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adulation
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flattery; admiration
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what a dul. that is a flattery; admiration
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adulterate
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make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
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adult rated movies are made impure by adding inferior or taited substances
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advent
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arrival
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i need to add a vent. i am waiting for its arrival
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Adventitious
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accidental; casual
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when you invent something usually it is accidental or casual
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Advocacy
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support; active pleading on somethings behalf
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when you advocate something you support it
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adverse
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ufavorable; hostile
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adding a verse would be unfavorable for the song. It would be Hostile!
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Adversity
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poverty;misfortune
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Our varsity team is in poverty and misfortune as they come in last place every time
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Aerie
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nest of a large bird of prey (eagle, hawk)
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A eerie sight to see is a nest of a large bird in the middle of the night. The bird may come and eat you.
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affected
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adj. artificial; pretended; assumed in order to impress
n. affectation |
Oh no.You have been affected and infected. Now you are artificial; pretended
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affidavit
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written statement made under oath
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david had a written statement made under oat
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affinity
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kinship
She felt an affinity with all who suffered; their pains were her pains |
she lent out a fin... because she had kinship
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affirmation
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positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
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a law firm says that if you refuse to take an oath you must a solemn pledge
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affix
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fasten; attach; add on
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to fix something you most fasten, attach, or add on
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affliction
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state of distress; cause of suffering
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a flick on the ear is the cause of suffering and is a state of distress
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affluence
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abundance; wealth
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A guy named Af flew. Only abundance and wealth allows you to fly
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affront
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n. insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
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If someone is in front of your face they usually have an insult, offense, or intentional act of disrespect
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agglomeration
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n. collection; heap
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Omer has many collections and heaps of toys
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aggrandize
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v. increase or intensify
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When you make somehing more grand you increase or intensify it
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aggregate
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v. gather; accumulate
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greag ate by gathering and accumulating food
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agility
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nimbleness
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agility of the acrobat
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agnostic
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one who is skeptical of the existence or knowability of a god or any ultimate reality
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gnost- ghost- no existence
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alacrity
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n. cheerful promtness
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alac! we have arrived. cheerful promtness
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alchemy
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n. medieval chemistry
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Al is a medieval name... chemy= chemistry
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alcove
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n. nook; small, recessed section of a room
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cove- cave- nook; small recessed section of a room
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alias
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n. an assumed name
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alias is a dumb name. the assumed name is lia
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alimentary
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adj. supplying nourishment
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a limen (limon) is a supplying nourishment fruit
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alimony
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payments made to an ex-spouse after divorce
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allie with money!
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allay
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v. calm; pacify
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allay allay. a bullfighter must calm himself while waving his red cloth
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allege
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v. state without proof
n. allegation |
all e- g- e elstupido gathered encoding
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aloy
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n. a mixture as of metals
v. mix; make less pure; lesson or moderate |
like a mixture of metals, which is less pure. It lessons and moderates the value.
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aloft
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adv. upward
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To get into a loft bed, you have to climb aloft
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aloof
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apart; reserved
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oof. I want to be apart and reserved. go away.
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altercation
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noisy quarrel; heated dispute
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If you alter a cat's position then there will be a noisy quarrel; a heated dispute
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amass
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v. collect
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a mass of things results in someone who collects them
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ambidextrous
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capable of using either hand with equal ease
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ambi is both and extrous reminds me of extra.
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ambience
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n. environment; atmosphere
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bambi had a great environment and atmosphere
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ambiguous
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adj. unclear or doubtful in meaning
n. ambiguity |
big or not? the nuclear testing was ambiguous; unclear or doubtful in meaning.
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ambivalence
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n. the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes
adj. ambivalent |
valentines day... you have contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes
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amble
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n. moving an easy pace
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amble= ambulence. its slow cause its half the word
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ambulatory
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adj. able to walk; not bedridden
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the ambulence does not carry those who are able to walk; not bedridden
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ameliorate
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v. improve
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amelia airheart improved flight
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amenable
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readily managed; willing to be led
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when you say amen you are readily managed and are willing to be led by the group
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amenities
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n. convenient features; courtesies
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amen. we have convenient features and courtesies like ties
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amicable
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politely friendly; not quarrelsome
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amy cable is very politely friendly; not quarrelsome. She learns all of her manners from cable t.v.
