10th Grade Words for Clovis, CA, USA
Words for 10th Grade students of Clovis Unified School District.
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aberration
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n. a departure from the norm or what is considered right, natural, or normal; a flaw or defect | |
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abominate
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v. to hate or loathe intensely | |
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abridge
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v. to shorten in duration or extent; to diminish | |
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accolade
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n. an expression of approval or respect for special merit; a award | |
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accost
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v. to approach and speak to in an aggressive or challenging way | |
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acoustic
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adj. relating to sound or hearing | |
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acrimony
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n. bitterness or sharpness of temper, manner, or speech; hostility | |
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adamant
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adj. not yielding; firm | |
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adjacent
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adj. near or next to; adjoining | |
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adjudicate
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v. to hear and decide judicially; to judge | |
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adjunct
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n. something or someone joined or added to something else but not essentially a part of it | |
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adulate
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v. to flatter or admire excessively; to idolize | |
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affinity
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n. attraction for someone or something with which one feels a closeness or kinship | |
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aftermath
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n. a consequence or result, often a negative one | |
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aggregate
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n. a group of things gathered into a whole; sum total | |
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agrarian
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adj. having to do with farming or agriculture | |
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allocate
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v. to set aside for a specific purpose; to allot | |
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altercation
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n. a loud and determined dispute; a noisy quarrel | |
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ambivalent
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adj. having mixed, often opposing, feeling about something or someone; indecisive | |
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ameliorate
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v. to make better; to become better; to improve | |
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amenable
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adj. responsive; willing to be controlled or to take advice | |
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animosity
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n. intense ill will | |
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annals
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n. a historical record of events, often arranged in a yearly sequence | |
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antiquated
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adj. grown old; out-of-date | |
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aphorism
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n. a short of truth or principle; an adage | |
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ascribe
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v. to attribute to a source or a cause | |
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asperity
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n. sharpness or harshness of manner | |
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assemblage
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n. a collection or gathering of people or things | |
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assiduous
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adj. diligent and persistent | |
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attest
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v. to declare or be evidence of something as true, genuine, or accurate | |
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augur
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v. to predict future events, especially from omens | |
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august
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adj. inspiring great respect or admiration; noble | |
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aura
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n. a distinctive atmosphere or feeling that seems to surround someone or something; a distinctive appearance or impression | |
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auspices
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n. protection, support, or guidance; patronage | |
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auspicious
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adj. favorable, promising | |
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avarice
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n. greed for wealth | |
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axiom
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n. a statement or principle that requires no proof because ints truth is obvious | |
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baleful
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adj. expressing hatred or evil; harmful, ominous | |
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banal
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adj. lacking freshness; trite | |
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bane
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n. a person or thing that destroys or causes harm | |
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bastion
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n. a fortified area or position; a person, place, or thing that is a source of strength | |
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beleaguer
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v. to surround with troubles; to harass | |
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belie
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v. to give a false impression of; to contradict | |
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bemuse
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v. to confuse or bewilder | |
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berate
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v. to criticize vigorously; to scold vehemently | |
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beset
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v. to surround or attack repeatedly | |
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bilk
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v. to cheat our of what is due | |
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buffoon
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n. a person who often makes attempts to be funny; a clown; a fool | |
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burgeon
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v. to grow and expand rapidly; to flourish | |
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carnage
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n. great destruction of life; slaughter | |
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castigate
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v. to punish by criticizing sharply; to berate | |
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cataclysm
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n. a sudden and violent change; a catastrophe | |
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catharsis
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n. a releasing of the emotions, often through the arts, that brings about spiritual renewal or a relieving of tension | |
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cautionary
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adj. offering or serving as a warning | |
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cavil
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n. a minor criticism | |
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cede
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v. to give up or transfer, especially by treaty or formal agreement | |
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celestial
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adj. of or relating to the skies or heavens | |
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centennial
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n. a one-hundredth anniversary or its celebration | |
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certitude
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n. the state of being certain of the truth or rightness of something | |
