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fallacious |
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adj. unsound; misleading |
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n. a ludicrous and complete failure |
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v. to rush forth suddenly |
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adj. fat |
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esoteric |
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adj. understood by only a select few |
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n. an original pattern |
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v. to restate in a brief, concise form; to sum up |
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v. to abolish or render void |
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exultation |
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adj. lacking firmness |
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adj. living loosely; unrestrained in conduct or morals |
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v. to restate in a brief, concise form; to sum up |
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n. great rejoicing |
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feasible |
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n. a trick or deception; a practical joke |
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adj. pertaining to money |
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adj. workable, proved practical by previous experience. |
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adj. lying flat on the back; inert, inactive, averse to taking action |
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fathom |
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adj. rigorously self-denying |
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v. to penetrate and understand |
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adj. lacking in thrift; not providing for future needs |
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adj. commanding fear or respect |
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fealty |
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adj. secret; stealthy |
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n. faithfulness |
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n. lack of feeling, emotion, or interest |
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v. to banish; to exclude from public favor or privileges |
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expatriate |
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adj. wise; shrewd |
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adj. rudely abrupt |
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adj. continuing a long time; habitual |
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v. to banish or exile; to withdraw from one's country |
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facetious |
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adj. given to joking or inappropriate gaiety; said in fun |
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n. art authoritative statement; a saying |
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n. keenness of mind or insight |
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adj. of low morals; corrupt |
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epicurean |
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n. a person devoted to luxurious living and pleasure |
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n. homesickness |
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n. trust or belief |
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adj. inclined to quarrel; warlike |
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exculpate |
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v. to free from blame |
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v. to punish severely; to afflict |
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adj. unharmonious sounding |
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adj. foul-smelling; harmful |
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equanimity |
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adj. passing swiftly |
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n. evenness of temper or mind |
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n. a temporary suspension of hostilities. |
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v. to lose self-confidence; to confuse, put to shame |
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extraneous |
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v. to root out, destroy totally |
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adj. not essential; foreign |
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adj. designed to teach, imparting a lesson |
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v. to examine carefully |
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fatuous |
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adj. profitable |
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v. to give up claim to |
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adj. foolish; silly |
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v. to be sorry for |
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expurgate |
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adj. native |
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adj. unreal; made-up |
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adj. existing everywhere |
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v. to purify (usually a piece of writing) of offensive material |
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fallible |
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n. adopting and reproducing, without acknowledgment, the writings or ideas of another and passing them off as one's own |
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adj. liable to make mistakes or be deceived |
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n. prolonged duration of life |
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adj. rigorously self-denying |
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epigram |
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adj. inclined, through some whim or fancy change the mind, purpose, or actions suddenly |
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adj. foolish; silly |
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n. unwise or reckless boldness |
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n. a brief pointed saying |
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exodus |
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n. departure, emigration |
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adj. positive in expressing an opinion; asserting an opinion as though it were an undisputed fact |
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n. theft |
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adj. exempt from; protected from |
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epitaph |
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adj. corpselike; hence, haggard, pale |
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adj. conceited |
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v. to shrink in fear |
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n. a tombstone inscription |
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erudite |
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adj. having or containing a lot of specialist knowledge |
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adj. profuse or generous; given to extravagance |
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adj. stubborn in determination not to be subdued |
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adj. mean and base; filthy |
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exploit |
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adj. gloomy; ill-humored |
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n. an introduction, forerunner, or preliminary step |
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v. to use for one's selfish purpose |
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n. a clown |
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ephemeral |
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adj. habitually fond of associating in a company or herd |
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adj. incapable of being defended or held |
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adj. kindly; charitable |
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adj. very short-lived |
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expedient |
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adj. convenient in helping to attain some purpose |
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adj. irresponsible, eccentric; lacking a fixed purpose erratic behavior |
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v. to disguise or conceal the truth to lie |
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v. to boast |
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expound |
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v. to set forth in detail; to explain |
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adj. inflicting, or concerned with, punishment |
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adj. bearing, or acting with, deliberate ill-will or spite |
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v. repeat (several times) |
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facade |
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adj. secret; stealthy |
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n. front or face, especially of a building |
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adj. slender; not substantial |
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adj. close, hot, and moist |
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extemporaneous |
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n. a feeling of hatred |
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n. a cliff |
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adj. done or spoken on the spur of the moment or without preparation |
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v. to cause, produce, or stir up |
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exotic |
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adj. strange and foreign |
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adj. able to do many things skillfully |
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adj. threatening or showing evil; dishonest |
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n. front or face, especially of a building |
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exemplary |
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adj. to plead or argue against a certain course of action |
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adj. serving as a model; commendable |
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n. one who proudly shows off his learning or who overrates his knowledge |
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v. to prove incorrect or false |
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extinct |
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adj. of various colors; of mixed ingredients |
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adj. no longer existing or active |
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n. the highest point |
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adj. pertaining to the theater; designed for show |
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expatiate |
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adj. containing hidden meaning |
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adj. winding; indirect |
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adj. sly; crafty |
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v. to speak or write at great length |
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err |
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adj. gentle; polite |
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adj. disgustingly excessive |
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n. a dull and commonplace remark |
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v. to make a mistake or to do something wrong |
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epithet |
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adj. pertaining to money |
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n. a very thin gauzelike fabric or structure |
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adj. amazing by, virtue of its immense size, force, or any quality in exceptional degree |
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n. a phrase that describes a quality (good or bad) in a person or thing |
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exceptionable |
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adj. inclined to quarrel; warlike |
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adj. objectionable |
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adj. gay and light-hearted in spirit or mood |
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n. one who denies that God exists |
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extirpate |
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n. one who is at home in all countries |
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v. to forecast |
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v. to give up completely |
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v. to root out, destroy totally |
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erratic |
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n. a remedy for all ills |
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v. to banish; to exclude from public favor or privileges |
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adj. irresponsible, eccentric; lacking a fixed purpose erratic behavior |
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v. to follow or result |
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feign |
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v. to pretend |
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adj. mutual; done in return for something received |
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n. the reward or punishment exacted for an injury, wickedness, or other action |
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adj. obnoxiously conceited or self-assertive |
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