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acerbate
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to irritate or annoy
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acerbic
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sharp or bitter in mood, tempor, or expression
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acedia
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spiritual indifference: APATHY
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quiescent
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at rest, in a state of repose, still, inactive
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passel
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a large number: a group
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glaucous
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of a pale yellow-green color
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Ogygian
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ancient, primeval
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hexapod
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an insect
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liaise
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establish communication for purposes of mutual understanding
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inchoate
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in an early stage, imperfectly formed or developed
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ingenuous
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lacking sophistication, straghtforward and frank, candid
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anathema
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a thing or person greatly detested
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condign
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deserved, suitable
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contumacy
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insubordinate opposition to authority: stubbornness
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coruscate
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to give off flashes of light: sparkle: glitter
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countervail
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to make up for: compensate
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deciduous
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shedding leaves annually
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deign
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to condescend to give
"I would not DEIGN to comment on such disgusting behavior." |
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diaphanous
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so fine or gauzy in texture as to be transparent or translucent
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dilapidated
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broken down: shabby: neglected
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dirge
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a funereal hymn
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discombobulate
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to upset the composure of: disconcert
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dissertation
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a formal and lengthy discourse or treatise on some subject
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divination
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a successful guess: a clever conjecture
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doddering
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shaky, tottering, senile
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doggerel
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a trivial, poorly constructed verse: a jingle
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cur
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a mongrel, a cowardly person
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dolorous
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marked by excessive sorrow or pain
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dolabriform
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shaped like the head of an axe
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doggery
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ill-tempered behavior
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hagiography
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1. biography of saints
2. a worshipful or idealizing biography |
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ersatz
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being an artificial, usually inferior substitute
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invective
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harsh or abusive language
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ebullient
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overflowing with enthusiasm and in high spirit
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echelon
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any of the levels of responsibility or importance in an organization
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effectuate
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to bring about, to cause to happen
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effrontery
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unashamed boldness, impudence, audacity, presumption
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emanate
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to emit, come forth, issue, as from a source
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eminence
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a high or lofty place
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emulate
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to try to equal or surpass, to rival successfully
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encapsulate
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to put in concise form, condense
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equable
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not varying or fluctuating much
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equivocal
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having two or more meanings, purposely vague, misleading, ambiguous
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esoteric
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beyond the understanding or knowledge of most people, understood only by a particular group
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evanescent
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tending to fade from sight: vanishing: ephemeral
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exiguous
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scanty, meager
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exonerate
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free from guilt
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eructation
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the act of belching: a belch
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disquisition
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a formal discourse on a subject
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rejoinder
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an answer or reply
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tatterdemalion
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one wearing ragged or tattered clothing: RAGAMUFFIN
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octogenarian
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being between 80 and 90 years old
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lepidote
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covered with small scurfy scales
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leptosome
(lep-tuh-sOm) |
a person with a slender, thin, or frail body
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lagniappe
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a small gift presented by a store owner to a customer who has made a purchase; an extra or unexpected gift or benefit
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sere
<SEER> |
dry, withered
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heterodox
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differing from the acknowledged standard, unorthodox, holding unorthodox doctrines or beliefs
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acclimate
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to become accustomed to a new environment or situation
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abrogate
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to cancel or repeal by authority
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abscess
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a swollen and inflamed area of body tissue
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abscond
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to hastily escape, make away with something
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accentuate
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to emphasize, heighten the effect of
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acrid
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sharp, bitter, stinging, irritating to the taste or smell
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admonition
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a mild rebuke, a reprimand
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afflatus
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a creative impulse: inspiration
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entelechy
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1. actuality as distinguished from potentiality
2. a vital force urging an organism to self-perfection in some philosophical systems |
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agnate
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related to or descended from the male or father's side: from a common source: AKIN
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antithesis
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a contract or opposition to
"Love is the ANTITHESIS of hate." |
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asceticism
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self-discipline, self-denial, and austerity
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avuncular
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of, like, or in the relationship of an uncle
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bailiwick
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one's particular area of authority, activity, interest
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cainotophobia
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abnormal fear of newness
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cachinate
<kak in AT> |
to laugh loudly or convulsively
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cadence
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balanced, rhythmic flow, as of prose or oratory
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catalepsy
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muscular rigidity and lack of awareness of environment
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contemptuous
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full of contempt, scornful, disdainful
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confabulation
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informal chit-chat
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factitious
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forced or artificial
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fastidious
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meticulously attentive to detail: excessively scrupulous: difficult to please: having complicated requirements
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febrifuge
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any substance for reducing fever
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felicitous
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yielding great pleasure or happiness
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firmament