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amiss
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adj. wrong; faulty
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what a miss. He was so wrong and faulty
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amity
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friendship
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a mit... a hand of friendship
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amnesty
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n. pardon
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nesty chocolate asked for a pardon
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amorous
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adj. moved by sexual love; loving
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a more us?
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amorphous
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adj. formless; lacking shape or definition
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a (opposite) morph (change of form)-- formless; lacking shape or definition
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anachronistic
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adj. having an error involving time in a story
n. anachronism |
Out of time and place
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analgesic
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adj. causing insensitivity to pain
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you are so anal. fine ges... put on the sunscreen... causing insensitivity to pain
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analogous
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adj. comparable
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analogies are used to compare
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anathema
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n. solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
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a nathem is a curse.
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ancillary
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adj. serving as an aid or accessory; auxiliary
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cillary is an aid or accessory or helper to ranch dressing
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anecdote
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short account of an amusing or interesting event
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reminds me of a passage. there was an interesting or amusing event (a neck dot) and there was a short account of it
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anesthetic
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substance that removes sensation with or without loss of consciousness
anesthesia |
a nes (the miracle) the tic bit me but i too anesthetics to remove the sensation with or without loss of consciousness
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angular
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sharp-cornered; stiff in manner
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angles have sharp corners. they are also stiff in manner because they are so sharp
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animosity
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active enmity; active hatrid
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i have an active hatrid for animos (animals)
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animus
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hostile feeling or intent
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ani moose. moose have hostile feelings or intent toward truck drivers
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annals
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records; history
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ann- als
two people. there are always two ways to look at records and history |
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annuity
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yearly allowance
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annu--> annual (yearly)
nu. I want the money! :P |
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annul
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v. make void; to cancel
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nul like nulify... to make void or to cancel
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anomalous
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adj. abnormal; irregular
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nomal is an abnormal or irregular way to say normal
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anomaly
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irregularity
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a nome is an irregularity. they creep me out
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antagonism
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n. hostility; active resistance
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there is hostility and active resistance against the ant- a- gone
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antecede
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v. precede
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ante = pre ---- cede=cede
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antecedents
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n. preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
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antecede is to procede so antecendents are preceding events or circumstances that influence what coems later; ancestors or early background
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antediluvian
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adj. antiquated; extremely ancient
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ante is pre. i luv is an old way to say it. now we say i <3. so ancient man.
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anthology
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book of literary selections by various authors
v. anthologize |
anth (anthro- study of man) thology (theology- study of religions) book of literary selectios by various authors
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anthropocentric
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adj. regarding human beings as the center of the universe.
n. anthropocentrism |
anthro is the study of man. centric --> center so regarding human beings as the center of the universe
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anthropoid
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adj. manlike
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anthro is man. poid reminds me of a robot, which isn't exactly a robot. so manlike
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antidote
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n. medicine to counteract a poison or disease
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anit (against) dote is a terrible poison and disease.
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antipathy
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n. aversion; dislike
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anti pati-- simpaty (symatetic) so anti pati is the oposit which is aversion; dislike
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antiseptic
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n. substance that prevents infection
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anti- sept. ok... september was an infection so anitseptic is a substants that prevents it
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apathy
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n. lack of caring; indifference
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mood: apathetic
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ape
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v. immitate or to mimic
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monkeys like tot immitate and mimic
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aperture
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n. opening; hole
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like a camera opening or hole
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apex
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n. tip; summit; climax
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ap. extreme. this is the tip. this is the summit. this is the climax.
