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Week 1 (6/24) Vocab
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10th Grade
06/25/2011
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assiduous (a)
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hard-working
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sedulous (a)
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patient; patiently working hard
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industrious (a)
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hard-working
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studious (a)
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hard-working
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diligent (a)
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hard-working
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indolent (a)
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lazy
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idle (a)
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lazy
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sluggish (a)
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lazy
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slothful (a)
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lazy
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drone (n) DOUBLE MEANING
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1. a monotonous speech
2. a lazy person
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sluggard (n)
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a lazy person
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laggard (n)
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one who always lags behind
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humdrum (a), (n)
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(a) monotonous
(n) a monotony
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avaricious (a)
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greedy
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ravenous (a)
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hungry, greedy
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voracious (a)
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hungry, greedy
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edacious (a)
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hungry, greedy
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rapacious (a)
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greedy
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covetous (a)
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greedy
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covet (v)
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to desire, esp. someone else's, eagerly
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insatiable (a)
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unsatisfiable, greedy
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sate/satiate (v)
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to satisfy fully
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gluttonous (a) DOUBLE MEANING
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1. greedy, 2. eating a lot
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glut (v), (n)
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(v) to supply excessively
(n) an excessive supply
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gluttony (n) DOUBLE MEANING
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1. greed, 2. habit of eating a lot
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glutton (n) DOUBLE MEANING
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1. greedy person, 2. one who eats a lot
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cupidity (n)
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excessive desire for wealth, greed
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avarice/avariciousness (n)
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greed
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ravenousness (n)
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greed
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voracity (n)
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greed
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edacity (n)
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greed
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rapacity (n)
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greed
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covetousness (n)
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greed
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insatiation (n)
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greed
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carnivore (n)
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meat-eater
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devour (v)
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to eat hungrily
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seedy (a)
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dirty
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squalid (a)
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dirty
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squalor (n)
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dirtiness
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sordid (a)
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dirty
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filthy (a)
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dirty
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pompous (a)
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arrogant
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supercilious (a)
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arrogant
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pretentious (a)
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not modest
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assuming (a)
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pretentious, not modest
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unassuming (a)
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modest
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self-effacing (a)
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modest
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self-efface (v)
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to be modest
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demure (a)
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modest
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demureness (n)
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modesty
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self-effacement (n)
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modesty
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humility (n)
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modesty
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ostentatious (a)
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showy or arrogant in appearance
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grandiloquent (a)
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arrogant in speech
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bombastic (a)
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arrogant
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imperious (a)
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arrogant
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flatulent (a)
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greedy
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vein (a)
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arrogant
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conceited (a)
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arrogant
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haughty (a)
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greedy
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pontifical (a)
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arrogant
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presumptuous (a) DOUBLE MEANING
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1. over-confident, 2. arrogant
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demur (v)
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to hesitate, to object
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demurral (n)
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hesitation, objection
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vacillate (v)
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to be uncertain, to hesitate
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hesitant (a)
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hesitating
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dither (v)
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to hesitate
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waver (v)
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to hesitate
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boggle (v)
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to hesitate
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prudish (a)
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overly modest to an annoying degree
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prude (n)
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one who is overly modest to an annoying degree
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hubris (n)
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arrogant pride
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loquacious (a)
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talkative
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elocution (n)
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art of speech
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circumlocutory (a)
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roundabout in speech/writing
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eloquent (a)
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fluently speaking
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imperious (a)
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commanding
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pontiff (n)
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pope
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pontificate (v) TRIPLE MEANING
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1. to preside over a catholic mass, 2. to preach, 3. to speak or behave arrogantly
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diffident (a)
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lacking in confidence
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diffidence (n)
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lack of confidence
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impertinent (a) DOUBLE MEANING
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1. not related, 2. showing no deserved respect
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flippant (a)
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showing no respect
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pertinent (a)
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related
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relevant (a)
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related
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germane (a)
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related
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cognate (a)
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related
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irrelevant (a)
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not related
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extraneous (a)
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not related
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tangential (a)
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not related
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flippancy (n)
