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conversant adj
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Thoroughly informed
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conversion n
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Change from one state or position to another, or from one form to another
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convertible adj
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Interchangeable
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convex adj
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Curving like the segment of the globe or of the surface of a circle
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conveyance n
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That by which anything is transported
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convivial adj
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Devoted to feasting, or to good-fellowship in eating or drinking
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convolution n
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A winding motion
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convolve v
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To move with a circling or winding motion
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convoy n
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A protecting force accompanying property in course of transportation
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convulse v
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To cause spasms in
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convulsion n
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A violent and abnormal muscular contraction of the body
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copious adj
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Plenteous
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coquette n
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A flirt
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cornice n
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An ornamental molding running round the walls of a room close to the ceiling
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cornucopia n
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The horn of plenty, symbolizing peace and prosperity
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corollary n
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A proposition following so obviously from another that it requires little demonstration
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coronation n
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The act or ceremony of crowning a monarch
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coronet n
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Inferior crown denoting, according to its form, various degrees of noble rank less than sovereign
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corporal adj
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Belonging or relating to the body as opposed to the mind
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corporate adj
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Belonging to a corporation
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corporeal adj
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Of a material nature; physical
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corps n
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A number or body of persons in some way associated or acting together
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corpse n
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A dead body
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corpulent adj
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Obese
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corpuscle n
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A minute particle of matter
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correlate v
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To put in some relation of connection or correspondence
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correlative adj
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Mutually involving or implying one another
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corrigible adj
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Capable of reformation
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corroborate v
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To strengthen, as proof or conviction
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corroboration n
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Confirmation
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corrode v
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To ruin or destroy little by little
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corrosion n
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Gradual decay by crumbling or surface disintegration
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corrosive n
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That which causes gradual decay by crumbling or surface disintegration
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corruptible adj
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Open to bribery
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corruption n
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Loss of purity or integrity
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cosmetic adj
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Pertaining to the art of beautifying, especially the complexion
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cosmic adj
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Pertaining to the universe
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cosmogony n
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A doctrine of creation or of the origin of the universe
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cosmography n
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The science that describes the universe, including astronomy, geography, and geology
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cosmology n
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The general science of the universe
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cosmopolitan adj
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Common to all the world
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cosmopolitanism n
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A cosmopolitan character
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cosmos n
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The world or universe considered as a system, perfect in order and arrangement
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counter-claim n
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A cross-demand alleged by a defendant in his favor against the plaintiff
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counteract v
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To act in opposition to
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counterbalance v
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To oppose with an equal force
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countercharge v
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To accuse in return
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counterfeit adj
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Made to resemble something else
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counterpart n
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Something taken with another for the completion of either
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countervail v
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To offset
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counting-house n
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A house or office used for transacting business, bookkeeping, correspondence, etc
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countryman n
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A rustic
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courageous adj
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Brave
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course n
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Line of motion or direction
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courser n
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A fleet and spirited horse
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courtesy n
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Politeness originating in kindness and exercised habitually
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covenant n
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An agreement entered into by two or more persons or parties
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covert adj
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Concealed, especially for an evil purpose
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covey n
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A flock of quails or partridges
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cower v
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To crouch down tremblingly, as through fear or shame
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coxswain n
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One who steers a rowboat, or one who has charge of a ship's boat and its crew under an officer
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crag n
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A rugged, rocky projection on a cliff or ledge
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cranium n
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The skull of an animal, especially that part enclosing the brain
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crass adj
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Coarse or thick in nature or structure, as opposed to thin or fine
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craving n
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A vehement desire
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creak n
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A sharp, harsh, squeaking sound
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creamery n
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A butter-making establishment
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creamy adj
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Resembling or containing cream
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credence n
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Belief
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credible adj
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Believable
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credulous adj
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Easily deceived
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creed n
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A formal summary of fundamental points of religious belief
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crematory adj
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A place for cremating dead bodies
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crevasse n
