bead
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n. small, often round piece of material, such as glass, plastic, or wood, that is pierced for stringing or threading
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booth
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n. small enclosed compartment with a window, used to separate the occupant from others; small stall for the display and sale of goods
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botnet
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n. a collection of compromised computers that is slowly built up then unleashed as a DDOS attack or used to send very large quantities of spam
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bounteous
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a. liberal in charity; disposed to give freely; generously liberal; beneficent; free in bestowing gifts
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broil
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v. cook by direct exposure to heat over fire; subject to great heat; be subjected to the action of heat; be greatly heated
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bucolic
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a. rustic; pastoral; agricultural; relating to country affairs, or to shepherd's life and occupation
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bursary
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n. treasury, especially of a public institution or religious order; scholarship granted to a university student in need
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canker
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n. corroding or sloughing ulcer; anything which corrodes, corrupts, or destroy; disease incident to trees, causing the bark to rot and fall off
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cannibalize
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v. remove parts of machine for use in other similar machines; consume another of one's own type or kind
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cantankerous
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a. ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious
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cartel
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n. a combination of independent business organizations formed to regulate production, pricing, and marketing of goods by the members
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censorious
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a. critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
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circa
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ad. approximately, about; commonly abbreviated ca. -- used especially before dates and numerical measures.
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clamorous
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a. speaking and repeating loud words; full of clamor; calling or demanding loudly or urgently; vociferous; noisy; bawling; loud
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clan
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n. a large group of relatives, friends, or associates; a traditional social unit, consisting of a number of families claiming a common ancestor
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cloister
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n. place, especially a monastery or convent, devoted to religious seclusion; secluded, quiet place
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cogency
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n. power of proving or of producing belief; quality of being highly probable or convincing; force; credibility
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cognate
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a. related by blood; having common ancestor; related or analogous in nature, character, or function
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collateral
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n. guarantee, usually in the form of an asset, for the repayment of a loan if one cannot procure enough funds to repay
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concubine
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n. in certain societies, such as imperial China, a woman contracted to a man as a secondary wife, often having few legal rights and low social status
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condescension
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n. act of condescending; voluntary descent from one's rank or dignity in intercourse with an inferior; courtesy toward inferiors
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conscientious
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a. thorough, careful, or vigilant; implies a desire to do a task well; characterized by extreme care and great effort
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