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n. a trace; a particle |
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obdurate |
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dearth |
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inordinate |
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scintilla |
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2.
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adj. equivalent |
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flamboyant |
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deluge |
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tantamount |
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adversary |
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3.
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adj. pretending to be religious |
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deity |
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commodious |
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turgid |
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sanctimonious |
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4.
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v. to smile in a silly or affected way |
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simper |
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cabal |
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buffoon |
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felicity |
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5.
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adj. tending to induce sleep |
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recumbent |
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crass |
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remunerative |
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soporific |
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6.
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adj. flimsy and cheap |
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sleazy |
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bibliophile |
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grimace |
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bibliophile |
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7.
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adj. occurring singly, at irregular intervals; scattered |
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sporadic |
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innuendo |
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irksome |
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curb |
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8.
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adj. very holy |
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facetious |
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labyrinth |
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sacrosanct |
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engender |
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9.
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adj. mean and base; filthy |
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inference |
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festoon |
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harbinger |
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sordid |
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10.
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v. to examine carefully |
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coterie |
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boorish |
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predatory |
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scrutinize |
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11.
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adj. having a very severe effect, or being extremely limiting |
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stringent |
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candid |
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noisome |
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aristocracy |
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12.
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adj. sick |
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precipitous |
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garnish |
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creditable |
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sallow |
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13.
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adj. wise; shrewd |
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versatile |
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extemporaneous |
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sagacious |
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ingenious |
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14.
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adj. bloody |
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compunction |
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sanguinary |
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artful |
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temporal |
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adj. of a hopeful disposition; blood-red in color |
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impervious |
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ascetic |
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sanguine |
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obviate |
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16.
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n. employment entailing little or no responsibility or labor |
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pseudonym |
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divulge |
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innuendo |
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sinecure |
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17.
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adj. lying flat on the back; inert, inactive, averse to taking action |
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extirpate |
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scourge |
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supine |
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sagacious |
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18.
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adj. threatening or showing evil; dishonest |
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incognito |
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laconic |
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sinister |
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mimic |
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19.
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v. to rush forth suddenly |
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sally |
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obsolete |
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import |
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nocturnal |
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20.
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adj. juicy |
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sovereign |
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abash |
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chronic |
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succulent |
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21.
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adj. pertaining to a tailor or clothes |
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sartorial |
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turgid |
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fatuous |
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stupendous |
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22.
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adj. amazing by, virtue of its immense size, force, or any quality in exceptional degree |
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retribution |
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gluttonous |
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precocious |
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stupendous |
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23.
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v. to punish severely; to afflict |
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delectable |
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diverting |
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immaculate |
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scourge |
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24.
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n. a party slogan |
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peruse |
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increment |
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shibboleth |
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sartorial |
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25.
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adj. in an early stage of development |
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accolade |
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rudimentary |
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curt |
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prerogative |
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26.
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n. an attentive or flattering follower; a country influenced or controlled by another |
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satellite |
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inhibit |
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ingenious |
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impervious |
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27.
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adj. untidy and dirty |
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slovenly |
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extirpate |
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irascible |
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petrify |
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28.
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adj. real; actual |
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allude |
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blithe |
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jaunty |
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tangible |
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29.
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v. to refuse or reject with contempt |
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incumbent |
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nautical |
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hypothesis |
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spurn |
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30.
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adj. in abundance, fertile, highly productive |
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virago |
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belie |
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teeming |
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slovenly |
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31.
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adj. close, hot, and moist |
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credence |
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proximity |
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sultry |
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scrutinize |
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32.
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v. to reproach with contempt |
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low |
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bland |
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taunt |
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stupendous |
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33.
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v. to be sorry for |
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calumniate |
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civil |
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resentment |
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rue |
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34.
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adj. supreme power and authority; independent of the control of any other government |
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dynamic |
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quash |
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mimic |
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sovereign |
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35.
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n. indifferent, calm in bearing pain or pleasure; practising remarkable self-control over emotions |
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stoic |
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sinister |
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curb |
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anachronism |
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