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A deep crack or fissure in the ice of a glacier
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crevice n
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A small fissure, as between two contiguous surfaces
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criterion n
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A standard by which to determine the correctness of a judgment or conclusion
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critique n
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A criticism or critical review
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crockery n
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Earthenware made from baked clay
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crucible n
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A trying and purifying test or agency
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crusade n
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Any concerted movement, vigorously prosecuted, in behalf of an idea or principle
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crustacean adj
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Pertaining to a division of arthropods, containing lobsters, crabs, crawfish, etc
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crustaceous adj
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Having a crust-like shell
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cryptogram n
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Anything written in characters that are secret or so arranged as to have hidden meaning
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crystallize v
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To bring together or give fixed shape to
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cudgel n
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A short thick stick used as a club
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culinary adj
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Of or pertaining to cooking or the kitchen
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cull v
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To pick or sort out from the rest
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culpable adj
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Guilty
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culprit n
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A guilty person
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culvert n
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Any artificial covered channel for the passage of water through a bank or under a road, canal
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cupidity n
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Avarice
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curable adj
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Capable of being remedied or corrected
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curator n
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A person having charge as of a library or museum
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curio n
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A piece of bric-a-brac
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cursive adj
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Writing in which the letters are joined together
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cursory adj
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Rapid and superficial
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curt adj
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Concise, compressed, and abrupt in act or expression
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curtail v
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To cut off or cut short
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curtsy n
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A downward movement of the body by bending the knees
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cycloid adj
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Like a circle
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cygnet n
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A young swan
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cynical adj
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Exhibiting moral skepticism
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cynicism n
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Contempt for the opinions of others and of what others value
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cynosure n
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That to which general interest or attention is directed
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daring adj
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Brave
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darkling adv
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Blindly
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Darwinism n
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The doctrine that natural selection has been the prime cause of evolution of higher forms
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dastard n
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A base coward
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datum n
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A premise, starting-point, or given fact
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dauntless adj
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Fearless
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day-man n
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A day-laborer
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dead-heat n
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A race in which two or more competitors come out even, and there is no winner
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dearth n
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Scarcity, as of something customary, essential ,or desirable
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death's-head n
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A human skull as a symbol of death
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debase v
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To lower in character or virtue
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debatable adj
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Subject to contention or dispute
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debonair adj
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Having gentle or courteous bearing or manner
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debut n
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A first appearance in society or on the stage
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decagon n
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A figure with ten sides and ten angles
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decagram n
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A weight of 10 grams
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decaliter n
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A liquid and dry measure of 10 liters
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decalogue n
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The ten commandments
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Decameron n
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A volume consisting of ten parts or books
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decameter n
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A length of ten meters
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decamp v
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To leave suddenly or unexpectedly
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decapitate v
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To behead
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decapod adj
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Ten-footed or ten-armed
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decasyllable n
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A line of ten syllables
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deceit n
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Falsehood
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deceitful adj
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Fraudulent
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deceive v
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To mislead by or as by falsehood
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decency n
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Moral fitness
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decent adj
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Characterized by propriety of conduct, speech, manners, or dress
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deciduous adj
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Falling off at maturity as petals after flowering, fruit when ripe, etc
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decimal adj
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Founded on the number 10
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decimate v
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To destroy a measurable or large proportion of
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decipher v
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To find out the true words or meaning of, as something hardly legible
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decisive ad
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Conclusive
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declamation n
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A speech recited or intended for recitation from memory in public
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declamatory adj
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A full and formal style of utterance
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declarative adj
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Containing a formal, positive, or explicit statement or affirmation
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declension n
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The change of endings in nouns and adj to express their different relations of gender
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decorate v
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To embellish
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decorous adj
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Suitable for the occasion or circumstances
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decoy n
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Anything that allures, or is intended to allures into danger or temptation
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decrepit adj
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Enfeebled, as by old age or some chronic infirmity
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dedication n
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The voluntary consecration or relinquishment of something to an end or cause
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deduce v
