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List 3
Test of Time, Chapter Two
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09/10/2004

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stately
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(adj) regal and respectable
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prestigious
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(adj) deserving of prestige and honor
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slovenly
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(adj) so messy as to be unclean
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sanguine
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(adj) cheerful and optimistic
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disheveled
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(adj) out of order
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putrid
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(adj) stinking of something rotten
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fastidious
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(adj) overly particular and hard to please
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imminent
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(adj) about to happen
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frenetic
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(adj) crazy; out of control
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tome
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(n) book (usu. a large one)
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languid
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(adj) having no energy
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ludicrous
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(adj) so ridiculous as to be laughable[image]
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imposing
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(adj) overwhelmingly impressive to the point of being a little feared
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pragmatic
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(adj) practical and realistic
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innocuous
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(adj) harmless
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redolent
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(adj) giving off a smell
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coquette
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"(n) a female flirt, a tease"
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disparaging
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(adj) belittling; treating as inferior
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torpor
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(n) a state of inactivity; mental or physical sluggishness
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belligerent
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(adj) eager to fight
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reprisal
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(n) retaliation
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shrill
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(adj) sharp and high pitched in nature (as in a sound)
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protracted
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(adj) elongated
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gingerly
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(adv) cautiously
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despondent
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(adj) feeling hopeless
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dire
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(adj) causing great fear or distress
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contrite
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(adj) filled with regret
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penitent
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(adj) deeply sorry for one's actions
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guffaw
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(v) to laugh heartily
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inane
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(adj) without sense or reason; foolish
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soporific
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(adj) inducing sleep
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communal
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(adj) used by many
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luminous
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(adj) giving off light
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avant-garde
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(adj) off the beaten path; odd in an edgy way
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indigenous
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(adj) native; of a certain locale
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divisive
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(adj) characterized by strife and disagreement
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precocious
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(adj) curiously intelligent at a young age
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ambivalent
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(adj) not caring one way or the other; not decided
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incessant
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(adj) never ceasing or ending
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squalid
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(adj) miserably filthy esp. as a result of poverty
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paragon
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(n) a model of excellence
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tome
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(n) an especially large book
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scrutinize
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(v) to examine carefully
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cite
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(v) to give quote esp. as an example
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readily
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(adv) without hesitation
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astute
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(adj) perceptive and knowledgable
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discern
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(adj) to detect a difference with the eyes
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emulate
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(v) to imitate in order to do as well as
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ascend
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(v) to rise or climb
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capacious
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(adj) able to contain a large quantity; roomy; large
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perspicacity
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(n) the quality of having a quick mind
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sagacious
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(adj) wise; exercising good judgment
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ruse
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(n) trick; a deception
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monolithic
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"(adj) impressively large and imposing, esp. as a monument"
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mundane
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(adj) boring and repetitive
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lofty
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(adj) high
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capricious
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(adj) fickle; changing for no apparent reason
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cantankerous
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(adj) fussy and cranky
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esoteric
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(adj) intended or understood only by a select group of people
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consummate
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(adj) complete; of the highest degree
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rudiment
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(n) fundamental technique
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adept
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(adj) skillful
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exploit
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(n) adventurous trip
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persevere
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(v) continue on through difficulties
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lumbered
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"(v) moved in a heavy, clumsy way"
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repugnant
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(adj) disgusting
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vile
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(adj) disgusting in a morally objectionable way
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burly
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(adj) large and muscular
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omnipresent
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(adj) always around
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brusquely
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(adv) abruptly
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congenial
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(adj) pleasant an friendly
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sojourn
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(n) a temporary visit or trip
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zeal
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(n) enthusiasm
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diction
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(n) choice of words
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dialect
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(n) the particular form of a language depending on region
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vernacular
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"(n) common, everyday form of a language"
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poignant
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"(adj) especially moving, emotional or to the point"
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indictment
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(n) a formal accusation
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heinous
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(adj) especially horrible or depraved
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penchant
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"(n) knack, a strong inclination"
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chicanery
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(n) trickery
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protrude
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(v) to stick out
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colloquial
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"(adj) informal, esp. in speech"
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emended
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(v) edited
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conciliatory
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(adv) trying to regain friendship (as in a concilatory gesture)
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