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lack of respect
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deferential (a)
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showing respect
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reverential (a)
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showing respect
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respectful (a)
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showing respect
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venerable (a)
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deserving respect
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reverent (a)
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deserving respect
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estimable (a)
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deserving respect
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reputable (a)
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deserving respect
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respectable (a)
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deserving respect
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defer (v) DOUBLE MEANING
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1. to postpone responsibility, duty, etc., 2. to respect
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revere (v)
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to respect
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venerate (v)
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to respect
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esteem (v)
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to respect
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deference (n)
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respect
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reverence (n)
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respect
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veneration (n)
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respect
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esteem (n)
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respect
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homage (n)
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respect
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deferment (n)
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postponement
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reprieve (v) DOUBLE MEANING
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1. to give a temporary relief, 2. to postpone punishment
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table (v)
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to postpone considering
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shelve (v)
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postpone
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propound (v)
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to put forward for consideration
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procrastinate (v)
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to postpone
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partial (a)
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unfair, prejudiced
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impartial (a)
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fair, not prejudiced
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biased (a)
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prejudiced
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tendentious (a)
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prejudiced
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opinionated (a)
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prejudiced
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bigoted (a)
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prejudiced
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jaundiced (a)
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prejudiced by jealousy
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jaundice (n) DOUBLE MEANING
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1. a kind of liver disease, 2. prejudice by jealousy
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unbiased (a)
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not prejudiced
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disinterested (a)
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not prejudiced
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dispassionate (a)
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not prejudiced
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detached (a)
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not prejudiced
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objective (a)
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not prejudiced
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motley (n)
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a mixture of colors
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hybrid (n)
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a mixture of different breeds
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mongrel (n)
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a mixture of different breeds
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alloy (n)
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a mixture of metals
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pastiche (n)
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a composition made from various sources
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eclectic (a)
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composed from many different sources
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hodgepodge (hotchpotch) (n)
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a mixture
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chronological (a)
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in timely order
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chronicle (n)
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a record of events
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chronic (a)
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consistent, habitual
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synchronized (a)
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at the same time
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anachronistic (a)
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outdated
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obsolete (a) TRIPLE MEANING
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1. outdated, 2. existing no more, 3. spoken no more (language)
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crony (n)
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a long time friend
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cronyism (n)
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favoritism to friends by one who is holding a high office
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nepotism (n)
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favoritism to family members/relatives by one who is holding a higher office
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extemporaneous (a)
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done or spoken with little preparation, instantaneous
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improvise (v)
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to do, make, etc. instantaneously
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impromptu (n)
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something improvised
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impromptu (a)
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instantaneous
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assess (v)
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to evaluate, to tell or judge the value of
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contrite (a)
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regretful, regretting
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repentant (a)
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regretful, regretting
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penitent (a)
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regretful, regretting
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remorseful (a)
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regretful, regretting
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rueful (a)
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regretful, regretting
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contrition (n)
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regret
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repentance (n)
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regret
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penitence (n)
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regret
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remorse (n)
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regret
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rue (n)
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regret
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compunction (n)
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regret
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qualm (n)
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regret
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taciturn (a)
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expressed in few words, saying little
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reticent (a)
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expressed in few words, saying little
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laconic (a)
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expressed in few words, saying little
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pithy (n)
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expressed in few words, saying little
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concise (a)
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expressed in few words, saying little
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terse (a)
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expressed in few words, saying little
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succinct (a)
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expressed in few words, saying little
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sententious (a)
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expressed in few words, saying little
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epigrammatic (a)
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expressed in few words, saying little
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verbose (a)
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expressed in many words, saying much
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voluble (a)
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expressed in many words, saying much
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prolix (a)
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expressed in many words, saying much
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loquacious (a)
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expressed in many words, saying much
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garrulous (a)
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expressed in many words, saying much
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circumlocutory (a)
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expressed in many words, saying much
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defunct (a)
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existing no more
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extant (a)
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still in existence
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