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correlative
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adjective: Mutually involving or implying one another.
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mnemonics
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noun: A system of principles and formulas designed to assist the recollection in certain instances.
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perception
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noun: Knowledge through the senses of the existence and properties of matter or the external world.
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preamble
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noun: A statement introductory to and explanatory of what follows.
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predominate
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verb: To be chief in importance, quantity, or degree.
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wampum
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noun: Beads strung on threads, formerly used among the American Indians as currency.
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modulate
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verb: To vary in tone, inflection, pitch or other quality of sound.
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micrometer
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noun: An instrument for measuring very small angles or dimensions.
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by-law
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noun: A rule or law adopted by an association, a corporation, or the like.
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bailiff
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noun: An officer of court having custody of prisoners under arraignment.
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furtherance
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noun: Advancement.
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mundane
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adjective: Worldly, as opposed to spiritual or celestial.
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acquit
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verb: To free or clear, as from accusation.
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enhance
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verb: To intensify.
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impregnable
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adjective: That can not be taken by assault.
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mallet
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noun: A wooden hammer.
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sinuous
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adjective: Curving in and out.
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infidelity
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noun: Disloyalty.
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tribune
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noun: Any champion of the rights and liberties of the people: often used as the name for a newspaper.
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colloquy
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noun: Conversation.
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physiography
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noun: Description of nature.
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philology
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noun: The study of language in connection with history and literature.
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percolate
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verb: To filter.
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languid
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adjective: Relaxed.
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clemency
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noun: Mercy.
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antecede
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verb: To precede.
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appertain
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verb: To belong, as by right, fitness, association, classification, possession, or natural relation.
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reassure
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verb: To give new confidence.
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expedite
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verb: To hasten the movement or progress of.
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aide-de-camp
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noun: An officer who receives and transmits the orders of the general.
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viscount
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noun: In England, a title of nobility, ranking fourth in the order of British peerage.
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proxy
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noun: A person who is empowered by another to represent him or her in a given matter.
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mountaineer
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noun: One who travels among or climbs mountains for pleasure or exercise.
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preexist
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verb: To exist at a period or in a state earlier than something else.
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bronchitis
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noun: Inflammation of the bronchial tubes.
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discursive
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adjective: Passing from one subject to another.
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provident
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adjective: Anticipating and making ready for future wants or emergencies.
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pamphlet
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noun: A brief treatise or essay, usually on a subject of current interest.
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famish
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verb: To suffer extremity of hunger or thirst.
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moat
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noun: A ditch on the outside of a fortress wall.
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profile
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noun: An outline or contour.
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isle
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noun: An island.
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instant
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noun: A very brief portion of time.
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anesthetic
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adjective: Pertaining to or producing loss of sensation.
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insomnia
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noun: Sleeplessness.
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outstrip
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verb: To go beyond.
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brigade
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noun: A body of troops consisting of two or more regiments.
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constrict
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verb: To bind.
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taxidermy
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noun: The art or process of preserving dead animals or parts of them.
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aqueous
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adjective: Of, pertaining to, or containing water.
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matrix
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noun: That which contains and gives shape or form to anything.
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imitator
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noun: One who makes in imitation.
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impugn
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verb: To assail with arguments, insinuations, or accusations.
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prepossession
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noun: A preconceived liking.
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intimidate
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verb: To cause to become frightened.
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lyre
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noun: One of the most ancient of stringed instruments of the harp class.
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gusto
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noun: Keen enjoyment.
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knight errant
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noun: One of the wandering knights who in the middle ages went forth in search of adventure.
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impecunious
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adjective: Having no money.
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repellent
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adjective: Having power to force back in a manner, physically or mentally.
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tremendous
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adjective: Awe-inspiring.
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navigate
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verb: To traverse by ship.
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incomplete
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adjective: Lacking some element, part, or adjunct necessary or required.
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syllabus
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noun: Outline of a subject, course, lecture, or treatise.
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outdo
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verb: To surpass.
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mongrel
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noun: The progeny resulting from the crossing of different breeds or varieties.
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existence
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noun: Possession or continuance of being.
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derivative
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adjective: Coming or acquired from some origin.
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perverse
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adjective: Unreasonable.
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ligament
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noun: That which binds objects together.
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bilingual
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adjective: Speaking two languages.
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stringency
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noun: Strictness.
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embroil
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verb: To involve in dissension or strife.
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grimace
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noun: A distortion of the features, occasioned by some feeling of pain, disgust, etc.
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aeronautics
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noun: the art or practice of flying aircraft
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demonstrative
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adjective: Inclined to strong exhibition or expression of feeling or thoughts.
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cosmology
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noun: The general science of the universe.
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generalize
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verb: To draw general inferences.
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sanguine
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adjective: Having the color of blood.
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inexhaustible
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adjective: So large or furnishing so great a supply as not to be emptied, wasted, or spent.
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counteract
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verb: To act in opposition to.
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licentious
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adjective: Wanton.
