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Lesson 21
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English
11th Grade
09/06/2011

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kudos
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the prestige or acclaim that results from some noteworthy achievement or position
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kidos (singular form)
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kudos
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acclamation
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lou and enthusiastic approval, typically to welcome or honor
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renown
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fame
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accolade
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an award or privelege granted as a special honor or acknowledgement of merit
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plaudit
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praise
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odium
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general hatred/disgust towards someone as a result of their actions
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opprobrium
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harsh criticism
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obloquy
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strong public criticism or verbal abuse OR disgrace because of that criticism
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disdain
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contempt, the feeling that someone is unworthy of respect
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accolade (historical context)
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the ceremony of knighthood, the kng officially elevates that person by emracing him around the neck and tapping him lightly with the flat of the sword. Ceremony survives in places where knighthood is bestowed as an offical token of thanks for outstanding personal service to the nation
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lackadaisical
Definition
sorely lacking in spirit, energy or purpose
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lackadaisical related forms
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(noun) lackadaisicalness;(adverb) lackadaisically
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lethargic
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sluggish and apathetic
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listless
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lacking energy and enthusiasm
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sluggis
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slow-moving and inactive
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torpid
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mentally or physically inactive
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indolent
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wanting to avoid extertion, lazy
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supine
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failing to act or protest as a result of moral weakness or indolence
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slothful
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lazy
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blase
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unimpressed/indifferent to something because one has experienced it or seen it often before
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nonchalant
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not displaying anxiety, interest or enthusiasm
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perfunctory
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carried out with minimum effort or reflection
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vigorous
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strong healthy, full of energy
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dynamic
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characterized by constant change, activity or progress ************
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devil may care attitude
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casual, worry-free or care free attitude
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a faineant administration
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disinclined to work or extertion
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legacy
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something left to a person in a will; something handed down from the past
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bequest
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a legacy
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endowment
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an income or form of property given to someone
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a family heirloom
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a valued possession passed down through generations
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a hand-me-down
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put in use by a person after bing used by another
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liability
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a). a debt or obligation, esp. of a financial nature
b). a hindrance or a handicap
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liability related form
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(noun) liable
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indebtedness
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owing money or gratitude for a service or favor
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debit
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a payment made or owed *****
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minus
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a disadvantage
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asset
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a useful or valuable thing person or quality
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plus
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an advantage
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have an albatross around one's neck
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a burden to bear
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have a cross to bear
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a burden someone must carry alone
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have a millstone around one's neck
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a problem that prevents you from doing what you want to do
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libel
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a). a public statement or picture that damages a person by falsely impugning on his character, motives, or actions or by unjustly exposing the person to public censure or ridicule
b). (verb) to slander publicly
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libel (related form)
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(adjective) libelous
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calumny
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the making of false/defamatory statements to damage someone's reputation
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slander
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the act of making a false spoken statement damaging to a personal reputation
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calumniate
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make false and defamatory statements about
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defame
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damage the good reputation of
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traduce
Definition
speak badly about someone to damage their reputation
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whitewash
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deliberatly conceal faults or mistakes to clear their name
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gloss over
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to try and conceal something embarrassing by treating it briefly or representing it misleadingly
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hurl brickbats at
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hurl criticism/unfavorable remarks at
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do a hatchet job on
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a malicious verbal or written attack
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a muckraker
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someone who spreads real/alleged scandal about another
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litigation
Definition
legal action; a lawsuit
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litigation (related forms)
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(noun)litigant, (adj) litigous, (verb) litigate
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litigation (usage notes)
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litigation usually indicates that a civil, as opposed to a criminal action is involved
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litigous
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given to engaging in lawsuits or quarrelsome, pugnacious
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lucid
Definition
clear and intelligible to the understanding; mentally competent
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lucid related forms
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(nouns) lucidity, lucidness (adverb) Lucidly
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comprehensible
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able to be understood, intelligible
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ambiguous
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open to interpretation, having a double meaning
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equivocal
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open to more than one interpretation, uncertain
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compos mentis
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of sound mind, sane
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lucrative
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profitable
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lucrative related forms
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(nouns) lucrativeness, lucre
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renumerative
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financially rewarding
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gainful
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serving to increase wealth/resources
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fruitful
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producing good results
