Vocabulary Cartoons Ii (Cont'd.)

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prattle

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to babble; to talk meaninglessly

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balk

Back 2

to stop short and refuse to proceed

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curb

Back 3

to control or check

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assail

Back 4

to attack violently

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quail

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to shrink with fear; to cower; to lose heart and courage

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dwell

Back 6

to make one's home; reside; to focus attention on; to speak or write about at length

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quell

Back 7

to exstinguish; to put down or suppress by force

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quaff

Back 8

to drink heartily

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estrange

Back 9

to alienate; to treat as a stranger; to turn an affectionate attitude into an indifferent or unfriendly one

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disconcert

Back 10

to disturb the composure of; upset; to frustrate (as a plan) by throwing into disorder

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disconcert

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to disturb the composure of; upset; to frustrate (as a plan) by throwing into disorder

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annex

Back 12

to add or attach

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espouse

Back 13

to adopt; to support

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reproach

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to express disapproval of

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pacifist

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one who is in opposition of war or violence

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bequest

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something left to someone in a will

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manifest

Back 17

clearly apparent to the sight or understanding; obvious

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rote

Back 18

a memorizing process using routine or repetition, often without comprehension

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morass

Back 19

anything that hinders, traps or overwhelms; low-lying soggy ground

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reign

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the exercise or possession of supreme power

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brouhaha

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an uproar; hubbub

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wrath

Back 22

extreme or violent rage

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zenith

Back 23

the peak; the highest point

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slake

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to quench; to satisfy a craving

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bedlam

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a place or scene of noisy uproar and confusion

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prehensile

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adapted for grasping or holding

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dour

Back 27

severe; gloomy; stern

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taut

Back 28

stretched tight; tidy

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indolence

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lazy

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incontrovertible

Back 30

not able to be "turned against" or disputed; certain; indisputable

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benighted

Back 31

being in a state of intellectual darkness; ignorant; unenlightened

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requisite

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requirement

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shunt

Back 33

to move or turn aside; to evade by putting aside or ignoring

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respite

Back 34

delay; postpone; a brief interval of rest

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personify

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to think of or represent as having human qualities; to typify

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forte

Back 36

something in which a person excels

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enmity

Back 37

hostility; deep-seated hatred

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crony

Back 38

a close friend or companion

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bevy

Back 39

a group of animals; an assemblage

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battery

Back 40

the unlawful beating of a person; act of beating or pounding; any large group of related things

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acme

Back 41

the highest point

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psyche

Back 42

the human soul; the mind

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bandy

Back 43

to trade; to give back and forth; to exchange

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chastise

Back 44

to discipline; to criticize severely

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polarize

Back 45

to break up into opposing factions or groups

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tantalize

Back 46

to excite by exposing something desirable while keeping it out of reach

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synchronize

Back 47

to occur at the same time; simultaneous

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surmise

Back 48

to guess; to infer (something) without sufficient evidence

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demise

Back 49

death; the end

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hiatus

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a gap or an interruption in space, time, or continuity; a break

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evince

Back 51

to show or demonstrate clearly

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crux

Back 52

main point; the heart of the matter

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apex

Back 53

the highest point; peak

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quietude

Back 54

calm; tranquil; peaceful

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extrude

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to force out, as through a small opening

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obtrude

Back 56

to impose oneself or one's ideas on others; to stick out

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addicted

Back 57

to devote (oneself) habitually or compulsively

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brink

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edge

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exalt

Back 59

to raise high; glorify

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hearten

Back 60

to give strength, courage, or hope; to encourage

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hearten

Back 61

to give strength, courage, or hope; to encourage

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hearten

Back 62

to give strength, courage, or hope; to encourage

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kindle

Back 63

to cause to burn or ignite; to arouse or inspire

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portend

Back 64

to warn of as an omen; forecast

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seethe

Back 65

to be agitated, as by rage; to churn and foam as if boiling

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gastronomy

Back 66

the art of good eating

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propinquity

Back 67

proximity, nearness; kinship

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animosity

Back 68

having a feeling of ill-will; bitter hostility

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cupidity

Back 69

excessive greed, especially for money

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depravity

Back 70

extreme wickedness

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hierarchy

Back 71

categorization of a group according to ability or status

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plucky

Back 72

brave and spirited; courageous

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gravity

Back 73

seriousness or importance

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patrimony

Back 74

an inheritance from a father or an ancestor; anything inherited

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canopy

Back 75

a covering

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accrue

Back 76

to accumulate over time

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perpendicular

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upright or vertical; being at right angles to the plane of the horizon

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exemplar

Back 78

a model or original; an example

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dire

Back 79

disastrous; desperate

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garner

Back 80

to gather or store

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deter

Back 81

to discourage; to keep someone from doing something

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inure

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to get used to something undesirable; harden

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nurture

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to nourish, to feed; to educate; to train; to foster

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bolster

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to support, as in a group; to give a boost; n. a large pillow

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hamper

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to prevent the free movement, action, or progress of; to hinder or impede

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doff

Back 86

to take off; to remove; to put aside

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don

Back 87

to put on

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svelte

Back 88

slim, slender

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obese

Back 89

extremely fat; grossly overweight

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stalactite

Back 90

a tapering formation hanging from the ceiling of a cave, produced by the dripping of mineral-rich water

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stalagmite

Back 91

a conical mineral deposit formed on the floor of a cave by the dripping of mineral-rich water

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diurnal

Back 92

occurring every day; occurring during the daytime

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nocturnal

Back 93

of or occurring at night

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pristine

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extremely pure; untouched

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squalid

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dirty and wretched, as from poverty or lack of care

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capitulate

Back 96

to surrender under certain conditions; to give in

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validate

Back 97

to declare legally valid; legalize

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exonerate

Back 98

to free from accusation or blame; to free from a responsibility or task

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expatriate

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to exile, banish; leave one's country (either by force or by desire)

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palliate

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to make seem less serious; to mitigate

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confiscate

Back 101

to seize

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elucidate

Back 102

to make clear and explain fully

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inundate

Back 103

to overwhelm with abundance or excess; flood

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deprecate

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to express disapproval of

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ruminate

Back 105

to ponder; to reflect upon