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Mandarin
[N] A high government official; a member of an elite group, esp. having high status in intellectual or cultural circles
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Prevalent
[Adj] Dominant; widespread
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Mayhem
[N] Deliberate injury of someone, esp. maiming; a state of violent chaos
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Obtrude
[V] To push forward; to impose (oneself or ideas) on others
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Convey
[V] To carry or transmit; to communicate
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Pervade
[V] To spread through or be present throughout
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Forte
[N] Something at which a person excels
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Mercenary
[Adj] Greedy; motivated by desire for money
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Parsimony
[N] Excessive care in spending; stinginess
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Pedantic
[Adj] Putting unnecessary stress on minor or purely academic knowledge
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Precursor
[N] Someone or something that comes before another and announces or suggests what is to come
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Sententious
[Adj] Expressing much in few words; given to pompous moralizing
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Opaque
[Adj] Not letting in light; unintelligible
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Passé
[Adj] Old fashioned; out-of-style
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Manacles
[N] Shackles; handcuffs
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Nonpareil
[Adj] Having no equal
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Oust
[V] To eject or expel
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Mesmerize
[V] To hypnotize or spellbind
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Menagerie
[N] A collection of wild and strange animals kept in cages
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Pious
[Adj] Exhibiting reverence and religious observation
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Venture
[V] To take a risk; to dare; to dare to go
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Nascent
[Adj] Coming into being; being born
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Docile
[Adj] Easy to teach; submissive
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Millennium
[N] A period of 1000 years
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Obliging
[Adj] Ready to do favors; helpful; courteous
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Whimsical
[Adj] Not able to be predicted; constantly changing
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Nomenclature
[N] A specialized list of terms, words or names
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Redeem
[V] To turn in and receive something in exchange; to make up for
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Pronounced
[Adj] Strongly marked; clearly indicated
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Patent
[Adj] Obvious; evident
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Venerate
[V] To look upon with respect and honor
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Reprehensible
[Adj] Deserving to be severely criticized
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Harrowing
[Adj] Very distressing; painful
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Acoustics
[N] Science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
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Collaborate
[V] To work together, esp. at an intellectual effort
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Rectitude
[N] Conduct according to moral principles
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Panacea
[N] A cure-all or an all-purpose solution
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Squander
[V] To spend wastefully
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Subservient
[Adj] Subordinate in function; obsequious
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Shiftless
[Adj] Lazy; lacking ambition
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Raucous
[Adj] Loud and harsh
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Assert
[V] To state confidently
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Surmise
- [V] To infer something by intuition or with slender evidence
- [N] Such an inference
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Objective
[Adj] Having actual existence or reality; not influenced by emotion or personal prejudice
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Tamper
[V] To interfere, esp. in order to damage or weaken
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Eschew
[V] To avoid; to shun
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Tractable
[Adj] Easily managed or controlled
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Fortuitous
[Adj] Occurring by change (either positive or negative)
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