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n. homesickness |
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scintilla |
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sovereign |
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reciprocal |
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nostalgia |
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adj. given to frequent change in nature, mood, or form |
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scintilla |
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mutable |
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respite |
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presumption |
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n. a speech by one person |
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curb |
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predatory |
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monologue |
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implacable |
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n. a name or term that describes wrongly |
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misnomer |
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confederate |
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baton |
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indefatigable |
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adj. average in quality |
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histrionic |
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cadaverous |
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castigate |
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mediocre |
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v. to irritate or provoke |
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aristocracy |
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ensue |
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nettle |
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pertinacious |
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n. a little world, or a universe in miniature |
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curb |
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imminent |
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idiosyncrasy |
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microcosm |
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n. a beginner |
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blight |
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predatory |
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nostalgia |
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novice |
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adj. spotted or streaked with varied colors |
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provisional |
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spurn |
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denounce |
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mottled |
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adj. dark; cloudy |
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cumbrous |
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bland |
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disparity |
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murky |
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adj. widely known (in a bad sense) |
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cumbrous |
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discrete |
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exotic |
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notorious |
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adj. innumerable |
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myriad |
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pseudonym |
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plagiarism |
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cursory |
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adj. pertaining to, or occurring in, the night |
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hovel |
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nocturnal |
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renegade |
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scrutinize |
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n. a persistent feeling, idea, activity, etc., which dominates a person; the state of being exclusively preoccupied by a fixed idea |
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esoteric |
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obsession |
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quash |
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sacrosanct |
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n. an eminent person; a celestial body |
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luminary |
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provisional |
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plagiarism |
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devout |
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adj. foul-smelling; harmful |
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inference |
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noisome |
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devious |
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implacable |
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adj. ridiculous; producing laughter |
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ludicrous |
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festoon |
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pensive |
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glib |
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adj. attracting in a false, cheap, or showy manner |
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fatuous |
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ostracize |
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meretricious |
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prognosticate |
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adj. sacrificing moral principles in order to attain power; politically cunning |
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reprisal |
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bellicose |
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aggressive |
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machiavellian |
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adj. acting solely from a consideration of reward or profit |
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mercenary |
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ingenious |
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academic |
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anonymous |
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adj. gloomy; ill-humored |
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ponderous |
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sanguinary |
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morose |
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querulous |
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adj. forgetful; absent-minded |
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obtrusive |
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innuendo |
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demeanor |
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oblivious |
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n. disposition; spirit |
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facetious |
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mettle |
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deplete |
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indomitable |
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v. to assume a deceptive appearance or character |
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masquerade |
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edify |
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peruse |
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ejaculate |
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adj. sentimental to the point of tears |
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maudlin |
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implacable |
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diverting |
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allay |
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adj. unmoved or indifferent; casual |
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nonchalant |
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impropriety |
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allure |
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larceny |
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adj. bearing, or acting with, deliberate ill-will or spite |
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cryptic |
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malicious |
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indigenous |
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construe |
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adj. hard-hearted; stubborn |
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impeccable |
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obdurate |
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irksome |
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facetious |
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29.
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adj. pertaining to ships or navigation |
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abash |
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impugn |
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vaunt |
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nautical |
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30.
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adj. hating or distrusting mankind |
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exotic |
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waive |
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devout |
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misanthropic |
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adj. fussy about minute details |
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esoteric |
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festoon |
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boorish |
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meticulous |
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32.
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v. to make fun of or copy by imitating |
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condole |
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machiavellian |
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chronic |
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mimic |
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v. to walk about (or talk) aimlessly; to wind about (as a stream) |
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meander |
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raconteur |
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deity |
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bucolic |
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34.
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adj. of various colors; of mixed ingredients |
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luminary |
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motley |
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machiavellian |
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ostracize |
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adj. of, or pertaining to, the world, as contrasted with the spirit |
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mundane |
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devastation |
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construe |
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extirpate |
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