Vocabulary List 2

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Abject

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Adj: sunk to or existing in a low state or condition, cast down in spirit

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Abysmal

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Adj: having immense or fathomless extension downward, backward, or inward

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Abyss

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N: the bottomless gulf, pit, or chaos of the old cosmogonies

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Acclivity

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N: an ascending slope (as of a hill)

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Acme

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N: the highest point or stage

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Apogee

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N: the point in the orbit of an object (as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth

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Anticlimax

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N: an event, period, or outcome that is strikingly less important or dramatic than expected

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Chasm

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N: a deep cleft in the surface of a planet (as the earth)

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Climactic

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Adj: of, relating to, or constituting a climax --> (N: the highest point)

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Consummate

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Adj: of the highest degree

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Declivity

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N: downward inclination

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Dregs

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N: sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated from it

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Eminent

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Adj: exhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position : prominent

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Ethereal

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Adj: of or relating to the regions beyond the earth

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Humility

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N: the quality or state of being humble (ranking low in a hierarchy or scale )

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Menial

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N: person doing menial work; specifically : a domestic servant or retainer

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Nadir

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N: the lowest point

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Plumb

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N: a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction
Adv: straight down or up : vertically

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Preeminent

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Adj: having paramount rank, dignity, or importance

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Profound

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Adj: extending far below the surface

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Sublimate

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Transitive Verb: to improve or refine as if by subliming

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Sublime

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Adj: to elevate or exalt especially in dignity or honor

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Zenith

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N: the highest point reached in the heavens by a celestial body

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Brine

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N: water saturated or strongly impregnated with common salt

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Doldrums

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Noun Plural: a part of the ocean near the equator abounding in calms, squalls, and light shifting winds

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Flotsam

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N: floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo

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Jetsam

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N: the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore

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Jettison

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N: a voluntary sacrifice of cargo to lighten a ship's load in time of distress

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Leeward

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N: the lee side

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Mariner

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N:a person who navigates or assists in navigating a ship

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Afoul

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Adv/Adj: in a state of collision or entanglement

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Aloof

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Adv: at a distance

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Amiss

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Adv: in a mistaken way

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Asunder

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Adv/Adj: apart from each other in position

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Contrariwise

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Adv: On the contrary (one of a pair of opposites)

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Nowise

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Adv: not at all

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Cumbersome

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Adj: unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk

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Lissome

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Adj: easily flexed

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Fulsome

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Adj: generous in amount, extent, or spirit

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Mettlesome

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Adj: full of mettle (vigor and strength of spirit or temperament) : spirited

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Noisome

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Adj: noxious, harmful (physically harmful or destructive to living beings)

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Winsome

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Adj: generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence

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Hireling

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N: a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives

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Suckling

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N:a young unweaned animal

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Yearling

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N: one that is a year old

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Changeling

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N: a child secretly exchanged for another in infancy

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Foundling

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N: an infant found after its unknown parents have abandoned it

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Sibling

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N: one of two or more individuals having one common parent

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Philanthropist

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N: one who practices philanthropy (goodwill to fellowmen)

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Philatelist

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N: a specialist in philately (one who collects or studies stamps)

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Philharmonic

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N:symphony orchestra

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Philology

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N: the study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature

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Philosopher

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N: a person who seeks wisdom or enlightenment

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Bibliophile

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N: a lover of books especially for qualities of format; also : a book collector

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Francophile

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Adj: markedly friendly to France or French culture