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97 Cards in this Set
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demented
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insane
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subsume
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include (as a member of a group); encompass
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shun
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keep away from; avoid deliberately; Ex. She has been shunned by her neighbors.
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unimpeachable
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that cannot be impeached; beyond doubt or question; blameless and exemplary
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retard
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delay (in development); ADJ. retarded: (as of a child) slower in development
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toga
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Roman outer robe
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decree
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authoritative order; edict; judgment of a court of law; V: order or judge by decree
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conversant
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familiar with; having knowledge of
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douse
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plunge into water or liquid; dip; immerse; drench; wet throughly; extinguish; throw water over; dowse
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brooch
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ornamental clasp; pin
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indict
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charge; N. indictment
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gossamer
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sheer; very light; like cobwebs; N: soft and sheer fabric; cobweb
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pyromaniac
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person with an insane desire to set things on fire
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husband
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use sparingly; conserve; save; Ex. husband one's energy; CF. house holder
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ovoid
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egg-shaped; CF. ovum; CF. ovulate
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desecrate
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profane; violate the sanctity of
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relinquish
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give up something (with reluctance); yield; release; Ex. relinquish power/the claim to the land/his hold on my arm
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pervasive
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spread throughout; V. pervade: (of smells, ideas, feelings) spread throughout; charge; permeate
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ineffable
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unutterable; not to be uttered; taboo; that cannot be expressed in speech; indescribable; unspeakable; inexpressible; Ex. ineffable name/joy
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abstract
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theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational
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disproportion
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lack of proportion (between the parts); ADJ. disproportionate
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crevice
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crack; fissure
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extenuate
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weaken; mitigate; lessen the seriousness of (bad behavior)
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apathy
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lack of caring; indifference; lack of concern or interest in important matters; Ex. He was sunk in apathy after his failure; ADJ. apathetic
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secrete
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conceal; hide away or cache; produce and release a substance into an organism; CF. secretive
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meteoric
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like a meteor; swift; momentarily brilliant; Ex. meteoric rise to fame; N. meteor
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vertex
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summit; highest point; PL. vertices
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raspy
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making a harsh noise; grating; harsh
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authoritative
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having the weight of authority; regarded as providing knowledge that can be trusted; reliable; peremptory and dictatorial; Ex. authoritative dictionary/manner; CF. definitive
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tatter
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torn piece of cloth; ADJ. tattered: (of clothes) old and torn; (of a person) dressed in old torn clothes
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discordant
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not harmonious; conflicting
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recidivism
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habitual return to crime (even after being punished); N. recidivist
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commonplace
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ordinary; N: something ordinary or common; trite remark
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pandemic
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widespread; affecting the majority of people; N: pandemic disease; CF. all people
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prodigious
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enormous; marvelous; extraordinary; Ex. prodigious amount/memory
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glib
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fluent (with insincerity or superficiality); facile; slick
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effusion
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pouring forth; unrestrained outpouring of feeling; V. effuse: pour out; ADJ. effusive: pouring forth; gushing
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imprecation
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curse; swearword
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replicate
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reproduce; duplicate
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hibernal
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wintry; wintery; of or like winter
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unsullied
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untarnished; CF. sully
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figure
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written symbols; number; amount represented in numbers; outline or silhouette of a thing or human body; person (well-known); impression; diagram; pattern; group in a dance; Ex. figure of speech; V. calculate with numbers; adorn with figures; appear; consider; Ex. My name did not figure in the list.
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goad
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urge on; drive with a goad; cause (someone) to do something by continued annoyance; Ex. They goaded him into doing it by saying he was a coward; N: sharp-pointed stick for driving cattle; stimulus; CF. annoy continually
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sow
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plant or scatter seed
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requite
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make return for; repay; reciprocate; revenge; N. requittal
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flicker
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burn unsteadily or fitfully; move waveringly; N: flickering movement or light; brief sensation; Ex. flicker of excitement
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reciprocal
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mutual; given and received in return; exchangeable; interacting; Ex. reciprocal trade agreement
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laud
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praise; N. ADJ. laudable: praiseworthy; ADJ. laudatory: expressing praise
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expunge
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cancel; remove a word or name (from a book or list); erase
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notch
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V-shaped cut in a surface; V.