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aphasia
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n. loss of speech due to injury or illness
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phase out... boom crash. the car accident now prevents you from speaking
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apiary
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n. a place where bees are kept
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dear diary, ap.............i! a bee stung me because i went to where they were kept
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aplomb
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n. poise; assurance
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a plumb has assurance and poise. its the key to the candyland board game
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apocalyptic
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adj.prophetic; pertaining to revelations
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apocal sounds like a priest or something so its pertaining to revelations; prophetic
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apocryphal
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adj. untrue; made up
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ap. o! cry... phal (fail) but no... thats untrue and made up since i did well
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apogee
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n. highest point
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a po goeeeeeeee! stick. thats the highest point
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apostate
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n. one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
n. apostasy |
apple state... there everyone abondons their religious or political beliefs like osi
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apotheosis
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n. elevation to godhood; an ideal example of something
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theo is relating to religion.
sis- sister... an ideal example of something... an elevation to godhood! |
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apparition
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n. ghost; phantom
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a parit... they used to hang around on pirates' shoulders, but since they are all dead, the parits are ghosts and phantoms
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appease
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v pacify or soothe; relieve
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peas are very yummy. they relieve little babies. it soothes them
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appellation
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n. name; title
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shu ma pell. my name is
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append
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v. attach
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appendix-- they are always attached to a book
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apposite
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adj. appropriate; fitting
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a replaces with o so its not the opposite. This way it is appropriate and fitting
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appraise
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v. to estimate value the of
n. appraisal |
the appra cost how much!
what we are doing is we are estimating the value of it and its alot |
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apprehension
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n. fear
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apprehend is to arest and we fear that.
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apprise
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v. to inform
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a pp r i se ... get together.
be inform app r i se to inform! |
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approbation
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n. approval
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probation! you can't come back to school without approval
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appropriate
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v. acquire; take possession of for one's own use
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is it appropriate to acquire and take possession of for one's own use? of course... give them some props
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apropos
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with reference to; regarding
prep. |
appropriate time to intervene with reference to. its french you know?
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aptitude
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n.fitness; talent
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apt is fit. so obviously aptitude is fitness or talent
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aquiline
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adj. curved, hooked
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something happened to the line... now it is curved and hooked
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arbitrary
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adj. capricious; randomly chosen; tyrannical
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ar. bit rary... capricious; randomly chosen; tyrannical bicause bitr
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arbiter
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of course it is a judge. another way to say it is arbitrator...
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traitor... biter! i dunno
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arboretum
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n. place where different tree varieties are exhibited.
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boretum... the most boring thing is visting a palce where different tree varieties are exhibited
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arcade
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n. a covered passageway, usually lined with shops
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like a video game place...around there is a passageway usually lined with other shops
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ardent
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adj. intense; passionate; zealous
n. ardor |
ar! dent!!!!!!!!!!! lets fix it... with are intense; passionate; and zealous!!!
ar! door! lets fix it! |
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arduous
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adj. hard; strenuous
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arduous is a hard and strenuous word to pronounce because it sounds like are jew us.
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aria
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n. operatic solo
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aaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa... operatic solo
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arraign
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v. to charge in court; indict; to accuse
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ain ain... ze lo yechol leheeot. we have to charge you in court.
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array
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v. clothe; adorn
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array! new clothes.
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arrears
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n. being in debt
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rear.. behind in financial expenses
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arrest
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v. to stop or slow down; to catch someone's attention
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when you arrest someone you first try tos top or slow them down in the car... and the lights help to catch their attention
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arroyo
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n. gully, creek
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a row-- yo. Lets go in the creek; gully
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arsenal
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n. storage place for military equipment
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what an arse... he goes tot he army and all he does is hang out at the storage place for military equipment
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artifice
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n. deception; trickery
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fice just sounds like a bad word and art many times consists of deception and trickery. if ice....
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artless
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adj. without guile; open and honest
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if you don't have art, then you are open and honest
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ascendancy
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n. controlling influence; domination
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ascend is like to go up. so a rising power, a controlling influence, a domination
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ascertain
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find out for certain
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certain is in the word. duh
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ascetic
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adj. practicing self-denial; forbiddingly stern
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assets...
when you are being ascetic you are not letting yourself have those assets... you are practicing self-denial and you are being forbiddingly stern |
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ascribe
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v. refer; attribute; assign
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like when you ascribe to a magazine... you are refering to it... also a scribe... one who writes refers to things ... attributes and assigns things as well
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aseptic
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adj. preventing infection; having a cleansing effect
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like antiseptic
sept. an infection preventing infection |
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ashen
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adj. ash-colored
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ash... ash colored
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asinine
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adj. stupid
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sin-ine? what a stupid way to spell inverse sin.