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To derive or draw as a conclusion by reasoning from given premises or principles
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deface v
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To mar or disfigure the face or external surface of
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defalcate v
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To cut off or take away, as a part of something
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defamation n
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Malicious and groundless injury done to the reputation or good name of another
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defame v
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To slander
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default n
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The neglect or omission of a legal requirement
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defendant n
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A person against whom a suit is brought
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defensible adj
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Capable of being maintained or justified
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defensive adj
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Carried on in resistance to aggression
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defer v
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To delay or put off to some other time
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deference n
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Respectful submission or yielding, as to another's opinion, wishes, or judgment
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defiant adj
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Characterized by bold or insolent opposition
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deficiency n
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Lack or insufficiency
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deficient adj
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Not having an adequate or proper supply or amount
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definite adj
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Having an exact signification or positive meaning
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deflect v
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To cause to turn aside or downward
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deforest v
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To clear of forests
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deform v
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To disfigure
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deformity n
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A disfigurement
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defraud v
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To deprive of something dishonestly
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defray v
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To make payment for
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degeneracy n
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A becoming worse
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degenerate v
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To become worse or inferior
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degradation n
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Diminution, as of strength or magnitude
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degrade v
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To take away honors or position from
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dehydrate v
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To deprive of water
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deify v
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To regard or worship as a god
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deign v
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To deem worthy of notice or account
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deist n
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One who believes in God, but denies supernatural revelation
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deity n
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A god, goddess, or divine person
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deject v
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To dishearten
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dejection n
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Melancholy
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delectable adj
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Delightful to the taste or to the senses
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delectation n
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Delight
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deleterious adj
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Hurtful, morally or physically
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delicacy n
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That which is agreeable to a fine taste
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delineate v
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To represent by sketch or diagram
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deliquesce v
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To dissolve gradually and become liquid by absorption of moisture from the air
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delirious adj
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Raving
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delude v
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To mislead the mind or judgment of
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deluge v
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To overwhelm with a flood of water
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delusion n
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Mistaken conviction, especially when more or less enduring
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demagnetize v
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To deprive (a magnet) of magnetism
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demagogue n
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An unprincipled politician
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demeanor n
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Deportment
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demented adj
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Insane
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demerit n
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A mark for failure or bad conduct
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demise n
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Death
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demobilize v
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To disband, as troops
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demolish v
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To annihilate
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demonstrable adj
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Capable of positive proof
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demonstrate v
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To prove indubitably
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demonstrative adj
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Inclined to strong exhibition or expression of feeling or thoughts
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demonstrator n
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One who proves in a convincing and conclusive manner
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demulcent n
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Any application soothing to an irritable surface
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demurrage n
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the detention of a vessel beyond the specified time of sailing
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dendroid adj
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Like a tree
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dendrology n
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The natural history of trees
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denizen n
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Inhabitant
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denominate v
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To give a name or epithet to
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denomination n
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A body of Christians united by a common faith and form of worship and discipline
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denominator n
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Part of a fraction which expresses the number of equal parts into which the unit is divided
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denote v
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To designate by word or mark
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denouement n
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That part of a play or story in which the mystery is cleared up
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denounce v
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To point out or publicly accuse as deserving of punishment, censure, or odium
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dentifrice n
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Any preparation used for cleaning the teeth
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denude v
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To strip the covering from
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denunciation n
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The act of declaring an action or person worthy of reprobation or punishment
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deplete v
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To reduce or lessen, as by use, exhaustion, or waste
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deplorable adj
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Contemptible
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deplore v
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To regard with grief or sorrow
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deponent adj
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Laying down
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depopulate v
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To remove the inhabitants from
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deport v
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To take or send away forcibly, as to a penal colony
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deportment n
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Demeanor
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deposition n
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Testimony legally taken on interrogatories and reduced to writing, for use as evidence in court
