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Tuttle Vocab Semester 2
Tuttle Vocab Semester 2
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English
9th Grade
02/03/2008

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awry

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(adj.)

wrong

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stilted

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 (adj.)

stiffly;

pompous;

formal

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mundane

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(adj.)

dull;

routine

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ecstatic

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(adj.) 

feeling intense delight

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gradient
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(n)       slope
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tribulation

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(n)

great troubles

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irascible

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(adj.)  easily angered; irritated
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poignant

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(adj.)  keenly felt
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audible

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(adj.)  loud enough to be heard
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fortnight

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(n)       two weeks
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expunge
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(v)       to erase
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vicarious
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(adj.)  done or experienced by one person through another
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revile      
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(v)       to criticize angrily; slander
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slothful   
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(adj.)  lazy
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simper       
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(v)       smile in a silly way
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blithe         
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(adj.)  casual and carefree
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exorcise    
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(v)       to drive out an evil spirit by prayer
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undulate
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(v)       to move in waves
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abeyance
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(n)       suspended for a time
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embroil
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(v)       involve in argument
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zeal  
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(n)       fervor; enthusiasm
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raze
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(v)       destroy completely
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proboscis 
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(n)       long snout; elephant’s trunk
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gratis        
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(adj.)  free of charge
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limpid
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(adj)   clear
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purge
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  (v)       clear of charges
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jettison     
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(v)       throw overboard
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incognito
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(adj.)  identity kept secret
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quell           
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(v)       put down; quit
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respite
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(n)       rest
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feign
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(v)       to pretend; make false appearance of
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abate
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(v)       to lesson; reduce
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gamut
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(n)       entire range
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loquacious
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(adj.)  talkative
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menial
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(adj.)  lowly; degrading
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abhor
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(v)       hate; detest
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alleviate
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(v)       relieve; make less severe
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attest
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(v)       provide clear proof ; declaring to be genuine
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blatant
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(adj.)  very obvious and unashamed
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demean
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(v)       degrade; lower the dignity of
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strident
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(adj.)  loud, harsh sound or noise
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repellent
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(adj.)  well stocked; full
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authoritative
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(adj.)  commanding
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parody
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(n)       humorous imitation
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malinger
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(v)       pretend sickness
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dogmatic
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(adj.)  authoritative
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portend
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(v)       to warn; foreshadow
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aggrandize
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(v)       to exaggerate
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decadence
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(n)       decay; less worthy
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affable
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(adj.)  friendly; polite
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abash
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(v)       embarrass
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abominable
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(adj.)  repugnant; offensive; unpleasant
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abrade
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(v)       wear away; erode
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abstain
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(v)       refrain voluntarily
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acclimate
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(v)       adapt; get used to especially a new climate
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affinity
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(v)       natural linking for; similarity
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appease
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(v)       to pacify; sooth by making concessions
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apportion
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(v)       distribute proportionally
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aspire
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(v)       have a goal ; be ambitious
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assess
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(v)       evaluate; judge; set charge as for tax
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burgeon
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(v) blossom; begin to grow rapidly
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candid
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(adj.)  honest and frank; outspoken
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capacious
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(adj.)  roomy; able to hold much
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carnage
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(n)       killing of many people
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cartography
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(n)       science of drawing maps or charts
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choleric
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(adj.)  easily angered; often anger
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churlish
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(adj.)  ill mannered; rude
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cogitate
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(v)       think over; reflection
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commiserate
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(v)       sympathize; express pity for
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condescend
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(v)       assume equality with one believed to be an inferior
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autocracy
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(n)       government by one person having unlimited authority
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avert
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(v)       to turn away; ward off
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avocation
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(n)       hobby; occasional occupation
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baleful
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(adj.)  menacing; destructive
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bedlam
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(n)       place of disruption and confusion; scene of uproar
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berate
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(v)       sold or chide vehemently
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beseech
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(v)       beg
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bilk
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(v)       cheat; defraud
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boisterous
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(adj.)  rowdy; exuberant
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bucolic
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(adj.)  rustic; rural; characteristic of country life
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credence
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(n)       belief, credit
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culpable
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(adj.)  blameworthy
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cumulative
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(adj.)  increasing by successive additions
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dearth
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(n)       extreme scarcity
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debility
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(n)       handicap; weakness
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decorous
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(adj.)  proper, in good taste’ conventional; well behaved
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defer
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(v)       delay postpone
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despot
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(n)       absolute ruler, tyrant
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digress
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(v)       deviate from main point
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disdain
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(n)       contempt, scorn
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dissuade
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(v)       advise or persuade against
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doff
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(v)       take off clothing; put aside
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dolt
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(n)       dull or stupid person
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droll
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(adj.)  amusing comic; odd
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dupe
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(n)       a person easily tricked
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ectomorph
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(n)       individual with light body build
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edict
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(n)       public command by leader having the force of law
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emanate
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(v)       emit; flow or issue from a source
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embargo
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(n)       prohibition; restraint
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empathy
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(n)       capacity for understanding another's feelings
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expedite
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(v)       Hasten, Accelerate motion of, Perform quickly
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expatriate
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(n)       One who is exiled or withdrawals citizenship
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euphonious
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(adj.)  Pleasing to the ear
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etymology
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(adj.)  Study of the origins of words and their meanings
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facetious
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(adj.)  Playful; joking; intending to be playful
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facade
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(n)       Front part of a building
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fervor
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(n)       passion; warmth of feeling; zeal
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fallacious
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(adj.)  falsely believed, misleading
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extraneous
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(adj.)  outside, unrelated, not essential to subject
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extol
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(v)       Praise highly, Eulogize
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fictitious
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(adj)   not real; existing in the imagination
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figment
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(n)       something imagined; an invention of the mind
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flaccid
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(adj.)  slack; droopy; flabby; not firm
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fortuitous
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(adj.)  accidental; happening by chance
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frigid
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(adj.)  cold; icy; coldly formal; lifeless
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gambit
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(n)       calculated more intended to secure some advantage
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garner
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(v)       accumulate; earn
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genocide
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(n)       deliberate killing of a particular race or group
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gesticulate
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(v)       make gestures, especially of hand and arms
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gist
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(n)       main point
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grievance
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(n)       cause of grief; distress; hardship
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grimace
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(n)       distortion of face expression; pain; disgust
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grovel
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(v)       to crawl in fear of humility; to humble oneself
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habeas corpus
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(n)       legal writ requiring one’s appearance before a judge
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harangue
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(n)       tirade; argue about; lengthy; bombastic speech
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hedonist
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(n)       one who regards pleasures as a chief good in life
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hematology
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(n)       branch of biology relating to study of blood
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hapless
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(adj.)  unlucky; ill fated
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herpetology
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(n)       science of reptiles and amphibians
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hierarchy
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(n)       group, officials or terms organized by rank
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