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askance
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adj. with a sideways or indirect look
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when you ask dogs questions they have a sideways or indirect look
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askew
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adj. crookedly; slanted; at an angel
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on a skewer... the vegetables are never straight... they are always crookedly placed at an angle
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asperity
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n. sharpness (of temper)
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when you take asperin, you may have had a bad temper... even a sharp one
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aspersion
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n. slander; slur; derogatory remark
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casper was the opposite. he did anythign but make derogatory remarks
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assail
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to attack violently, to attack with comments, assault
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you may have set assail because you were running awway from those who tried to attack violently, thos who trie to attack with comments, those who tried to assault you
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assay
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v. to analyze; evaluate
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what did you assay? That we need to analyze and evaluate your words?
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assent
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v. aggree; accept
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i agree to take a cent
i accept a cent |
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assuage
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v. to ease or lessen (pain); statisfy hunger; soothe anger
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age (there is pain)
susage (there is hunger) ass! (there is anger) |
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astigmatism
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n. eye defect that prevents proper focus
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i have a stigmatism... I can't see 20/20
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astral
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adj. relating to the stars
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astr- astronamy-- relating to the stars
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astringent
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adj. binding; causing contraction
The astringent quality of the unsweetened lemon juice made swallowing difficult |
a string is binding and causes contraction
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astute
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adj. wise; shrewd; keen
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toot. if you can learn this word quickly you are very wise, shrewd, and keen
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asunder
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adv. into parts; apart
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a sunder storm rips houses into parts and apart.
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atavism
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n. reversion to an earlier type; throwback
the reappearance in an individual of characteristics of some remote ancestor that have been absent in intervening generations |
tavis is just like travis in the pastime
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atone
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v. make amends for; pay for
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when you are at one with yourself... you must be free of all things including money.
you must make amends for and pay for your debt |
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atrophy
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v. to waste away
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To waste away a trophy is ok. The most important thing is to have fun... not to win.
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attenuate
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v. to make thin; weaken
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at ten u ate. You are trying to loos weight, but to make thin means to weaken yourself too
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attest
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v. testify, bear witness
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test- testify
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attrition
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n. gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in the work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
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In the American revolution there was a policy of attrition-- the wearing away of opposition by means of harrassment
this meant there was a gradual decrease in numbers. Attrition can also mean reduction in the work force without firing employees. |
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audacious
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adj. daring; bold
n. audacity |
audacity is a very daring program to work with when dealing with sound. it is even bold. audacious-- odysee (the characters in that book were daring and bold)
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audit
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n. examination of accounts
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audit sounds like edit, but instead of examining film we are dealing with the examination of accounts.
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augment
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v. increase; add to
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adding to the refreshing ment. aug
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augury
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n. omen; prophecy
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ugh. urie. he is an omen; prophecy
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august
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adj. impressive; majestic
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Augustus was a very impressive and majestic guy
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aureole
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n. sun's corona; halo
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reminds me of rolos which are shaped like halos
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auroral
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adj. pertaining to the aurora borealis
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auroral- aurora
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auspicious
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adj. favoring success
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some people are suspicious of things that are favoring success because they thing things will always go wrong
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austere
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adj. forbiddingly stern; severely simple and unornamented
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in australia its all flat and there is nothing. Its severly simple and unornamented... this also makes it forbiddingly stern
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automaton
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n. robot; person performing a task mechanically
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auto- mat- on
everything is done like a robot; a person performing a task mechanically |
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autopsy
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n. examination of a dead body; post-mortem
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top see-- now we see everything since we are examining the front of the dead body
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auxiliary
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adj. helper, additional or subsidiary
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auxiliary reminds me of weapons. and weapons are a helper to our hands to fight
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avarice
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n. greediness for wealth
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rice is not enough. they need gold. They have a greediness for wealth
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aver
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v. assert confidently; affirm
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aver sounds like never! like someone who wont give up... someone who asserts confidently and affirms
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averse
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adj. reluctant; disinclined
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another verse. ugh... reluctant and disinclined to write another one
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aversion
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n. firm dislike
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its like when you avert your eyes from somewhere. avert is to prevent or to turn away. and aversion is firm dislike
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aviary
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n. enclosure for birds
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airy. too bad that the birds are enclosed
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avid
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adj. greedy; eager for
n. avidity |
there is an avid that eats alot of bugs on plants and they are very greedy and eager for more and more
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avocation
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n. secondary or minor occupation
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many secondary or minor occupations feel like a vacation because they are so enjoyable
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avow
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v. declare openly
n. avowal |
when you make a vow like in a wedding you declare openly that you will commit to that person.
