Vocab For Life

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mirage

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optical illusion, figment of imagination (positive)

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dotage

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old age where you forget things

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liverish

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1. resembeling a liver
2. liver illness

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cabal

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conspiratorial group

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repletion

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surfeit, too much of something

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denouement

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1. the final resolution of the intricacies of a plot, as of a drama or novel.
2. the place in the plot at which this occurs.
3. the outcome or resolution of a doubtful series of occurrences.

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inter

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1. to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
2. Obsolete. to put into the earth.

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bailiwick

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1. the district within which a bailie or bailiff has jurisdiction.
2. a person's area of skill, knowledge, authority, or work: to confine suggestions to one's own bailiwick.

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benighted

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1. intellectually or morally ignorant; unenlightened: benighted ages of barbarism and superstition.
2. overtaken by darkness or night.

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macerate

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1. to soften or separate into parts by steeping in a liquid.
2. to soften or decompose (food) by the action of a solvent.
3. to cause to grow thin

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cincture

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1. a belt or girdle.
2. something that surrounds or encompasses as a girdle does; a surrounding border: The midnight sky had a cincture of stars.
3. (on a classical column) a fillet at either end of a shaft, esp. one at the lower end. Compare orle (def. 3b).
4. the act of girding or encompassing.

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wont

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Accustomed or used to

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dilatory

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1. tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy.
2. intended to cause delay, gain time, or defer decision: a dilatory strategy.

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dragoon

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1. (esp. formerly) a European cavalryman of a heavily armed troop.
2. a member of a military unit formerly composed of such cavalrymen, as in the British army.
3. (formerly) a mounted infantryman armed with a short musket.

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chanticleer

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a rooster: used as a proper name in medieval fables.

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prink

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verb (used with object) 1. to deck or dress for show.
–verb (used without object) 2. to deck oneself out.
3. to fuss over one's dress, esp. before the mirror.

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superannuated

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to increase the concentration of (a solution) beyond saturation; saturate abnormally.

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abdicate

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to step down from a position of power

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abridge

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to shorten

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absolve

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to forgive or free from blame

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abysmal

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extremely wretched, bottomless

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affinity

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sympathy

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amnesty

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an official pardon for a group of people who violated a law

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animosity

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ill will, active dislike

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arduous

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difficult to do, laborious

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augment

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to increase or enlarge

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austere

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stern in manner or appearance, strict in morals

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aversion

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strong or fixed dislike, a feeling of repugnance

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banal

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commonplace, trite, unoriginal

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baroque

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extravagantly ornate, flamboyant, characterized by bold ornamentation

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benediction

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a blessing, a good wish

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blanch

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to turn pale

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blithe

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happily, lighthearted, joyful

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bracing

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invigoration

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bracing

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invigorating, to prepare

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broach

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to open up for discussion

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bulwark

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something used as a defense, a strong protection

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cache

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a hiding place, something hiden in a secret place

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callous

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harsh unfeeling

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capitulate

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to surrender,

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catharsis

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an emotional purification, an emotional release

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caustic

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biting in humor

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censure

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the act of blaming or condemning

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chastise

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to criticize severly

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chronic

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constant, lasting a long time

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circumspect

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careful, thought through

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clemency

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disposition towards mercy, mildness

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coalesce

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to come together as one, to fuse or unite

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coherent

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making sense, organized and logical

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colloquial

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conversational, used in informal speech

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conviction

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determinatiion, a state of being convinced

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copious

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abundant, lavish

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corroborate

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to support with evidence

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craven

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cowardly

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criterion
(plural: criteria)

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standard for judging

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dearth

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a shortage

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deference

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respect, courtesy

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deft

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skillful

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delineate

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to describe in or picture in words, to detail

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delude

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to deceive, to have a false illusions

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depravity

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moral corruption

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pundit

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someone who offers an opinion in an authoritative style.

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indolent

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1. having or showing a disposition to avoid exertion; slothful
2. Pathology. causing little or no pain; inactive or relatively benign

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lexicon

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1. a wordbook or dictionary, esp. of Greek, Latin, or Hebrew.
2. the vocabulary of a particular language, field, social class, person, etc.

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bona fide

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genuine

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de facto

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in reality, infact

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vernaculars

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vocab, words

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pinnacle

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highpoint

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lewd

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1. inclined to, characterized by, or inciting to lust or lechery; lascivious.
2. obscene or indecent, as language or songs; salacious.

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litany

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a prolonged or tedious account

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scrupulous

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restrained; honest; careful and precise

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Fecundity

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1. The quality or power of producing abundantly; fruitfulness or fertility.
2. Productive or creative power

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dyspeptic

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gloomy, pessimistic, irritable

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crinoline

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1. a petticoat of stiff material, worn under a skirt to bell it out.
2. a stiff, coarse cotton material for interlining.
3. iron straps for reinforcing brickwork.

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avowal

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frank admission or acknowledgment

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compunctions

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A strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt

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emphatic

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using emphasis in speech or action

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apocryphal

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of doubtful authorship or authenticity