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| relating to the art of debate; mutual or reciprocal; Ex. dialectical situation; N. dialectic: art of arriving at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments |
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| authoritative and weighty statement (made by a judge in court); saying; maxim; CF. obiter dictum: incidental, nonbinding remark (something said in passing) |
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| shyness; lack of self-confidence; timidity; ADJ. diffident |
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| wordy; verbose; rambling; spread out (like a gas); V: spread out in all directions; disperse; N. diffusion; CF. suffuse |
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| falling to pieces; in a bad condition; ruined because of neglect; Ex. dilapidated old car/castle; N. dilapidation |
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| lessening; reduction in size; V. diminish |
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| continued loud noise; V: make a din; instill by wearying repetition |
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| small boat (often ship's boat) |
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| ?(?)???????? leave helpless on a deserted island or coast; ADJ. red brown |
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| (of things and place) dirty and dull; Ex. dingy street/curtain |
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| means; effort; Ex. by dint of hard work |
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| life-size, three-dimensional scene from nature or history; three-dimensional scene with modeled figures against a painted background |
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| funeral song; slow mournful piece of music (sung over a dead person) |
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| dissolve; disperse; (of a group) break up and separate; Ex. The club has disbanded. |
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| disown; renounce claim to; deny; CF. disclaimer |
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| frustrate; put to rout; defeat; disconcert; embarrass; perturb |
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| confuse; upset; embarrass; perturb |
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| hopelessly sad (at the loss of something) |
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| prudence; ability to adjust actions to circumstances; freedom of action or judgment; ADJ. discreet; CF. discretionary |
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| debark; go ashore (from a ship); unload cargo from a ship; CF. embark |
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| surrender something (stolen); eject; vomit; OP. gorge |
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| untidy (of hair or clothing); V. dishevel |
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| remove (forcibly); force out of a position; Ex. dislodge the food caught in his throat; CF. lodge |
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| strategic military or naval movement (done for training purposes); carefully planned process; stratagem; V: carry out a military maneuver; use maneuvers in gaining an end |
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| basically different; impossible to compare; unrelated |
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| difference; condition of inequality; OP. parity |
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| ?? speediness; prompt execution; message sent with all due speed; V: send to a specified destination; finish promptly; kill |
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| scatter; drive away; cause to vanish |
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| amuse; Ex. disport oneself; CF. divert |
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| argumentative; fond of argument |
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| uneasiness; anxiety; V. disquiet: make anxious |
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| formal systematic inquiry; explanation of the results of a formal inquiry; long formal speech or written report????, ????, ???? |
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| analysis; cutting apart in order to examine |
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| disguise; hide the real nature of; pretend |
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| distribute; spread; scatter (like seeds) |
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| dissenting (with an opinion, a group, or a government); rebellious; N. |
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| pretend; conceal by feigning; dissemble |
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| squander; ??waste foolishly; scatter |
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| disintegration; reduction to a liquid form; looseness in morals; sensual indulgence; debauchery; ADJ. dissolute: lacking in moral restraint; leading an immoral life |
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| refine (a liquid by evaporating and subsequent condensation); concentrate; separate the most important parts from; Ex. distill fresh water from sea water; CF. brew |
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| strip (as of clothes); deprive (as of rights); dispossess; N. divestiture(divestment) |
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| ??, ??use a divining rod ????to search for underground water or minerals |
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| program as for trial; book where such entries are made; list of things to be done; agenda; label fixed to a package listing contents or directions; V: describe in a docket |
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| shaky; infirm from old age; V. dodder |
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| determined; stubborn; stubbornly persevering; tenacious; Ex. Inspector Javert's dogged pursuit of Jean Valjean |
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| blues; listlessness (lack of spirit or energy); slack(inactive) period; period of stagnation; ocean area near the equator where ships cannot move because there is no wind; Ex. in the doldrums |
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| slow-thinking stupid person; CF. dull |
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| home; V. ADJ. domiciled: having one's domicile; Ex. He is domiciled in Britain. |
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| ?? window projecting upright from roof; CF. sleeping room |
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| relating to the back of an animal; Ex. dorsal fin |
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| file of documents on a subject or person; file; CF. bundle of papers labeled on the back |
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| senility;???? feeblemindedness of old age; Ex. In one's dotage |
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| sit on in order to hatch; think deeply or worry anxiously; N: the young of certain animals; group of young birds hatched at one time |
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| plunge into water or liquid; dip; immerse; drench; wet throughly; extinguish; throw water over; dowse |
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| untidy (of a woman or clothes); slovenly; dressed in an unattractive way; shabby; CF. unattractive woman |
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| disheartened; dejected; sad; directed downward |
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| dull; lacking color; cheerless ; Ex. drab coat/life |
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| sediment in a liquid; lees??; worthless residue, dross |