you make an avowal |
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avuncular
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adj. like an uncle
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uncular--> uncle... like an uncle
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awry
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adv. crooked; wrong; amiss
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a why? a wry is the wrong, crooked way to say it
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axiom
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n. self-evident truth requiring no proof
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this word means self-evident truth requiring no proof. It requires no proof because it will give you the ax
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azure
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adj. sky blue
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azure... such a special word for a special color... sky blue
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bacchanalian
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adj. drunken
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bachlors like to get drunk with batches
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badinage
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n. teasing conversation
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bad-in-age
sometimes when its your birthday people make teasing conversation... like how old are you? |
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bait
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v. harrass; tease
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when you are bait for something ou are often harrassed and teased like fish
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baleful
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adj. deadly; having a malign influence; ominious
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when you eat a paleful of food your going to get sick. it will be deadly and have a malign influence
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balk
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v. to put an obstacle in the way of, to thwart; to stop short and stubbornly refuse to go on
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like the balkins mountains that no one could cross, the meaning of this word is to put an obstacle in the way of... it is also to stop short and stubbornly refuse to go on. i would too if i was in the balkin mountains
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ballast
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n. heavy substance used to add stability or weight
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if something has a blast its pretty heavy.... so ballast is a heavy substance used to add stability or weight.
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balm
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n. something that relieves pain
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lip balm... is something that relieves pain on your lips
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balmy
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adj. mild; fragrant
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lip balm is very balmy. its mild and fragrant to make your lips smell great
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banal
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adj. hackneyed; commonplace; trite; lacking originality
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banal sounds like a word that means boring. things that are overused, commonplace, trite, and lacking originality are usually boring
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bandy
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v. discuss lightly or gibly; exchange words
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if i talk to a band i wont harrass them.i will discuss lightly or gibly and exchange a few words
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bane
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n. cause of ruin; curse
adj. baneful |
ben (son of) children are a curse and cause of ruin
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bantering
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adj. good-natured ridiculing
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banter sounds like one of those annoying animals that laugh alot... good NATURED ridiculing
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barb
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n. openly cutting remark
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barb wires cut. its a remark becaus you are speaking to a person named barb
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bard
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n. poet
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aard its hard to be a poet and ryhm
bard card dard eard fard gard hard |
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baroque
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adj. highly ornate
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can i baro some decorations? I want my house to be highly ornate
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barrage
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n. barrier laid down by artillery fire
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bear rage -- that is alot of artillery fire
barrier laid down by artillery fire |
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barricade
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n. hastily put together defensive barrier; obstacle
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barri (barrier) -- aid (defensive barrier)
these are usually hastily put together. a barricade can also be an obstacle as well as a defense |
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barterer
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n. trader
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when you barter you are in a market negotiating. thats what traders do
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bask
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v. luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth
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bask on the beach...
