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douse or extinguish; assuage or satisfy
That lady is one tall glass of water and I need my thrist quenched. |
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fretful; whining
Even the most agreeable toddlers can act querulous if they miss their nap. |
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inquiry; question
I had many queries about her abstruse past. |
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minor objection or complaint
Quibbles will not be tolerated or listened to; it's my way or the highway. |
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at rest; dormant; temporarily inactive
After a violent eruption, the volcano was quiescent for many years to come. |
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tranquility
He was impressed with the level of quietude and peace in the room. |
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purest and highest embodiment
Gandhi maintained that to befriend someone who regards himself as your enemy is the quintessence of true religion. |
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taunt
People don't like you because you are too free with your quips and insults. |
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startling twist; caprice
By a quirk of fate, he found himself working for the man he had fired years before. |
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tremble; shake
The boy quivered in fear as the bully approached him. |
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case for arrows
Robin Hood reached back and plucked one last arrow from his quiver. |
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idealistic but impractical
His idea of a relationship was quixotic, and that;s why he remained single. |
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teasing; bantering; mocking; curious
The critic was very rude and quizzical when reviewing the movie. |
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number of members necessary to conduct a meeting
The senator asked for a roll call to determine whether a quorum was present. |
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like a fanatic; furious
He was a rabid follower of the Dodgers and never missed a game. |
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storyteller
My father was a gifted raconteur. |
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scold; raint
You may rail at him all you want; you will never change him. |
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clothing
"How can I go to the ball?" asked Cinderella. "I have no raiment fit to wear." |
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wander aimlessly
The teacher kept on rambling and never got to his point. |
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branching out; subdivision
We must examine all the ramifications of this problem. |
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divide into branches or subdivisions
When the plant begins to ramify, it is advisable to nip off the new branches. |
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growing in profusion; unrestrained
The rampant weeds in the garden choked the flowers until they died. |
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rickety; falling apart
The boys propped up the ramshackle clubhouse with a couple boards. |
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having the odor of stale fat
The rancid odor of the locker room made the kids sick. |
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bitterness; hatred
I was consumed with rancor for my ex-girlfriend. |
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irritate; fester
The memory of having been jilted rankled him for years. |
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excessively greedy; predatory
The rapacious king left the town with nothing, for he kept everything for himself. |
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emotional closeness; harmony
Good rapport with one another is essential to any relationship. |
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absorbed; enchanted
The rapt listeners were caught up in the wonder of the story. |
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made less dense
The mountain climbers had difficulty breathing in the rarefied atmosphere. |
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grating; harsh
The sergeant's raspy voice grated on the recruits' ears. |
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approve formally; confirm; verify
The US Costitution was ratified in 1789. |
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disgress: go astray
regress: go backwards
gradual: step by step |
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epigram: pithy statement
telegram: instantaneous message over great distance.
