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archipelago
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A large group of islands.
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careen
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1. To rush headlong, often with a swerving or lurching motion.
2. To cause to lean or tip to one side (as a ship). |
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cavalier
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Showing an offhand or carefree disregard; arrogant.
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contiguous
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Sharing a boundary; being very close or in contact; adjacent.
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correlate
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To connect related things; to bring things into proper relation with one another.
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etymology
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The history of a word.
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frenetic
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Wildly excited; frantic
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kinetic
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Relating to motion.
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presage
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To foretell; to warn or indicate in advance.
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pulverize
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To crush or grind into dust or powder; to demolish
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recondite
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Difficult to understand;
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repulse
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1. To repel; to drive back.
2. To reject in a cool or distant manner. 3. To disgust |
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seismic
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1. Caused by or having to do with earthquakes.
2. Having powerful and widespread effects. |
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undulate
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To form or move in waves; to have a wavelike appearance or motion
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upheaval
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1. A radical or violent change
2. A forceful lifting or warping from beneath. |
