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Abdicate
Definition
To denounce, discard, to abandon
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Abberation
Definition
Something not typical, a deviation
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Abhorrence
Definition
Repugnance, detestation
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Abjure
Definition
To renounce upon oath
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Abnegation
Definition
Self-denial
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Abrogate
Definition
To break, as a treaty or law
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Abscond
Definition
To depart secretly, to hide (oneself)
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Absolve
Definition
To set free from an obliation or the consequences of guilt
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Abstain
Definition
To refrain deliberately from an action or practice, usually a form of self-denial
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Abstemious
Definition
Sparing or moderate, especially in eating or drinking
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Abstruse
Definition
Hard to understand or grasp, esoteric
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Abut
Definition
to border on, to terminate at the boundary or point of contact
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Abysmal
Definition
Immeasurable, bottomless
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Accolade
Definition
To award an honor, high praise
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Acquiesce
Definition
To agree silently, to accept tacitly
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Acrid
Definition
Unpleasantly pungent in odor or taste
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Acrimonious
Definition
caustic, biting in feeling or manner
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Acrophobia
Definition
The fear of heights.
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acumen
Definition
keenness
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Adamant
Definition
Unyielding, stubborn
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Addle
Definition
To throw into confusion, confound
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Adduce
Definition
To offer as an example or proof
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Adjure
Definition
To command solemnly, to advise earnestly, to beg
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Admonition
Definition
Warning against oversight
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Adroit
Definition
Showing skill, cleverness or resourcefulness
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Adulation
Definition
Excessive praise
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Adumbrate
Definition
To intimate or foreshadow, to obscure
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Aestivate (estivate)
Definition
To spend the summer in an inactive state
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Affable
Definition
Being pleasant and friendly with others
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Agglomeration
Definition
A collection in a mass, heap, or cluster; aggrandizement
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Agoraphobia
Definition
The fear of open spaces
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Alacrity
Definition
Liveliness or eagerness, readiness
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Allegory
Definition
A symbolic expression or description
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Allusion
Definition
An indirect references to something, a hint
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Alms
Definition
Charity, something given to the poor
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Alpinism
Definition
Mountain climbing
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Altruistic
Definition
Unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others
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Ambergris
Definition
A product of sperm whales used in manufacture of perfume
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Amphora
Definition
An acienct two-handled Greek jar
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Anathema
Definition
A ban or a curse, a denunciation accompanied by excommunication
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Andiron
Definition
A metal support used for holding logs in a hearth
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Androphobia
Definition
The fear of men
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Anneal
Definition
To toughen or to strengthen
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Anodyne
Definition
A pain releaver
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Anomaly
Definition
an abberation, a deviation, an irregulary
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Antipathy
Definition
Firm dislike, hatred
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Antiseptic
Definition
Free from germs, exceptionally clean
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Antithesis
Definition
The direct opposite
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Aphelion
Definition
The point in a planet's orbit that is farthest away from the sun
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Apocalyptic
Definition
Of, or relating to, a revelation or discovery
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Apocryphal
Definition
Of doubtful autenticity; spurious
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Apogee
Definition
The point in a satellite's orbit that is farthest from the center of the Earth.
