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01/19/2012
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amatory
 Definition
dealing with love
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apotheosis
 Definition
ultimate expression; elebation of godlike state
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attenuate
 Definition
weaden; thin
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cambric
 Definition
finely-woven linen
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clarion
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brilliantly clear
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curia
 Definition
govering body of Roman Catholic Church
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eclectic
 Definition
who selects from various doctrines
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encomium
 Definition
expressions of praise
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espuse
 Definition
marry; support
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gastronomy
 Definition
the art of earting
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intransigent
 Definition
unwilling to comprimise
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minutiae
 Definition
petty details
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olbelisk
 Definition
tall, four-sided, stone monument
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pellucid
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transparent; clear
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predilection
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preference
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schism
 Definition
split in the church
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aeon
 Definition
indeffinatly long period of time
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ancillary
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secondary
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argot
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slang
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bawdy
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vulgary improper
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chimerical
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unrealistic
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covert
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concealed
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despoil
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plunder
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elide
 Definition
strike out; slur over
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encroach
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tresspass
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exacting
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strict
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genuflect
 Definition
bend the knee in worship
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idealize
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regard as perfect
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lucubrate
 Definition
study laboriously
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moot
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debatable; raise; devoid of practical significance
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ocher
 Definition
pigment used in paints
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perfunctory
 Definition
mechanically routine
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querulous
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given to complaining
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tier
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row
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abrogate
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abolish
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annular
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circular
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arrant
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complete
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behemoth
 Definition
creature of great size
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citrus
 Definition
of orange, lemon, and related trees
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cupidity
 Definition
a greedy desire for wealth
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dragoon
 Definition
mounted soldier; compel
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emollient
 Definition
sooothing ointment
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equanimity
 Definition
calmness of mind
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frenetic
 Definition
hectic; frantic
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gainsay
 Definition
speak out against; deny
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gratis
 Definition
without charge
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imperious
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domineering
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mensuration
 Definition
measuring
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natal
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of birth
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oleaginous
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oily; smoothly bland
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refectory
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dining hall
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vagary
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unpredictable whims
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carnal
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fleshy
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contumacious
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rebellious
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dialectic
 Definition
logical argument
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fulsome
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offensively excesive
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impute
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attribute accusingly
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jaded
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satiated
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laud
 Definition
praise
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mountebank
 Definition
unscrupulous faker
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nepotism
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favoritism to relatives in filling jobs
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periphery
 Definition
outter edge
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porcine
 Definition
pig-like
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provender
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feed for livestock
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retrograde
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tending to make things worse; directed backward
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simian
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apelike
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supplicate
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beg humbly
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unctuous
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showing false concern; oily
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anneal
 Definition
toughen by heating and then cooling
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chiaroscuro
 Definition
pictoral use of light and shade
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crescendo
 Definition
with increasing loudness; peak of intensity
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dory
 Definition
flat-bottomed boat
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garrote
 Definition
execute by strangling
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ingratiait
 Definition
win favor for
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junto
 Definition
group of political plotters
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levy
 Definition
impse; wage; conscrition
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nadir
 Definition
lowest point
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nihilism
 Definition
rejection of all established beliefes
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permeate
 Definition
spread through
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prelate
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high dignitary
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redundant
 Definition
not needed
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sanguine
 Definition
cheerful; ruddy
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splenetic
 Definition
easily irritated
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tautology
 Definition
needless repetition of ideas
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unmitigated
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absolute
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adjure
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solemnly sommand
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concantination
 Definition
chain of events
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descry
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catch sight of
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factious
 Definition
caused by a group of quearrelsome dissenters
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imbibe
 Definition
drink; absorb
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isthmus
 Definition
narrow strip of land connecting two large land masses
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kinetic
 Definition
of motion
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litigation
 Definition
legal action
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natation
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swimming
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orotund
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resonant; pompous
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perspicuous
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easily understood
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pristine
 Definition
earliest; unspoiled
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regime
 Definition
system of government
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savant
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scholar
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subversive
 Definition
tending to undermine or destroy
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ubiquitous
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present everywhere
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vernal
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spring
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abrade
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scrape away
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appendage
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attatchment
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beget
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become father of
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calcify
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become hard and stoney; inflexible
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coagulate
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clot
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coup
 Definition
highly successful stroke of stratagem
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expatriate
 Definition
person who plots against his country
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genocide
 Definition
systematically killing off an entire race
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incubate
 Definition
protect until hatching
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liaison
 Definition
intercommunication between units; illicit love affair
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obloquy
 Definition
condemnatory statement; uncertainty
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philander
 Definition
love lightly and insincerly
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quarantine
 Definition
an impoosed islolation
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resuscitate
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revive form near death
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stricture
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critical remark; narrow restraints
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tenable
 Definition
that can be maintained
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truncated
 Definition
shortened
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adipose
 Definition
fatty
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arpeggio
 Definition
note of a chord played in quick succession
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behoove
 Definition
is fitting for
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canon
 Definition
complete works; important principle; member of the clergy; attached to a cathedral; body of law
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cohere
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stick
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desuetude
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disuse
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factitioius
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artificial
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impugn
 Definition
call into question
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indent
 Definition
space in from margin
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lorgnete
 Definition
pair of eyeglasses with a handle
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obstrperous
 Definition
stubbornly defiant
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plentitude
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abundance
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rarefied
 Definition
lacking density; socially select
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sentient
 Definition
having feelings
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tercentenary
 Definition
300th anniversary
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venial
 Definition
forgivable
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affidavit
 Definition
written statement made under oath
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avuncular
 Definition
like that of an uncle
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benediction
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blessing
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cerements
 Definition
burial wrappings
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colloquy
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informal descussion
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enervate
 Definition
deprive of vitality
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freshet
 Definition
flooding of a stream
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inchoate
 Definition
incompletely formed
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lacuna
 Definition
gap
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nexus
 Definition
connection
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orthodox
 Definition
conformingto what is generally accepted
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prolix
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wordy
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recalcitrant
 Definition
stubbornly disobiedient
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simulate
 Definition
feign
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tempera
 Definition
pigments suspended in gelatinous substances
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traduce
 Definition
slander; betray
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verdigris
 Definition
greenish film formed on copper, brass, and bronze
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