Wordly Wise Chapter 5

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A synom for cheerless

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Bleak

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Departing from what is normal or usual

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Abnormal

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A large number

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Myriad

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A heavy protective leather glove

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Gauntlet

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Relating to the sun

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Solar

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To remove; to wipe out

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Efface

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A wild uncontrolled merrymaking

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Orgy

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Bold and strong

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Doughty

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Differing from accepted view

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Heterodox

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A synonym for predict

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Foretell

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A simple country fellow

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Yokel

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An antonym for permanent

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Transient

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Latin prefix meaning "across"

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Trans

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Following in order without a break

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Consecutive

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Not going well together

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Incongruous

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A synonym for boredom

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Ennui

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To block or hinder

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Thwart

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A synonym for death

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Demise

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A feeling of well-being

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Euphoria

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One who feigns illness to avoid a duty

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Malingerer

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An antonym for refined

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Uncouth

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Easily-managed

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Tractable

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A synonym for stealthy

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Surreptitious

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Brief and full of meaning

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Pithy

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An airtight tower used for storing fodder

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Silo

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A tightly-twisted bandage used to stop bleeding

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Tourniquet

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An antonym for original

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Hackneyed

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Vain; useless

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Futile

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Full of hate; evil

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Baleful

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A medicine that restores health and vigor

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Tonic

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Not yet revealed; hidden

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Latent

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Evidence given solemnly, as under oath

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Testimony

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An antonym for thin

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Obese

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A person who hates mankind

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Misanthrope

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A synonym for widespread

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Prevalent

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Of or relating to the stars

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Astral

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An antonym for exciting

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Humdrum

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Allowing fluids or air to pass through

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Saturate

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Dry and withered

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Sere

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Meaning opposite from the intended meaning

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Irony

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Manner of pronouncing words

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Diction

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The lending of money at excessive rates of interest

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Usury

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A willow used for making baskets or furniture

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Osier

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In name only

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Nominal

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The intentional omission of a word or words

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Ellipsis

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A latin root meaning "speak"

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Dict

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Having acquaintance; familiar

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Conversant

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A natural ability to learn

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Aptitude

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Knowing all things

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Omniscient