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depositor n
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One who makes a deposit, or has an amount deposited
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depository n
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A place where anything is kept in safety
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deprave v
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To render bad, especially morally bad
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deprecate v
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To express disapproval or regret for, with hope for the opposite
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depreciate v
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To lessen the worth of
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depreciation n
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A lowering in value or an underrating in worth
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depress v
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To press down
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depression n
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A falling of the spirits
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depth n
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Deepness
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derelict adj
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Neglectful of obligation
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deride v
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To ridicule
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derisible adj
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Open to ridicule
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derision n
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Ridicule
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derivation n
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That process by which a word is traced from its original root or primitive form and meaning
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derivative adj
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Coming or acquired from some origin
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derive v
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To deduce, as from a premise
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dermatology n
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The branch of medical science which relates to the skin and its diseases
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derrick n
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An apparatus for hoisting and swinging great weights
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descendant n
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One who is descended lineally from another, as a child, grandchild, etc
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descendent adj
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Proceeding downward
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descent n
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The act of moving or going downward
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descry v
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To discern
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desert v
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To abandon without regard to the welfare of the abandoned
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desiccant n
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Any remedy which, when applied externally, dries up or absorbs moisture, as that of wounds
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designate v
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To select or appoint, as by authority
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desist v
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To cease from action
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desistance n
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Cessation
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despair n
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Utter hopelessness and despondency
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desperado n
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One without regard for law or life
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desperate adj
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Resorted to in a last extremity, or as if prompted by utter despair
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despicable adj
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Contemptible
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despite prep
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In spite of
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despond v
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To lose spirit, courage, or hope
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despondent adj
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Disheartened
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despot n
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An absolute and irresponsible monarch
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despotism n
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Any severe and strict rule in which the judgment of the governed has little or no part
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destitute adj
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Poverty-stricken
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desultory adj
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Not connected with what precedes
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deter v
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To frighten away
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deteriorate v
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To grow worse
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determinate adj
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Definitely limited or fixed
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determination n
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The act of deciding
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deterrent adj
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Hindering from action through fear
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detest v
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To dislike or hate with intensity
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detract v
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To take away in such manner as to lessen value or estimation
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detriment n
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Something that causes damage, depreciation, or loss
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detrude v
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To push down forcibly
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deviate v
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To take a different course
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devilry n
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Malicious mischief
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deviltry n
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Wanton and malicious mischief
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devious adj
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Out of the common or regular track
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devise v
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To invent
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devout adj
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Religious
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dexterity n
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Readiness, precision, efficiency, and ease in any physical activity or in any mechanical work
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diabolic adj
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Characteristic of the devil
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diacritical adj
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Marking a difference
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diagnose v
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To distinguish, as a disease, by its characteristic phenomena
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diagnosis n
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Determination of the distinctive nature of a disease
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dialect n
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Forms of speech collectively that are peculiar to the people of a particular district
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dialectician n
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A logician
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dialogue n
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A formal conversation in which two or more take part
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diaphanous adj
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Transparent
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diatomic adj
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Containing only two atoms
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diatribe n
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A bitter or malicious criticism
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dictum n
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A positive utterance
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didactic adj
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Pertaining to teaching
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difference n
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Dissimilarity in any respect
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differentia n
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Any essential characteristic of a species by reason of which it differs from other species
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differential adj
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Distinctive
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differentiate v
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To acquire a distinct and separate character
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diffidence n
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Self-distrust
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diffident adj
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Affected or possessed with self-distrust
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diffusible adj
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Spreading rapidly through the system and acting quickly
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diffusion n
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Dispersion
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dignitary n
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One who holds high rank
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digraph n
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A union of two characters representing a single sound