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Apothegm
Definition
A short, instructive pithy saying
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Aquiline
Definition
Hooked, like an eagle
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Arachnophobia
Definition
The fear of spiders
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Archon
Definition
The chief magistrate in ancient Athens; any ruler
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Arid
Definition
dull, unimaginative, extremely dry
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Arrogate
Definition
to claim or seize without justification, to usurp
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Artifice
Definition
Cleverness, ingenuity
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Assiduous
Definition
diligent
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Assuage
Definition
to ease the intensity of, to appease, to pacify
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Astraphobia
Definition
the fear of lightning
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Astrophy
Definition
A wasting away, degeneration
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Attentuate
Definition
to lessen in amount, force, or value; to weaken
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Audacity
Definition
daring spirit
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Austral
Definition
southern
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Axiom
Definition
a self-evident rule or truth; a widely accepted saying
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Azure
Definition
sky blue
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baleful
Definition
menacing; harmful
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balmy
Definition
soothing, mild
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banal
Definition
trite, commonplace
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bellicose
Definition
inclined to start wars or fights
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beneficient
Definition
beneficial
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benign
Definition
gracious, favorable, not threatening to health
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benison
Definition
spoken blessing
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bibliophile
Definition
one who loves books
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biennial
Definition
occurring every two years
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bifurcate
Definition
divided in two branches; forked
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biped
Definition
having two feet
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blighted
Definition
withered or rotten, destroyed, frustrated
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blithe
Definition
happy, merry, cheerful
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bombastic
Definition
pompous, overblown, turgid
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boreal
Definition
northern
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boycott
Definition
to engage in a concerted refusal to have dealings with (a person, store, organization) as a sign of disapproval
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broach
Definition
to make known for the first time, to open up
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bromidic
Definition
lacking originality; trite
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brontophobia
Definition
the fear of thunder
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brook
Definition
to bear or tolerate, to put up with
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brusque
Definition
abrupt or short in manner or speech
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buccal
Definition
pertaining to the cheeks or side of the mouth
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bucolic
Definition
pastoral, relating to the rural life
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buffoon
Definition
a clown or ludicrous figure; someone who amuses with jokes or tricks
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bumptious
Definition
aggressive and assertive in an offensive way
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buoyant
Definition
having the ability to float, cheerful, gay
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burgeon
Definition
to grow and flourish
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burnish
Definition
to make shiny or lustrous, to polish
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burnoose
Definition
a hooded Arabic cloak
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cabal
Definition
group united to plot, especially the overthrow of authority
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cache
Definition
hiding place, something hidden in a secure place
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cacophony
Definition
a harsh-sounding mixture of words, voices, or sounds
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dilatory
Definition
tending to cause delay
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dilettante
Definition
one who is involved in a variety of things, none of them seriously, dabbler
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dint
Definition
a force, a power
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diminution
Definition
a decrease, lessening
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disavow
Definition
to deny
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discomfit
Definition
to confuse, deject, to frustrate, to deceive
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discourse
Definition
to converse, to discuss formally
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disingenous
Definition
lacking in candor
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disinterested
Definition
unbiased
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dissemble
Definition
to feign or pretend
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dissenter
Definition
one who goes against an opinion, non-conformist
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dissuade
Definition
to persuade someone not to do something
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djellabah
Definition
a loose-fitting gown worn in North Africa
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doctrinaire
Definition
dogmatic
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doggerel
Definition
comic, loose verse
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dolt
Definition
a stupid person
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doughty
Definition
fearless, valiant
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dour
Definition
stubbornly unyielding, uninviting
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draconian
Definition
severe; cruel
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dray
Definition
a vehicle used to haul goods
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teamster
Definition
a person who drives a truck as an occupation
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ductile
Definition
malleable
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dunce
Definition
a dull-witted or stupid person
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duplicity
Definition
concealment of one's true intentions by misleading words or deception
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ebullient
Definition
lively, enthusiastic, boiling up
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eclectic
Definition
selecting from many sources what seems to be the best; catholic
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ecumenical
Definition
having to do with a body of churches, worldwide or general in extent or application
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edification
Definition
instruction, improvement, enlightenment
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efface
Definition
to make indistinct by wearing away, to erase or remove
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effervescent
Definition
lively, bubbly
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effete
Definition
exhausted, worn-out
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effluvium
Definition
a disagreeable or noxious vapor, escaping gas
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effusive
Definition
overflowing, very demonstrative
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egregious
Definition
conspicuously bad, flagrant
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egress
Definition
exit, to go out from
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elan
Definition
dash, vigorous spirit
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elegy
Definition
a lament for the dead
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elucidate
Definition
to shed light upon, to make clear
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emanate
Definition
to send out, to emit
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eminent
Definition
prominent, famous, standing above others in some quality
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encomium
Definition
formal expression of praise
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endue
Definition
to provide, to endow
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enervate
