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12th Grade
03/19/2013

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ABASHED
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feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious
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ABHOR
Definition
hate
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ABSOLVE
Definition
free from guilt
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ABYSS
Definition
a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable
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ADAMENT
Definition
unyielding, persistent
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AFFLUENT
Definition
having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
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AFFRONT
Definition
a deliberatley offensive act or something producing the ffect of deliberate disrespect
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ALLEGED
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doubtful or susspect; declared but not proved
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ALLURE
Definition
the power to entice or attract through personal charm
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AMIABLE
Definition
friendly
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AMPLIFY
Definition
increase the volume of; increase in size, volume or significance
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ANIMOSITY
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hostil
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ANTIPATHY
Definition
a feeling of intense dislike
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ASSESS
Definition
evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
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ATTENTIVE
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taking heed; giving close and thoughtful attention
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AUGMENT
Definition
add to, increase
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AUTHENTICATE
Definition
not counterfeit or copied
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BETROTHED
Definition
pledged to be married; the person to whom you are engaged
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BIASED
Definition
prejudice, different value
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BRAZEN
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unrestrained by convention or propriety
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BREVITY
Definition
shortness
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CACOPHONY
Definition
loud confusing disagreeable sounds
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CANVASS
Definition
get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions
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CHARGE
Definition
assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to
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CHIVALRY
Definition
the medieval principles governing knighthood and knightly conduct; courtesy towards women
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CLERICAL
Definition
appropriate for or engaged in office work
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COLLEAGUE
Definition
associate
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COMPARISON
Definition
the act of examining resemblances
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COMPEL
Definition
driving or forcing; tending to persuade by forcefulness of argument
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COMPETENT
Definition
capable
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CONCEDE
Definition
give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
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CONTRIVE
Definition
make or work out a plan for; devise
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CONVEYED
Definition
communication
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COPE
Definition
successfully
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CURT
Definition
rudely brief
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DEFER
Definition
yield to another's wish or opinion; hold back to a later time
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DETEST
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dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
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DILEMMA
Definition
state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options
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DISCORD
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lack of agreement or harmony; disagreement among those expected to cooperate
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DISLODGE
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remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied
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DOLDRUMS
Definition
low spirits
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DOMINEERING
Definition
rule or exercise power over (somebody) in cruel and autocratic manner
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DREGS
Definition
sediment that has settled at the bottom of liquied
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DRONE
Definition
an unchanging itonation
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DUBIOUS
Definition
questionable
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DUPLICATION
Definition
the act of copying or making a duplicate (or duplicates) of something
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ECCENTRICITY
Definition
strange and unconventional behavior
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ECSTASY
Definition
a state of elated bliss
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EDDY
Definition
a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself
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ENCHANTED
Definition
influence, attact
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ENGROSSED
Definition
hold your attention
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ENIGMA
Definition
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
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ENLIGHTEN
Definition
education that resultsin understanding and the spread of knowledge
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ENTHRALLED
Definition
entranced
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ENTHUSIASTIC
Definition
eager
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ESTRANGED
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seperated
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EXTOL
Definition
praise, gloridy, or honor
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EXTRACT
Definition
pull
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FAINT
Definition
light, weak
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FATIGUE
Definition
temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
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FEASIBLE
Definition
reasonable, possible
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FEIGN
Definition
false, appearance, pretend
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FIASCO
Definition
a suddent and violent collapse
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FLEXIBLE
Definition
pliant
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FORGO
Definition
do without
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FORLORN
Definition
sad and lonely; depressed
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FORTNIGHT
Definition
two weeks
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FRAUGHT
Definition
filled with or attended with; made by distress
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FRUSTRATED
Definition
upset
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GIRTH
Definition
the distance around a person's body
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HAMMOCK
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a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting *usually suspended betwteen two trees);
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HAPLESS
Definition
deserving or inciting pity
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HAPLESS
Definition
deserving or inciting pity
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HAUGHTY
Definition
proud
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HERESY
Definition
a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion
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ILLEGIBLE
Definition
not legible
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ILLUMINATION
Definition
the luminous flux incident on a unit area
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IMMERSE
Definition
submerge, plunge into liquied
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IMPAIR
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weaken
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IMPARTIAL
Definition
free from undue bias or preconceived opinions
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IMPEDE
Definition
be a hindrance or obstacle to; block passage through
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IMPERIAL
Definition
relating to or associated with an empire
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IMPERIL
Definition
pose a threat to; present a danger to
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IMPROBABLE
Definition
having a probability too low to inspire belief
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IMPUGN
Definition
attack as false or wrong
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INCENDIARY
Definition
capable of catching fire spontaneously or causing fires or burning readily
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INCITE
Definition
provoke or stir up