you sort of bake and it is to take pleasure in warmth and to luxuriate |
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bastion
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n. fortress; defense
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bast! blast! we need a fortress, a defense
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bate
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v. to let down; to restrain
adj. bated |
when you have bait you let it down under water
v. to let down; to restrain |
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bauble
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n. trinket; trifle
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bauble--> bubble... it is a trinket; trifle
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bawdy
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adj. indecent; obscene
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baw baw baw is an indecent and obscene way to speak
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beatific
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adj. giving bliss; blissful
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beatitude
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n. blessedness; state of bliss
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bedizen
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v. dress with vulger finery
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bedraggle
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v. wet thoroughly; stain with mud
adj. bedraggled |
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beeline
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n. direct, quick route
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befuddle
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v. confuse thoroughly
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beget
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v. father; produce; give rise to
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begrudge
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v. resent
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beguile
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v. mislead or delude; pass time
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behemoth
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n. huge creature; monstrous animal
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belabor
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v. explain or go over excessively or to a ridiculous degree; attack verbally
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belated
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adj. delayed
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beleaguer
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v. besiege or attack; harrassed
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belie
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v. contradict; give a false impression
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bellicose
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adj. warlike
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belligerent
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adj. quarrelsome
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bemoan
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v. lament; express disapproval of
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bemused
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adj. confused; lost in thought; preoccupied
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benediction
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n. blessing
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beneficiary
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n. person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will
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benevolent
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adj. generous; charitable
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bent
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adj. n. determined; natural talent or inclination
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bequeath
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v. leave to someone by a will; hand down
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berate
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v. scold strongly
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bereavement
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n. state of being deprived of something valuable or beloved
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bereft
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adj. deprived of; lacking; desolate because of a loss
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bevy
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n. large group
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beseech
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v. beg; plead with
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beset
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v. harass or trouble; hem in
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biennial
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adj. every two years
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besmirch
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v. soil, defile
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betoken
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v. signify; indicate
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betroth
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v. become engaged to marry
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bilious
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adj. suffering from indigestion; irritable
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bilk
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v. swindle; cheat
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billowing
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adj. swelling out in waves; surging
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marilyn monroe tried vainly to control her billowing skirts
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bivouac
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n. temporary encampment
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blanch
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v. bleach; whiten
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bland
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adj. soothing or mild; agreeable
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blandishment
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n. flattery
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blare
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n. loud, harsh roar or screech; dazzling blaze of light
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blase
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adj. bored with pleasure or dissipation
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blighted
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adj. suffering from a disease; destroyed
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blithe
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adj. gay; joyous; carefree
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bludgeon
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n. club; heavy-headed weapon
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bluff
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adj. rough but good-natured
n. high cliff |
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blunder
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n. error
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bluster
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v. blow in heavy gusts; threaten emptily; bully
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bode
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v. foreshadow; portend
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bohemian
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adj. unconventional (in an artistic way)
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boisterous
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adj. violent; rough; noisy
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bolster
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v. support; reinforce
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bolt
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n. length of fabric
v. gobble down |
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bombardment
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n. attack with missiles
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bombastic
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adj. pompous; using inflated language
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boon
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n. blessing; benefit
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boorish
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adj. rude; insensitive
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bovine
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adj. cowlike; placid and dull
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bowdlerize
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v. expurgate; to remove material that is considered vulgar
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brandish
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v. wave around; flourish
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Doctor Watson wildly brandished his gun
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bravado
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n. swagger; assumed air of defiance
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brawn
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n. muscular strength; sturdiness
adj. brawny |
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brazen
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adj. insolent- boldly rude or disrespectful
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breach
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n. breaking of contract or duty; fissure or gap
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brevity
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conciseness
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brindled
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adj. tawny or grayish with streaks or spots
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bristling
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adj. rising like bristles; showing irritation
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brittle
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adj. easily broken; difficult
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broach
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v. introduce; open up
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brooch
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n. ornamental clasp
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browbeat
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v. bully; intimidate
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brunt
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n. main impact or shock
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brusque
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adj. blunt; abrupt
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buccaneer
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n. pirate
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bucolic
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adj. rustic; pastoral
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buffet
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v. slap; batter; knock about
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buffoonery
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n. clowning