Definition
to exhaust, weaken, or unnerve
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engender
Definition
to bring into being, to produce
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enigma
Definition
a baffling situation, something that is hard to explain or solve
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entreat
Definition
to request earnestly
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ephemeral
Definition
lasting a short time, transient
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epiphany
Definition
a sudden and often divine enlightenment or realization
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epitome
Definition
a typical or ideal example
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equivocal
Definition
ambiguous, deliberately confusing, able to be interpreted in more than one way
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erratic
Definition
unpredictable, wandering, arbitrary
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eschew
Definition
to avoid, to shun
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eulogy
Definition
formal expression of praise
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euphemism
Definition
the substitution of a positive expression for something that may be interpreted as negative or distasteful
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evanescent
Definition
fleeting, hardly visible, ephemeral
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exacerbate
Definition
to make more violent or more severe
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excoriate
Definition
to wear off the skin
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exculpate
Definition
to exonerate, to clear of guilt or blame
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exegesis
Definition
an interpretation of a text
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exigent
Definition
urgent, requiring prompt action, taxing
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expedite
Definition
to speed up; to hasten
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expiate
Definition
to make amends for
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expletive
Definition
a syllable or word that fills a vacancy but does not add to the sense of what was said
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explicate
Definition
to explain
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expunge
Definition
to strike out; to obliterate or erase
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extemporaneous
Definition
with little preparation
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extirpate
Definition
to destroy completely
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facetious
Definition
humorous, not serious
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factitious
Definition
artificial, sham
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fagoting
Definition
a type of embroidery
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fallacious
Definition
erroneous, deceiving, misleading
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fallible
Definition
capable of making a mistake or error
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fastidious
Definition
hard to please, fickle
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fatuous
Definition
silly, inane
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fealty
Definition
allegiance
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feasible
Definition
practical, workable
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feckless
Definition
worthless, feeble
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fecund
Definition
fruitful, fertile
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fetid
Definition
having an offensive odor
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vapid
Definition
flat, uninteresting, insipid
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fetish
Definition
a charm, a talisman, an amulet, an object thought to deflect evil or bring luck, a fixation, an object of obsessive desire, a preoccupation
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fiduciary
Definition
a trustee
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fitful
Definition
irregular, spasmodic
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flaccid
Definition
limp, flabby
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flag
Definition
to weaken, to slow down
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flagon
Definition
a flask with a handle and a lid
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tureen
Definition
a casserole or bowl usually used to serve soup
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flibbertigibbet
Definition
a female fool
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foible
Definition
a minor flaw or shortcoming in character, a weakness
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foment
Definition
to instigate, incite, or arouse
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foray
Definition
to ravage for spoils, to pillage; sudden, something brief, invasion
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forbear
Definition
an ancestor or forefather
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fortuitous
Definition
happening by chance, unplanned
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fractious
Definition
unruly, quarrelsome
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franchise
Definition
the right to vote, a special privilege granted to a few, the right to market certain goods in a particular region
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fraught
Definition
laden, charged
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frenetic
Definition
frantic, frenzied
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fricative
Definition
produced by forcing air through a constricted passage
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froward
Definition
habitually disobedient, not willing to compromise
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frugal
Definition
economical, thrifty, sparing
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fuchsia
Definition
vivid reddish purple
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fugacious
Definition
disappearing after a short time, short-lived, evanescent
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fulminate
Definition
to denounce, to send forth incentives, to explode
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fulsome
Definition
abundant, copious, morally offensive, disgusting
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furtive
Definition
sly, shifty
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gainsay
Definition
to deny, contradict
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galvanize
Definition
to stimulate or excite, to coat with zinc
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gamut
Definition
the entire range
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garner
Definition
to collect, accumulate
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garrote
Definition
to strangle and rob
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garrulous
Definition
wordy, extremely talkative, gabby
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gauche
Definition
lacking social grace, crude, awkward
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gaunt
Definition
excessively thin, lean
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gelding
Definition
a castrated male horse
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genre
Definition
an artistic category or type
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genuflect
Definition
to go down on one's knee, to kneel
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germane
Definition
closely related, relevant, fitting
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glabrous
Definition
smooth, referring to a surface without hair or projections
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goad
Definition
to urge, egg on, or incite to do something
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gorgon
Definition
one of three snake-haired sisters whose glance turned the beholder into stone
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gourmand
Definition
one who eats and drinks excessively, glutton
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gratuitous
Definition
not required by the circumstances, unwarranted, unnecessary
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gregarious
Definition
liking companionship, sociable
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griffin
Definition
a mythical animal having the head and wings of an eagle and the body and legs of a lion
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chimera
Definition
a fire-breathing monster with the head of a lion, the body of a goat, the tail of a serpent; illusion or mental fabrication
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minotaur
Definition
a monster-half man and half bull, confined in a labryinth
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guffaw
Definition
a loud, boisterous burst of laughter
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guile
Definition
deceitful cunning, cleverness
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gulch
Definition