stenography: shorthand |
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gregarious: tending to group together
aggregate: group, total
egregious: conspicuously bad; shocking |
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heliotrope: flower that faces the sun
heliograph: instrument that uses the sun's rays to send signals. |
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it, itiner
(journey, road) |
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exit: way out
itinerary: plan of journey |
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projectile: missile; something thrown forward
trajectory: path taken by thrown object
ejaculatory: casting or throwing out |
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perjure: testify falsely
jury: group of men and women sworn to seek the truth
adjuration: solemn urging |
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laboratory: place where work is done
collaborate: work together with others
laborious: difficult |
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leg, lect, lig
(to choose, to read) |
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election: choice
legible: able to be read
eligible: able to be selected |
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legislative: law-making body
legitimate: lawful
legal: lawful |
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library: collection of books
libretto: the "book" of a musical play
libel: slander |
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liberation: the fact of setting free
liberal: generous; tolerant |
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entomology: study of insects
etymology: study of word parts and derivations
monologue: speech by one person |
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soliloquy: speech by one individual
loquacious: talkative
elocution: speech |
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elucidate: enlighten
lucid: clear
translucent: allowing some light to pass through |
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magnify: enlarge
magnanimity: generosity
magnitude: greatness, extent |
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malevolent: wishing evil
malediction: curse
malefactor: evil-doer |
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manufacture: create
manuscript: written by hand
emancipate: free; let go from the hand |
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maritime: connected with seafaring
submarine: undersea craft
mariner: seaman |
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maternal: pretaining to motherhood
matriarch: female ruler of a family, group or state
matrilineal: descended on the mother's side |
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missile: projectile
dismiss: send away
transmit: send across |
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mobilize: cause to move
mortality: ability to move
immovable: not able to be moved |
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admonish: warn
premonition: foreboding
monitor: watcher |
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mortuary: funeral parlor
moribund: dying
immortal: not dying |
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amorphous: formless; lacking shape
metamorphosis: change of shape
anthropomorphic: in the shape of man |
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immutable: not able to be changed
mutate: undergo a change
mutability: changeableness, inconstancy |
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innate: from birth
prenatal: before birth
nativity: birth |
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navigate: sail a ship
circumnavigate: sail around the world
naval: pretaining to ships |
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concisness
The man believed in getting right to the point, he believed in brevity |
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easily broken; difficult
The fragile piece if art was very brittle. |
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rising like bristles; showing irritation
The dog stood there, bristling with anger. |
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introduce; open up
I won't even broach the topic of buying a new car after that report card. |
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bully; intimidate
Bob High school has very little browbeating. |
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blunt; abrupt
Already angry, John was bursque whenever someone tried to calm him down. |
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a pirate
The buccaneer loaded the ship with stolen goods. |
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rustic; pastoral
Filled with browsing cows and bleating sheep, the meadow was a bucolic sight. |
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slap; batter; knock about
I haven't recieved a good buffet since elementary school. |
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clowning
There is much buffoonery at lunchtime. |
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earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
The goal can be considered a bulwark. |
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self-assertive
The key to getting what you want is being bumptious. |
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mismanange; blunder
If you bungle while driving, it can be fatal. |
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able to float; cheerful and optimistic
The boat has been damaged, and is no longer buoyant. |
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| over-regulated administrative system marked by red tape. |
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grow forth; send out buds
When plants burgeon in the spring, many people find it aesthetically pleasing. |
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give an imitation that ridicules
Many comedians have an act that consists of a burlesque famous people. |
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husky; muscular
Many construction workers are burly. |
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make shiny by rubbing; polish
I burnish my car almost every weekend. |
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move about energetically
After taking a long exam, one can't help but bustle around the hallway. |
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support; prop up
The indisputable evidence helped buttress the lawyers case. |
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plump; full bosomed
Usually modeling agencies look for women that aren't buxom |
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small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
The cabal was revealed and their scheme was defeated. |
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discordant; inharmonious
The new band wasn't very good and sounded cacophonous. |
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disaster; misery
9/11 was a unexpected calamity in American history. |
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deliberately planed; likely
The couple calculated their pregnancy so the baby will be born in the spring. |
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large kettle
The poor boy was reduced to stealing caldrons of soup from the restaurant. |
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ability; quality
The student's intellect was of high caliber. |
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hardened; unfeeling
After so much guitar playing, my fingers become callous. |
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youthful; immature; inexperienced
The students were callow when it came to work ethic. |
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heat-producing
The stove is calorific. |
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good-fellowship
He loved the sense of camaraderie he and his coworkers shared. |