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bullion
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n. gold and silver in the form of bars
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bulwark
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n. earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
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bumptious
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adj. self-assertive, loud and pushy
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bungle
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v. mismanage; blunder
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bouyant
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adj. able to float; cheerful and optimistic
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bureaucracy
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n. over-regulated administrative system marked by red tape
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burgeon
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v. grow forth; send out buds
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burlesque
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v. give an imitation that ridicules
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burly
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adj. husky; muscular
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burnish
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v. make shiny by rubbing; polish
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bustle
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v. move about energetically; teem- to be full of things
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buttress
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v. support; prop up
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buxom
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adj. plump; full- bosomed
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cabal
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n. small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
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cache
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n. hiding place
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cacophonous
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adj. discordant; inharmonious;
n. cacophony |
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cadaver
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n. corpse
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cadaverous
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adj. like a corpse; pale
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cadence
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n. rhythmic rise and fall (of words or sounds); beat
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cajole
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v. coax- to attempt to influence by gentle persuasion; wheedle
n. cajolery |
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caliber
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n. ability; quality
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callous
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adj. hardened; unfeeling
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callow
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adj. youthful; immature; inexperienced
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calorific
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adj. heat-producing
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calumny
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n. malicious misrepresentation; slander
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cameo
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n. shell or jewel carved in relief; star's special appearance in a minor role in a film
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candor
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n. frankness; open honesty
adj. candid |
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cant
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n. insincere expressions of piety; jargon of thieves;
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cantankerous
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adj. ill humored; irritable
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cantata
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n. story set to music, to be sung by a chorus
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canter
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n. slow gallop
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canvass
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v. determine votes, etc
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capacious
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adj. spacious
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capitulate
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v. surrender
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caprice
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n. sudden, unexpected fancy; whim
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cardinal
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adj. chief
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cardiologist
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n. doctor specializing in the heart
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careen
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v. lurch; sway from side to side
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caricture
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n. exaggerated picture or description; distortion
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carnage
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n. destruction of life
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carnal
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adj. fleshly
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carping
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v. to find fault [carp]
n. a peevish complaint |
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cartographer
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n. map-maker
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cascade
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n. small waterfall
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castigate
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v. criticize severely; punish
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cataclysm
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n. violent upheaval; deluge
adj. cataclysmic |
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catalyst
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n. agent which brings about a chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
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catapult
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n. slingshot; hurling machine
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cataract
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n. great waterfall; eye abnormality
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catcall
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n. shout of disapproval; boo
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catechism
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n. book for religious instruction; instruction by question and answer
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categorical
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adj. without exceptions; unqualified; absolute
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cater to
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v. supply something desired (whether good or bad)
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catharsis
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n. purging or cleansing of any passage of the body
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catholic
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adj. broadly sympathetic; liberal
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caucus
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n. private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy
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caulk
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v. make watertight by filling in cracks
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causal
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adj. implying a cause-and-effect relationship
n. causality |
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caustic
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adj. burning; sarcastically biting
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cavalcade
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n. procession; parade
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cavalier
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adj. offhand or casual; haughty
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cavil
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v. make frivolous objections
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cede
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v. yield (title, territory) to; surrender formally
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celerity
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n. speed; rapidity
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celestial
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adj. heavenly; relating to the sky
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celibate
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adj. unmarried; abstaining from sexual intercourse
n. celibacy |
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censorious
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adj. critical
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censure
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v. blame; criticize
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centigrade
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adj. measure of temperature used widely in Europe
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centrifugal
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adj. radiating; departing from the center
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centripetal
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adj. tending toward the center
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centurion
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n. roman army officer
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cerebral
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adj. pertaining to the brain or intellect
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cerebration
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n. thought
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certitude
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n. certainty
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cessation
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n. stoppage
v. cease |
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cession
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n. yielding to another; ceding
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chafe
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v. warm by rubbing; make sore (by rubbing)
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chaff
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n. worthless products of an endeavor; straw
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chaffing
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adj. bantering; joking
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chagrin
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n. vexation- a source of irritation or annoyance (caused by humiliation or injured pride); disappointment
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