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bicuspid
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one of eight adult teeth with tow points located between the canines and the molars
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bifocals
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eyeglasses with lenses for distance and for reading
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binomial
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math expression of two terms connected by a plus or minus sign
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centenarian
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a 100-year-old person
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decimeter
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measurement equal to one-tenth a meter
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duplicity
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hypocritical plotting or trickery
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monotonous
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having little or no variation or variety; going on in the same tone without variety
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monolingual
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having one language
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monocle
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eyeglasses for one eye only
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monotone
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speech or song with a continuous tone
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quadraphonic
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a recording system using four channels to carry sound to speakers
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quarantine
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restriction of a shep or movement of persons to prevent the spread of disease
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unison
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complete agreement; all singing voices performing the same part
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trident
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three-pronged spear associated with Poseidon
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trimester
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one of three 12-week periods into which a school calendar could be divided
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catholic
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universal; including most things
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cloister
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a covered walk along the inside walls of a building, usually looking out on a courtyard; a monastery or similar place of religious place of seclusion; v. to seclude as in a monastery
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holocaust
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a great destruction, especially by fire; murder by the Nazis of aover six million Jews and millions of other people in World War II
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omnipotent
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having unlimited power; all-powerful
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omnipresent
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present everywhere
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omnivorous
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feeding on both plants and meat; devouring everything, especially intellectually
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panacea
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a cure-all for diseases or troubles
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pandemonium
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uproar
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preclude
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to prevent; to make impossible
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recluse
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a person who avoids mixing with people
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totalitarian
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referring to a form of government in which one person or party holds absolute control
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annihilate
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to destroy completely
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aperture
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an opening, especially one thats admits light
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inception
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the beginnning of something
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incipient
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in its early stages; beginning
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negate
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to disprove; to nullify; to rule out; to cancel; to repeal
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nihilism
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the total rejection of religious or moral beliefs
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overt
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done or shown openly
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renegade
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one who deserts a group, cause, faith, etc., an outlaw; like a traitor
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vacuous
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empty, especially of meaning or purpose
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vanity
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conceit, especially about ones apperace; something worthless or useless; a dressing table
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vaunt
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to boast; to brag about; a boast
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attenuate
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to make slender or small; to weaken; to reduce in force or value
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comply
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to go along with a request, demand, order, rule
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magnate
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a wealthy, influential person, especially in business
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minuscule
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extremely small
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implement
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a tool or utensil; to carry outl; to put into effect
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microbe
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an organism invisible to the naked eye, especially one that causes disease
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expletive
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a excalmation or oath, often obscene
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satiate
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to satisfy an appetite fully; to gratify to excess
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microcosm
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a little world
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polygamy
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the system of having more than one spouse at a time
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replete
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well-stocked or abundantly supplied; completely filled; utterly satisfied
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magnitude
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greatness of importance or size; the degree of brightness of a star
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anterior
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coming before in position or time
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megalomania
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a form of mental illness in which a person has exaggerated ideas of his or her own importance; an obsessive idea to do things on a grand scale
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primeval
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belonging to the first ages; ancient
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antecedent
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a thing or event that precedes; the noun to which a pronoun refers
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predestination
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the belief that what happpens in human life has already been determined by some higher power
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copious
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plentiful; in large amounts
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primate
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a member of the order of animals that includes monkeys, apes, and humans; an archbishop or bishop who ranks highest among others
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pretentious
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showy; pompous; claiming unjustified destinction
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posterior
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situated behind or at the back
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macrocosm
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the universe; any great whole
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precept
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a command; a rule of conduct
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preposterous
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absurd; contrary to nature or reason
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posterity
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future generations
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antelbellum
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of a period before a war, especially the American Civil War
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primordial
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primeval; original; fundamental
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premonition
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a warning in advance
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polygon
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a flat shape with many straight sides
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magnanimous
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rising above pettiness or meanness
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avant-garde
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ahead of the times, especially in the arts
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pre-empt
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to take possession of something before anyone else can do
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prime
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first in rank, excellence, quality, importance, or time; to prepare something or someone for use or action
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premier
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first in time or importance
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tenuous
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slight, flimsy, slender, rare
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posthumous
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occuring or continuing after death, especially a work published after the author's death or a child born after te father's death
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minutia
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a small or trivial detail
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vanguard
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the foremost position, especially of an army or fleet; leaders of a movement, fashion, etc.