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malicious misrepresentation; slander
People speak much calumny about the ones they envy. |
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| shell or jewel carved in relief; star's special appearance in a minor role in a film |
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insincere expressions of piety; jargon of thieves
When he went to church, he would cant. He was actually quite secular. |
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ill humored; irritable
Some comedians take things too far and their jokes become cantankerous. |
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slowly gallop
The horse would canter around the stable with great ease. |
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determine votes
While officials canvassed for the election, everyone was anxious to know who won. |
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spacious
The suburban environment tends to be more capacious. |
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lurch; sway from side to side
The taxicab careened wildly as it turned the corner. |
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| exaggerated picture or description; distortion |
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fleshly
The public is very interested in the carnal desires of celebrities. |
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meat-eating
Tigers are carnivorous because their diet is mainly meat. |
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| criticize severely; punish |
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| agent which brings about a chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged |
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| great waterfall; eye abnormality |
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hard; strenuous
He tried arduously to pass the test. |
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fragrant
Medieval sailing vessels brought aromatic herbs from China to Europe. |
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charge in court; indict
After his indictment, the accused man was arraigned in the local court. |
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marshal; draw up in order
His actions were bound to array the public sentiment against him. |
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being in debt
Many people were arrears with Arnold Rothstein |
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| stop or slow down; catch someone's attention |
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| storage place for military equipment |
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deception; trickery
Guerilla warfare requires mastery in artifice. |
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| manually skilled worker; craftsman |
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| without guile; open and honest |
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controlling influence; domination
Religion is the practice of maintaining ascendancy over the followers. |
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| practicing self-denial; austere |
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preventing infection; having a cleansing effect
The hospital provides aseptic items to keep patients healthy. |
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ash-colored
The warrior had an ashen face after fighting in the dust. |
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stupid
The jury had never heard a more asinine question. |
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| with a sideways or indirect look |
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| crookedly; slanted; at an angle |
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sharpness of temper
The drunken father lost his children due to his asperity |
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slander; slur; derogatory remark
Aspersions were conventional in the times of slavery. |
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seeker after position or status
Bob was an aspirant for the manger position. |
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seek to attain; long for
I aspire for self achievement |
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assault
The poor lady was assailed with a bat. |
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analyze; evaluate
Jim assayed Bob's performance. |
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| declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly |
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evaluation; judgment
He provided assessment for the young trainer. |
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diligent
i wish i was more assiduous when i came to reading. |
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ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger)
Bob tried to assuage his headache. |
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| book for religious instruction; instruction by question and answer |
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without exceptions; unqualified; absolute
If you beat someone up, you will be expelled; this is a categorical rule. |
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private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy.
The house held a caucus to decide if the new law should be passed. |
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purging or cleansing of any passage of the body
After all day in the field i need a good catharsis |
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| make watertight by filling in the cracks |
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| burning; sarcastically biting |
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procession; parade
The cavalcade of Canterbury pilgrims was a motley group. |
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offhand or casual
Celebrities try to act in a cavalier manner. |
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make frivolous comments
The boy caviled about a stupid theory, |
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yeild to; surrender formally
The knight had to cede to the clear winner. |
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| heavenly; relating to the sky |
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overseer of morals; person who reads to eliminate inappropriate remarks
The censors take all the good parts out of movies. |
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critical
These people are so censorious but never present a solution to the problem. |
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| radiating; departing from the center |
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| tending towards the center |
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| pretaining to the brain or intellect |
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thought
My final choice took a lot cerebration. |
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| yielding to another; ceding |
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| warm by rubbing; make sore (by rubbing) |
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| worthless products of an endeavor |
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| humiliation; injured pride; disappointment |
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throw overboard
The pirates would jettison hostages. |
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extremely aggressive and militant patriot
His love for home made apple pie proved that he was a a true American jingoist |
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sound in judgement; wise
He made a judicious decision that was the foundation of his later wealth. |
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| group of men joined in political intrigue; cabal |
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| central or vital part; whole seed |