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digress v
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To turn aside from the main subject and for a time dwell on some incidental matter
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dilapidated pa
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Fallen into decay or partial ruin
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dilate v
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To enlarge in all directions
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dilatory adj
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Tending to cause delay
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dilemma n
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A situation in which a choice between opposing modes of conduct is necessary
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dilettante n
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A superficial amateur
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diligence n
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Careful and persevering effort to accomplish what is undertaken
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dilute v
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To make more fluid or less concentrated by admixture with something
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diminution n
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Reduction
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dimly adv
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Obscurely
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diphthong n
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The sound produced by combining two vowels in to a single syllable or running together the sounds
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diplomacy n
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Tact, shrewdness, or skill in conducting any kind of negotiations or in social matters
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diplomat n
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A representative of one sovereign state at the capital or court of another
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diplomatic adj
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Characterized by special tact in negotiations
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diplomatist n
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One remarkable for tact and shrewd management
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disagree v
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To be opposite in opinion
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disallow v
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To withhold permission or sanction
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disappear v
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To cease to exist, either actually or for the time being
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disappoint v
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To fail to fulfill the expectation, hope, wish, or desire of
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disapprove v
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To regard with blame
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disarm v
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To deprive of weapons
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disarrange v
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To throw out of order
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disavow v
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To disclaim responsibility for
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disavowal n
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Denial
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disbeliever n
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One who refuses to believe
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disburden v
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To disencumber
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disburse v
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To pay out or expend, as money from a fund
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discard v
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To reject
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discernible adj
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Perceivable
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disciple n
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One who believes the teaching of another, or who adopts and follows some doctrine
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disciplinary adj
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Having the nature of systematic training or subjection to authority
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discipline v
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To train to obedience
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disclaim v
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To disavow any claim to, connection with, or responsibility to
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discolor v
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To stain
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discomfit v
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To put to confusion
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discomfort n
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The state of being positively uncomfortable
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disconnect v
|
To undo or dissolve the connection or association of
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disconsolate adj
|
Grief-stricken
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discontinuance n
|
Interruption or intermission
|
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discord n
|
Absence of harmoniousness
|
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discountenance v
|
To look upon with disfavor
|
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discover v
|
To get first sight or knowledge of, as something previously unknown or unperceived
|
|
discredit v
|
To injure the reputation of
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discreet adj
|
Judicious
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discrepant adj
|
Opposite
|
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discriminate v
|
To draw a distinction
|
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discursive adj
|
Passing from one subject to another
|
|
discussion n
|
Debate
|
|
disenfranchise v
|
To deprive of any right privilege or power
|
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disengage v
|
To become detached
|
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disfavor n
|
Disregard
|
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disfigure v
|
To impair or injure the beauty, symmetry, or appearance of
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dishabille n
|
Undress or negligent attire
|
|
dishonest adj
|
Untrustworthy
|
|
disillusion v
|
To disenchant
|
|
disinfect v
|
To remove or destroy the poison of infectious or contagious diseases
|
|
disinfectant n
|
A substance used to destroy the germs of infectious diseases
|
|
disinherit v
|
To deprive of an inheritance
|
|
disinterested adj
|
Impartial
|
|
disjunctive adj
|
Helping or serving to disconnect or separate
|
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dislocate v
|
To put out of proper place or order
|
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dismissal n
|
Displacement by authority from an office or an employment
|
|
dismount v
|
To throw down, push off, or otherwise remove from a horse or the like
|
|
disobedience n
|
Neglect or refusal to comply with an authoritative injunction
|
|
disobedient adj
|
Neglecting or refusing to obey
|
|
disown v
|
To refuse to acknowledge as one's own or as connected with oneself
|
|
disparage v
|
To regard or speak of slightingly
|
|
disparity n
|
Inequality
|
|
dispel v
|
To drive away by or as by scattering in different directions
|
|
dispensation n
|
That which is bestowed on or appointed to one from a higher power
|
|
displace v
|
To put out of the proper or accustomed place
|
|
dispossess v
|
To deprive of actual occupancy, especially of real estate
|
|
disputation n
|
Verbal controversy
|
|
disqualify v
|
To debar
|
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disquiet v
|
To deprive of peace or tranquillity
|
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disregard v
|
To take no notice of
|
|
disreputable adj
|
Dishonorable or disgraceful
|
|
disrepute n
|
A bad name or character
|
|
disrobe v
|
To unclothe
|
|
disrupt v
|
To burst or break asunder
|
|
dissatisfy v
|
To displease
|
|
dissect v
|
To cut apart or to pieces
|
|
dissection n
|
The act or operation of cutting in pieces, specifically of a plant or an animal
|
|
dissemble v
|
To hide by pretending something different
|
|
disseminate v
|
To sow or scatter abroad, as seed is sown
|
|
dissension n
|
Angry or violent difference of opinion
|
|
dissent n
|
Disagreement
|
|
dissentient n
|
One who disagrees
|
|
dissentious adj
|
Contentious
|
|
dissertation n
|
Thesis
|
|
disservice n
|
An ill turn
|
|
dissever v
|
To divide
|
|
dissimilar adj
|
Different
|
|
dissipate v
|
To disperse or disappear
|
|
dissipation n
|
The state of being dispersed or scattered
|
|
dissolute adj
|
Lewd
|
|
dissolution n
|
A breaking up of a union of persons
|
|
dissolve v
|
To liquefy or soften, as by heat or moisture
|
|
dissonance n
|
Discord
|
|
dissonant adj
|
Harsh or disagreeable in sound
|
|
dissuade v
|
To change the purpose or alter the plans of by persuasion, counsel, or pleading
|
|
dissuasion n
|
The act of changing the purpose of or altering the plans of through persuasion, or pleading
|
|
disyllable n
|
A word of two syllables
|
|
distemper n
|
A disease or malady
|
|
distend v
|
To stretch out or expand in every direction
|
|
distensible adj
|
Capable of being stretched out or expanded in every direction
|
|
distention n
|
Expansion
|
|
distill v
|
To extract or produce by vaporization and condensation
|
|
distillation n
|
Separation of the more volatile parts of a substance from those less volatile
|
|
distiller n
|
One occupied in the business of distilling alcoholic liquors
|
|
distinction n
|
A note or designation of honor, officially recognizing superiority or success in studies
|
|
distort v
|
To twist into an unnatural or irregular form
|
|
distrain v
|
To subject a person to distress
|
|
distrainor n
|
One who subjects a person to distress
|
|
distraught adj
|
Bewildered
|
|
distrust n
|
Lack of confidence in the power, wisdom, or good intent of any person
|
|
disunion n
|
Separation of relations or interests
|
|
diurnal adj
|
Daily
|
|
divagation n
|
Digression
|
|
divergent adj
|
Tending in different directions
|
|
diverse adj
|
Capable of various forms
|
|
diversion n
|
Pastime
|
|
diversity n
|
Dissimilitude
|
|
divert v
|
To turn from the accustomed course or a line of action already established
|
|
divertible adj
|
Able to be turned from the accustomed course or a line of action already established
|
|
divest v
|
To strip, specifically of clothes, ornaments, or accouterments or disinvestment
|
|
divination n
|
The pretended forecast of future events or discovery of what is lost or hidden
|
|
divinity n
|
The quality or character of being godlike
|
|
divisible adj
|
Capable of being separated into parts