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| nonsense; foolishness; V: talk nonsense |
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| flow or fall in drops; let saliva flow out slowly from the mouth; move a ball; N. |
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| idle person who lives on other people's work; male bee |
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| malleable; pliable; (of metals) easily pulled into shape; flexible; (of someone) easily influenced or controlled |
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| forcible restraint, especially unlawfully; coercion by threat; illegal coercion; Ex. a promise made under duress |
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| generator for producing electricity; energetic person |
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| suffering from indigestion; N. dyspepsia: indigestion; difficulty in digesting food |
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| word blindness; learning disorder marked by impairment of the ability to read |
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| inflammatory disorder of the lower intestinal tract ?? |
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| (of the tide) recede; lessen; diminish; N. OP. flow: rise of tide |
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| ecclesiastical; pertaining to the church; N: minister; priest; cleric; clergyman |
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| clergyman attached to a chapel |
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| chaplain (in the armed forces) |
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| darken; extinguish; outshine; surpass; cause an eclipse |
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| path of the sun and the planets |
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| swirling current of water, air, etc.; V. |
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| decree ??, ?? (especially one issued by a sovereign); official command indict--> charge |
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| building (of imposing size) |
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| weird; causing fear because strange |
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| inner excitement or exuberance; showing high spirits; emitting bubbles forming inside; bubbling from fermentation or carbonation; ADJ. effervescent; V. effervesce |
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| having lost one's original power; barren; worn out; exhausted |
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| dummy; likeness of a person made of wood, paper, or stone; Ex. burn an effigy of the President |
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| rudeness without any sense of shame; shameless boldness; presumptousness; nerve; cheek |
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| notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking |
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| filled with excited joy and pride; overjoyed; in high spirits; joyful and proud; Ex. elated crowd; V. elate; N. elation |
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| cure-all; panacea; something invigorating |
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| explain; make clear; clarify; enlighten; CF. lucid |
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| evasive; not frank; baffling; hard to grasp, catch, or understand; V. elude: escape from; escape the understanding or grasp of; Ex. elude the hunter; Ex. His name eludes me. |
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| relating to paradise; blissful |
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| place or condition of bliss |
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| thin and wasted (from hunger or illness) |
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| ban on commerce or other activity |
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| commence; go on board a boat; begin a journey |
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| appropriate taking for one's own use in violation of trust; stealing (of money placed in one's care) |
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| ornament richly (a shield or flag); N. emblazonment |
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| correct (usually a text); N. emendation: correction of errors; improvement |
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| substance causing vomiting; ADJ. |
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| agent (sent on a mission to represent another); messenger |
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| in love; Ex. enamored of his own beauty; V. enamor: inspire with love |
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| gradual intrusion; Ex. I resent all these encroachments on my valuable time; V. encroach: take another's possessions or right gradually or stealthily; intrude; Ex. encroach on/upon |
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| fond word or act; expression of affection |
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| approve; support; write one's signature on the back of; N. endorsement; CF. dorsal |
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| provide with some quality; endow |
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| cause; produce; give rise to |
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| ill will; hatred; hostility |
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| hugeness (in a bad sense); excessive wickedness; Ex. enormity of the crime; ADJ. enormous |
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| settle comfortably; place comfortably (in a secure place) |
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| follow (as a result) ???? |
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| willingness to take new ventures; initiative; business organization; plan (that is difficult or daring); Ex. their latest enterprise to sail round the world in a small boat |
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| put under a spell(condition caused by magical power); carry away(fill with strong feeling) with emotion; put into a trance; fill with delight |
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| plead; ask earnestly, beseech |
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| announce; proclaim; utter or speak, especially distinctly; pronounce clearly; articulate; Ex. This theory was first enunciated by him. |
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| long period of time; an age; longest division of geologic time containing two or more eras |
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| ornament worn on the shoulder (of a uniform, etc.) |
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| ???? believing that pleasure is good and suffering is bad and should be avoided; N. |
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| witty thought or saying, usually short |
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| short speech at conclusion of dramatic work |
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| inscription in memory of a dead person (as on a tombstone) |
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| word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing; descriptive phrase to characterize a person (often contemptous) |
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| perfect example or embodiment; brief summary; Ex. epitome of good manners; V. epitomize: make an epitome of; be an epitome of; embody |
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| tranquil; of even calm temper; (of temperature) steady; uniform |
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| calmness of temperament; composure |
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| resembling a horse; Ex. equine face |
