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plagiarize
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(v) to use and pass off as one's own ideas or writings of another; to appropriate for use as one's own passages and ideas from another.
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probity
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(n) complete honesty; integrity; uprightness in one's dealings
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aspire
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(vb) to desire strongly; to have great ambition; to yearn or to seek after
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bamboozle
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(vb) to deceive by trickery; to hoodwink; to dupe
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hoodwink
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(vb) to deceive; to take in by deceptive means
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boycott
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(n) 1) refusal to buy to or from or deal with a person, business, or nation esp. as a from of protest 2) a refusal to buy or use a product or service
(vb) to act toghether in refusing to use, buy from or deal with esp, as an expression of protest |
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cower
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(vb) to cringe in fear; to crouch or draw back, as from fear of pain, to shrink or tremble as from someone's anger, threats or blows
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deign
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(as intransitive verb): to condescend; to be willing to do something that one considers beneath his/her dignity
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divulge
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(v) to reveal something (private)
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eclectic
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(adj) made up of what is selected from various sources
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fallacy
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(n) a misleading belief
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empirical
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(adj) depending on experience or observation alone
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rail
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(vb) to utter a bitter complaint
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palpable
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(adj) plainly seen, heard, perceived
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cosmic
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(adj) vast, relating to the universe
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exult
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(v) to shoe or feel a triumphant joy
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debacle
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(n) an overwhelming defeat or rout; a stunning, runious collapse or downfall
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bildungsroman
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(n) a novel that deals with the development or education or maturing of the main character
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hypothetical
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(adj) assumed; supposed; based on, involving, or having the nature of a hypothesis
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hypocritical
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(adj) pretending to be what one is not; pretending to be more pious or more virtuous than one really is
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in lieu of
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(adj) instead of
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insiduous
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(adj) treacherous
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vivacious
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(adj) full of life and animation; spirited; lively
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tremulous
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(adj) quivering, trembling shaking, unsteady
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earthy
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(adj) simple, natural, hearty (2) coarse; unrefined
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proliferate
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(vb) to grow rapidly; to produce or to create in great number; to multiply rapidly
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cliche'
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(n) an expression or idea that has become trite or is no longer fresh
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prescribe
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(vb) to banish; to outlaw; to forbid
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succor
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(n) help aid relief
(vb) to give assistance to in time of need or distress |
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meander
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(vb) to wander without pattern or plan; to wander aimlessly or idly; to take a winding course
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iridescent
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(adj) having, shifting, rainbow-like colors
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oxymoron
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(n) a figure of speech in which opposite or contrary ideas or terms are combined
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plaintive
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(adj) mournful, woeful, expressing sorrow or melancholy
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exobitant
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(adj) excessive; extravagant; going beyond what is reasonable or fair
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impart
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(vb) to make known or to share; to reveal;to tell (2) to give, to give a share or portion of
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presentiment
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(n) a foreboding; having the feeling that something, esp of an unfortunate or evil nature, is about to occur
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blandishment
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(n); a flattering or ingratiating remark or act, meant to persuade (usually used plural)
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magnanimous
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(adj) noble in mind; high-souled esp in overlooking injury and insult
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copious
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(adj) very plentiful; abundant
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lacerate
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(vb) to tear jaggedly; to amngle (something soft, like flesh) 2) to wound or to hurt esp. one's feelings, deeply
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peremptory
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(adj) admitting no argument or discussion; dictatorial; imperious; dogmatic
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importune
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(vb) to urge or to entreat persistently or repeatedly' to trouble with requests or demands
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inopportune
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(adj) coming at a bad or inconvenient time
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portmanteau
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(n) a large stiff leather suitcase with a two-hinged compartment (it opens like a book into two compartments)
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inscrutable
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(adj) enigmatic;unfathomable; that cannot be easily understood
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portmanteau word
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(n) a word formed by merging the sounds and meanings of two different words; a word that is a combination of two other words in form and meaining (ex smog, chortle)
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doleful
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(adj)mornnful; full of sadness or sorrow; melancholy
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salubrious
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(adj) healthy; wholesome; promoting health or well being
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pique
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(n) resentment at being slightled; ruffled pride; a fit of displeasure
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draconian
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(adj) harsh; severe
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chauvinism
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(n) 1) fanatical patriotism; militant devotion to and glorification of one's country 2) prejudiced belief in the superiority of one's own group, gender, or kind
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promethean
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(adj)boldly creative
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Achilles's heel
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(n) a seemingly small but actual mortal weakness
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mercurial
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(adj) 1) volatile; quick and changeable in temperament 2) having the characteristics of eloquence, shrewdness, swiftness and thievishness attributed to Mercury
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bacchanal
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(n) 1) drunken or riotous celebration 2) reveler
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Babel
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(n) a confusion of noise and sounds
In the Bible, a city (now thought to be Babylon) in Shinar where construction of a tower intended to reach heaven was ended when the builders were unable to understand each other's language |
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stentorian
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(adj): very loud
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titanic
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(adj) huge; colossal; having great size or stature
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Titan
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(n) 1) originally, one of a family of giants, the children of Uranus and Gaea who sought to rule heaven and were overthrown by Zues; now, person of colossal size, strenght, or acheivement
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lothario
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(n) playboy; a seducer of women (character in play by Nicholas Rowe, "The Fair Penitent)
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Procrustean
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(adj) exhibiting merciless disregard for individual differences. Procrustes, a mythical Greek giant, who stretched or shortened captives to make them fit his beds.
