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GRE Vocab
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10/15/2009
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Term
expansive
 Definition
Sweeping, comprehensive, tending to expand
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Expatiate
 Definition
to wander; to discuss or describe at length
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Explode
 Definition
to debunk, disprove; blow up, burst
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Expunge
 Definition
to erase, eliminate completely
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Expurgate
 Definition
to censor
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Extenuate
 Definition
to lessen the seriousness, effect or strength of
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Extort
 Definition
to obtain something by threats
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Extricate
 Definition
to free from, disentangle
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Fastidious
 Definition
careful with details
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Fathom
 Definition
to measure the depth of, gauge; to understand
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Faze
 Definition
to bother, upset, or disconcert
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Fealty
 Definition
intense loyalty
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Feckless
 Definition
ineffective, careless
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Fell
 Definition
to chop, cut down
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Fell (adj)
 Definition
cruel
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Fetter
 Definition
to bind, chain
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Fey
 Definition
doomed
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Filch
 Definition
to steal
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Filial
 Definition
appropriate for a child
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Fitful
 Definition
intermitent
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Flair
 Definition
natural inclination
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Flounder
 Definition
to waver; struggle
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Flout
 Definition
to treat contemptuously, scort
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Fodder
 Definition
raw material; feed for animals
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Foible
 Definition
minor weakness
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Foil (v)
 Definition
to defeat, frustrate
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Foist
 Definition
to pass off as genuine
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Foliate
 Definition
to grow, sprout leaves
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Forage
 Definition
to wander in search of food
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Forbearance
 Definition
patience, restraint
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Forensic
 Definition
relating to legal proceedings; debate
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Forfend
 Definition
to prevent
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Forfend
 Definition
to prevent
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Forlorn
 Definition
dreary, deserted, unhappy
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Forlorn
 Definition
pitiful in appearance
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Fortnight
 Definition
two weeks
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Founder
 Definition
to fall helplessly, sink
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Frond
 Definition
leaf
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Fulminate
 Definition
to explode with anger
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Fulsome
 Definition
excessive, overdone, sickeningly abundant
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Gall (n)
 Definition
bitternes; careless nerve
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Gall
 Definition
exasperate and irritate
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Game (adj)
 Definition
courageous
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Gibe
 Definition
to make heckling, taunting remarks
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Gnarl
 Definition
to make knotted, deform
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Gnostic
 Definition
having to do with knowledge
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Gouge
 Definition
to scoop out, extort
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Grimace
 Definition
facial expression showing pain or disgust
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Grubby
 Definition
dirty, sloppy
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Hallow
 Definition
holy
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Hallow
 Definition
holy
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Harrowing
 Definition
extremely distresing, terrifying
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Haughty
 Definition
arrogant and condescending
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Headlong
 Definition
reckless
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Headstron
 Definition
reckless, insisting on one's own way
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Heathen
 Definition
pagan; uncivilized and irreligious
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Hector
 Definition
bully, braggart
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Hemicycle
 Definition
semicircular structure
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Hew
 Definition
to cut with an ax
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Hidebound
 Definition
excessively rigid; dry and stiff
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Hinterland
 Definition
wilderness
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Homonym
 Definition
word identical in pronounciation with different in meaning
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Hone
 Definition
to sharpen
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Hutch
 Definition
pen or coop for animals; shack
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Ilk
 Definition
type or kind
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Immure
 Definition
to imprison
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Impassive
 Definition
showing no emotion
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Implant
 Definition
to set securely or deeply; to instill
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Impolitic
 Definition
unwise
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Importune
 Definition
to ask repeatedly; beg
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Improvident
 Definition
without planning or foresight
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Impudent
 Definition
arrogant and rude
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Impugn
 Definition
call into question, attack verbally
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Incense
 Definition
to infuriate, enrage
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Incipient
 Definition
beginning to exist or appear; in initial stage
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Incumbent (adj)
 Definition
Holding a specified office, often political; required, obligatory
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Indelible
 Definition
not erasable
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Indenture
 Definition
bound by contract
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Infamy
 Definition
reputation of bad deeds
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Ingenious
 Definition
clever
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Ingress
 Definition
entrance
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Inimical
 Definition
hostile, unfriendly
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Iniquity
 Definition
sin, evil act
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injunction
 Definition
command, order
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injurious
 Definition
causing injury
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Insolent
 Definition
insulting and arrogant