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| ??? period of equal days and nights; the beginning of spring and autumn; Ex. vernal/autumnal equinox; ADJ. equinoctial |
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| balance; balancing force; equilibrium |
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| ??? prank; flighty conduct; reckless adventure that disobeys rules |
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| (esp. of a woman's behavior) capricious; often changing, esp. from one lover to another; impulsive |
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| avoid habitually; Ex. eschew alcoholic drinks |
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| adopt; support (an idea or aim); marry; N. espousal |
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| separated; alienated; V. estrange: alienate (people in a family); N. estrangement |
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| ??? like a spirit or fairy; unearthly light; heavenly; unusually refined; Ex. She has an ethereal beauty; CF. ether: upper air |
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| study of humankind; study of the different races of human beings; CF. anthropology |
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| ????, ???? underlying character of a culture, group, etc.; character or ideas peculiar to a specific person, group, or culture; Ex. the company ethos |
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| study of word parts; study of the origins of words |
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| ??(?)? pertaining to the improvement of race; N. eugenics: study of hereditary improvement of the human race |
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| tending to call up (emotions, memories) |
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| male sheep; V. strike or drive against with a heavy impact |
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| extremely demanding; Ex. exacting standard of safety |
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| raise in rank or dignity; praise highly; inspire; Ex. exalt the imagination; ADJ. exalted; N. exaltation |
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| vex; annoy or make angry (by testing the patience) |
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| ?? treasury; Ex. Chancellor of the exchequer |
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| ?? legal official of high rank; CF. chancellery(chancellory): position of a chancellor |
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| scold with biting harshness; censure strongly; strip the skin off |
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| curse; express abhorrence for; detest |
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| explanation, especially of biblical(of the bible) passages |
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| effort; expenditure of much physical work; V. exert oneself: make a great effort |
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| urge (by strong argument or advice); Ex. The general exhorted his men to fight bravely; N. exhortation |
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| dig out of the ground; remove from a grave |
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| urgent situation; ADJ. exigent |
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| (of costs or demands) excessive; exceeding reasonable bounds |
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| (of a person) outgoing and sociable; broad and extensive; able to increase in size |
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| exile ??; someone who has withdrawn from his native land; V: exile; banish; leave one's country |
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| suitable (for a particular purpose although not necessarily morally correct); practical; politic(prudent); N: something expedient |
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| done with speed; quick; N. expedition |
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| ?? make amends for (a sin) |
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| ??? meaningless word; interjection; profane oath; swear-word |
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| explain in detail; interpret; clarify; CF. explicable |
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| pirate, dispossess, steal, confiscate, seize, commandeer, appropriate, sequester, impound ; explanatory; serving to explain; N. exposition: explaining; exhibition |
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| protest; remonstrance; ?? reasoning with someone to correct or dissuade; V. expostulate |
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| risk, particularly of being exposed to disease or to the elements; unmasking; act of laying something open; Ex. exposure of governmental corruption |
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| not planned; impromptu; extempore |
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| root up ??; uproot; destroy completely |
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| ?? wring from; get money by threats, etc.; obtain by force or threats; CF. extortionate: exorbitant |
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| twist (to extract liquid); extract by twisting & ????; wrench painfully (necks or hands) |
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| ???? surrender of prisoner by one state to another; Ex. extradition treaty; V. extradite |
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| ?? projection; conjecture; V. extrapolate: infer (unknown information) from known information |
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| force or push out; thrust out; shape (plastic or metal) by forcing through a die |
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| overflowing abundance; joyful enthusiasm; flamboyance; lavishness; ADJ. exuberant: high-spirited and lively; growing abundantly and strongly |
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| ?? flow out slowly; discharge (gradually); give forth; N. exudation |
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| party; clique (within a large group); dissension |
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| artificial; produced artificially; sham; false; Ex. factitious tears |
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| ???? handyman; person who does all kinds of work; CF. do everything |
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| (of land) plowed but not sowed (to improve the quality); uncultivated |
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| ????????? breeder or dealer of animals; one who has a special interest, as for raising specific plant or animal |
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| ???? call by bugles or trumpets; showy display; spectacular public display |
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| broad comedy; mockery; humorous play full of silly things happening; ADJ. farcical |
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| easily shocked or sickened by unpleasant things; fastidious; Ex. A nurse should not be squeamish. |
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| belief that events are determined by forces or fates beyond one's control; ADJ. fatalistic; CF. fatal: causing death |
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| comprehend; investigate; determine the depth of; N. unit of measurement for the depth of water |
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| smugly and unconsciously foolish ???,; inane; silly; N. fatuity, fatuousness |
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| animals of a period or region; CF. flora |
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| attempt to gain; seek; woo; risk; behave so as to invite; attempt to gain the favor of by attention; Ex. court disaster |
