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248 Cards in this Set
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synod
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noun: An ecclesiastical council.
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audacious
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adjective: Fearless.
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paralysis
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noun: Loss of the power of contractility in the voluntary or involuntary muscles.
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fortitude
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noun: Patient courage.
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harbinger
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noun: One who or that which foreruns and announces the coming of any person or thing.
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blithesome
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adjective: Cheerful.
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mannerism
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noun: Constant or excessive adherence to one manner, style, or peculiarity, as of action or
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variant
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noun: A thing that differs from another in form only, being the same in essence or substance.
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allotment
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noun: Portion.
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allegory
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noun: The setting forth of a subject under the guise of another subject of aptly suggestive likeness.
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preclude
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verb: To prevent.
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pique
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verb: To excite a slight degree of anger in.
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vista
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noun: A view or prospect.
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fluential
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adjective: Pertaining to streams.
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possession
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noun: The having, holding, or detention of property in one's power or command.
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donor
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noun: One who makes a donation or present.
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ordination
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noun: A consecration to the ministry.
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imbroglio
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noun: A misunderstanding attended by ill feeling, perplexity, or strife.
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altitude
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noun: Vertical distance or elevation above any point or base-level, as the sea.
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discipline
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verb: To train to obedience.
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amorous
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adjective: Having a propensity for falling in love.
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insentient
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adjective: Lacking the power of feeling or perceiving.
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prescient
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adjective: Foreknowing.
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competent
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adjective: Qualified.
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privy
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adjective: Participating with another or others in the knowledge of a secret transaction.
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insight
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noun: Intellectual discernment.
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vainglory
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noun: Excessive, pretentious, and demonstrative vanity.
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ministry
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noun: A service.
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primer
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noun: An elementary reading-book for children.
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tenet
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noun: Any opinion, principle, dogma, or doctrine that a person believes or maintains as true.
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provocation
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noun: An action or mode of conduct that excites resentment.
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callow
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adjective: Without experience of the world.
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sentience
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noun: Capacity for sensation or sense-perception.
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introspect
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verb: To look into.
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potentate
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noun: One possessed of great power or sway.
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bric-a-brac
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noun: Objects of curiosity or for decoration.
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fulminate
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verb: To cause to explode.
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enthusiastic
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adjective: Full of zeal and fervor.
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gossamer
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adjective: Flimsy.
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dermatology
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noun: The branch of medical science which relates to the skin and its diseases.
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parallelism
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noun: Essential likeness.
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piecemeal
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aderb: Gradually.
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laud
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verb: To praise in words or song.
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sense
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noun: The signification conveyed by some word, phrase, or action.
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inceptive
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adjective: Beginning.
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gaily
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aderb: Merrily.
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incompatible
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adjective: Discordant.
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metonymy
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noun: A figure of speech that consists in the naming of a thing by one of its attributes.
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secretive
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adjective: Having a tendency to conceal.
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fruition
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noun: Fulfillment.
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laudatory
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adjective: Pertaining to, expressing, or containing praise.
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abnegate
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verb: To renounce (a right or privilege).
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foresee
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verb: To discern beforehand.
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dissipation
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noun: The state of being dispersed or scattered.
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diatribe
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noun: A bitter or malicious criticism.
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demulcent
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noun: Any application soothing to an irritable surface
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Britannia
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noun: The United Kingdom of Great Britain.
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irreverential
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adjective: Showing or expressing a deficiency of veneration, especially for sacred things.
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ludicrous
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adjective: Laughable.
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dowry
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noun: The property which a wife brings to her husband in marriage.
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inconstant
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adjective: Changeable.
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jugular
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adjective: Pertaining to the throat.
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agile
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adjective: Able to move or act quickly, physically, or mentally.
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ichthyosaurs
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noun: A fossil reptile.
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naturally
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aderb: According to the usual order of things.
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provincial
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adjective: Uncultured in thought and manner.
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imperil
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verb: To endanger.
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neopaganism
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noun: A new or revived paganism.
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supersede
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verb: To displace.
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querulous
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adjective: Habitually complaining.
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unlawful
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adjective: Illegal.
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pact
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noun: A covenant.
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medial
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adjective: Of or pertaining to the middle.
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semicivilized
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adjective: Half-civilized.
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optician
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noun: One who makes or deals in optical instruments or eye-glasses.
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resistless
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adjective: Powerless.
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solstice
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noun: The time of year when the sun is at its greatest declination.
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symphonious
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adjective: Marked by a harmonious or agreeable mingling of sounds.
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pommel
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verb: To beat with something thick or bulky.
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leisure
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noun: Spare time.
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ampere
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noun: The practical unit of electric-current strength.
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deceit
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noun: Falsehood.
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trident
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noun: The three-pronged fork that was the emblem of Neptune.
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pavilion
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noun: An open structure for temporary shelter.
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reinstate
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verb: To restore to a former state, station, or authority.
