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privy adj.
Participating with another or others in the knowledge of a secret transaction.
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prim adj.
Stiffly proper.
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prevaricate v.
To use ambiguous or evasive language for the purpose of deceiving or diverting attention.
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presumptuous adj.
Assuming too much.
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preposterous adj.
Utterly ridiculous or absurd.
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prelude n.
An introductory or opening performance.
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prehensible adj.
Capable of being grasped.
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prehensile adj.
Adapted for grasping or holding.
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preempt v.
To secure the right of preference in the purchase of public land.
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preemption n.
The right or act of purchasing before others.
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precipitant adj.
Moving onward quickly and heedlessly.
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precipitate v.
To force forward prematurely.
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plausible adj.
Seeming likely to be true, though open to doubt.
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pervade v.
To pass or spread through every part.
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pervasion n.
The state of spreading through every part.
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pervasive adj.
Thoroughly penetrating or permeating.
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perjure v.
To swear falsely to.
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perjury n.
A solemn assertion of a falsity.
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penitence n.
Sorrow for sin with desire to amend and to atone.
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pedant n.
A scholar who makes needless and inopportune display of his learning.
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pedagogics n.
The science and art of teaching.
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palate n.
The roof of the mouth.
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palatial adj.
Magnificent.
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paleontology n.
The branch of biology that treats of ancient life and fossil organisms.
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ordnance n.
A general name for all kinds of weapons and their appliances used in war.
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writhe v.
To twist the body, face, or limbs or as in pain or distress.
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wry adj.
Deviating from that which is proper or right.
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veneer n.
Outside show or elegance.
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venerable adj.
Meriting or commanding high esteem.
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vegetate v.
To live in a monotonous, passive way without exercise of the mental faculties.
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valedictory n.
A parting address.
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usury n.
The demanding for the use of money as a loan, a rate of interest beyond what is allowed by law.
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unconscionable adj.
Ridiculously or unjustly excessive.
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umbrage n.
A sense of injury.
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transcribe v.
To write over again (something already written)
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temerity n.
Recklessness.
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temporal adj.
Pertaining to or concerned with the affairs of the present life.
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temporize v.
To pursue a policy of delay.
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taut adj.
Stretched tight.
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surmount v.
To overcome by force of will.
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supercilious adj.
Exhibiting haughty and careless contempt.
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sordid adj.
Of degraded character or nature.
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sophistry n.
Reasoning sound in appearance only, especially when designedly deceptive.
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sophism n.
A false argument understood to be such by the reasoner himself and intentionally used to deceive
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soliloquy n.
A monologue.
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solstice n.
The time of year when the sun is at its greatest declination.
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shrewd adj.
Characterized by skill at understanding and profiting by circumstances.
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orate v.
To deliver an elaborate or formal public speech.
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oration n.
An elaborate or formal public speech.
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orator n.
One who delivers an elaborate or formal speech.
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oratorio n.
A composition for solo voices, chorus, and orchestra, generally taken from the Scriptures.
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oratory n.
The art of public speaking.
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opprobrium n.
The state of being scornfully reproached or accused of evil.
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officious adj.
Intermeddling with what is not one's concern.
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olfactory adj.
of or pertaining to the sense of smell.
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obstreperous adj.
Boisterous.
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obstetrician n.
A practitioner of midwifery.
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obnoxious adj.
Detestable.
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obsequies n.
Funeral rites.
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obsequious adj.
Showing a servile readiness to fall in with the wishes or will of another.
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nuance n.
A slight degree of difference in anything perceptible to the sense of the mind.
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natal adj.
Pertaining to one's birth.
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motley adj.
Composed of heterogeneous or inharmonious elements.
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levy v.
To impose and collect by force or threat of force.
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ingenious adj.
Evincing skill, originality, or cleverness, as in contrivance or arrangement.
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ingenuity n.
Cleverness in contriving, combining, or originating.
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ingenuous adj.
Candid, frank, or open in character or quality.
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indignant adj.
Having such anger and scorn as is aroused by meanness or wickedness.
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impetuous adj.
Impulsive.
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impetus n.
Any impulse or incentive.
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hypothesis n.
A proposition taken for granted as a premise from which to reach a conclusion.