a deep pit, a ravine
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hackneyed
Definition
overused, trite, commonplace
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haiku
Definition
a type of unrhymed Japanese poem consisting of three lines
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halcyon
Definition
peaceful, tranquil
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harangue
Definition
a ranting speech without much real meaning
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harbringer
Definition
someone or something that foreshadows what is to come
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Hellene
Definition
a native or inhabitant of Greece
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heretic
Definition
one who goes against an established religion or belief, nonconformist
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hermeneutics
Definition
the study of principles of interpretation
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hermetic
Definition
sealed off from external influence, airtight, abstruse or occult
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herpetophobia
Definition
the fear of snakes
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hiatus
Definition
a gap or interruption in time or in a continuum
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hibernate
Definition
to spent the winter in a dormant, inactive state
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hierarchy
Definition
a graded or ranked classification determined on the basis of age, economic status or class
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hirsute
Definition
hairy
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hoary
Definition
gray or white with age
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homily
Definition
an inspirational discourse, a sermon
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homogeneous
Definition
of uniform structure or composition
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homophones
Definition
words that sound alike but have different meanings
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homonyms
Definition
homophones, also, words that are spelled the same but have different meanings
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hone
Definition
to sharpen
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hyaline
Definition
transparent or almost so, glassy
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hybrid
Definition
anything that is the product of at least two different sources
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hydroponics
Definition
cultivation of plants in liquid nutrients
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hyperbole
Definition
an exaggeration
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hypertrophy
Definition
an exaggerated increase or complexity
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hypocritical
Definition
pretending to have qualities or virtues that are not possessed, dissembling
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hypothetical
Definition
based on conjecture, conditional
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empirical
Definition
based on expertise, observation or experimental evidence
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iconoclast
Definition
one who destroys religious images or attacks established beliefs
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vandal
Definition
one who destroys property
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idyllic
Definition
carefree and lighthearted, peaceful
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igneous
Definition
referring to rock formed from molten magma, volcanic
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ignominious
Definition
infamous, despicable
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imbue
Definition
to permeate or influence
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imminent
Definition
about to happen
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immiscible
Definition
incapable of being mixed
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immutable
Definition
not susceptible to change
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impassive
Definition
apathetic, expressionless
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impecunious
Definition
having little or no money
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impermeable
Definition
impervious, not permitting passage through
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impolitic
Definition
unwise, injudicious
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imprecate
Definition
to curse
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improvident
Definition
not providing for the future, careless
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prescient
Definition
having foresight or foreknowledge of the future
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impugn
Definition
to attack, esp. as false or lacking integrity
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inanition
Definition
a loss of vitality from lack of food and water
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incarnadine
Definition
blood red
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inchoate
Definition
beginning, insipient, only imperfectly formed
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incipient
Definition
just beginning, in the early stages, commencing
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incisive
Definition
keen, direct, decisive
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incommodious
Definition
troublesome, inconvienent
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incongruous
Definition
not like the others in a group, out of place, incompatible
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incontrovertible
Definition
unquestionable, indisputable
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incorrigible
Definition
unruly, delinquent
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inculcate
Definition
to teach and impress by repetition
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indemnify
Definition
to secure against loss, to compensate for hurt or loss
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indigenous
Definition
having originated naturally in a particular environment
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indigent
Definition
impoverished
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induction
Definition
an initiation into military service, reasoning from parts to whole
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ordination
Definition
an initiation into religious service
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ineluctable
Definition
inescapable, inevitable
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inimical
Definition
hostile, unfriendly
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iniquitous
Definition
vicious, wicked
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innuendo
Definition
a veiled allusion, insinuation
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insurgent
Definition
a person who revolts against established authority
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intractable
Definition
hard to manage, unruly, obstinate
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intransigent
Definition
stubborn, uncompromising
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intrepid
Definition
fearless
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inure
Definition
to accustom or accept something undesirable, to habituate
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invective
Definition
insulting or abusive language
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invidious
Definition
offensive, envious, obnoxious
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irascible
Definition
easily angered, choleric, malevolent
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jalousie
Definition
a type of blind or shutter having adjustable slats or louvers and usually made of glass
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jargon
Definition
specialized terminology of a certain group, a lingo
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jejune
Definition
immature, juvenile
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jenny
Definition
a female donkey
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jettison
Definition
to sacrifice cargo to lighten a ship or vehicle
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jetty
Definition
a projection or structure extending into a body of water
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jezebel
Definition
a shameless, brazen woman
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jocose
Definition
humorous, witty
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jocular
Definition
habitually happy or cheerful
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jocund
Definition
gay, cheerful
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judicious
Definition
wise, sagacious, prudent
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junk
Definition
trash, something that is not worth saving
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junta
Definition
a political group or committee, esp. after a revolution
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