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Mr.Perryman's Class Vocabulary
Vocab for Mr. Perryman's class at Nederland Highschool
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English
12th Grade
09/26/2012

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Apiary
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NOUN: a place in which a colony of bees are kept; a beehive
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Aviary
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NOUN: Place where birds are kept
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Badger
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VERB: to harrass; annoy; nag; tease
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Halycon
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ADJ: calm; peaceful;carefree; prosperous
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Lionize
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V: to treat a person as a celebrity
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Molt
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V: to shed or cast the feathers, skin, or the like, that will be replaced by new growth
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Ornithology
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N: the study of birds
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Parasite
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N: an organism that lives in or on an oranism. a free loader.
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Parrot
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V: to mock or mimick
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Scavenger
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N: an animal or other organism that feeds on dead organic matter
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Anitdote
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N: a medicine or remedy for counteracting the effect of poison and disease
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Astringent
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N: contracting body tissue and blood vessels
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Benign
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A: kindly favorable, not malignant
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Malignant
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A: evil, very harmful, likely to cause death
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Convalesce
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N: Recooperate
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Fester
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V: to form pus, rot, or putifry
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Hypochondriac
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N: one who suffers from abnormal anxiety over his or her health
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Immunity
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N: exempt from or protected against bad, as a disease
freedom from actions
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Lesion
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N: injury of an organ or tissues
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Morbid
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A: diseased, gloomy, gruesome
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Pestilential
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N: virulent or contagious
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Regimen
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N: A set of rules to improve health
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Salubrious
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A: healthful
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Sebaceous
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Adj: pertaining to, of the nature of, or resembling tallow or fat
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Therapeutic
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ADJ: of or relating to the healing of
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Toxic
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ADJ: of or petaining to, affected with, or caised by a toxin, or poison
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Unguent
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N: an ointment or salve, usually liquid or semi-liquid for application to wounds, sores, etc.
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Virulent
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ADJ: actively poisonous; intensely noxious, highly effective
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Virus
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N: something that spreads throughout other objects and can be contagious through contact: the flu, a computer virus, even a rumor can be a virus
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Acclaim
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V: to welcome or salute with shouts or sounds of joy and approval; applaud
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Encomium
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N: a formal expresson of high praise
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Eulogize
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V: to praise highly
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Laudable
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ADJ: deserving praise
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Laudatory
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ADJ: containing or expressing praise
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Plaudit
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N: an enthusiastic expression of approval
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Calumnious
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ADJ: slanderous; defamatory
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Derogatory
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ADJ: lessen the repuation of a person or thing
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Imputaion
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N: accusation; an attribution as of fault or crime
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Libel
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N: defamation by written or printed words, pictures or in any other form other than by spoken words or gestures
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Malign
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V: to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; defame
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Slander
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N: a malicious, false, and defamatory statement or report
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Stigma
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N: a mark of disgrace or infamy
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Stigmatize
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V: to set some mark of disgrace; to mark with a brand
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Banter
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N: an exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks; good natured raillery
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Caricature
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N: a ludicrous imiation or copy
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Droll
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ADJ: amusing in an odd way; whimsically humorous
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Facetious
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ADJ: amuzing; humorous; not serious or literally
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Flippant
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Adjective: Not showing a serious or respectful attitude: "a flippant remark".
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Harlequin
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N: a bafoon, clown, or jester
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Hilarity
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N:cheerfulness; merriment; mirthfulness.
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Irony
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N:the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning
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Jocose
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ADJ: given to or characterized by joking; jesting; humorous; playful
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Levity
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N: lightness of mind, character, or behavior; lack of appropriate seriousness or earnestness
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Ludicrous
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ADJ: causing laughter because of absurdity; provoking or deserving derision; ridiculous; laughable
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Parody
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N: a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing
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Sarcasm
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N: harsh or bitter derision or irony
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Sardonic
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ADJ: characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering
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Satire
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N: the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing
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Travesty
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N: a literary or artistic burlesque of a serious work or subject, characterized by grotesque or ludicrous incongruity of style, treatment, or subject matter.