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heresy n.
An opinion or doctrine subversive of settled beliefs or accepted principles.
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heretic n.
One who holds opinions contrary to the recognized standards or tenets of any philosophy.
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grimace n.
A distortion of the features, occasioned by some feeling of pain, disgust, etc.
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genealogy n.
A list, in the order of succession, of ancestors and their descendants.
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fiducial adj.
Indicative of faith or trust.
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feint n.
Any sham, pretense, or deceptive movement.
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extraneous adj.
Having no essential relation to a subject.
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exigency n.
A critical period or condition.
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euphemism n.
A figure of speech by which a phrase less offensive is substituted.
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enthrall v.
To bring or hold under any overmastering influence.
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effeminate adj.
Having womanish traits or qualities.
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effete adj.
Exhausted, as having performed its functions.
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efflorescent adj.
Opening in flower.
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dissemble v.
To hide by pretending something different.
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dissension n.
Angry or violent difference of opinion.
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disconsolate adj.
Grief-stricken.
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deposition n.
Testimony legally taken on interrogatories and reduced to writing, for use as evidence in court.
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demagogue n.
An unprincipled politician.
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cursive adj.
Writing in which the letters are joined together.
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cursory adj.
Rapid and superficial.
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credulous adj.
Easily deceived.
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creed n.
A formal summary of fundamental points of religious belief.
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covert adj.
Concealed, especially for an evil purpose.
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conveyance n.
That by which anything is transported.
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convivial adj.
Devoted to feasting, or to good-fellowship in eating or drinking.
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convene v.
To summon or cause to assemble.
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conducive adj.
Contributing to an end.
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conceit n.
Self-flattering opinion.
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clangor n.
Clanking or a ringing, as of arms, chains, or bells; clamor.
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circumlocution n.
Indirect or roundabout expression.
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chasten v.
To purify by affliction.
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chastise v.
To subject to punitive measures.
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cessation n.
Discontinuance, as of action or motion.
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cession n.
Surrender, as of possessions or rights.
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cant v.
To talk in a singsong, preaching tone with affected solemnity.
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cantata n.
A choral composition.
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canto n.
One of the divisions of an extended poem.
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bumptious adj.
Full of offensive and aggressive self-conceit.
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brooch n.
An article of jewelry fastened by a hinged pin and hook on the underside.
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broach v.
To mention, for the first time.
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boisterous adj.
Unchecked merriment or animal spirits.
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blatant adj.
Noisily or offensively loud or clamorous.
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bibulous adj.
Fond of drinking.
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begrudge v.
To envy one of the possession of.
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assent v.
To express agreement with a statement or matter of opinion.
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assay n.
The chemical analysis or testing of an alloy ore.
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annotate v.
To make explanatory or critical notes on or upon.
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advert v.
To refer incidentally.
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Pestle
tool for mashing or grinding substances in a bowl
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Pharisaical
pertaining to pharisees
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Infringe
violate, encroach
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Marrow
soft tissue filling the bones
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Purchase
firm grasp or footing
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Sherbet
flavored desert ice
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Malicious
dictated by hatred or despise
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Nihilism
denial of traditional values
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Consecrate
dedicate, sanctify
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Conjure
summon a devil, practice a magic
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Abstinence
restraint from eating or drinking
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Granulate
form into grains
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Flail
thresh grain by hand
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Addiction
habitual need, compulsion
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Compress
squeeze, contract
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Narcissist
conceited person
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Intermittent
periodic, on and off
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Invalidate
weaken, destroy
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Sangfroid
coolness in a trying situation
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Wan
having a pale or sticky color
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Malaise
uneasiness, distress
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Subsequent
following, later
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Jeremiad
lament, complaint
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Forensic
suitable to debates or courts of law
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Induce
persuade, bring out
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Imbecility
weakness of mind
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Bestial
beastlike, brutal
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Emetic
substance causing vomiting
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Bloated
swollen or puffed as with water
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Fluency
smoothness of speech
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Fancier
breeder or dealer of animals
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Assessment
estimation, appraisal
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Maritime
bordering on the sea
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Numismatist
person who collects coins
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Illusion
misleading vision
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Pungency
sharpness, stinging quality
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Visceral
felt in one's inner organs
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Intelligentsia
the intelligent and educated class
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Interregnum
period between two reigns
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Emendation
correction of errors
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Existential
pertaining to existence
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Extradition
Surrender of prisoner by one state to another
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Facade
front of a building
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Facet
small plain surface( of a gem)
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Factious
inclined to form factions
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Whelp
young wolf, dog, tiger etc.