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cessation
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n. a stopping, either final or temporary | |
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charisma
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n. a special quality in a person that inspires devotion or fascination in others | |
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chary
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adj. exercising caution; hesitant | |
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churlish
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adj. lacking good manners; rude, impolite | |
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circuitous
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adj. roundabout; indirect | |
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circumvent
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v. to avoid through craftiness | |
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clique
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n. a small, exclusive group; a group held together by like interests or purpose | |
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cognizant
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adj. fully aware; taking notice | |
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cohort
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n. one who assists another, especially in a dubious or criminal activity; an accomplice | |
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colloquial
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adj. characterized by informal language | |
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compunction
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n. a feeling of uneasiness or anxiety caused by guilt | |
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concoct
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v. to make up, prepare, or invent | |
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condone
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v. to overlook or accept without punishment; to pardon or excuse | |
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confidant
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n. a person to whom secrets are told | |
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constituent
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n. one of the parts that make up a whole | |
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constrain
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v. to confine, inhibit, or hold back by force or necessity | |
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consummate
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adj. extremely skilled; complete or perfect | |
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conundrum
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n. a riddle whose answer is a play on words | |
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conversant
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adj. having knowledge or experience; well-informed | |
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countenance
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n. a person’s face; the expression on a person’s face | |
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credulous
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adj. willing to believe things with only slight or no evidence; easily conviced | |
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culinary
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adj. having to do with cooking | |
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culpable
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adj. deserving blame or censure | |
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curator
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n. a person in charge of an exhibition; an overseer of a museum or library collection | |
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curtail
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v. to cut short or reduce | |
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dearth
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n. scarcity; a shortage | |
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decorum
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n. suitable, proper behavior or speech | |
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decrepit
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adj. worn-out with use; broken-down | |
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defunct
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adj. no longer existing or functioning | |
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demoralize
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v. to destroy the morals or morale of someone; to weaken the spirit or courage of someone | |
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denigrate
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v. to attack the reputation of; to criticize in a derogatory manner | |
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derivative
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n. something that grows out of or results from an earlier form or condition | |
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desultory
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adj. proceeding or carried out in an aimless or random way | |
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diabolical
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adj. devilish; wicked or evil | |
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differentiate
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v. to see the difference; to distinguish | |
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dilemma
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n. a problem that seems to have no satisfactory solution; a difficult choice | |
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diminutive
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adj. very small; tiny | |
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disarray
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n. a lack or order; confusion | |
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discriminate
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v. the act of making a distinction in favor of or against a person or thing on the basis of the group or category rather tan according to actual merit | |
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disgruntle
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v. to make dissatisfied; to put in a bad mood | |
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disparage
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v. to criticize in a negative, disrespectful manner | |
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dissipate
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v. to break up and spread out so thinly as to disappear; to scatter or be scattered | |
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diverse
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adj. differing from one another; having various or distinct parts | |
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doleful
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adj. mournful or full of sorrow; causing grief | |
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ebullient
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adj. bubbling with enthusiasm or high spirits | |
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emaciated
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adj. very thin or wasted away, especially from lack of nourishment; scrawny | |
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enclave
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n. a distinct region or community enclosed within a larger territory | |
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endow
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v. to provide with a quality, a thing, or a gift or money | |
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engender
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v. to bring into being, to produce | |
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enormity
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n. the state or quality of being monstrous or outrageous | |
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entrepreneur
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n. an individual who manages and takes the risk of a business | |
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ephemeral
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adj. lasting a very short time | |
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epitaph
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n. the words carved on a tombstone in memory of the deceased | |
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equilibrium
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n. a state of balance | |
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eradicate
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v. to get rid of; to uproot | |
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esoteric
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adj. not generally known or understood; familiar to only a relatively small number of people | |
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espionage
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n. the act of spying, especially a government spy obtaining secrets of another government | |
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euphemism
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n. a polite term used to avoid directly naming something considered offensive or unpleasant | |
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evanescent