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INDIGNANT
Definition
angered at something unjust or wrong
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INDUCE
Definition
to provoke by persuasion
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INEPT
Definition
ineffective
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INFIRMITY
Definition
weak, lack of strength
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INFLEXIBLE
Definition
resistant to being bent
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INFRACTION
Definition
failure to comply
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INGRATIATE
Definition
gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts
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INHIBIT
Definition
restrain, prohibit
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INQUISITIVE
Definition
questioning
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INQUISITIVE
Definition
inquiring or appearing to inquire
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INTERMITTENTLY
Definition
irregular intervals
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INVERTED
Definition
turn upside down, reversed
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IOTA
Definition
a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
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IPEDIMENT
Definition
obstacle
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JUDICIOS
Definition
sensible, showing good judgement
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LACKADAISICAL
Definition
idle or indolent especially in a dreamy way
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LEERY
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openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
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LUDICROUS
Definition
comical
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MALICIOUS
Definition
having the nature of or resulting from malice
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MEAGER
Definition
deficient in amount or quality or extent
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MERCHANT
Definition
a buyer of seller of product for profit (store keeper)
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MINIMUM
Definition
the smallest possibile quantity
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MINION
Definition
a servile or fawning dependent
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MORALE
Definition
how someone feels emotionally
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MYRIAD
Definition
a large indefinite number
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NEMESIS
Definition
something causing misery or death
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NOCTURNAL
Definition
belonging to or active during the night
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NUANCE
Definition
a subtle difference in meaning or opnion or attitude
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OBNOXIOUS
Definition
highly offensive
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OBSTRACIZE
Definition
expel from a community or group
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OPPOSE
Definition
be against; express opposition to
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OPPURTUNE
Definition
appropriate
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PARAPHRASE
Definition
express the same message in different words
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PARRY
Definition
impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)
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PATRON
Definition
customer
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PICTURESQUE
Definition
suggestion or suitable for a picture
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POROUS
Definition
full of pores or vessels or holes
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PORTLY
Definition
euphemisms for 'fat'
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PREDESTINED
Definition
established or prearranged unalterably
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PREFACE
Definition
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
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PRIMARY
Definition
of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary
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PROMULGATE
Definition
state of announce
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PURSUE
Definition
chase somebody; carry something out; continue with something
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PURVIEW
Definition
scope or range; main enacting part of written legislation
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PUTTER
Definition
pass time with trivial things
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RAPPORT
Definition
friendly connection
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RAPTURE
Definition
overwhelming happiness; mystical transportatoin
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REFINE
Definition
take out impurities (like in petroleum)
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REFUTE
Definition
rebuttal
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REPUGNANT
Definition
OFFENSIVE; REVOLTING
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RESERVOIR
Definition
lake
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RESIDE
Definition
live somewhere; be present; be vested
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RETORT
Definition
answer quickly
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RUDIMENTS
Definition
fundamental skills or basic principles
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SAGA
Definition
series or events; long novel or series of novels
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SCOFF
Definition
mock
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SCOWL
Definition
makes angry look
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SCRUTINIZE
Definition
observe somebody or something closely
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SEDENTARY
Definition
involving sitting; not moving
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SEMINARY
Definition
school for clergy
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SOLACE
Definition
relief from emotional distress; source of comfort
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SOMBER
Definition
dark, gloomy, dull
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SOURCE
Definition
orgin ; provider of information; work on which another is based
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SPARSE
Definition
thin line, meager
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SPRAWLED
Definition
sit or lie awkwardly; extend in disordered way
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SPRY
Definition
agile and energetic
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SQUANDER
Definition
use something wastefully; extravagant spending
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STIT
Definition
supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
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SUBDUED
Definition
calm
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SUBMERGE
Definition
put under water
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SUBSEQUENTLY
Definition
steps, follows
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SUBTLE
Definition
not obvious, or understand
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SUMMIT
Definition
top, peak
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SUPERFICIAL
Definition
cursory
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SYMETRICAL
Definition
proportional
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TABLOID
Definition
newspaper with half-size pages
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TEMPERAMENT
Definition
natural disposition
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TENACIOUS
Definition
stubbornly unyielding; sticking together
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THEORETICAL
Definition
concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations a substances that colors metals;
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TINCTURE
Definition
a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solution
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TRIAD
Definition
a set of three similar things considered as a unit
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TYRANT
Definition
a curel and oppressive dictator; any person who exercises power in a curel way
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VACUUM
Definition
an empty area or space; the absence of matter
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VALUE
Definition
the quality that renders something desierable or valuable
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VARY
Definition
change
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VIGIL
Definition
a purposeful serveillance to gaurd or observer
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VOCATION
Definition
occupation
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WAGER
Definition
the act of gambling; the money risked on a gamble
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WAN
Definition
become pale and sickly
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WRY
Definition
clever
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YARN
Definition
fine cord of twisted fibers; tell a long or implausible story
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ZEALOT
Definition
a fervent and even militant proponent of something
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ZEALOUS
Definition
passionate
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squeasmish
Definition
excessively fastidious and easily disgusted
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