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monition
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noun: Friendly counsel given by way of warning and implying caution or reproof.
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irascible
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adjective: Prone to anger.
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primeval
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adjective: Belonging to the first ages.
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aural
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adjective: Of or pertaining to the ear.
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candid
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adjective: Straightforward.
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reducible
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adjective: That may be reduced.
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decimal
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adjective: Founded on the number 10.
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nectar
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noun: Any especially sweet and delicious drink.
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insignificant
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adjective: Without importance, force, or influence.
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inexpensive
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adjective: Low-priced.
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philanthropist
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noun: One who endeavors to help his fellow men.
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close-hauled
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adjective: Having the sails set for sailing as close to the wind as possible.
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augment
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verb: To make bigger.
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shiftless
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adjective: Wanting in resource, energy, or executive ability.
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contiguous
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adjective: Touching or joining at the edge or boundary.
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effective
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adjective: Fit for a destined purpose.
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convergent
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adjective: Tending to one point.
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grandiloquent
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adjective: Speaking in or characterized by a pompous or bombastic style.
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cull
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verb: To pick or sort out from the rest.
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birthright
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noun: A privilege or possession into which one is born.
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paraphrase
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verb: Translate freely.
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isolate
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verb: To separate from others of its kind.
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subsequent
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adjective: Following in time.
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decipher
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verb: To find out the true words or meaning of, as something hardly legible.
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corps
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noun: A number or body of persons in some way associated or acting together.
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fanciless
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adjective: Unimaginative.
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uproot
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verb: To eradicate.
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visual
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adjective: Perceptible by sight.
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docile
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adjective: Easy to manage.
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allot
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verb: To assign a definite thing or part to a certain person.
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flatulence
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noun: Accumulation of gas in the stomach and bowels.
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bullock
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noun: An ox.
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hindrance
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noun: An obstacle.
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transposition
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noun: The act of reversing the order or changing the place of.
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archaic
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adjective: Antiquated
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ignominious
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adjective: Shameful.
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quarto
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noun: An eight-page newspaper of any size.
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Narcissus
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noun: The son of the Athenian river-god Cephisus, fabled to have fallen in love with his reflection.
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duet
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noun: A composition for two voices or instruments.
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impiety
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noun: Irreverence toward God.
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inscrutable
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adjective: Impenetrably mysterious or profound.
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course
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noun: Line of motion or direction.
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syllable
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noun: That which is uttered in a single vocal impulse.
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deficient
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adjective: Not having an adequate or proper supply or amount.
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undercharge
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verb: To make an inadequate charge for.
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vertigo
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noun: Dizziness.
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genesis
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noun: Creation.
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distention
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noun: Expansion.
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surveyor
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noun: A land-measurer.
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lyric
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adjective: Fitted for expression in song.
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Canaanite
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noun: A member of one of the three tribes that dwelt in the land of Canaan, or western Palestine.
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nauseous
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adjective: Loathsome.
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philologist
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noun: An expert in linguistics.
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insistence
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noun: Urgency.
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sensibility
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noun: Power to perceive or feel.
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extol
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verb: To praise in the highest terms.
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conciliatory
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adjective: Tending to reconcile.
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degradation
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noun: Diminution, as of strength or magnitude.
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palinode
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noun: A retraction.
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confluent
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noun: A stream that unites with another.
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tenure
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noun: The term during which a thing is held.
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subaquatic
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adjective: Being, formed, or operating under water.
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inflammable
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adjective: Easily set on fire or excited.
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planisphere
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noun: A polar projection of the heavens on a chart.
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myriad
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noun: A vast indefinite number.
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naphtha
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noun: A light, colorless, volatile, inflammable oil used as a solvent, as in manufacture of paints.
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remonstrance
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noun: Reproof.
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quadrate
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verb: To divide into quarters.
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dissension
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noun: Angry or violent difference of opinion.
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lifelong
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adjective: Lasting or continuous through life.
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gnash
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verb: To grind or strike the teeth together, as from rage.
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icily
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aderb: Frigidly.
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obstinacy
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noun: Stubborn adherence to opinion, arising from conceit or the desire to have one's own way.
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incomparable
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adjective: Matchless.
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physics
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noun: The science that treats of the phenomena associated with matter and energy.
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malaria
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noun: A fever characterized by alternating chills, fever, and sweating.
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trestle
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noun: An open braced framework for supporting the horizontal stringers of a railway-bridge.
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ostentation
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noun: A display dictated by vanity and intended to invite applause or flattery.
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inanimate
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adjective: Destitute of animal life.
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virtual
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adjective: Being in essence or effect, but not in form or appearance.
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piccolo
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noun: A small flute.
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penultimate
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adjective: A syllable or member of a series that is last but one.
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prologue
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noun: A prefatory statement or explanation to a poem, discourse, or performance.
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pledgee
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noun: The person to whom anything is pledged.
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principal
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adjective: Most important.
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tactics
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noun: Any maneuvering or adroit management for effecting an object.
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matinee
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noun: An entertainment (especially theatrical) held in the daytime.
