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scathing
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marked by harshly abusive criticism
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Hemianopia
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low vision; partial blindness
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Odynophagia
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Painful swelling in mouth
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Evince
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to argue or claim
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Debark
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to get off; to disembark
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Taciturn
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someone who doesn't speak alot
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prolix
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excessively wordy
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hackney
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to become trite or banal from overuse
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pontificate
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to speak in a pompous and dogmatic manner
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ubiquitous
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ever present
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affability
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agreeableness
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adroitness
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having ability or talent
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foment
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to provoke
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proselytize
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to convert or attempt to convert to belief or religion
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parsimonious
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extremely frugal
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strident
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blatant or offensively loud
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abscond
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to leave in secretive manner
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spurn
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to decline in rude manner
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rapt
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a state of extreme attentiveness due to fasination
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proffer
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an offer or proposal
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envelop
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to enfold or surround
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ethereal
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lacking substance, intangible
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hovel
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low quality house
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coda
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finale: the closing section of a musical composition
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scale
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to climb or ascend
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mount
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to climb
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facade
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the face or front of a building
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effete
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decadent
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obtund
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to dull, or to reduce in edge or violence
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obtundation
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the less than full mental capacity of a person
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cloister
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covered courtyard walkway, like in a church
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preclude
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to prevent from happening
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chastise
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to punish
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chaste
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pure
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ascertain
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to make sure of
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litigate
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to make the subject of a lawsuit
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pedagogue
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teacher
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faction
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a secret clique
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prolific
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producing many offspring or output
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ratify
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to formally accept
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fiduciary
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of a legal trust, held or given in trust
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diffuse
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to pour out and spread, as in a fluid
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clamor
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a loud uproar
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adumbrate
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to give a sketchy outline; disclose partially; foreshadow
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industrious
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hardworking
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currugate
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to shape
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censurious
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highly critical (Root:censure=harsh crtitcism)
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heterodox
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characterized by departure from accepted beliefs, standard
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heterodoxy
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unorthodoxy
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indigent
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destitute
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patina
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a film on metals
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entomologist
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a person who studies insects
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rem
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a measure of radiation
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rake
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unconventional/immoral man in fashionable society
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dessolute
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unrestrained by convention or morality
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scathing
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harsh criticism
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specious
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plausible but false
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interdict
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to prohibit
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Antediluvia
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old fashioned, before the flood
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Antedate
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predate, be earlier in time
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Sluice
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channel through which water moves
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Poise
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having state of equilibrium (not unstable)
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affected
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acted upon, influenced
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pretentious
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ostentatious: intended to impress
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discomposed
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describes someone whose composure has been disturbed
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integument
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outer covering of the body
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lamina
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a thin plate or layer (especially of bone or mineral)
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hermetic
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completely sealed
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exculpate
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to clear from guilt
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calumniate
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To make hurtful untrue comments about
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disparage
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express a negative opinion of
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genuflection
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act of bending the knees in worship
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portent
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an omen
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acumen
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ability to make good judgments and quick decisions
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predilection
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a preference
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obtuseness
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dullness
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thwart
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to prevent
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actuate
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to put into action, to motivate
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decant
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to pour
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Deluge
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to flood or overwhelm
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demur
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to raise doubts or show reluctance
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prate
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to chatter
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curt
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rudely short, using few words
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brusque
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Rudely abrupt, unfriendly
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jocund
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high-spirited, merry
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epicurean
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hedonistic
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coeval
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a person of nearly the same age as another or
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coetaneous
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of the same period
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elusive
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difficult to describe or grasp
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proclivity
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a natural inclination
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disseminate
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circulate: cause to become widely known
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blanch
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turn pale, as if in fear
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callow
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immature
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garner
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to gather and store
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impertinence
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rude; impudent
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rankle
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to cause resentment
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chide
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to scold or express disapproval
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syllogism
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deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises
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potent
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omen
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ungainly
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boorish, clumsy
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limpid
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clear or bright
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ornery
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cranky or quarrelsome
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idler
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inactive person
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jingoism
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fanatical patriotism