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adj. short-lived; staying temporarily | |
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exacerbate
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v. to make more severe, bitter, or violent | |
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exodus
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n. a mass departure | |
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expedite
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v. to speed up a process; to facilitate | |
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expendable
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adj. able to be used up and then discarded or replaced | |
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extant
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adj. still existing; not lost or destroyed | |
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extrovert
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n. a person whose attention is focused on others and on what is going on around her or him, rather than on her or his own feels | |
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factotum
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n. a helper or assistant with a wide range of duties and responsibilities | |
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fatuous
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adj. foolish; silly; stupid | |
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flotilla
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n. a fleet of boats or small ships | |
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flout
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v. to ignore in a disrespectful or scornful way | |
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foment
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v. to stir up, to rouse; to instigate | |
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fortuitous
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adj. happening by lucky chance; accidental | |
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galaxy
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n. a vast cluster of stars and other matter, billions of which make up the known universe | |
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galvanize
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v. to excite or arouse action | |
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gamut
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n. the entire range of something | |
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garish
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adj. excessively bright and flashy; tastelessly glaring | |
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gibe
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v. to utter taunting, sarcastic words | |
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gird
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v. to encircle, bind, or surround | |
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gossamer
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n. thin, sheer fabric resembling gauze | |
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gourmet
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n. a person who likes fine food an is a good judge of its quality | |
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grandiloquent
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adj. using lofty or pompous speech or expression | |
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grandiose
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adj. impressive because of large size or scope | |
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gratuitous
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adj. no called for; unnecessary | |
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halcyon
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adj. calm, peaceful, and happy; prosperous | |
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harbinger
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n. a person or thing that is a symbol of what is to come | |
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heresy
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n. the expression of shocking or unacceptable views | |
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hierarchy
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n. a group or system in which potions of power are ranked, usually from lowest to highest | |
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homily
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n. a lecture usually long, on how to behave morally | |
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homogeneous
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adj. of a similar kind or nature; uniform throughout | |
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hybrid
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n. the offspring of two animals or plants of different species or varieties | |
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hyperbole
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n. extravagant exaggeration | |
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hypothetical
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adj. based on something that is not actual but assumed or supposed | |
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ignominious
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adj. marked by, deserving, or causing shame or disgrace | |
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illicit
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adj. not allowed, improper, or unlawful | |
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illusory
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adj. unreal or imagined; deceiving | |
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imbue
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v. to fill completely with a feeling or idea; to inspire | |
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implacable
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adj. incapable of being placated, soothed, or significantly changed; relentless | |
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implement
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v. to carry out | |
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importune
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v. to plead for persistently | |
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inalienable
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adj. not able to be taken or given away | |
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incarcerate
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v. to confine or to put in prison | |
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incoherent
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adj. not connected; confused; rambling | |
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inconsequential
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adj. lacking importance or worth; unable to make an impact; trivial | |
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incumbent
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n. one who occupies an office or position | |
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incur
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v. to bring upon oneself something undesirable, such as a debt | |
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indigenous
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adj. naturally living or growing in a certain area; native | |
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indignity
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n. an insult to one’s ride; offensive or humiliating treatment | |
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indiscriminate
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adj. not marked by careful distinctions; haphazard | |
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induce
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v. to influence or persuade | |
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ineffable
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adj. incapable of being expressed in words | |
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inexorable
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adj. not to be persuaded, stopped, or moved by entreaty or plea; relentless | |
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infamous
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adj. having a very mad reputation; notorious | |
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infatuated
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adj. filled with excessive, shallow, or foolish love or desire | |
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infirmity
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n. physical or mental weakness or defect | |
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ingratiate
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v. to work to gain the favor of someone | |
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iniquitous
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adj. unjust; wicked | |
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innocuous
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adj. harmless; unlikely to offend | |
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insatiable
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adj. never satisfied; greedy | |
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instigate
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v. to stir up or urge on; to provoke | |
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insurrection
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n. an open revolt against legal authority; a rebellion | |