Tending to produce conformity by violent or unreasonable means. |
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pate
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(n) the human head; the skull
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fortnight
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(n) two weeks
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mendacious
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(adj) lying; untruthful; false; untrue
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mendacity
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(n) lies; untruthfulness
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wraith
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(n) 1) spirit or ghost of a dead person; 2) an apparition of a living person that appears as a portent just before that person's death 3) something shadowy and unsubstantial
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ascertain
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(vb) to find out with certainty; to discover with certainty, as through examination or experimentation
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avarice
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(n) greed for riches; cupidity
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stationary
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(adj) not moving or moveable; fixed or still; unchangin; not migratory or itinerant
(do not confuse with stationery - paper on which you write letters "e" mnemonic |
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resonant
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(adj) 1) strong and deep in tone; resounding (a resonant voice) 2) continuing to sound in the ears or memory; echoing (resonant words of exhortation)
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mollify
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(adj): to calm in temper or feeling; to soothe; to soften
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pungent
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(adj) 1) affecting the organs of taste or smell with a sharp; acrid sensation20 penetrating, biting or caustic (pungent satire) 3) to the point; sharp 4) pointed (a pungent leaf)
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wrath
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(n) forceful, often vindictive anger 2) punishment or vengeance as a manifestation of anger 3) divine retribution for sin
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assassin
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(n) one who murders by surprise attack, esp. one who carries out a plot to kill a prominent person
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extrapolate
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(adj) to infer or to estimate by extending or projecting known information
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adage
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(n) a traditional saying; a proverb
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stentorian
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(n) extremely loud (Stentor in the Iliad had "the voice of 50 men"
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onerous
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(adj) troublesome or bothersome; oppressive; burdensome
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ad hoc
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(adj) concerned or dealing with a specific purpose (also: improvised or impromptu)
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gingerly (adv)
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(adv) cautiously; with great care or delicacy
(adj) careful; cautious |
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imminent
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—adj.
1. likely to occur at any moment; impending: Her death is imminent. |
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eminent
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1. high in station, rank, or repute; prominent; distinguished: eminent statesmen.
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precarious
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(adj)1. dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure: a precarious livelihood.
2. exposed to or involving danger; dangerous; perilous; risky: the precarious life of an underseas diver. |
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infallible
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—adj.
1. absolutely trustworthy or sure: |
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canny
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—adj.
1. careful; cautious; prudent: a canny reply. 2. astute; shrewd; knowing; sagacious: a canny negotiator. 3. skilled; expert. |
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uncanny
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—adj.
1. having or seeming to have a supernatural or inexplicable basis; beyond the ordinary or normal; extraordinary |
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discreet
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—adj.
1. judicious in one's conduct or speech, esp. with regard to respecting privacy or maintaining silence about something of a delicate nature; prudent; circumspect. |
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discrete
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—adj.
1. apart or detached from others; separate; distinct: six discrete parts. |
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formidable
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—adj.
1. causing fear, apprehension, or dread: a formidable opponent. 2. of discouraging or awesome strength, size, difficulty, etc.; intimidating: a formidable problem. |
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gargoyle
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—n.
1. a grotesquely carved figure of a human or animal. |
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guerrilla
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—n.
a member of a band of irregular soldiers that uses guerrilla warfare, harassing the enemy by surprise raids, sabotaging communication and supply lines, etc. |
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guru
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n.
1. Hinduism.a preceptor giving personal religious instruction. 2. an intellectual or spiritual guide or leader. 3. any person who counsels or advises; mentor: |
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hypocrisy
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—pl. -sies. 1. a pretense of having a virtuous character, moral or religious beliefs or principles, etc., that one does not really possess. |
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preclude
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v.t.
1. to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of; make impossible |
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impunity
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—n.