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artifact
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an object made by human beings; ofter refers to a primitive tool from earlier times
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artifice
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craftiness; trickery; cleverness; skill
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artisan
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a skilled craftsperson
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artless
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without deceit or cunning; natural; simple; crude; ignorant; uncultured
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depict
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too paint, draw, or express in a picture or sculpture; to describe; to picture in words
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incantation
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the chanting or speaking of words
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a poem usually addressed to a particular person, object, or event that has stemulated deep and noble feelings in the poet
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parody
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a humorous imitation of a piece of literature or music; to mimic a style, plot, or idea for comic effect
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pictograph
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a picture or drawing representing words or ideas
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recant
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to take back a formal statement or belief previously made known
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rhapsody
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speech or writing expressing great pleasure or enthusiasm
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abberation
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straying from what is normal or accepted
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ambience
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environment; the surrounding atmosphere
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episode
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an incident in a person's life or in a story or play
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erratic
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irregular or inconsistent in movement, habit, quaility, or ideas
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exodus
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mass departure or emigration
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obituary
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notice of a person's death with a short biography
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transgress
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to go beyond or over set limits; to break a rule
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transient
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passing quickly; transitory; staying only a short amount of time; a person or thing having a short stay
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transitive
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describing an action carried from subject to verb to object; needing a direct object to complete the meaning of a verb
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transitory
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lasting for only a short while
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translucent
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permitting light to pass through, but not transparent
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accrue
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to come as a natural increase or advantage
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beneficence
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doing good or causing good to be done; kindly action
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context
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the parts before or after a word or statement that influence its meaning; the circumstances surrounding an event or situation
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cresendo
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a gradual increase in sound, often referring to music
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efficacious
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effective as a mean or remedy
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excrescence
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abnormal growth or outgrowth
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facile
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acting, working, or proceeding with ease; fluent
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facsimile
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an exact copy of a book, painting, document
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faction
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a group or clique within a larger group, party, or government; conflict within an organization or nation
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mollify
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to clam; to make gentler or softer in feeling
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pretext
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a false reason put forward to conceal the true one
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advent
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arrival or coming into being; the period beginning four weeks before Christmas
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circumvent
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to avoid; to evade by cleverness; to avoid by passing around
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convene
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to assemble, especially for a meeting
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deviate
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to turn aside froma course, norm, pattern, or subject
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devious
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underhand; deceptive; winding; roundabout
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impervious
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not penetrable by light rays, moisture, etc.
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intervene
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to occur between events or periods; to come between thereby easing a situation; to interfere or to interrupt
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itinerant
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traveling from place to place, especially to perform some study or work; transient; a person who travels from place to place
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itinerary
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a route of travel; a plan or record or a journey
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telepathy
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communication from one mind to the other without speech, writing or other sensory means
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abject
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humiliaton and miserable; contemptible
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accelerate
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to cause faster movement; to go faster
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celerity
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swiftness; quickness; speed
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concur
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to agree; to cooperate; to coincide; to happen simultaneously
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conglomeration
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a collection of unrelated thingsconjecture
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conjecture
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a opinion formed from inconclusive evidence; a guess
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discourse
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a conversation; a formal discussion of a subject in speech or writing; to talk
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incur
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to meet with; to run into ; to bring upon oneself
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interjecton
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a word or phrase sometimes inserted between other words,often expressing emotion; a word not linked grammatically to other words in a sentence
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precursor
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forerunner
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succor
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help in time of distress; to render help to
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assail
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to attack violently; to assault; to attack with words; to ridicule or criticize harshly
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avail
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to use to one's own advantage
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convalesce
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to recover health after illness
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desultory
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jumping from one thing to another; rambling; haphazard or random
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evolve
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to develop gradually;l to change from a sempler to a more complex form of animal or plant life
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exult
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to rejoice greatly; to be triumphant
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prevalent
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widely occurring or in general use
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resilient
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capable of returning to the original shape ofter being bent or strectched; buoyant; recovering quickly from illness, change, or misfortune
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salient
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conspicuous; striking; projecting up or out
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valor
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heroic courage; bravery
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voluble
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speaking in a steady, easy, flow of words, talkative; glib
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apiary
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a place where hives or colonies of bees are kept for their honey
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aviary
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a house, enclosure, or large cage for birds
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bovine
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having the quality of a cow or ox; sluggish, dull
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canine
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member of a family of dogs; pertaining to the family of dogs and especially the qualities associated with them
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caper
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a platful hop, leap, or skip; a prank or wild escapade
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caprice
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a sudden impule, whim, or unmotivated change of mind
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capricious
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subject to whim; impulsive; unpredictable or fickle
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equestrian
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pertaining to a rider of horses, or skill in riding; one who rides or performs on horseback
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equine
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pertaining to a horse; belonging to the family of horses and zebras
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equitation
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the art of riding horses
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feline
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a member of the family of cats, lions, tigers, and jaguars; having characteristics of a cat, such as gracefulness and independence
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leonine
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pertaining to a lion; having cahracteristics of a lion, such as fierceness and majesty
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lionize
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to regard or treat a person as a celebrity
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piscine
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typical of fish
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porcine
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pertaining to or resembling a pig
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serpentine
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resembling a serpent in form or movement; sinuous; winding; having qualities of a serpent; subtle, sly, sometimes even evil
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simian
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pertaining to or resembling an ape or monkey; an ape or monkey
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ursine
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pertaining to or characteristic of a bear
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zoology
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the science dealing with animals
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