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the sky, the expanse of the heavens
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fissure
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a separation or division: a schism: split
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fixative
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something that is able to make permanent: a substance to prevent fading
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flippant
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marked by disrespectful levity or indifference
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foppery
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the actions or dress of a vain person
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fractious
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apt to cause trouble: UNRULY
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fuliginous
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full of smoke or soot
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gambol
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to frolic, jump and skip about in play
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garrulous
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talking too much: loquacious
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gimlet
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a cocktail made with vodka and lime
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grandiloquent
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using high-flown, pompous, bombastic words and expressions
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grizzled
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gray, streaked with gray, made gray
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guileless
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candid, frank, open, free from deceit
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hegemony
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leadership or dominance, esp. that of one state or nation over others
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hydrophyte
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a plant growing only in water or very wet earth
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heterotaxis
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an abormal structural arrangement
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hyperbolize
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to exaggerate
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hypercatalexis
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the addition of one or more syllables more than the normal number in a verse or metric line
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hymeneal
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1. of or relating to a marriage or wedding: NUPTIAL
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hylozoism
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the philosophical doctrine that life is a property of matter, that life and matter are inseparable, or that matter possesses a spiritual component
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hypogeal
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located beneath the earth's surface: UNDERGROUND
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hypostatize
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to symbolize a concept in a material form: to ascribe material existence to
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hyposthenia
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abnormal weakness
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hypopnea
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abnormally slow and shallow breathing
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hypnophobia
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abnormal fear of sleeping
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hypotrophy
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less-than-normal growth
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hypochondria
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the persistent neurotic conviction that one is ill or is likely to become ill, often involving experiences of actual pain, when illness is neither present nor likely
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ignominy
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1. disgraceful or shameful action, conduct, or character
2. great personal humiliation or dishonor |
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idolater
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one who worships idols, one who blindly or excessively adores a person or thing
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illicit
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not permitted by custom or law: UNLAWFUL
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impasse
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a deadlock: a difficult situation offering no practical escape
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impecunious
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having no money, poor
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impertinent
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not showing proper respect or manners
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impetuous
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marked by sudden energy or emotion: IMPULSIVE
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impetus
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something that incites: STIMULUS, a driving force
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impious
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irreverent: lacking proper respect
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impervious
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not capable of being affected, not capable of being penetrated, not permeable
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implication
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something implied: an indirect indication
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incandescent
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shining brilliantly
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incongruous
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lacking harmony or agreement
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incumbent
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currently in office
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indiscreet
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lacking discretion: injudicious
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indiscrete
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not divided into separate parts: UNIFIED
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indoctrinate
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to teach to accept a system of thought uncritically
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indomitable
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not easily discouraged
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ineffable
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1. beyond expression: INDESCRIBABLE
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indurate
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to make hard, to harden, to become firmly established or fixed
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infundibuliform
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funnel-shaped
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infirmity
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physical debilitation: frailty: weakness
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iniquitous
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marked by wickedness: SINFUL
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inimical
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hostile: unfriendly: ADVERSE
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inscrutable
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difficult to understand: ENIGMATIC
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insidious
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designed to entrap: TREACHEROUS, beguiling but harmful: SEDUCTIVE
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insensate
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unconscious: lacking sensation: INANIMATE
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insinuate
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to introduce by sly or artful means: TO HINT AT
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inveigh
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to protest angrily: RAIL
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inveigle
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to leadon with deception: to win over with guile
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iridescent
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having or showing shifting color changes
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jettison
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to throw some goods overboard in order to lighten the load of a ship or airplane in an emergency
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lassitude
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the state of being weary, tired, and listless
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lapidarian
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cut in or inscribed in stone
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legation
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a diplomatic mission ranking below an embassy
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liaison
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a channel of communication or connection between two distinct groups
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luminary
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a notable or famous person
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lobscouse
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a sailor's stew made of meats, vegetables, and hardtack
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lyncean
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sharp-sighted
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Lysenkoism
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the biological doctrine of Trofim Lysenko that maintains the possibility of inheriting environmentally acquired characteristics
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maculate
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to spot, blemish, or pollute
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macula
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a spot, stain, or blemish
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macrocosm
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the entire world: UNIVERSE
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malapropism
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ludicrous misuse of a word
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malaise
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a vague feeling of depression or illness
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malinger
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to pretend to be ill or injured in order to avoid responsibilities or work
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providential
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of or resulting from divine direction or superintendence
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bibelot
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a small decorative object without practical utility, a trinket
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gallimaufry
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a medley, a hodgepodge
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fructuous
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fruitful, productive
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nonage
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a period of youth or immaturitys
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sotto voce
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spoken low in an undertone, as not to be heard
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