|
|
divisor n
|
That by which a number or quantity is divided
|
|
divulge v
|
To tell or make known, as something previously private or secret
|
|
divulgence n
|
A divulging
|
|
docile adj
|
Easy to manage
|
|
docket n
|
The registry of judgments of a court
|
|
doe n
|
The female of the deer
|
|
dogma n
|
A statement of religious faith or duty formulated by a body claiming authority
|
|
dogmatic adj
|
Making statements without argument or evidence
|
|
dogmatize v
|
To make positive assertions without supporting them by argument or evidence
|
|
doleful adj
|
Melancholy
|
|
dolesome adj
|
Melancholy
|
|
dolor n
|
Lamentation
|
|
dolorous adj
|
Expressing or causing sorrow or pain
|
|
domain n
|
A sphere or field of action or interest
|
|
domesticity n
|
Life in or fondness for one's home and family
|
|
domicile n
|
The place where one lives
|
|
dominance n
|
Ascendancy
|
|
dominant adj
|
Conspicuously prominent
|
|
dominate v
|
To influence controllingly
|
|
domination n
|
Control by the exercise of power or constituted authority
|
|
domineer v
|
To rule with insolence or unnecessary annoyance
|
|
donate v
|
To bestow as a gift, especially for a worthy cause
|
|
donator n
|
One who makes a donation or present
|
|
donee n
|
A person to whom a donation is made
|
|
donor n
|
One who makes a donation or present
|
|
dormant adj
|
Being in a state of or resembling sleep
|
|
doublet n
|
One of a pair of like things
|
|
doubly adv
|
In twofold degree or extent
|
|
dowry n
|
The property which a wife brings to her husband in marriage
|
|
drachma n
|
A modern and an ancient Greek coin
|
|
dragnet n
|
A net to be drawn along the bottom of the water
|
|
dragoon n
|
In the British army, a cavalryman
|
|
drainage n
|
The means of draining collectively, as a system of conduits, trenches, pipes, etc
|
|
dramatist n
|
One who writes plays
|
|
dramatize v
|
To relate or represent in a dramatic or theatrical manner
|
|
drastic adj
|
Acting vigorously
|
|
drought n
|
Dry weather, especially when so long continued as to cause vegetation to wither
|
|
drowsy adj
|
Heavy with sleepiness
|
|
drudgery n
|
Hard and constant work in any menial or dull occupation
|
|
dubious adj
|
Doubtful
|
|
duckling n
|
A young duck
|
|
ductile adj
|
Capable of being drawn out, as into wire or a thread
|
|
duet n
|
A composition for two voices or instruments
|
|
dun v
|
To make a demand or repeated demands on for payment
|
|
duplex adj
|
Having two parts
|
|
duplicity n
|
Double-dealing
|
|
durance n
|
Confinement
|
|
duration n
|
The period of time during which anything lasts
|
|
duteous adj
|
Showing submission to natural superiors
|
|
dutiable adj
|
Subject to a duty, especially a customs duty
|
|
dutiful adj
|
Obedient
|
|
dwindle v
|
To diminish or become less
|
|
dyne n
|
The force which, applied to a mass of one gram for 1 second, would give it a velocity of 1 cm/s
|
|
earnest adj
|
Ardent in spirit and speech
|
|
earthenware n
|
Anything made of clay and baked in a kiln or dried in the sun
|
|
eatable adj
|
Edible
|
|
ebullient adj
|
Showing enthusiasm or exhilaration of feeling
|
|
eccentric adj
|
Peculiar
|
|
eccentricity n
|
Idiosyncrasy
|
|
eclipse n
|
The obstruction of a heavenly body by its entering into the shadow of another body
|
|
economize v
|
To spend sparingly
|
|
ecstasy n
|
Rapturous excitement or exaltation
|
|
ecstatic adj
|
Enraptured
|
|
edible adj
|
Suitable to be eaten
|
|
edict n
|
That which is uttered or proclaimed by authority as a rule of action
|
|
edify v
|
To build up, or strengthen, especially in morals or religion
|
|
editorial n
|
An article in a periodical written by the editor and published as an official argument
|
|
educe v
|
To draw out
|
|
efface v
|
To obliterate
|
|
effect n
|
A consequence
|
|
effective adj
|
Fit for a destined purpose
|
|
effectual adj
|
Efficient
|
|
effeminacy n
|
Womanishness
|
|
effeminate adj
|
Having womanish traits or qualities
|
|
effervesce v
|
To bubble up
|
|
effervescent adj
|
Giving off bubbles of gas
|
|
effete adj
|
Exhausted, as having performed its functions
|
|
efficacious adj
|
Effective
|
|
efficacy n
|
The power to produce an intended effect as shown in the production of it
|
|
efficiency n
|
The state of possessing adequate skill or knowledge for the performance of a duty
|
|
efficient adj
|
Having and exercising the power to produce effects or results
|
|
efflorescence n
|
The state of being flowery, or a flowery appearance
|
|
efflorescent adj
|
Opening in flower
|
|
effluvium n
|
A noxious or ill-smelling exhalation from decaying or putrefying matter
|
|
effrontery n
|
Unblushing impudence
|
|
effulgence n
|
Splendor
|
|
effuse v
|
To pour forth
|
|
effusion n
|
an outpouring
|
|
egoism n
|
The theory that places man's chief good in the completeness of self
|
|
egoist n
|
One who advocates or practices egoism
|
|
egotism n
|
Self-conceit
|
|
egotist n
|
One given to self-mention or who is constantly telling of his own views and experiences
|
|
egregious adj
|
Extreme
|
|
egress n
|
Any place of exit
|
|
eject v
|
To expel
|
|
elapse v
|
To quietly terminate: said of time
|
|
elasticity n
|
That property of matter by which a body tends to return to a former shape after being changed
|
|
electrolysis n
|
The process of decomposing a chemical compound by the passage of an electric current
|
|
electrotype n
|
A metallic copy of any surface, as a coin
|
|
elegy n
|
A lyric poem lamenting the dead
|
|
element n
|
A component or essential part
|
|
elicit v
|
To educe or extract gradually or without violence
|
|
eligible adj
|
Qualified for selection
|
|
eliminate v
|
To separate and cast aside
|
|
Elizabethan adj
|
Relating to Elizabeth, queen of England, or to her era
|
|
elocution n
|
The art of correct intonation, inflection, and gesture in public speaking or reading
|
|
eloquent adj
|
Having the ability to express emotion or feeling in lofty and impassioned speech
|
|
elucidate v
|
To bring out more clearly the facts concerning
|
|
elude v
|
To evade the search or pursuit of by dexterity or artifice
|
|
elusion n
|
Evasion
|
|
emaciate v
|
To waste away in flesh
|
|
emanate v
|
To flow forth or proceed, as from some source
|
|
emancipate v
|
To release from bondage
|
|
embargo n
|
Authoritative stoppage of foreign commerce or of any special trade
|
|
embark v
|
To make a beginning in some occupation or scheme
|
|
embarrass v
|
To render flustered or agitated
|
|
embellish v
|
To make beautiful or elegant by adding attractive or ornamental features
|
|
embezzle v
|
To misappropriate secretly
|
|
emblazon v
|
To set forth publicly or in glowing terms
|
|
emblem n
|
A symbol
|
|
embody v
|
To express, formulate, or exemplify in a concrete, compact or visible form
|
|
embolden v
|
To give courage to
|
|
embolism n
|
An obstruction or plugging up of an artery or other blood-vessel
|
|
embroil v
|
To involve in dissension or strife
|
|
emerge v
|
To come into view or into existence
|
|
emergence n
|
A coming into view
|
|
emergent adj
|
Coming into view
|
|
emeritus adj
|
Retired from active service but retained to an honorary position
|
|
emigrant n
|
One who moves from one place to settle in another
|
|
emigrate v
|
To go from one country, state, or region for the purpose of settling or residing in another
|
|
eminence n
|
An elevated position with respect to rank, place, character, condition, etc
|
|
eminent adj
|
High in station, merit, or esteem
|
|
emit v
|
To send or give out
|
|
emphasis n
|
Any special impressiveness added to an utterance or act, or stress laid upon some word
|
|
emphasize v
|
To articulate or enunciate with special impressiveness upon a word, or a group of words
|
|
emphatic adj
|
Spoken with any special impressiveness laid upon an act, word, or set of words
|
|
employee n
|
One who works for wages or a salary
|
|
employer n
|
One who uses or engages the services of other persons for pay
|
|
emporium n
|
A bazaar or shop
|
|
empower v
|
To delegate authority to
|
|
emulate v
|
To imitate with intent to equal or surpass
|
|
enact v
|
To make into law, as by legislative act
|
|
enamor v
|
To inspire with ardent love
|
|
encamp v
|
To pitch tents for a resting-place
|
|
encomium n
|
A formal or discriminating expression of praise
|
|
encompass v
|
To encircle
|
|
encore n
|
The call for a repetition, as of some part of a play or performance
|
|
encourage v
|
To inspire with courage, hope, or strength of mind
|
|
encroach v
|
To invade partially or insidiously and appropriate the possessions of another
|
|
encumber v
|
To impede with obstacles
|
|
encyclical adj
|
Intended for general circulation
|
|
encyclopedia n
|
A work containing information on subjects, or exhaustive of one subject
|
|
endanger v
|
To expose to peril
|
|
endear v
|
To cause to be loved
|
|
endemic adj
|
Peculiar to some specified country or people
|
|
endue v
|
To endow with some quality, gift, or grace, usually spiritual
|
|
endurable adj
|
Tolerable
|
|
endurance n
|
The ability to suffer pain, distress, hardship, or stress of any kind without succumbing
|
|
energetic adj
|
Working vigorously
|
|
enervate v
|
To render ineffective or inoperative
|
|
enfeeble v
|
To debilitate
|
|
enfranchise v
|
To endow with a privilege, especially with the right to vote
|
|
engender v
|
To produce
|
|
engrave v
|
To cut or carve in or upon some surface
|
|
engross v
|
To occupy completely
|
|
enhance v
|
To intensify
|
|
enigma n
|
A riddle
|
|
enjoin v
|
To command
|
|
enkindle v
|
To set on fire
|
|
enlighten v
|
To cause to see clearly
|
|
enlist v
|
To enter voluntarily the military service by formal enrollment
|
|
enmity n
|
Hatred
|
|
ennoble v
|
To dignify
|
|
enormity n
|
Immensity
|
|
enormous adj
|
Gigantic
|
|
enrage v
|
To infuriate
|
|
enrapture v
|
To delight extravagantly or intensely
|
|
enshrine v
|
To keep sacred
|
|
ensnare v
|
To entrap
|
|
entail v
|
To involve; necessitate
|
|
entangle v
|
To involve in difficulties, confusion, or complications
|
|
enthrall v
|
To bring or hold under any overmastering influence
|
|
enthrone v
|
To invest with sovereign power
|
|
enthuse v
|
To yield to or display intense and rapturous feeling
|
|
enthusiastic adj
|
Full of zeal and fervor
|
|
entirety n
|
A complete thing
|
|
entomology n
|
The branch of zoology that treats of insects
|
|
entrails n pl
|
The internal parts of an animal
|
|
entreaty n
|
An earnest request
|
|
entree n
|
The act of entering
|
|
entrench v
|
To fortify or protect, as with a trench or ditch and wall
|
|
entwine v
|
To interweave
|
|
enumerate v
|
To name one by one
|
|
epic n
|
A poem celebrating in formal verse the mythical achievements of great personages, heroes, etc
|
|
epicure n
|
One who cultivates a delicate taste for eating and drinking
|
|
Epicurean adj
|
Indulging, ministering, or pertaining to daintiness of appetite
|
|
epicycle n
|
A circle that rolls upon the external or internal circumference of another circle
|
|
epicycloid n
|
A curve traced by a point on the circumference of a circle which rolls upon another circle
|
|
epidemic n
|
Wide-spread occurrence of a disease in a certain region
|
|
epidermis n
|
The outer skin
|
|
epigram n
|
A pithy phrasing of a shrewd observation
|
|
epilogue n
|
The close of a narrative or dramatic poem
|
|
epiphany n
|
Any appearance or bodily manifestation of a deity
|
|
episode n
|
An incident or story in a literary work, separable from yet growing out of it
|
|
epitaph n
|
An inscription on a tomb or monument in honor or in memory of the dead
|
|
epithet n
|
Word used adjectivally to describe some quality or attribute of is objects, as in "Father Aeneas"
|
|
epitome n
|
A simplified representation
|
|
epizootic adj
|
Prevailing among animals