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Alacrity
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NOUN: cheerful readiness: liveliness
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Aversion
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NOUN: a strong feeling of dislike
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Loath
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ADJ: unwilling; reluctant
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Volition
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NOUN: the act of willing, choosing, or resolving
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Acclivity
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NOUN: an upward slope
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Acme
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NOUN: the highest point; the peak
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Apogee
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NOUN: the point in the rbit of a heavenly body
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Perigee
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NOUN: the point in the orbit of a heavenly body nearest to the earth
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Climactic
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ADJ: Pertaining to or coming to a climax
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Consummate
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VERB: to bring to a state of perfection; to fulfill
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Eminence
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NOUN: a high place or part (height)
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Ethereal
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ADJ: light, airy, or tenuous
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Exalt
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VERB: to raise in rank, honor, power, or character
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Climactic
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ADJ: Pertaining to or coming to a climax
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Adolescent
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N: teenage years; youthful
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Antediluvian
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ADJ: very old; antiquated
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Archaic
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ADJ: old; ancient
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Callow
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ADJ: inexperienced; immature
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Contemporary
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ADJ: modern
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Crone
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N: hag
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Decrepit
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ADJ: weakened by old age
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Defunct
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ADJ: dead; obsolete
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Forebear
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N: ancestor
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Hoary
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ADJ: white with age
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Infantile
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ADJ: childish
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Juvenile
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ADJ: of or like youth
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Inveterate
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ADJ: deeply rooted; firmly established
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Longevity
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N: long life
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Mature
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ADJ: full grown
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Nonage
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N: state of being under leagal age; legal minority
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Nonagenarian
Definition
ages 90-100
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Septuagenarian
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ages 70-80
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Octogenarian
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ages 80-90
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Obsolescent
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ADJ: becoming obsolete
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Patriarch
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N: father; head of a family
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Posthumous
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ADJ: after death
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Pristine
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N: uncorrupted in its original state
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Primordial
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ADJ: ocurring first; primitive
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Abstemious
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ADJ: temperate; not self-indulgent
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Carousal
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N: noisy or drunken feast; social gathering
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Dipsomania
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N: alcoholics; craving for alcoholic drink
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Inebriated
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V: to intoxicate
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Sober
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ADJ: serious; no exaggeration
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Sot
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N: a drunkard
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Teetotaler
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N: a person who abstains from drinking alcohol
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Bow
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N: the front end of a ship
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Brine
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N: sea water
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Doldrums
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N: dull listless; depressed mood
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Flotsam
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N: driftage; ship wreckage
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Jetsam
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N: goods casted overboard
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Jettison
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V: to cast overboard to lighten a vessel in an emerency
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Leeward
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N: away from the wind
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Windward
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N: towards the wind
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Marine
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N: pertaining to the sea
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Starboard
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N: the right side of a ship
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Port
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N: the left side of a ship
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Carrion
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N: dead and putrefying flesh (road kill)
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Contaminate
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V: to pollute; to defile
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Dross
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N: waste matter; refuse
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Expurgate
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V: to get rid of to bowlderize
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Immaculate
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V: free from spot or stain
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Offal
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N: waste parts of an animal
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Purge
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V: to rid of whatever is impure; cleanse; purify
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Slattern
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N: a harlot
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Slovern
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N: a person who is habitually unclean
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Sordid
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ADJ: vile; meanly selfish
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Squalid
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ADJ: degraded; neglected and filthy
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Sully
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V: to soul; stain; or tarnish; defile
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Adjacent
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ADJ: near; close
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Approximate
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ADJ: nearly correct
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Contiguous
Definition
ADJ: touching
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Environs
Definition
N: the ENVIRONment
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Juxtaposition
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ADJ: side by side
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Propinquity
Definition
ADJ: proximity
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