Week 5 Vocab

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Patronize

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V. to treat as an inferior; to condescend

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Paucity

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N. scarcity

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Peccadillo

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N. a minor offense

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Relegate

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V. to banish; to send away

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Relentless

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Adj. continuous; unstoppable

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Relinquish

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V. to release or let go of; to surrender; to stop doing

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Remonstrate

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v. to argue against; to protest; to raise objections

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Renaissance

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N. a rebirth or revival

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Sentient

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Adj. able to pereceive by the senses; conscious

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Sequester

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V. to set or keep aprat

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Serendipity

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N. accidental good fortune; discovering good things without looking for them

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Servile

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Adj. submissive and subservient; like a servent

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Singular

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Adj. unique; superior; exceptional; strange

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Tirade

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N.a prolonged, bitter speech

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Torpor

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N. sluggishness; inactivity; apathy

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Touchstone

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N. standard; a test of authenticity or quality

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Tout

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V. to praise highly; to brag publicly about

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Transcend

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V. to go beyond or above; to surpass

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Vindicate

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V. to clear from all blame or suspicion; to justify

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Vindictive

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Adj. seeking revenge

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Virtuoso

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N. A masterful musician; a masterful practitioner in some other field

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Virulent

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Adj. extremely poisonous; malignant; full of hate

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Visionary

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N. a dreamer; someone with impractical goals or ideas about the future

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Acumen

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N. keenness of judgment; mental sharpness

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Acute

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Adj. sharp; shrewd

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Adamant

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Adj. stubborn; unyielding; completely inflexible

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Address

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V. to speak to ; to direct one's attention to

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Adherent

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N. follower; supporter; believer

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Bourgeois

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Adj. middle class, usually in a pejorative sense; boringly conventional

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Bovine

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Adj. cow related; cowlike

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Brevity

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N. briefness

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Broach

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V. to open up a subject for discussion, often a delicate sub

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Bucolic

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Adj. charmingly rural; rustic; countrylike

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Charlatan

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N. fraud; quack; con man

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Chasm

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N. a deep, gaping hole; a gorge

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Chastise

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V. to inflict punishment on; to discipline

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Chicanery

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N. trickery; deceitfulness; artifice, especially legal or polit

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Chimera

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N. an illusion; a foolish fancy

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Deprecate

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V. to express disapproval of

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Deride

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V to ridicule; to laugh at contemptuously

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Derogatory

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Adj. disapproving; degrading

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Desiccate

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V. to dry out

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Despondent

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Adj. extreamly depressed; full of despair

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Engender

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V. to bring into existance; to create; to cause

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Enigma

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N. a mystery

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Enormity

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N. extreme evil; a hideous offense; immensity

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Ephemeral

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Adj. lasting a very short time

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Epigram

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N. a brief and usually witty or satirical saying

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Foment

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V. to stir up; to instigate

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Forbear

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V. to refrain from to abstain

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Forego

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V. to do with out; to forbear

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Forsake

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V. to abandon; to renounce; to relinquish

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Fortuitous

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Adj. accidental; occuring by chance

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Incense

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V. to make very angry

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Incessant

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Adj. unceasing

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Incisive

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Adj. cutting right to the heart of the matter

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Incongruous

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Adj. not harmonious; not consistent; not appropriate; not fitting in

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Medicant

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N. a begger

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Mentor

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N. a teacher, tutor, conunselor, or coach; especiall in business, and experienced person who shows an inexperienced person the ropes

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Mercenary

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N. a hired soldier; someone who will do anything for money

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Mercurial

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Adj. emotionally unpredictable; rapidly changeing mood

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Metamorphosis

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N. a magical change in form, a striking or sudden change

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Pedantic

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Adj. boringly scholarly or academic

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Pedestrian

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Adj. unimaginative; banal

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Pejorative

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Adj. negative disparaging

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Penchant

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N. a strong taste or liking for something; a predilcetion

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Penitent

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Adj. sorry; repentant; contrite

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Renounce

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v. to give up formally or resign; to disown; to have nothing to do with anymore

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Reparation

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N. paying back; making amends; compensation

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Repercussion

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N. a consequence; an indirect effect

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Replenish

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V. to fill again; to resupply; to restore

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Replete

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Adj. completely filled; abounding

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Slander

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V. to speak badly about someone publicly; to defame to spread malicious rumor

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Sloth

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N. laziness; sluggishness

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Sobriety

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N. the state of being sober; seriousness

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Solicitous

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Adj. eager and attentive, often to the point of hovering; anxiously caring or attentive

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Solvent

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Adj. not broke or bankrupt; able to pay one's bills

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Transgress

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V. to violate (a law); to sin

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Transient

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Adj. not staying for a long time; temporary