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plasticity
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noun: The property of some substances through which the form of the mass can readily be
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perambulate
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verb: To walk about.
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nude
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adjective: Naked.
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systematic
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adjective: Methodical.
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unavoidable
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adjective: Inevitable.
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hypothesis
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noun: A proposition taken for granted as a premise from which to reach a conclusion.
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merciless
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adjective: Cruel.
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anthropology
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noun: The science of man in general.
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eulogize
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verb: To speak or write a laudation of a person's life or character.
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Baconian
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adjective: Of or pertaining to Lord Bacon or his system of philosophy.
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domain
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noun: A sphere or field of action or interest.
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subvert
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verb: To bring to ruin.
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tutelar
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adjective: Protective.
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archangel
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noun: An angel of high rank.
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glacial
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adjective: Icy, or icily cold.
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intercessor
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noun: A mediator.
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ponderous
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adjective: Unusually weighty or forcible.
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choleric
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adjective: Easily provoked to anger.
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usury
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noun: The demanding for the use of money as a loan, a rate of interest beyond what is allowed by law.
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tacit
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adjective: Understood.
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devious
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adjective: Out of the common or regular track.
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crevice
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noun: A small fissure, as between two contiguous surfaces.
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exhaust
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verb: To empty by draining off the contents.
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comprehensive
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adjective: Large in scope or content.
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immersion
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noun: The act of plunging or dipping entirely under water or another fluid.
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terse
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adjective: Pithy.
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liqueur
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noun: An alcoholic cordial sweetened and flavored with aromatic substances.
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accompaniment
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noun: A subordinate part or parts, enriching or supporting the leading part.
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vigilance
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noun: Alert and intent mental watchfulness in guarding against danger.
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pendulum
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noun: A weight hung on a rod, serving by its oscillation to regulate the rate of a clock.
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predecessor
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noun: An incumbent of a given office previous to another.
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conciliate
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verb: To obtain the friendship of.
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irreverence
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noun: The quality showing or expressing a deficiency of veneration, especially for sacred things.
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prolific
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adjective: Producing offspring or fruit.
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vegetative
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adjective: Pertaining to the process of plant-life.
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sarcasm
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noun: Cutting and reproachful language.
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efflorescence
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noun: The state of being flowery, or a flowery appearance.
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cacophony
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noun: A disagreeable, harsh, or discordant sound or combination of sounds or tones.
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Titanic
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adjective: Of vast size or strength.
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intricate
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adjective: Difficult to follow or understand.
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instructive
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adjective: Conveying knowledge.
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outcast
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noun: One rejected and despised, especially socially.
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entrails
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noun: pl. The internal parts of an animal.
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arrangement
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noun: The act of putting in proper order, or the state of being put in order.
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introductory
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adjective: Preliminary.
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stupendous
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adjective: Of prodigious size, bulk, or degree.
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inroad
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noun: Forcible encroachment or trespass.
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scrupulous
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adjective: Cautious in action for fear of doing wrong.
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grandeur
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noun: The quality of being grand or admirably great.
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defensive
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adjective: Carried on in resistance to aggression.
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luxuriate
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verb: To live sumptuously.
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lawmaker
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noun: A legislator.
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assent
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verb: To express agreement with a statement or matter of opinion.
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reticent
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adjective: Habitually keeping silent or being reserved in utterance.
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imply
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verb: To signify.
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hypocrite
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noun: One who makes false professions of his views or beliefs.
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acquaintance
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noun: Release or discharge from indebtedness, obligation, or responsibility.
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bewilder
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verb: To confuse the perceptions or judgment of.
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fumigate
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verb: To subject to the action of smoke or fumes, especially for disinfection.
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infirmity
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noun: A physical, mental, or moral weakness or flaw.
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verbatim
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aderb: Word for word.
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sapient
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adjective: Possessing wisdom.
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assessor
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noun: An officer whose duty it is to assess taxes.
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flagrant
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adjective: Openly scandalous.
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caste
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noun: The division of society on artificial grounds.
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canary
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adjective: Of a bright but delicate yellow.
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epidemic
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noun: Wide-spread occurrence of a disease in a certain region.
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flection
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noun: The act of bending.
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effect
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noun: A consequence.
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inapt
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adjective: Awkward or slow.
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curable
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adjective: Capable of being remedied or corrected.
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leniency
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noun: Forbearance.
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embolism
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noun: An obstruction or plugging up of an artery or other blood-vessel.
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tenor
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noun: A settled course or manner of progress.
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afoot
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aderb: In progress.
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machinery
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noun: The parts of a machine or engine, taken collectively.
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festive
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adjective: Merry.
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wholly
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aderb: Completely.
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remodel
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verb: Reconstruct.
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ingraft
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verb: To set or implant deeply and firmly.
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melodious
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adjective: Characterized by a sweet succession of sounds.
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armful
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noun: As much as can be held in the arm or arms.