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| fertility; fruitfulness; ADJ. fecund: very productive of crops or young |
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| (of a word or remark) apt; ?????suitably expressed; well chosen |
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| rankle; produce irritation or resentment; (of a cut or wound) generate pus or rot ??; Ex. His insult festered in my mind for days. |
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| honor at a festival; celebrate or honor with a feast; N. (outdoor) festival or feast; CF. feast |
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| command; arbitrary order; Ex. presidential fiat; CF. let it be done |
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| changeable (in affections or friendship); faithless |
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| imaginary; non-existent; purposely invented to deceive; untrue; Ex. fictitious name/boyfriend; CF. fictional |
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| invention; something invented; imaginary thing; Ex. figment of your imagination |
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| ??? not literal but metaphorical; using a figure(impression) of speech |
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| steal (things of small value) |
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| steal things of small value; filch; snitch |
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| ???, ??? pertaining to or befitting a son or daughter; Ex. filial respect |
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block legislation or prevent action in a lawmaking body by making very slow long speeches; N; freebooter |
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| pirate or plunderer who makes war in order to grow rich |
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| piece of sculpture showing a person's head, shoulders, and upper chest; V: break up; arrest; Ex. crimebuster |
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| delicate ornamental lacelike metalwork |
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| delicate skill; V: handle with finesse |
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| too particular; fussy; difficult to please; too concerned with unimportant details or quality; Ex. finicky about her food |
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| piece of burning wood; hothead; troublemaker; person who stirs up trouble |
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| flabby; lacking firmness; weak; Ex. flaccid muscles |
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| conspicuously wicked, bad, or offensive; blatant; outrageous |
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| beat with or as if with a flail; move wildly; thresh grain by hand; strike or slap; toss about; N: threshing tool consisting of a stick swinging from the end of a long handle |
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| ?? beat (cereal plants) with a machine or flail to separate the grains from the straw |
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| remove (fleece or hair) by cutting; remove the hair or fleece from; cut with or as if with shears; N: shears; pair of scissors |
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| (of a bird with large wings) wave (the wings) lightly, rapidly, and irregularly; vibrate rapidly or erratically; fly by waving quickly; flitter; N. |
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| hesitate; shrink back (in fear of something unpleasant); Ex. She did not flinch in the face of danger. |
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| lacking proper seriousness; Ex. flippant remarks about death; N. flippancy |
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| fly; fly or move lightly or quickly; dart lightly; pass swiftly by; Ex. a bee flitting from flower to flower |
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| flat mass of floating ice ?? |
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| give a slight degree of a color or quality to; N: slight degree of a color or quality; Ex. tinged with grey/jealousy |
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| drifting wreckage ????, ???? |
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| things thrown from a ship (to lighten the ship) ????? |
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| ????? struggle and thrash about; proceed clumsily or falter (as in water, mud, snow, etc.); proceed in confusion |
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| reject; mock; show contempt for; scorn; Ex. flout the rules |
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| unlikely occurrence; stroke of fortune; accidental stroke of good luck; ADJ. fluky |
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| confuse; make nervous and confused; N. |
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| having vertical parallel grooves? (as in a pillar); V. flute: make long parallel inward curves in; N. flute: long rounded groove incised on the shaft of a column |
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| ? long narrow channel made in a surface to guide the movement of something; Ex. groove of the record |
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| coarse food for cattle, horses, etc.; feed for livestock; CF. food |
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| ??? small weakness of character; slight fault; CF. feeble |
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| contrast; one that by contrast enhances the distinctive characteristics of another |
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| defeat; frustrate; prevent from being successful; thwart; CF. fail |
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| insert improperly; impose upon another by coercion; palm off; pass off as genuine or worthy; CF. fist |
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| masses of leaves; CF. defoliate |
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| rash; reckless; foolishly daring |
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| care too much about dress and appearance; N. fop: man who takes too much interest in his clothes and appearance |
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| raid; sudden raid or military advance; V. |
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| prevent by taking action in advance |
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| ???, ????? of marriage or the wedding ceremony; N; nuptials; wedding ceremony |
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| sad and lonely; wretched; desolate |
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| menacing; arousing fear; threatening; difficult to defeat; Ex. formidable foe/question |
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| renounce under oath; abandon; make a solemn promise to give up; CF. abjure |
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| bravery; courage; strength of mind |
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| fail completely; sink; CF. flounder ?? |
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| person who establishes (an organization or business) |
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| brawl (noisy quarrel or fight) in which a number of people take part; melee |
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| filled (with something unpleasant); full; Ex. fraught with danger and difficulties; CF. freight |
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| brawl; fight; V: wear away or unravel by rubbing; have loose threads developing; cause to become worn out (a person's temper or nerves); CF. rub |
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| ?? painting on wet plaster (usually fresh) |
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