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agape
(adj): open-mouthed; surprised; agog
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(adj): open-mouthed; surprised; agog
agape
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carcinogen
(n): causing cancer
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(n): causing cancer
carcinogen
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censure
(v): to criticize sharply
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(v): to criticize sharply
censure
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deride
(v): to ridicule; to mock
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(v): to ridicule; to mock
deride
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gambol
(v): to frolic; to romp about playfully
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(v): to frolic; to romp about playfully
gambol
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gibe
(v): to scoff; to ridicule
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(v): to scoff; to ridicule
gibe
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grotesque
(adj): absurd; distorted
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(adj): absurd; distorted
grotesque
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hackneyed
(adj): commonplace; overused
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(adj): commonplace; overused
hackneyed
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immolate
(v): to kill someone as a sacrificial victim, usually by fire
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(v): to kill someone as a sacrificial victim, usually by fire
immolate
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imperious
(adj): domineering; haughty
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(adj): domineering; haughty
imperious
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martinet
(n): a strict disciplinarian; taskmaster
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(n): a strict disciplinarian; taskmaster
martinet
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neologism
(n): a new word or expression
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(n): a new word or expression
neologism
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olfactory
(adj): pertaining to smell
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(adj): pertaining to smell
olfactory
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quagmire
(n): a swamp; a difficult or inextricable situation
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(n): a swamp; a difficult or inextricable situation
quagmire
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recondite
(adj): difficult to understand; profound
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(adj): difficult to understand; profound
recondite
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roots "ced" and "cess"
means "to yield", "to stop," "to go"
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means "to yield", "to stop," "to go"
roots "ced" and "cess"
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root "mot"
means "to move"
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means "to move"
root "mot"
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suffix -ive
means "relating to" or "tending to"
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means "relating to" or "tending to"
suffix -ive
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