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belligerent
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pertaining to war, combative
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unmitigated
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not lessened, absolute
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procure
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to obtain something
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cordial
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warm and friendly
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ardent
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passionate
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caprice
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a sudden desire
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covey
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a small flock
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bough
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tree branch
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bleat
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cry of a sheep
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manifold
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of many kinds or parts
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taciturn
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silent, uncommunicative
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ragtag
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shaggy, disorderly
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sagacity
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showing keen discernment, sound judgment
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redress
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reprisal
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emend
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to correct
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inchoate
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just begun and so not fully formed
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errant
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straying from the right course
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languid
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Lacking energy or vitality
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foible
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Minor weakness or character flaw
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err
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to go astray in thought or beleif, to be mistaken
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arrant
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complete, utter
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incipient
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In an initial stage; beginning to happen or develop
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deflect
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to bend or
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inflect
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to change the pitch
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genuflect
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to bend knee in worship
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profuse
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extravagent
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bemoan
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to express pity for
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belie
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to misrepresent or contradict
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infinetesimal
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infinately or very small
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conciliate
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to appease, to placate
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assail
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attack someone physically or emotionally
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oppugn
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to oppose, contradict, or call into question
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autochthonal
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originating where it is found; indigenous
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trite
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repeated too often
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asuteness
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hardheaded intelligence (in business deals)
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anthropocentric
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idea that man is ceneter of the universe
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androgynous
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being both male and female
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philanderer
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womanizer
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benign
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kind
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benediction
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act of giving a blessing
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bipartisan
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representing 2 parties
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biennial
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happening every 2 years
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anachronism
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an archaic & obsolete form
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incisive
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quick and direct OR suitable for cutting (as in teeth)
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credo
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statement of belief
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anthropocentric
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idea that man is ceneter of the universe
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androgynous
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being both male and female
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philanderer
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womanizer
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benign
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kind
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benediction
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act of giving a blessing
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bipartisan
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representing 2 parties
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biennial
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happening every 2 years
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anachronism
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an archaic & obsolete form
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incisive
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quick and direct OR suitable for cutting (as in teeth)
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credo
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statement of belief
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credit
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trustworthiness
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didactic
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intended for instuction
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didact
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an instructor
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delineate
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to trace an outline of
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epigram
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a witty saying
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epithet
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word or phrase of abuse
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eugenics
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improvement of race through inherited traits
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euphony
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something pleasing to hear
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extrapolate
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to estimate unknown from known data
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mellifluous
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pleasing, musical
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confluence
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merging into one
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forestall
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to prevent by advance action
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forthright
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straightforward, outspoken, decisive
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forte
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strong point, something a person is good at
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fractious
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irritable
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infringe
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to break or violate (the law, ect)
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Tittle
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the dot over the i or j
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lunule
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the white part on the top of the fingernail
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Crepuscular Rays
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Rays of sunlight coming from a certain point in the sky. Also known as “God's rays.”
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Ferrule
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The metal part on a pencil.
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Gynecomastia
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Man-boobs.
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Muntin
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The strip separating window panes.
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Morton's Toe
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When your second toe is bigger than your big toe.
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Arms Akimbo
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Hands on your hips.
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Desire Path
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A path created by natural means, simply because it is the “shortest or most easily navigated” way.
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Skeuomorph
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A design feature copied from a similar artifact in another material, even when not functionally necessary.
For example, rivets on jeans, copper color on pennies, the shutter sound on a digital camera, and the pointless handle above. |
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Brannock Device
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What is used to measure your feet at the shoe store.
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Paresthesia
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The pins and needles feeling you get when part of your body falls asleep.
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obdormition
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medical term describing numbness in a limb, often caused by constant pressure on nerves or lack of movement.
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Phosphenes
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The lights you see when you close your eyes and press your hands to them.
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Armscye
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The armhole in most clothing.
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Wamble
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Stomach rumble
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Feat
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A dangling piece of curly hair.
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Peen
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The side opposite the hammer's striking side.
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Rectal Tenesmus
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The feeling of incomplete defecation
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Dysania
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state of finding it hard to get out of the bed in the morning
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Mondegreen
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Misheard lyrics.
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Petrichor
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The it smells outside after rain.
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Philtrum
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The groove located just below the nose and above the middle of the lips.
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Purlicue
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The space between the thumb and the forefingers.
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Aglet
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The plastic coating on a shoelace.
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Zarf
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coffee cup holder
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Bevy
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Group of quails stand
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Stand
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Group of trees
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