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To yield, to go
Recede
Antecedent
Process |
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Swift
Celerity
Decelerate
Accelerate |
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One hundred
Century
Centennial
Centipede |
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Time
Chronology
Anachronism
Chronicle |
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To cut, to kill
Incision
Homicide
Fratricide |
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To call, to start
Incite
Excite
Recitation |
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Citizen
Civilization
Civilian
Civil |
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To cry out
Clamorous
Declamation
Acclamation |
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To learn
Incognito
Cognition
Agnostic |
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To fill
Complete
Complement
Comply |
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Heart
Accord
Cordial
Discord |
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Body
Incorporate
Corporeal
Corpse |
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To believe
Incredulous
Credulity
Credence |
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Throw overboard
The captain had to jettison much of his cargo. |
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Extremely aggressive and militant patriot; warlike chauvinist
The congressman was such a jingoist you could almost hear. |
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Given to joking
The salesman was so jocose that many of his customers suggested that he become a stand up comic. |
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Said or done in jest
He couldn't resist making one jocular remark. |
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Gaiety; cheerfulness
The festive Christmas dinner was a merry one, and old and young alike joined in the general jollity. |
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Good natured
A frown seemed out of place on his invariably jovial face. |
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Rejoicing
There was a great jubilation when the armistice was announced. |
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Sound in judgement; wise
At a key moment in his life, he made a judicious investment. |
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Group of men joined in political intrigue; cabal
The dictator ordered the execution of all the members of the junta. |
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Science of law
He was more a student of jurisprudence than a practitioner of the law. |
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Central or vital part; whole seed
Within this tissue lies there is a kernel of truth. |
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Start a fire; inspire
Ben learned how to kindle a fire in the Boy Scouts. |
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Related; belonging to the same family
Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn were kindred spirits. |
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Producing motion
As kinetic energy increases potential energy decreases. |
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Person who has a compulsive desire to steal
The guy is kleptomaniac when he is trying to flit with me. |
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Untrustworthy person; rogue
Any politician can be considered a knave. |
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Contract into wrinkles; grow together
His brows knit into frowns when he is sad. |
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Intricate; difficult; tangled
The knotty hair was very hard to fix |
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Demanding much work or care
Doctor Johnson undertook a laborious task. |
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Maze
My sister and I got lost in a labyrinth. |
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Torn, ragged wound
The stock car driver needed stitches to close up the lacerations he received in the car crash. |
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Producing tears
His voice has a lachrymose quality more appropriate to a funeral than a class reunion. |
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Lacking purpose or zest
Because gatsby had his mind more on his love life than finances, he did a very lackadaisical job. |
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Dull
We were disappointed by the lackluster performance |
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Brief and to the point
Many of the characters portrayed by Clint Eastwood are laconic types; strong men of few words |
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Slow; sluggish
The sailor had been taught not to be laggard in carrying out orders |
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Grieve; express sorrow
Even advocates of the war lamented the loss of so many lives in combat |
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Ridicule
This article lampoons the pretensions of some movie moguls |
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Weary; sluggish; listless
Her siege of illness left her languid and pallid. |
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Lose animation; lose strength
The cartoon lost languish when the kid ran out of paint. |
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