1. exemption from punishment. 2. immunity from detrimental effects, as of an action. |
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redress
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—n.
1. the setting right of what is wrong: redress of abuses. 2. relief from wrong or injury. |
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serendipity
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(n) accidental good fortune
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introspection
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(n) self examination of ones own feelings
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introvert
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(n) 1. a shy person.
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extrovert
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n.
1. an outgoing, gregarious person. |
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undulate
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(v) to move in a wavy fashion
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incognito
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(n) a person who uses a false identity
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assiduous
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(adj constant in effort
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stately
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(adj) majestic
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monolithic
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(adj) characterized by massiveness, total uniformity, rigidity, invulnerability
monolith (n) 1. an obelisk, column, large statue, etc., formed of a single block of stone. |
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defenestration
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(n) the act of throwing something or someone out the window
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exonerate
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(v) to be free of guilt or blame
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emulate
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(v) to try to equal or excel by imitation
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retribution
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(n) something given or inflicted as a reward of something done (recompense )
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catacombs
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(n) underground burial place
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jaunty
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(adj) easy or sprightly in manner or bearing
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referendum
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(n); The practice of voting on measures already approved by a legislative body, public vote on an item for approval or rejection
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Paroxysm
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(n) a sudden violent outburst
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feckless
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(adj) ineffective, careless
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consternation
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(n) dismay
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disconsolate
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(adj) hopelessly unhappy
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neophyte
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(n) novice
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vicarious
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(adj) performed or done by one person in place of another
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ignominy
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(n) shameful action
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corroborate
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(v) to strengthen with evidence
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aberration
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(n) departure from what is right or true
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cupidity
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(n) greed for wealth or power
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latent
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(adj) lying hidden or undeveloped within a person or thing
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foray
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(v) to ravage
(n) sudden raid or first attempt in unfamiliar field |
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derisive (2)
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(adj) mocking
(v) deride: to mock |
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patronize
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(v) to sponsor or support, to talk down to, to go as a customer on a regular basis
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subversive
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(adj) tending to overthrow
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refectory
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(n) a room of refreshment, dining room
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prodigious
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(adj) amazing, of great size
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deleterious
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(adj) harmful
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conundrum
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(n) a dilemma
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esprit de corps
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(n) sense of unity of a group in a task
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coup de grace
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(n) death blow to end misery, decisive event
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ephemeral
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(adj) lasting a very short time
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ebullient
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(adj) high spirited
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denizen
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(n) an inhabitant
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gregarious
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(adj) fond of the company of others (social), live in flocks
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invariable
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(adj) constant
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inevitable
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(adj) unable to be avoided
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deploy
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(v) to spread out strategically
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peripatetic
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(adj) walking or traveling about
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enmity
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(n) a feeling of hostility
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tenuous
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(adj) weak
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sepulcher
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(n) a tomb
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exhort
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(v) to advise or urge
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rejoinder
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(n) a response
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incredulous
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(adj) skeptical
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expedite
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(v) to speed up progress of
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expeditious
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(adj) quick
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promulgate
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(v) to make known publically
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irrevocable
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(adj) not possible to be retracted
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irreconcilable
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(adj) impossible to settle
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felicity
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(n) state of being happy
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fortitude
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(n) mental or emotional strength in facing difficulty
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impetuous
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(adj) of pertaining to or characterized by a sudden action, rash
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turgid
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(adj) swollen, pompous
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bulwark
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(n) wall, protection against external change, protective person or thing
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cache
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(n) hiding place, what you hide
(v) to hide something |
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libation
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n.
1. a pouring out of wine or other liquid in honor of a god. 2. the liquid poured out. |
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unwonted
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(adj) not usual
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panacea
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(n) remedy for all illness
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bovine
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(adj) dull, cow
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droll
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(adj) amusing in an odd way
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fop
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(n) man excessively concerned about his appearance
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dupe
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(n) person who is easily fooled
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epistolary
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(adj) contained
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restive
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(adj)
1. impatient of control, restraint, or delay, as persons; restless; uneasy. 2. refractory; stubborn. |
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dissident
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(n)n.
a person who disagrees as in opinion or attitude |
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ensconce
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(v) to settle securely or snugly, to hide
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oubliette
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(n) secret dungeon with opening in the ceiling
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machination
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(n) crafty schemes; plots, act of creating a crafty scheme or plot
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cryptic
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(adj) mysterious in meaning; puzzling; ambiguous
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malinger
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(v) to pretend illness to avoid work or other duty
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anarchy
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(n) state of society without government or law
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truncate
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(v) to shorten by cutting off a part
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