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Vitriolic
corrosive, sarcastic
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Quarry
victim, object of a hunt
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Forte
strong point or special point
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Baneful
ruinous, poisonous
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Inebriety
habitual intoxication
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Putative
supposed, reputed
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Quadruped
four-footed animal
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Bludgeon
heavy-headed weapon
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Verdigris
a green coating on copper which has been exposed to weather
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Verisimilitude
appearance of truth
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Junket
merry feast or picnic
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Optician
maker and seller of eyeglasses
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Prone
inclined to, prostrate
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Heckler
person who verbally harasses others
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Paleontology
study of prehistoric life
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Imputation
charge, reproach
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Elixir
something invigorating
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Rotunda
circular building or hall covered with a dome
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Etymology
study of word parts
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Eugenic
pertaining to the improvement of race
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Lachrymose
producing tears
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Juggernaut
irresistible force
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Utopia
imaginary land with a perfect social and political system
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Uxorious
excessively devoted to one's wife
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Valance
short drapery hanging above window frame
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Abusive
coarsely insulting
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Risque
verging upon the improper
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Monetary
pertaining to money
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Immaculate
pure, spotless
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Cog
tooth projecting from a wheel
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Indomitable
unconquerable
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Depreciate
lessen in value
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Heyday
time of greatest success
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Irrelevant
not applicable
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Troth
pledge of good faith especially in betrothal
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Vignette
short literary sketch, picture
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Tumult
commotion, riot, noise
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Restraint
controlling force
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Euphoria
feeling of exaggerated well being
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Giddy
light-hearted, dizzy
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Tureen
deep table dish for holding soup
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Oracular
foretelling, mysterious
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Epistemologist
philosopher who studies the nature of knowledge
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Pander
cater to the low desires of others
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Virtuoso
highly skilled artist
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Unsavory
distasteful, morally offensive
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Apothegm
pithy, compact saying
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Martinet
strict disciplinarian
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Inept
absurd, incompetent
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Bedizen
dress up with vulgar finery
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Accretion
growth, increase
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Idyllic
charmingly carefree
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Monastic
related to monks
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Hypercritical
excessively exacting
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Immolate
offer as a sacrifice
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Epicurean
person who devotes himself to pleasures of the senses
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Episodic
loosely connected
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Sinewy
tough, strong, firm
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Mincing
affectedly dainty
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Eccentric
whimsical, irregular
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Chafe
warm by rubbing, make sore by rubbing
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Nauseate
cause to become sick
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Balm
something that relieves pain
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Erratic
odd, unpredictable
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Monolithic
solidly uniform, unyielding
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Propogate
multiply, spread
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Turmoil
confusion, strife
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Prude
excessively modest person
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Parallelism
state of being parallel
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Papyrus
ancient paper made from the stem of papyrus plant
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Mite
very small object or creature
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Caliber
ability, capacity
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Endue
provide with some quality
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Stringent
blinding, rigid
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Mnemonic
pertaining to memory
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Unimpeachable
blameless and exemplary
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Endemic
prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area of a country
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Epaulet
ornament worn on shoulder
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Unobtrusive
inconspicuous
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Odyssey
long eventful journey
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Gourmet
connoisseur of food and drink
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pall v.
To make dull by satiety.
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palliate v.
To cause to appear less guilty.
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parricide n.
The murder of a parent.
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Conscience n.
The faculty in man by which he distinguishes between right and wrong in character and conduct.
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conscientious adj.
Governed by moral standard.
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contiguous adj.
Touching or joining at the edge or boundary.
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contingency n.
Possibility of happening.
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contingent adj.
Not predictable.
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contravene v.
To prevent or obstruct the operation of.
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contrite adj.
Broken in spirit because of a sense of sin.
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convene v.
To summon or cause to assemble.
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corporal adj.
Belonging or relating to the body as opposed to the mind.
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