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12/03/2013

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person
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person
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personnel
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employees
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personage
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important person
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personable
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pleasant or amiable in person; attractive
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impersonal
Definition
having no personal reference or connection; showing no emotion or personality; not responsive to or expressive of human personalities
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personify
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to think of or reporesent(and inanimate object) as having personality or the thoughts, qualities, or movements of a living being; to represent(an object)by a human figure
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personification
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embodiement
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dramatis personae
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characters in a play
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plac
Definition
to please or appease
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placid
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serene; calm
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placate
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soothe; appease
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implacable
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incapable of being appeased or calmed
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complacent
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contented; self-satisfied
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pos, pon
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place, put
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posture
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one's position in standing, sitting, etc.
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depose
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to remove from a throne or other high position; to put down; deposit; to testify to under oath or by affidavitl affirm; assert; to bear witness; OUST
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exposition
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exhibition
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expository writing
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writing whose purpose is to explain and put things in proper perspective
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component
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a part which, along with other parts, makes up a whole; a constituent element, as of a system; a part of a mechanical or electrical complex; several things combined to make a whole
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composite picture
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one in which several images are combined or put together
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proponent
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advocate
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potent
Definition
power
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potential
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capable of being but not yet in existence; the ability a person has but has not yet developed or realized
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potentate
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ruler
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impotent
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powerless; weak
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omnipotent
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all-powerful
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plenipotentiary
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ambassador
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prim
Definition
first
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primer
Definition
elementary text book
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prima donna
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diva
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prima facie
Definition
at first view; on the first appearance; true; valid; or sufficient at first impression
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primogeniture
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firstborn; right of the eldest child
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primitive
Definition
earliest state
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primeval
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first; earliest; original
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primordial
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first; earliest
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primate
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bishop
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primate
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humans; apes; monkeys
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rupt
Definition
break
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rupture
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a break in various things
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interrupt
Definition
to break the coninuity or uniformity of; to hinder or stop by breaking in upon
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disrupt
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create disorder
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abrupt
Definition
sudden; brusque`
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eruption
Definition
break out; a sudden, often violent outburst; a rash or blemish on the skin
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sens, sent
Definition
feel, think
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sensation
Definition
a state of excited interest or feeling
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sensual
Definition
relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite; physical or sexual
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sesuous
Definition
of or relating to the senses or sensible objects; having strong sensory appeal; highly susceptible to influence through the senses; music
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sensory
Definition
pertaining to the nerves which convey impressions to the brain and spinal cord; of pertaining to senses sensation
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extrasensory
Definition
outside the normal range or bounds of the senses; (ESP)
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presentiment
Definition
premonition
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consensus
Definition
agreement; accord
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sentient
Definition
responsive to or conscious of sense impressions; aware; finely sensitive in perception or feeling; exeperiencing sensation or feeling
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simil, simul
Definition
like, similar
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simile
Definition
a figure of speech in which two unlike things are likened to one another; using like or as
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simulate
Definition
imitate
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dissimulate
Definition
disguise; pretend
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assimilate
Definition
incorporate into the mind; absorb into the prevailing culture
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versimilitude
Definition
apprearing to be true or real
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son
Definition
sound
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sonnet
Definition
poem
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sonata
Definition
instrumental; piano
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resonant
Definition
echoing
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sonorous
Definition
producing sounds; (bell)
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dissonance
Definition
harsh or inharmonious sound
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unison
Definition
identity in musical pitch; combination of musical parts at the same pitch or in octaves; the act or an instance of agreement; concord
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supersonic speed
Definition
speed greater than that sound
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subsonic speed
Definition
speed less than that of sound
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spec, spect
Definition
look
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spectator
Definition
an individual who observes and event without participating in it
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spectacle
Definition
a remarkable sight which attracts onlookers; an object of interest; a public performance or display; a regrettable public display, as of bad behavior
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spectacles
Definition
eyeglasses
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specimen
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sample
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perspective
Definition
point of view
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prospectus
Definition
summary of looking forward
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specious
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deceptively attractive
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specter
Definition
ghost
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temp, tempor
Definition
time
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tempo
Definition
pace
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temporary
Definition
lasting for only a short time
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contemporary
Definition
one of the same or nearly the same age as another;
happening, existing, living or coming into being during the same period of time; simultaneous
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extemporaneous
Definition
uttered on the spur of the moment; unrehearsed
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extemporaneously or extempore
Definition
in an extemporaneous manner
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pro tempore or pro tem
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temporarily
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temporize
Definition
stall
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ten
Definition
hold
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tenant
Definition
a person who occupies a house or land, especially one who pays rent for it
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tenement
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slum
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retentive
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hold
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tenacious
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persistent
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tenable
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defensible; reasonable
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tenure
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period of holding something; permanence of a position
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tenet
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belief; creed
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terr, terra, ter
Definition
earth, land
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terrier
Definition
dog
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terra-cotta
Definition
a glazed or unglazed fired clay used especially for statuettes and vases and architectural purposes; a brownish orange
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terra firma
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solid ground; dry land
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terrain
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area; piece of land
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territory
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region
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terrestrial
Definition
of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants; mundane in scope or character; of or relating to land as distinct from air or water; living on or in growing from land; belonging to the class of planets that are like Earth
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subterrainean
Definition
underground
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inter
Definition
bury
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interment
Definition
burial
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disinter
Definition
dig up
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tract
Definition
draw, pull
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tractor
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a vehicle used for such things as drawing farm machinery and pulling loads
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distract
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to draw one's attention away from what they are doing
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protract
Definition
prolong
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retract
Definition
to take back
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reatraction
Definition
the act of recanting
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intractable
Definition
stubborn
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tribute-
Definition
give
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tribute
Definition
a gift, payment, declaration, or other acknowledgement of gratitude, respect, or admiration
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tributary
Definition
a stream or river flowing into a larger stream or river;
contributory; adding to; paying tribute to another to acknowledge submission; to obtain protection, or to purchase peace
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attribute
Definition
quality; characteristic
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retribition
Definition
payback
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