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inter
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v. to put in a grave; to bury | |
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intercede
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v. to act or plead on another’s behalf; to try to smooth the differences between two parties | |
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intractable
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adj. hard to manage, tame, or control; stubborn; not easily cured | |
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intransigent
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adj. refusing to compromise or change one’s position on an issue | |
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inure
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v. to adjust to and accept unpleasant or undesirable conditions | |
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inveigh
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v. to complain or protest strongly | |
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juncture
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n. a joining or coming together; the place where such a connection occurs | |
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jurisdiction
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n. legal authority to govern of control | |
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juxtapose
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v. to place side by side | |
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lacerate
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v. to tear or cut roughly | |
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largesse
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n. the act of giving generously; gifts | |
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laudatory
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adj. full of praise | |
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liquidate
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v. to settle the affairs of a business; to convert into cash | |
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luminary
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n. a source of light, especially from the sky, such as the sun or moon | |
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maelstrom
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n. a large and violent whirlpool or something resembling a whirlpool | |
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magnate
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n. an important, often wealthy, person prominent in a large industry or business | |
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magnitude
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n. greatness of size, power, or influence | |
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malign
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v. to say negative and unfair things about; slander | |
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mandatory
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adj. ordered by an authority; required | |
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manifesto
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n. a public statement explaining the intentions, motives, or views of an individual or group | |
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manifold
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adj. having many different kinds, forms, or parts | |
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materialize
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v. to appear in physical form, especially suddenly | |
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matriarchy
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n. a society that is headed by a female | |
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mellifluous
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adj. sweetly flowing; pleasant to the ear | |
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mesmerize
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v. to fascinate or hypnotize | |
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mien
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n. a person’s manner, appearance, or expression; bearing | |
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minuscule
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adj. very small in size or importance | |
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misnomer
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n. a name that does not fit | |
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mitigate
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v. to make or become less serious or severe; to ameliorate | |
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muster
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v. to summon or call forth; to gather | |
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necessitate
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v. to require; to make necessary | |
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neophyte
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n. a beginner; a novice | |
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nonpareil
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n. a person or thing without an equal | |
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obituary
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n. a notice of someone’s death, such as in a newspaper, usually with a brief summary of that person’s life | |
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odyssey
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n. a long, adventurous journey | |
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olfactory
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adj. relating to the sense of small | |
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omnivorous
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adj. eating all kinds of food, including both animal and vegetable food | |
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onerous
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adj. burdensome; oppressive | |
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optimum
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adj. best or most favorable | |
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palatable
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adj. acceptable or pleasing, especially to the sense of taste | |
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panacea
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n. something that is supposed to cure all ills or difficulties; a cure-all | |
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panache
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n. dash or flamboyance in style or action | |
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pandemonium
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n. a state or place of great confusion or uproar | |
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pantheon
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n. a group of people held in high esteem for their great achievements | |
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partisan
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n. a strong supporter or advocate | |
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patina
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n. a green film that forms on copper exposed to the elements | |
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penchant
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n. a strong attraction or leaning | |
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permeate
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v. to spread throughout; to pass through | |
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perpetrate
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v. to commit, as a crime or other antisocial act | |
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perverse
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adj. turned away form what is right; wicked | |
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picayune
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adj. petty or insignificant; concerned with trifling maters | |
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pillory
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v. to expose to public scorn or contempt | |
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pleasantry
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n. an agreeable, casual remark | |
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plebeian
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adj. of or pertaining to the common people; common; unrefined | |
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plethora
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n. too great a number; an excess | |
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poignant
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adj. painfully moving, affecting, or touching | |
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posterity
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n. a person’s descendants; future generations | |
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precedent
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n. the act of statement that may serve as an example or justification for a later one | |
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predecessor
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n. a person or thing that has held a position or office before another | |
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predilection
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n. an inclination; preference | |