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multiplicity
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noun: the condition of being manifold or very various.
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militia
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noun: Those citizens, collectively, who are enrolled and drilled in temporary military organizations.
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suggestive
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adjective: Stimulating to thought or reflection.
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retch
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verb: To make an effort to vomit.
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adverse
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adjective: Opposing or opposed.
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obstreperous
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adjective: Boisterous.
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preempt
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verb: To secure the right of preference in the purchase of public land.
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sapid
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adjective: Affecting the sense of taste.
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virile
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adjective: Masculine.
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perfunctory
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adjective: Half-hearted.
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distillation
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noun: Separation of the more volatile parts of a substance from those less volatile.
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recitation
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noun: The act of reciting or repeating, especially in public and from memory.
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vociferous
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adjective: Making a loud outcry.
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serviceable
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adjective: Durable.
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pedagogics
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noun: The science and art of teaching.
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captivate
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verb: To fascinate, as by excellence. eloquence, or beauty.
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untimely
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adjective: Unseasonable.
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Martian
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adjective: Pertaining to Mars, either the Roman god of war or the planet.
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stiletto
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noun: A small dagger.
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rhapsody
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noun: Rapt or rapturous utterance.
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ultramundane
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adjective: Pertaining to supernatural things or to another life.
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frigid
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adjective: Lacking warmth.
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conjugal
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adjective: Pertaining to marriage, marital rights, or married persons.
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poignancy
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noun: Severity or acuteness, especially of pain or grief.
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eugenic
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adjective: Relating to the development and improvement of race.
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feminine
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adjective: Characteristic of woman or womankind.
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Jingo
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noun: One of a party in Great Britain in favor of spirited and demonstrative foreign policy.
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epitaph
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noun: An inscription on a tomb or monument in honor or in memory of the dead.
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cornucopia
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noun: The horn of plenty, symbolizing peace and prosperity.
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onset
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noun: An assault, especially of troops, upon an enemy or fortification.
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bole
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noun: The trunk or body of a tree.
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bomb
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noun: A hollow projectile containing an explosive material.
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physiognomy
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noun: The external appearance merely.
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judicious
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adjective: Prudent.
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diverse
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adjective: Capable of various forms.
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novellette
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noun: A short novel.
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blazon
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verb: To make widely or generally known.
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affiliate
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noun: Some auxiliary person or thing.
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aspirant
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noun: One who seeks earnestly, as for advancement, honors, place.
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forgery
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noun: Counterfeiting.
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fealty
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noun: Loyalty.
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militarism
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noun: A policy of maintaining great standing armies.
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deign
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verb: To deem worthy of notice or account.
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cadence
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noun: Rhythmical or measured flow or movement, as in poetry or the time and pace of marching troops.
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accost
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verb: To speak to.
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metempsychosis
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noun: Transition of the soul of a human being at death into another body, whether human or beast.
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plenitude
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noun: Abundance.
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prescience
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noun: Knowledge of events before they take place.
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detriment
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noun: Something that causes damage, depreciation, or loss.
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peremptory
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adjective: Precluding question or appeal.
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creamery
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noun: A butter-making establishment.
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pervert
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noun: One who has forsaken a doctrine regarded as true for one esteemed false.
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caustic
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adjective: Sarcastic and severe.
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volant
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adjective: Flying or able to fly.
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astute
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adjective: Keen in discernment.
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prophesy
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verb: To predict or foretell, especially under divine inspiration and guidance.
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chaos
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noun: Any condition of which the elements or parts are in utter disorder and confusion.
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decalogue
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noun: The ten commandments.
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acrimonious
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adjective: Full of bitterness.
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retrospective
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adjective: Looking back on the past.
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salutation
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noun: Any form of greeting, hailing, or welcome, whether by word or act.
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dastard
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noun: A base coward.
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egotist
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noun: One given to self-mention or who is constantly telling of his own views and experiences.
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preestablish
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verb: To settle or arrange beforehand.
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recapitulate
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verb: To repeat again the principal points of.
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fondle
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verb: To handle tenderly and lovingly.
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patronymic
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adjective: Formed after one's father's name.
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connive
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verb: To be in collusion.
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quintet
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noun: Musical composition arranged for five voices or instruments.
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frolicsome
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adjective: Prankish.
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indignity
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noun: Unmerited contemptuous conduct or treatment.
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nurture
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noun: The process of fostering or promoting growth.
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transfusion
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noun: The act of pouring from one vessel to another.
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pageant
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noun: A dramatic representation, especially a spectacular one.
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epidermis
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noun: The outer skin.
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lurid
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adjective: Ghastly and sensational.
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emphasize
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verb: To articulate or enunciate with special impressiveness upon a word, or a group of words.
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debonair
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adjective: Having gentle or courteous bearing or manner.
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sequacious
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adjective: Ready to be led.
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biograph
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noun: A bibliographical sketch or notice.
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perfumery
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noun: The preparation of perfumes.
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