Vocabulary

Front 1

to make unclean, to disgrace something

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soil

Front 2

continual bullying and nagging to break down resistance

Back 2

hector

Front 3

visual recognition, or to perceive something accurately

Back 3

discern

Front 4

harass persistently as to wear down

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badger

Front 5

part of speech for besmirch, dirty, soil, sully

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verb

Front 6

malicious delight in persecuting another

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bait

Front 7

someone eagerly beginning a new activity, also a new convert

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neophyte

Front 8

suggests unrelenting pursuit and continual harrassment until the victim succumbs

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hound

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antonyms: cleanse, purify

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besmirch, dirty, soil, sully

Front 10

part of speech for bait, badger, hound, hector

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verb

Front 11

part of speech for beg, implore, supplicate, and adjure

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verb

Front 12

(sm) to persistently harass or goad another

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bait, badger, hound, hector

Front 13

part of speech for behold, espy, discern, descry

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verb

Front 14

to look for something distant, obscure, or difficult to discover

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descry

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part of speech for binding, compulsory, de rigueur, mandatory

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adj.

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to ask with personal urgency and himbleness

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beg

Front 17

required or expected as by fahion, etiquette, etc.

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de rigueur

Front 18

to use skill to detect something partially hidden, small, or hard to detect

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espy

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to discolor or soil, as by soot, mud, etc; to tarnish one's honor

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besmirch

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a young, inexperienced person who is just beginning to acquire certain skills

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beginner

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to make unclean or filthy, to stain with dishonor

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dirty

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good-humored, playful teasing

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banter

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ant: unneccessary, optional

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binding, compulsory, de rigueur, mandatory

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stronger than beg, a sense of desperation and urgency in asking

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implore

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(sm) terms that denote the color black, or extreme darkness

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black, inky, sable, ebony

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(sm) to ask for something earnestly

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beg, implore, supplicate, adjure

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(sm) to make or become unclean or unpure

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besmirch, dirty, soil, sully

Front 28

(sm) lively, often light teasing

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banter, badinage, raillery, persiflage

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of a dark color, especially a lustrous black, as in wood

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ebony

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one who has no training or experience in a certain area

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novice

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perataining to the color of soot or coal

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black

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to request solemnly and seriously

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adjure

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part of speech for black, inky, sable, and ebony

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adj.

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(sm) one who is inexperienced or unqualified in some way

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beginner, apprentice, neophyte, novice

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a requirement or obligation imposed by authority

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mandatory

Front 36

light wit or repartee

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badinage

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(sm) to recognize visually of mentally

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behold, espy, discern, descry

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part of speech for banter, badinage, raillery, persiflage

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noun

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having the power to oblige, imposing a duty of obligation

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binding

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light friolous commments about a more serious matter

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persiflage

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required, demanded, or directed by authority

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compulsory

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an inexperienced person, placed under a suopervisor to acquire a certain skill

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apprentice

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(sm) imposing an obligation, requirement, or responsibility

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binding, compulsory, de rigueur, mandatory

Front 44

to recognize distinctly and look at what is seen

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behold

Front 45

to make soliled, polluted or tarnished, especially nonmaterially, such as to a reputation

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sully

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earnest, humble, often prayerful appeal

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supplicate

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black as ink or stained with ink

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inky

Front 48

good-natured teasing tinged with satire

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raillery

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dark or black in color, dressed in black

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sable