Words - Set 3

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contrivance

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A thing that is created skillfully and inventively to serve a particular purpose

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auxiliary

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by way of help; of pertaining to providing help where it is needed

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lackey

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servant; he who is subservient to...

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vouch

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assert or claim true a premise based on ones experience that that which is described is true

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sequacious

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Lacking independence or originality of thought

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abscond

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v. to run off and hide

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arduous

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adj. hard to do

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auspicious

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adj. favorable; fortunate

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intrepid

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adj.very brave

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larceny

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n. theft

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pliant

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adj. bending readily; easily influenced

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precipice

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n. a very steep cliff; the brink or edge of disaster

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reprieve

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n. a temporary relief or delay v. to grant a postponement

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Revile

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v. to attack with words

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Dialectical

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arriving at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments

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Colloquial

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informal in a manner of speech

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indemnity

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repayment;an obligation or duty upon an individual to incur the losses of another

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acerbic

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Sour or bitter.

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putative

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supposed, accepted

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modulate

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To adjust or adapt to a certain proportion; regulate or temper.

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obfuscate

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To make so confused or opaque as to be difficult to perceive or understand

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Nuance

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Expression or appreciation of subtle shades of meaning, feeling, or tone

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infraction

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a deviation, or a violation

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indexical

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Having the character of pointing to, or indicating, a particular state of affairs.

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parlance

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a particular manner of speech

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girth

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the circumfrence around something

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cosmopolitan

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Having constituent elements from all over the world or from many different parts of the world

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salient

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Strikingly conspicuous; prominent, noticeable

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veracity

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Accuracy or precision

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risible

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Such as to provoke laughter

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Disclosure

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The action of making new or secret information known

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quandary

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A state of perplexity or uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation

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Acumen

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The ability to make good judgments and quick decisions, typically in a particular domain

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Edifice

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A building; a structure; an architectural fabric; -- chiefly applied to elegant houses, and other large buildings; as, a palace, a church, a statehouse.

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accrete

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to grow together

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invariant

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that which never undergoes change in spite of environmental dynamics

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hermetic

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pertaining to one who aspires to achieve perfection

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Atrophied

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Affected with atrophy, as a tissue or organ arrested in development at a very early stage; rudimentary.

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addling

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Make unable to think clearly; confuse

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hubris

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Excessive pride or self-confidence

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caveat

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A warning or proviso of specific stipulations, conditions, or limitations

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eudaimonia

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wellbeing: a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous; "the town was finally on the upbeat after our recent troubles"

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decorum

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Appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety

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Modal

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Indicating, or pertaining to, some mode of conceiving existence, or of expressing thought, such as the modes of possibility or obligation

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fervour

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An intense, heated emotion; passion, ardour.