain to defeat

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foe, opponent

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nepotism

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favoritism shown to relatives

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favorites, biased

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abnegation

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willing self-sacrifice; reununciation

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sacrifice, offering

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noisome

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harmful; offensive to smell; offensive

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bothersome, terrible

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nomadic

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wandering from place to place; having no fixed location

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mad, moving

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nominal

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in name only, not in fact; relatively trifiling or quite small in value

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cheap, small

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nonplussed

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baffled; confused

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puzzled, surprised

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grotesque

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distorted; strangely ugly; outlandish; bizarre

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gross, disgusting

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habiliments

Back 49

clothing; garb; attire

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clothes, garments