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translucent
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partly transparent
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repellent
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driving away; disgusting; offensive; repulsive; unattractive; N.
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institution
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instituting; (building for the) organization; established custom, practice, or relationship in a society; mental hospital; Ex. institution of marriage
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obstinate
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stubborn; hard to control or treat; Ex. obstinate cough; N. obstinacy
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riveting
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holding one's attention; absorbing; engrossing
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formality
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ceremonious quality; ceremonious adherence to rules; something done just for form's sake; Ex. mere formality
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hinterlands
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back country; inner part of a country; OP. foreland
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satyr
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half-human, half-bestial being in the court of Dionysus (resembling a goat), portrayed as wanton(unrestrained) and cunning; lecher; CF. faun; CF. goat: lecherous man
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throttle
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strangle; regulate the speed of with a throttle; N: valve that regulates the flow; CF. throat ?
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faction
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party; clique (within a large group); dissension
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pinion
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restrain or immobilize by binding the wings or legs; N: bird's wing
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filch
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steal (things of small value)
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sportive
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playful; frolicsome; merry; CF. sport: play or frolic; CF. sportsmanlike
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spontaneity
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lack of premeditation; naturalness; freedom from constraint; ADJ. spontaneous: self-generated; unpremeditated; happening without being planned
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concede
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admit; acknowledge as being true (often reluctantly); yield; grant; Ex. concede a goal
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galleon
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large three-masted sailing ship
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dissemble
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disguise; hide the real nature of; pretend
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missive
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letter; written statement; CF. sent
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temporize
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gain time as by postponing an action; avoid committing oneself
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veracity
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truthfulness; adherence to the truth
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valedictory
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pertaining to farewell; N: farewell address (esp. at graduation exercises)
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tithe
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tax of one-tenth (contributed to a church); V: pay a tithe
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lexicographer
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compiler of a dictionary; CF. lexicography: work of compiling a dictionary
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plumage
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feathers of a bird;
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molecule
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the smallest particle (one or more atoms) of a substance that has all the properties of that substance
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turmoil
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extreme confusion; great commotion and confusion; Ex. throw the country into turmoil
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endue
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provide with some quality; endow
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parsimony
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stinginess; excessive frugality; ADJ. parsimonious
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gouge
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tear out; cut out (as if with a gouge); Ex. gouge his eyes out; N: chisel for cutting out hollow areas in wood
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homely
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not good-looking; unattractive
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trajectory
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path taken by a projectile; Ex. trajectory of a bullet
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gallows
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framework from which a noose is suspended (used for execution by hanging)
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censorious
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severely critical
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aggregate
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sum; total; ADJ. V: gather into a mass or whole; accumulate; add up to; Ex. aggregate 100 dollars
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gnarled
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twisted
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beeline
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direct quick route
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baroque
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highly ornate
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anecdote
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short story of an amusing or interesting event
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serendipity
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gift for finding valuable things by accident; accidental good fortune or luck; CF. The Three Princes of Serendip
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lackluster
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lacking luster(shine; gloss); dull
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flag
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droop; grow feeble; decline in vigor or strength; ADJ. flagging; CF. unflagging
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egoism
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excessive interest in one's self; belief that one should be interested in one's self rather than in others; selfishness; ADJ. egoistic, egoistical
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gazette
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official periodical publication; newspaper
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scurvy
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contemptible; despicable; N: disease caused by deficiency of Vitamin C
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stringent
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(of rules) binding; rigid; marked by scarcity of money; Ex. stringent economic conditions
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unwitting
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not knowing; unaware; unintentional; Ex. She was their unwitting accomplice; Ex. unwitting insult; CF. wit: know
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patois
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local or provincial dialect
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