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Trepidation

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N. fear; apprehension

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Turpitude

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N. shameful wickedness; depravity

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Adage

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N. a traditional saying; a proverb

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Adduce

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V. to bring forward as an example or as proof; to cite

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Adjourn

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V. to suspend until another time

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Benighted

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Adj. ignorant; unenlightended

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Bestow

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V. to present as a gift; to confer

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Bilious

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Adj. ill-tempered; cranky

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Bivouac

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N. a temporary encampement, especailly of soldiers

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Blanch

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V. to turn pale; to cause to turn pale

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Cascade

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N. a waterfall; anything resembling a waterfall

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Cataclysm

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N. a violent upheaval; an earthquake; a horrible flood

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Caucus

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N. a meeting of the members of a political party; political faction

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Cavalier

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Adj. arrogant; haunty; carefree; casual

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Cavil

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V. to quibble; to raise trivial objections

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Denote

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V. to signify; to indicate; to mark

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Denounce

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V. to condemn

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Depict

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V. to portray, especially in a picture; to describe

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Deplete

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V. to decrease the supply of; to exhaust; to use up

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Deplore

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V. to regret; to condemn; to lament

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Emanate

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V. to come forth; to issue

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Emancipate

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V. to liverate; to free from bondage or restraint

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Embargo

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N. a gov order suspending foreign trade

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Embellish

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V. to adorn; to beautify by adding ornaments; to add fanciful or fictious details to

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Embody

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V. to personify; to five physical form to

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Flippant

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Adj. frivolously disrespectful; saucy; pert; flip

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Florid

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Adj. ruddy; flushed; red-faced

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Fodder

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N. coarse food for livestock; raw material

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Folly

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N. foolishness; insanity; imprudence

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Foray

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N. a quick raid or attack; an initial venture

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Impromptu

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Adj. done without preparation, on the spur of the moment

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Improvise

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V. to perform without preparation; to make do with whatever materials are available

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Impunity

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V. fredom from punishment or harm

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Inadvertent

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Adj. unintentional; heedless; not planned

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Inalienable

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Adj. sacred; incapable of being transferred, lost or taken away

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Lyrical

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Adj. melodious; sonlike; poetic

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Momentum

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N. force of movement; speed; impetus

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Moratorium

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N. a suspension of activity; a period of delay

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Mores

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N. customary moral standards

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Motif

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N. a recurring theme or idea

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Motley

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Adj. extremely varied or diverse; heterogeneous; multicolored

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Ostracize

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V. to shun; to shut out or exclude a person from a group

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Oust

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V. to eject; to expel; to banish

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Override

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V. to overrule; to prevail over

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Overture

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N. opening move; preliminary offer

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Oxymoron

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N. a figure of speech in which two contradictory words or phrases are used together

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Peculiar

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Adj. unusual; bizarre; individual; belonging to a particular region

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Peregrination

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N. wandering; traveling; expedition

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Perpetrator

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N. the one who committed the act

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Perpetuate

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V. to make something perpetual; to keep from perishing

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Perverse

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Adj. contrary; stubborn

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Regime

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N. a gov power; a sys of gov; a period during which a gov is in power

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Regimen

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N. a regulated course

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Remission

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N. the temporary or permanent disappearance of a disease; pardon

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Remuneration

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N. payment; recompense

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Rend

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V. to tear; to rip

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Serene

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Adj. calm; peaceful tranquil; untroubled

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Serpentine

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Adj. snakelike in either shape or movement; winding, as a snake travels

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Shackle

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N. a manacle; a restraint

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Shibboleth

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N. a distinctive word; pronunciation, or behavior that typifies a particular group; a slogan or catchword

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Shrewd

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Adj. wily; cunning; sly

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Toil

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N. hard work; labor; drugery; exhausting effort

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Tortuous

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Adj. winding; twisting; serpentine; full of curves

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Toxic

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Adj. poisonous

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Transfix

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V. to cause to stand motionless with awe, amazement, or some other strong emotion; to rivet

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Trauma

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N. severe shock or distress; a violent wound; a wrencing experience

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Voracious

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Adj. having a huge appetite; ravenously hungry

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Adjunct

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N. something added to or connected with something else; an assistant

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Ad-Lib

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V. to inprovise; speak or act spontaneously

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Advent

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N. arrival; coming; beginning

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Adventitious

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Adj. accidental; connected to but nonetheless unrelated; irrelevant

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Advocate

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N. a person who argues in favor of a position

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Bland

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Adj. mild; tasteless; dull; unlively

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Blandishment

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N. flattery

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Bliss

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N. perfect contentment; extreme joy

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Bluster

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V. to roar; to be loud; to be tumultuous

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Bombast

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N. pompous or pretentious speech or writing