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premeditated
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adj. fully planned beforehand; deliberate | |
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prerogative
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n. a special right limited to a person, group, or office; a privilege | |
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pretext
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n. an effort to conceal the real intention or state of affairs; an excuse | |
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procrastinate
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v. to put off until later | |
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profane
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v. disrespectful of sacred things | |
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prohibitive
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adj. serving to restrain action or discourage use of | |
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proliferate
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v. to grow, expand, or multiply at a rapid rate | |
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promontory
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n. a high point of land that juts out into water | |
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proselytize
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v. to convert someone to a faith, belief, or cause | |
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qualm
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n. a feeling of uneasiness as to whether what one id doing is right or wise; a misgiving | |
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quixotic
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adj. romantic and idealistic, but impractical | |
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rambunctious
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adj. behaving in a wild and unruly manner | |
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rampant
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adj. threateningly wild, without restraint or control; widespread | |
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rancor
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n. a deep, long-held feeling of hatred or bitterness | |
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rapt
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adj. fully absorbed; engrossed | |
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recompense
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v. to pay or compensate | |
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refurbish
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v. to make like new; to renovate | |
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reminisce
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v. to think or talk about one’s past | |
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remiss
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adj. negligent; careless; lax | |
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rendition
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n. an interpretation or translation; a performance | |
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reparation
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n. a mending or repair | |
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repast
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n. food and drink; a meal | |
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repertoire
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n. the list of pieces an actor, musician, etc., is ready to perform; the skills or accomplishments of a person or group | |
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resurgence
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n. a rising again to life. use. acceptance. or prominence; a revival | |
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resuscitate
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v. to revive from unconsciousness or apparent death; to revive or restore to health or vigor | |
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rudiment
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n. a basic principle or skill | |
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ruminate
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v. to think over again and again; to ponder | |
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sabotage
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n. acts that intentionally damage, hinder, or seek to discredit | |
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sadistic
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adj. taking pleasure in causing pain | |
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scathing
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adj. harshly critical | |
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scourge
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n. something that causes great pain and suffering; a social evil | |
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scurrilous
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adj. vulgar; coarsely abusive | |
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secrete
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v. to produce and give off | |
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servitude
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n. a lack of freedom forced labor | |
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sibling
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n. one of two or more people who have the same parents; brother or sister | |
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singular
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adj. extraordinary; exceptional | |
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smattering
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n. a small amount | |
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somnolent
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adj. tending to cause sleepiness | |
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spurious
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adj. not genuine; false | |
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stalemate
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n. a halt in a struggle because both sides are equally strong and neither side will give in; a deadlock | |
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stalwart
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adj. strong; sturdy | |
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stereotype
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n. a generalization that is used to characterize a person without acknowledging individual differences | |
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stigma
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n. a mark of shame or disgrace | |
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stipend
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n. a regular and fixed amount of pay for work done or to help cover living or work expenses | |
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subservient
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adj. serving or acting in a subordinate manner; servile | |
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temerity
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n. reckless boldness without regard to danger or opposition | |
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temperate
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adj. mild, moderate; restrained | |
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tenacious
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adj. holding fast; persistent in adhering to something valued or habitual | |
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titanic
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adj. marked by great strength, size, or influence | |
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transpire
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v. to become apparent; to come to light | |
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tutelage
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n. instruction, protection. or guardianship | |
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undermine
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v. to attack by indirect, secret, or underhanded means | |
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unremitting
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adj. not stopping or slowing down; constant | |
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vagary
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n. a departure from the normal, expected course; a whim or unpredictable action | |
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vanguard
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n. the leading or forwards position in a movement | |
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vestige
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n. a trace of something that once was present | |
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visionary
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adj. able to see what might be accomplished in the future | |
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volatile
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adj. evaporating quickly | |
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winnow
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v. to separate and remove what is undesirable and leave what is desirable; to blow away the chaff from again | |
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zephyr
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n. a light, gently breeze | |