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barren
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empty of value
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filthy lucre
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ill-gotten gains, sometimes applied to someone overly interested in making and ammassing money
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lush
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a) luxuriant, plentiful; luxurious,opulent
b). over elaborate or overripe
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lush related forms
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(noun)lushness, (adverb) lushly
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dense
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closely compacted in substance
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profuse
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abundant
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prodigal
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wastefully extravagant, having/giving on a lavish scale
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ornate
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made in an intricate shape/decorated with complex patterns
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sumptuous
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splendid and expensive looking
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restrained
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not excessively showy, understated
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bleak
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charmless, dreary
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barren
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lifeless
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spartan
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simple, frugal and austere
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malapropism
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an unconscious and usually ludicrous misuse of a word
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flub
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to botch or bungle
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gaffe
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an unintentional action/remark that is embarrassing, a blunder
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solecism
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an error in grammar or etiquette
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an Irish bull
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a statement containing an incongruity often unknown to the speaker
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a spoonerism
Definition
a verbal error in which the initial sounds/letters of two words are transposed "you hissed the mystery lecture"
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malice
Definition
a desire to cause harm or suffering; deep-seated ill-will
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malice related forms
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(adj) malicious (noun) maliciousness
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malevolence
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the state of having/showing a wish to do evil to others
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spite
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a desire to hurt/annoy/offend someone
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rancor
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bitterness and resentfulness, esp. longstanding
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animosity
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strong hostility
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vindictiveness
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having or showing unreasonable desire for revenge
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malignity
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evil in nature or effect
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enmity
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a state/feeling of being actively opposed/hostile towards someone or something
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resentment
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bitter indignation at having been treated unfairly
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benevolence
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well meaning and kindly
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beneficence
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generous or doing good
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magnanimity
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generosity
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mammoth
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a). an extinct form of elephant; a giant or colossus
b). gigantic
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mastodon
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a large extinct form of elephant
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behemoth
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huge monstrous creature
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prodigious
Definition
remarkably great in size extent or degree
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Lilliputian
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very small in size/outlook
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colossus
Definition
anything of great size/immenseness
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colossal
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immense
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gargantuan
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an enormous capacity for food +pleasure
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Brobdingnagian
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gigantic and correspondingly gross and boorish
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mandatory
Definition
required. obligatory
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mandatory related form
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(noun and verb) mandate
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writ of mandamus
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an order from a superior court to an inferior court
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mandate (politics)
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the authorization the voters have given to public officials by electing them
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mandate (League of Nations)
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a colonial territory that had been taken from one of the defeated belligerents and assigned to the administrative control of one of the victors
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requisite
Definition
made necessary by circumstances/regulations
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imperative
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of vital importance, crucial
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discretionary
Definition
available at the discretion of the user, to do with their free will
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de rigeuer
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required by ettiquette or current fashion
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medium
Definition
the means by which some goal is achieved or the person through whom it is realized
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medium (occult)
Definition
someone who can communicate with the dead
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medium (plural)
Definition
media, takes a plural verb
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agency
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a thing/person that acts to produce a specific result
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inter-
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between, among
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interpose
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to place or come between
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interject
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to thrust abruptly between
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intermediary
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a go between
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interstice
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a space between two things
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intersperse
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to scatter or distribute among other things
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interrogate
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to question formally
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intersect
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to cut across or through
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intercept
Definition
to stop or interrupt the intended progress of
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mal(e)
Definition
A). bad, badly
b). evil, ill
c). abnormal, abnormally
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malefactor
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a person who has committed a crime or another offense
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malevolent
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showing ill will, having a evil influence
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maladroit
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clumsy or inept
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malodorous
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foul smelling
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malign
Definition
to speak evil or ill of
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malaise
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a vague undefined feeling of illness or discomfort
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ben(e)
Definition
good, well
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benefactor
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a person who confers some kind of good on another
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benediction
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a blessing
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benevolent
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kindly and generous
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benign
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gentle and mild;beneficial;not dangerous
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gen, gene
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a). give birth
b). born
c). race or kind
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genesis
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the origin of something
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generate
Definition
to produce or bring into being
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