|
|
epoch n
|
A interval of time, memorable for extraordinary events
|
|
epode n
|
A species of lyric poems
|
|
equalize v
|
To render uniform
|
|
equanimity n
|
Evenness of mind or temper
|
|
equestrian adj
|
Pertaining to horses or horsemanship
|
|
equilibrium n
|
A state of balance
|
|
equitable adj
|
Characterized by fairness
|
|
equity n
|
Fairness or impartiality
|
|
equivalent adj
|
Equal in value, force, meaning, or the like
|
|
equivocal adj
|
Ambiguous
|
|
equivocate v
|
To use words of double meaning
|
|
eradicate v
|
To destroy thoroughly
|
|
errant adj
|
Roving or wandering, as in search of adventure or opportunity for gallant deeds
|
|
erratic adj
|
Irregular
|
|
erroneous adj
|
Incorrect
|
|
erudite adj
|
Very-learned
|
|
erudition n
|
Extensive knowledge of literature, history, language, etc
|
|
eschew v
|
To keep clear of
|
|
espy v
|
To keep close watch
|
|
esquire n
|
A title of dignity, office, or courtesy
|
|
essence n
|
That which makes a thing to be what it is
|
|
esthetic adj
|
Pertaining to beauty, taste, or the fine arts
|
|
estimable adj
|
Worthy of respect
|
|
estrange v
|
To alienate
|
|
estuary n
|
A wide lower part of a tidal river
|
|
et cetera Latin
|
And so forth
|
|
eugenic adj
|
Relating to the development and improvement of race
|
|
eulogize v
|
To speak or write a laudation of a person's life or character
|
|
eulogy n
|
A spoken or written laudation of a person's life or character
|
|
euphemism n
|
A figure of speech by which a phrase less offensive is substituted
|
|
euphonious adj
|
Characterized by agreeableness of sound
|
|
euphony n
|
Agreeableness of sound
|
|
eureka Greek
|
I have found it
|
|
evade v
|
To avoid by artifice
|
|
evanesce v
|
To vanish gradually
|
|
evanescent adj
|
Fleeting
|
|
evangelical adj
|
Seeking the conversion of sinners
|
|
evangelist n
|
A preacher who goes from place to place holding services
|
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evasion n
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Escape
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eventual adj
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Ultimate
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evert v
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To turn inside out
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evict v
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To dispossess pursuant to judicial decree
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evidential adj
|
Indicative
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evince v
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To make manifest or evident
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evoke v
|
To call or summon forth
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evolution n
|
Development or growth
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evolve v
|
To unfold or expand
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exacerbate v
|
To make more sharp, severe, or virulent
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exaggerate v
|
To overstate
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exasperate v
|
To excite great anger in
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excavate v
|
To remove by digging or scooping out
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exceed v
|
To go beyond, as in measure, quality, value, action, power, skill, etc
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excel v
|
To be superior or distinguished
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excellence n
|
Possession of eminently or unusually good qualities
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excellency n
|
A title of honor bestowed upon various high officials
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excellent adj
|
Possessing distinguished merit
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excerpt n
|
An extract or selection from written or printed matter
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excess n
|
That which passes the ordinary, proper, or required limit, measure, or experience
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excitable adj
|
Nervously high-strung
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excitation n
|
Intensified emotion or action
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exclamation n
|
An abrupt or emphatic expression of thought or of feeling
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exclude v
|
To shut out purposely or forcibly
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exclusion n
|
Non-admission
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excrescence n
|
Any unnatural addition, outgrowth, or development
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excretion n
|
The getting rid of waste matter
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excruciate v
|
To inflict severe pain or agony upon
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excursion n
|
A journey
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excusable adj
|
Justifiable
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execrable adj
|
Abominable
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execration n
|
An accursed thing
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executor n
|
A person nominated by the will of another to execute the will
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exegesis n
|
Biblical exposition or interpretation
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exemplar n
|
A model, pattern, or original to be copied or imitated
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exemplary adj
|
Fitted to serve as a model or example worthy of imitation
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exemplify v
|
To show by example
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exempt adj
|
Free, clear, or released, as from some liability, or restriction affecting others
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exert v
|
To make an effort
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exhale v
|
To breathe forth
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exhaust v
|
To empty by draining off the contents
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exhaustible adj
|
Causing or tending to cause exhaustion
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exhaustion n
|
Deprivation of strength or energy
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exhaustive adj
|
Thorough and complete in execution
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exhilarate v
|
To fill with high or cheerful spirits
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exhume v
|
To dig out of the earth (what has been buried)
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exigency n
|
A critical period or condition
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exigent adj
|
Urgent
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existence n
|
Possession or continuance of being
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exit n
|
A way or passage out
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exodus n
|
A going forth or departure from a place or country, especially of many people
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exonerate v
|
To relieve or vindicate from accusation, imputation, or blame
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exorbitance n
|
Extravagance or enormity
|
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exorbitant adj
|
Going beyond usual and proper limits
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exorcise v
|
To cast or drive out by religious or magical means
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exotic adj
|
Foreign
|
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expand v
|
To increase in range or scope
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expanse n
|
A continuous area or stretch
|
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expansion n
|
Increase of amount, size, scope, or the like
|
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expatriate v
|
To drive from one's own country
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expect v
|
To look forward to as certain or probable
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expectancy n
|
The act or state of looking forward to as certain or probable
|
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expectorate v
|
To cough up and spit forth
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expediency n
|
Fitness to meet the requirements of a particular case
|
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expedient adj
|
Contributing to personal advantage
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expedite v
|
To hasten the movement or progress of
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expeditious adj
|
Speedy
|
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expend v
|
To spend
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expense n
|
The laying out or expending or money or other resources, as time or strength
|
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expiate v
|
To make satisfaction or amends for
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explicate v
|
To clear from involvement
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explicit adj
|
Definite
|
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explode v
|
To cause to burst in pieces by force from within
|
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explosion n
|
A sudden and violent outbreak
|
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explosive adj
|
Pertaining to a sudden and violent outbreak
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exposition n
|
Formal presentation
|
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expository adj
|
Pertaining to a formal presentation
|
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expostulate v
|
To discuss
|
|
exposure n
|
An open situation or position in relation to the sun, elements, or points of the compass
|
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expressive adj
|
Full of meaning
|
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expulsion n
|
Forcible ejection
|
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extant adj
|
Still existing and known
|
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extemporaneous adj
|
Done or made without much or any preparation
|
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extempore adv
|
Without studied or special preparation
|
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extensible adj
|
Capable of being thrust out
|
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extension n
|
A reaching or stretching out, as in space, time or scope
|
|
extensive adj
|
Extended widely in space, time, or scope
|
|
extensor n
|
A muscle that causes extension
|
|
extenuate v
|
To diminish the gravity or importance of
|
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exterior n
|
That which is outside
|
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external n
|
Anything relating or belonging to the outside
|
|
extinct adj
|
Being no longer in existence
|
|
extinguish v
|
To render extinct
|
|
extol v
|
To praise in the highest terms
|
|
extort v
|
To obtain by violence, threats, compulsion, or the subjection of another to some necessity
|
|
extortion n
|
The practice of obtaining by violence or compulsion
|
|
extradite v
|
To surrender the custody of
|
|
extradition n
|
The surrender by a government of a person accused of crime to the justice of another government