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undersized
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adjective: Of less than the customary size.
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deponent
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adjective: Laying down.
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palliate
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verb: To cause to appear less guilty.
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creamy
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adjective: Resembling or containing cream.
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irrelevant
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adjective: Inapplicable.
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apposition
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noun: The act of placing side by side, together, or in contact.
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freemason
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noun: A member of an ancient secret fraternity originally confined to skilled artisans.
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lien
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noun: A legal claim or hold on property, as security for a debt or charge.
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monogamy
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noun: The habit of pairing, or having but one mate.
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compliant
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adjective: Yielding.
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omnivorous
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adjective: Eating or living upon food of all kinds indiscriminately.
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microcosm
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noun: The world or universe on a small scale.
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profligate
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adjective: Abandoned to vice.
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allude
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verb: To refer incidentally, or by suggestion.
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quiescent
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adjective: Being in a state of repose or inaction.
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thesis
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noun: An essay or treatise on a particular subject.
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neo-Darwinsim
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noun: Darwinism as modified and extended by more recent students.
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inconceivable
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adjective: Incomprehensible.
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equivocate
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verb: To use words of double meaning.
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acclaim
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verb: To utter with a shout.
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kernel
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noun: A grain or seed.
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intention
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noun: That upon which the mind is set.
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botanize
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verb: To study plant-life.
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wherewith
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noun: The necessary means or resources.
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subordinate
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adjective: Belonging to an inferior order in a classification.
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moribund
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adjective: On the point of dying.
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explosion
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noun: A sudden and violent outbreak.
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meretricious
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adjective: Alluring by false or gaudy show.
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sinus
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noun: An opening or cavity.
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adduce
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verb: To bring forward or name for consideration.
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belay
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verb: To make fast, as a rope, by winding round a cleat.
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presentiment
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noun: Foreboding.
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erroneous
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adjective: Incorrect.
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fez
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noun: A brimless felt cap in the shape of a truncated cone, usually red with a black tassel.
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thoroughbred
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adjective: Bred from the best or purest blood or stock.
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mileage
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noun: A distance in miles.
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Scriptural
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adjective: Pertaining to, contained in, or warranted by the Holy Scriptures.
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nomad
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adjective: Having no fixed abode.
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laureate
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adjective: Crowned with laurel, as a mark of distinction.
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insuppressible
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adjective: Incapable of being concealed.
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incapacitate
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verb: To deprive of power, capacity, competency, or qualification.
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hydrometer
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noun: An instrument for determining the density of solids and liquids by flotation.
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semblance
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noun: Outward appearance.
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rectitude
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noun: The quality of being upright in principles and conduct.
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hemorrhage
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noun: Discharge of blood from a ruptured or wounded blood-vessel.
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niggardly
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adjective: Stingy. (no longer acceptable to use)
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masterpiece
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noun: A superior production.
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imprudent
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adjective: Heedless.
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justification
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noun: Vindication.
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despond
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verb: To lose spirit, courage, or hope.
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credence
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noun: Belief.
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revocation
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noun: Repeal.
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boycott
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verb: To place the products or merchandise of under a ban.
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depopulate
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verb: To remove the inhabitants from.
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correlate
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verb: To put in some relation of connection or correspondence.
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fervor
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noun: Ardor or intensity of feeling.
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brokerage
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noun: The business of making sales and purchases for a commission; a broker.
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luminescent
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adjective: Showing increase of light.
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posit
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verb: To present in an orderly manner.
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salvo
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noun: A salute given by firing all the guns, as at the funeral of an officer.
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overpay
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verb: To pay or reward in excess.
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chagrin
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noun: Keen vexation, annoyance, or mortification, as at one's failures or errors.
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pecuniary
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adjective: Consisting of money.
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hydrostatics
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noun: The branch of science that treats of the pressure and equilibrium of fluids.
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makeup
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noun: The arrangements or combination of the parts of which anything is composed.
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garrote
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verb: To execute by strangling.
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decrepit
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adjective: Enfeebled, as by old age or some chronic infirmity.
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appellation
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noun: The name or title by which a particular person, class, or thing is called.
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guzzle
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verb: To swallow greedily or hastily; gulp.
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abase
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verb: To lower in position, estimation, or the like; degrade.
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futurist
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noun: A person of expectant temperament.
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abjure
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verb: To recant, renounce, repudiate under oath.
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pollute
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verb: To contaminate.
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obtrude
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verb: To be pushed or to push oneself into undue prominence.
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dormant
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adjective: Being in a state of or resembling sleep.
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plumb
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noun: A weight suspended by a line to test the verticality of something.
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embellish
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verb: To make beautiful or elegant by adding attractive or ornamental features.
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sentence
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noun: A related group of words containing a subject and a predicate and expressing a complete thought.
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intestine
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noun: That part of the digestive tube below or behind the stomach, extending to the anus.
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initiate
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verb: To perform the first act or rite.
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stature
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noun: The natural height of an animal body.
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