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start a fire; inspire
When camping, knowing how to kindle a fire is important. |
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related; belonging to the same family
Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn were kindred spirits, born mischief makers who were always up to some tomfoolery. |
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producing motion
As potential energy remains the same, kinetic energy increases. |
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person who has a compulsive desire to steal
The shoplifter was know as kleptomaniac since little due to his passion to steal secretly. |
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untrustworthy person; rogue; scoundrel
I can't trust my teacher; she lied therefore she is a known knave. |
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| intricate; difficult; tangled |
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| demanding much or care; tedious |
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maze
Mice were placed in a labrynth and were tested on their ability to figure a way out. |
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producing tears
Romeo and Juliet is a lachrymose movie. |
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| lacking purpose or zest; half-hearted; languid |
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dull
The boring rock was lackluster. |
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| weary; sluggish; listless |
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lose animation; lose strength
Although fighting hopeless battle with a severe illness, the man refused to languish |
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heat
thermostat: instrument that regulates heat
diathermy: sending heat through body tissues |
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twist
distort: twist out of true shape or meaning
torsion: act of twisting
tortuous: twisting |
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drag, pull
distract: pull one's attention away
intractable: stubborn, unable to be dragged
attraction: pull, drawing quality |
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push, shove
intrude: push one's way in
protrusion: something sticking out |
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city
urban: pretaining to a city
urbane: polished, sophisticated
suburban: outside of the city |
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empty
vacuous: lacking content, empty-headed
evacuate: compel to an empty area |
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go
invade: enter in a hostile fashion
evasive: not frank; eluding |
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to come
intervene: come between
prevent: stop
convention: meeting |
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true
veracious: true
verify: check the truth
verisimilitude: appearance of truth |
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word
verbose: wordy
verbiage: excessive use of words
verbatim: word for word |
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turn
vertigo: turning dizzy
revert: turn back
diversion: something causing one to turn aside |
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way
deviation: departure from the way
viaduct: roadway
trivial: trifling |
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to see
vision: sight
evidence: things seen
vista: view |
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to conquer
invincible: unconquerable
victory: winning
vanquish: defeat |
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to sit
sedentary: inactive
session: meeting |
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to think, to feel
consent: agree
resent: show indignation
sensitive: showing feeling |
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to follow
consecutive: following in order
sequence: arrangement
sequel: that which follows |
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to loosen
absolve: free from blame
dissolute: morally lax
absolute: complete |
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sleep
insomnia: inability to sleep
somnolent: sleepy
somnambulist: sleepwalker |
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wisdom
philosopher: lover of wisdom
sophisticated: worldly wise |
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to look at
spectator: observer
aspect: appearance
circumspect: cautious (looking around) |
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breathe
respiratory: pretaining to breathing
spirited: full of life |
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bind
stringent: strict
constrict: become tight
stricture: limit, something that restrains |
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build
constructive: helping to build
construe: analyze |
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to touch
tangent: touching
contact: touching with
contingent: depending upon |
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time
contemporary: at same time
extemporaneous: impromptu
temporize: delay |
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to hold
tenable: able to be held
tenure: holding to office
retentive: holding; having good memory |
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end
interminable: endless
terminate: end |
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land
terrestrial: pretaining to earth
subterranean: underground |
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aquatic: pretaining to the water
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audacious: full of daring
perspicacious: full of mental perception
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final: pretaining to the end
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dictionary: book connected with words
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go, step
disgress: go astray
regress: go backwards
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epigram: pithy statement
telegram: instantaneous message over great distance.
stenography: shorthand |
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aggregate: group, total
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heliotrope: flower that faces the sun
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exit: way out
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projectile: missile; something thrown forward
trajectory: path taken by thrown object
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perjure: testify falsely
jury: group of men and women sworn to seek the truth
adjuration: solemn urging |
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laboratory: place where work is done
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to choose, to read
election: choice
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legislative: law-making body
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library: collection of books
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entomology: study of insects
etymology: study of word parts and derivations
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malediction: curse
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manuscript: written by hand
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matriarch: female ruler of a family, group or state
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missile: projectile
dismiss: send away
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| bottomless. his arrogance is exceeded only by his abysmal ignorance |
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| to agree. if i accede to his demand for blackmail, i am afraid that i will be the victim of future demands. |
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| records; history . "in this year our good king richard died", wrote the chronicler in the kingdomsa annals |
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