|
|
extrajudicial adj
|
Happening out of court
|
|
extraneous adj
|
Having no essential relation to a subject
|
|
extraordinary adj
|
Unusual
|
|
extravagance n
|
Undue expenditure of money
|
|
extravagant adj
|
Needlessly free or lavish in expenditure
|
|
extremist n
|
One who supports extreme measures or holds extreme views
|
|
extremity n
|
The utmost point, side, or border, or that farthest removed from a mean position
|
|
extricate v
|
Disentangle
|
|
extrude v
|
To drive out or away
|
|
exuberance n
|
Rich supply
|
|
exuberant adj
|
Marked by great plentifulness
|
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fabricate v
|
To invent fancifully or falsely
|
|
fabulous adj
|
Incredible
|
|
facet n
|
One of the small triangular plane surfaces of a diamond or other gem
|
|
facetious adj
|
Amusing
|
|
facial adj
|
Pertaining to the face
|
|
facile adj
|
Not difficult to do
|
|
facilitate v
|
To make more easy
|
|
facility n
|
Ease
|
|
facsimile n
|
An exact copy or reproduction
|
|
faction n
|
A number of persons combined for a common purpose
|
|
factious adj
|
Turbulent
|
|
fallacious adj
|
Illogical
|
|
fallacy n
|
Any unsound or delusive mode of reasoning, or anything based on such reasoning
|
|
fallible adj
|
Capable of erring
|
|
fallow n
|
Land broken up and left to become mellow or to rest
|
|
famish v
|
To suffer extremity of hunger or thirst
|
|
fanatic n
|
A religious zealot
|
|
fancier n
|
One having a taste for or interest in special objects
|
|
fanciless adj
|
Unimaginative
|
|
fastidious adj
|
Hard to please
|
|
fathom n
|
A measure of length, 6 feet
|
|
fatuous adj
|
Idiotic
|
|
faulty adj
|
Imperfect
|
|
faun n
|
One of a class of deities of the woods and herds represented as half human, with goats feet
|
|
fawn n
|
A young deer
|
|
fealty n
|
Loyalty
|
|
feasible adj
|
That may be done, performed, or effected; practicable
|
|
federate v
|
To league together
|
|
feint n
|
Any sham, pretense, or deceptive movement
|
|
felicitate v
|
To wish joy or happiness to, especially in view of a coming event
|
|
felicity n
|
A state of well-founded happiness
|
|
felon n
|
A criminal or depraved person
|
|
felonious adj
|
Showing criminal or evil purpose
|
|
felony n
|
One of the highest class of offenses, and punishable with death or imprisonment
|
|
feminine adj
|
Characteristic of woman or womankind
|
|
fernery n
|
A place in which ferns are grown
|
|
ferocious adj
|
Of a wild, fierce, and savage nature
|
|
ferocity n
|
Savageness
|
|
fervent adj
|
Ardent in feeling
|
|
fervid adj
|
Intense
|
|
fervor n
|
Ardor or intensity of feeling
|
|
festal adj
|
Joyous
|
|
festive adj
|
Merry
|
|
fete n
|
A festival or feast
|
|
fetus n
|
The young in the womb or in the egg
|
|
feudal adj
|
Pertaining to the relation of lord and vassal
|
|
feudalism n
|
The feudal system
|
|
fez n
|
A brimless felt cap in the shape of a truncated cone, usually red with a black tassel
|
|
fiasco n
|
A complete or humiliating failure
|
|
fickle adj
|
Unduly changeable in feeling, judgment, or purpose
|
|
fictitious adj
|
Created or formed by the imagination
|
|
fidelity n
|
Loyalty
|
|
fiducial adj
|
Indicative of faith or trust
|
|
fief n
|
A landed estate held under feudal tenure
|
|
filibuster n
|
One who attempts to obstruct legislation
|
|
finale n
|
Concluding performance
|
|
finality n
|
The state or quality of being final or complete
|
|
finally adv
|
At last
|
|
financial adj
|
Monetary
|
|
financier n
|
One skilled in or occupied with financial affairs or operations
|
|
finery n
|
That which is used to decorate the person or dress
|
|
finesse n
|
Subtle contrivance used to gain a point
|
|
finite adj
|
Limited
|
|
fiscal adj
|
Pertaining to the treasury or public finances of a government
|
|
fishmonger n
|
One who sells fish
|
|
fissure n
|
A crack or crack-like depression
|
|
fitful adj
|
Spasmodic
|
|
fixture n
|
One who or that which is expected to remain permanently in its position
|
|
flag-officer n
|
The captain of a flag-ship
|
|
flagrant adj
|
Openly scandalous
|
|
flamboyant adj
|
Characterized by extravagance and in general by want of good taste
|
|
flatulence n
|
Accumulation of gas in the stomach and bowels
|
|
flection n
|
The act of bending
|
|
fledgling n
|
A young bird
|
|
flexible adj
|
Pliable
|
|
flimsy adj
|
Thin and weak
|
|
flippant adj
|
Having a light, pert, trifling disposition
|
|
floe n
|
A collection of tabular masses of floating polar ice
|
|
flora n
|
The aggregate of plants growing without cultivation in a district
|
|
floral adj
|
Pertaining to flowers
|
|
florid adj
|
Flushed with red
|
|
florist n
|
A dealer in flowers
|
|
fluctuate v
|
To pass backward and forward irregularly from one state or degree to another
|
|
fluctuation n
|
Frequent irregular change back and forth from one state or degree to another
|
|
flue n
|
A smoke-duct in a chimney
|
|
fluent adj
|
Having a ready or easy flow of words or ideas
|
|
fluential adj
|
Pertaining to streams
|
|
flux n
|
A state of constant movement, change, or renewal
|
|
foggy adj
|
Obscure
|
|
foible n
|
A personal weakness or failing
|
|
foist v
|
To palm off
|
|
foliage n
|
Any growth of leaves
|
|
folio n
|
A sheet of paper folded once, or of a size adapted to folding once
|
|
folk-lore n
|
The traditions, beliefs, and customs of the common people
|
|
fondle v
|
To handle tenderly and lovingly
|
|
foolery n
|
Folly
|
|
foot-note n
|
A note of explanation or comment at the foot of a page or column
|
|
foppery n
|
Dandyism
|
|
foppish adj
|
Characteristic of one who is unduly devoted to dress and the niceties of manners
|
|
forbearance n
|
Patient endurance or toleration of offenses
|
|
forby adv
|
Besides
|
|
forcible adj
|
Violent
|
|
forecourt n
|
A court opening directly from the street
|
|
forejudge v
|
To judge of before hearing evidence
|
|
forepeak n
|
The extreme forward part of a ship's hold, under the lowest deck
|
|
foreshore n
|
That part of a shore uncovered at low tide
|
|
forebode v
|
To be an omen or warning sign of, especially of evil
|
|
forecast v
|
To predict
|
|
forecastle n
|
That part of the upper deck of a ship forward of the after fore-shrouds
|
|
foreclose v
|
To bar by judicial proceedings the equitable right of a mortgagor to redeem property
|
|
forefather n
|
An ancestor
|
|
forego v
|
To deny oneself the pleasure or profit of
|
|
foreground n
|
That part of a landscape or picture situated or represented as nearest the spectator
|
|
forehead n
|
The upper part of the face, between the eyes and the hair
|
|
foreign adj
|
Belonging to, situated in, or derived from another country
|
|
foreigner n
|
A citizen of a foreign country
|
|
foreknowledge n
|
Prescience
|
|
foreman n
|
The head man
|
|
foreordain v
|
To predetermine
|
|
foreordination n
|
Predestination
|
|
forerun v
|
To go before as introducing or ushering in
|
|
foresail n
|
A square sail
|
|
foresee v
|
To discern beforehand
|
|
foresight n
|
Provision against harm or need
|
|
foretell v
|
To predict
|
|
forethought n
|
Premeditation
|
|
forfeit v
|
To lose possession of through failure to fulfill some obligation
|
|
forfend v
|
To ward off
|
|
forgery n
|
Counterfeiting
|
|
forgo v
|
To deny oneself
|
|
formation n
|
Relative disposition of parts
|
|
formidable adj
|
Difficult to accomplish
|
|
formula n
|
Fixed rule or set form
|
|
forswear v
|
To renounce upon oath
|
|
forte n
|
A strong point
|
|
forth adv
|
Into notice or view
|
|
forthright adv
|
With directness
|
|
fortify v
|
To provide with defensive works
|
|
fortitude n
|
Patient courage
|
|
foursome adj
|
Consisting of four
|
|
fracture n
|
A break
|
|
fragile adj
|
Easily broken
|
|
frailty n
|
Liability to be broken or destroyed
|
|
fragile adj
|
Capable of being broken
|
|
frankincense n
|
A gum or resin which on burning yields aromatic fumes
|
|
frantic adj
|
Frenzied
|
|
fraternal adj
|
Brotherly
|
|
fraudulence n
|
Deceitfulness
|
|
fraudulent adj
|
Counterfeit
|
|
fray v
|
To fret at the edge so as to loosen or break the threads
|
|
freemason n
|
A member of an ancient secret fraternity originally confined to skilled artisans
|
|
freethinker n
|
One who rejects authority or inspiration in religion
|
|
free trade n
|
Commerce unrestricted by tariff or customs
|
|
frequency n
|
The comparative number of any kind of occurrences within a given time or space
|
|
fresco n
|
The art of painting on a surface of plaster, particularly on walls and ceilings
|
|
freshness n
|
The state, quality, or degree of being fresh
|
|
fretful adj
|
Disposed to peevishness
|
|
frightful adj
|
Apt to induce terror or alarm
|
|
frigid adj
|
Lacking warmth
|
|
frigidarium n
|
A room kept at a low temperature for preserving fruits, meat, etc
|
|
frivolity n
|
A trifling act, thought, saying, or practice
|
|
frivolous adj
|
Trivial
|
|
frizz v
|
To give a crinkled, fluffy appearance to
|
|
frizzle v
|
To cause to crinkle or curl, as the hair
|
|
frolicsome adj
|
Prankish
|
|
frontier n
|
The part of a nation's territory that abuts upon another country
|
|
frowzy adj
|
Slovenly in appearance
|
|
frugal adj
|
Economical
|
|
fruition n
|
Fulfillment
|
|
fugacious adj
|
Fleeting
|
|
fulcrum n
|
The support on or against which a lever rests, or the point about which it turns
|
|
fulminate v
|
To cause to explode
|
|
fulsome adj
|
Offensive from excess of praise or commendation
|
|
fumigate v
|
To subject to the action of smoke or fumes, especially for disinfection
|
|
functionary n
|
An official
|
|
fundamental adj
|
Basal
|
|
fungible adj
|
That may be measured, counted, or weighed
|
|
fungous adj
|
Spongy
|
|
fungus n
|
A plant destitute of chlorophyll, as a mushroom
|
|
furbish v
|
To restore brightness or beauty to
|
|
furlong n
|
A measure, one-eighth of a mile
|
|
furlough n
|
A temporary absence of a soldier or sailor by permission of the commanding officer
|
|
furrier n
|
A dealer in or maker of fur goods
|
|
further adj
|
More distant or advanced
|
|
furtherance n
|
Advancement
|
|
furtive adj
|
Stealthy or sly, like the actions of a thief
|
|
fuse v
|
To unite or blend as by melting together
|
|
fusible adj
|
Capable of being melted by heat
|
|
futile adj
|
Of no avail or effect
|
|
futurist n
|
A person of expectant temperament
|
|
gauge n
|
An instrument for measuring
|
|
gaiety n
|
Festivity
|
|
gaily adv
|
Merrily
|
|
gait n
|
Carriage of the body in going
|
|
gallant adj
|
Possessing a brave or chivalrous spirit
|
|
galore adj
|
Abundant
|
|
galvanic adj
|
Pertaining or relating to electricity produced by chemical action
|
|
galvanism n
|
Current electricity, especially that arising from chemical action
|
|
galvanize v
|
To imbue with life or animation
|
|
gamble v
|
To risk money or other possession on an event, chance, or contingency
|
|
gambol n
|
Playful leaping or frisking
|
|
gamester n
|
A gambler
|
|
gamut n
|
The whole range or sequence
|
|
garnish v
|
In cookery, to surround with additions for embellishment
|
|
garrison n
|
The military force stationed in a fort, town, or other place for its defense
|
|
garrote v
|
To execute by strangling
|
|
garrulous adj
|
Given to constant trivial talking
|
|
gaseous adj
|
Light and unsubstantial
|
|
gastric adj
|
Of, pertaining to, or near the stomach
|
|
gastritis n
|
Inflammation of the stomach
|
|
gastronomy n
|
The art of preparing and serving appetizing food
|
|
gendarme n
|
In continental Europe, particularly in France, a uniformed and armed police officer
|
|
genealogy n
|
A list, in the order of succession, of ancestors and their descendants
|
|
genealogist n
|
A tracer of pedigrees
|
|
generality n
|
The principal portion
|
|
generalize v
|
To draw general inferences
|
|
generally adv
|
Ordinarily
|