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v. to restate the meaning of a passage in other words |
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alienate |
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paraphrase |
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extraneous |
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protuberant |
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n. a feeling of hatred |
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animus |
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delectable |
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genesis |
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effete |
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3.
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n. something taken for granted; going beyond proper bounds |
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presumption |
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poignant |
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disparity |
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imminent |
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4.
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adj. pretending to be religious |
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bereave |
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convivial |
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sanctimonious |
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arbiter |
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5.
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n. a speech by one person |
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nautical |
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monologue |
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abrogate |
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diverting |
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adj. sneeringly distrustful of the good motives or conduct
of others |
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cynical |
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academic |
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admonish |
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respite |
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v. to gain an advantage by the use of trick to evade
by the use of deception; to go around |
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soporific |
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poignant |
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chicanery |
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circumvent |
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v. to pierce through with a pointed instrument |
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impale |
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tenet |
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extemporaneous |
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ingenious |
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adj. accidental |
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vanquish |
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fortuitous |
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gesticulate |
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stoic |
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adj. understood by only a select few |
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quash |
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recapitulate |
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hovel |
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esoteric |
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adj. of, or pertaining to, the world, as contrasted with
the spirit |
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dictum |
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garnish |
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feign |
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mundane |
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v. to make gestures, or indicate feelings by motions |
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retrieve |
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abdicate |
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imprecation |
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gesticulate |
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adj. irresponsible, eccentric; lacking a fixed purpose
erratic behavior |
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craven |
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erratic |
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accord |
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apathy |
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n. confused, unintelligible, meaningless talk; special
vocabulary used only by members of a group or trade |
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deplete |
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meander |
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jargon |
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flamboyant |
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v. to soil or dirty |
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besmirch |
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venerable |
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cynical |
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diffident |
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n. employment entailing little or no responsibility or
labor |
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fictitious |
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deluge |
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waive |
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sinecure |
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n. misfortune |
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sallow |
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insatiable |
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expurgate |
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adversity |
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adj. to plead or argue against a certain course of action |
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circumspect |
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deprecate |
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credulous |
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low |
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adj. swollen, inflated; using big or high-sounding words |
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kaleidoscopic |
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alacrity |
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delectable |
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turgid |
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n. scarcity |
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noisome |
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dearth |
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antithesis |
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sultry |
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adj. flimsy and cheap |
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sleazy |
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tremulous |
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untenable |
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inscrutable |
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adj. moderate in the use of food or drink |
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creditable |
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zealous |
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benevolent |
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abstemious |
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v. to prevent (the attainment of an object); to defeat
or render ineffectual |
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consecrate |
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frustrate |
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punitive |
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condone |
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v. to express sympathy with another in sorrow, pain,
or misfortune |
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condole |
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attribute |
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entreat |
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dictum |
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v. to refuse or reject with contempt |
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spurn |
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pensive |
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depreciate |
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effete |
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adj. innumerable |
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dynamic |
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immaculate |
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myriad |
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feasible |
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adv. with one's identity concealed |
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quash |
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malicious |
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dictum |
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incognito |
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adj. wicked; hateful |
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accord |
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sultry |
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heinous |
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depraved |
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adj. industrious |
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protuberant |
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inhibit |
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exultation |
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assiduous |
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adj. very heavy; clumsy |
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ponderous |
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obtrusive |
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apprehensive |
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creditable |
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adj. quick to find fault about trifles |
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captious |
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rudimentary |
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idiosyncrasy |
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vicarious |
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v. to do speedily; to send off |
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vanquish |
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congenial |
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blight |
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dispatch |
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n. conversation which is amusing and not serious |
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panegyric |
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banter |
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engender |
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dissolute |
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adj. spirited; ardent |
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gregarious |
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sacrosanct |
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fervid |
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impostor |
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n. burden; duty |
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extirpate |
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onus |
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condone |
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awry |
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adj. serving as a model; commendable |
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condign |
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exemplary |
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asseverate |
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utilitarian |
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adj. wise; shrewd |
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sally |
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egregious |
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emissary |
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sagacious |
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38.
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v. to give up claim to |
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machiavellian |
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corpulent |
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abdicate |
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apprise |
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39.
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v. to penetrate and understand |
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stringent |
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fathom |
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archetype |
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tantamount |
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n. an opinion held in opposition to the traditional view |
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ingenious |
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lavish |
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exodus |
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heresy |
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