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Insolvent
 Definition
bankrupt, unable to pay one's debts
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Interloper
 Definition
trespasser
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Interstice
 Definition
a space between things
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Intimation
 Definition
clue, suggestion
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Intramural
 Definition
within an institution, like a school
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Iridescent
 Definition
showing many colors
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Irreverent
 Definition
disrespectful
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Jangling
 Definition
clashing, jarring; harshly unpleasant (in sound)
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Jaundice
 Definition
yellow discoloration of skin
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Jibe
 Definition
to shift suddenly from one side to another
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Jurisprudence
 Definition
philosophy of law
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Kismet
 Definition
fate
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Lambaste
 Definition
disapprove angrily
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Lap
 Definition
(v) to drink using the tongue
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Larynx
 Definition
organ containing vocal chords
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Leery
 Definition
suspicious
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Libertarian
 Definition
one who believes in unrestricted freedom
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Libidinous
 Definition
lustfull
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Lien
 Definition
right to posses and sell the property of a debtor
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Liniment
 Definition
medical liquid used externally to ease pain
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Lithe
 Definition
moving and bending with ease
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Locomotion
 Definition
movement from place to place
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Lodged
 Definition
fixed in one position
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Low (v)
 Definition
to make a sound like a cow, moo
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Lurk
 Definition
to prowl, sneak
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Macrobiotics
 Definition
art of prolonging life by a special diet of organic non-meat substances
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Macrocosm
 Definition
system regarded as an entity with subsystems
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Mainstay
 Definition
chief support
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Malapropism
 Definition
humorous misuse of a word
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Manifest (adj)
 Definition
obvious
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Manumission
 Definition
release from slavery
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Masquerade
 Definition
disguise, action that conceals the truth
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Megalith
 Definition
huge stone used in prehistoric structures
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Menagerie
 Definition
various animals kept together for exhibition
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Mercenary (adj(
 Definition
motivated by greed
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Mettle
 Definition
courageousness, endurance
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Minatory
 Definition
threatening
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Miscreant
 Definition
one who behaves criminally
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Modicum
 Definition
a small amount
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Monolith
 Definition
large block of stone
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Necromancy
 Definition
black magic
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Neonate
 Definition
newborn child
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Nether
 Definition
to locate under or below
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Niggling
 Definition
trifle, petty
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Nondescript
 Definition
lacking interesting qualities; dull
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Novitiate
 Definition
period of being a beginner
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Oblique
 Definition
indirect, misleading
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Obloquy
 Definition
abusive language
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Obsequy
 Definition
funeral ceremony
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Obstreperous
 Definition
unruly, troublesome
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Offshoot
 Definition
branch
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Opalescent
 Definition
irridescent, displaying colors
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Obtuse
 Definition
insensitive, stupid, dull
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Ontology
 Definition
theory about the nature of existence
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Orinthologist
 Definition
scientist who studies birds
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Orotond
 Definition
pompous
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Overweening
 Definition
arrogant
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Palaver
 Definition
idle talk
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Palisade
 Definition
fence made up of stakes
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Pall
 Definition
(n) covering that darkens (v) to lose strength or interest
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Paltry
 Definition
pitifully small or worthless
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Patent
 Definition
(n)document (v)obvious, unconcealed
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Pathos
 Definition
pity, compassion
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Peculation
 Definition
theft of money or goods
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Pediment
 Definition
triangular gable on roof or facade
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Perambulate
 Definition
walk about
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Percipient
 Definition
discerning, able to percieve
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Perihelion
 Definition
point in orbit nearest to the sun
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Periphrastic
 Definition
containing too many words
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Perjure
 Definition
to lie under oath
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Perpend
 Definition
ponder, reflect
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Pert
 Definition
lively and bold
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Pettish
 Definition
fretful
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Petulance
 Definition
rudeness, peevishness
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Philanderer
 Definition
pursuer of casual love affairs
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Philistine
 Definition
narrow minded person, someone lacking sophistication, appreciation for art and culture
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Philology
 Definition
study of words
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Picayune
 Definition
petty, of little value
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Piddling
 Definition
trivial
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Pillory
 Definition
to expose, ridicule, abuse
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Pique
 Definition
fleeting feeling of hurt pride
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Plaintiff
 Definition
injured person in a lawsuit
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plaintive
 Definition
expressing sorrow
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Plait
 Definition
to braid
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Ply
 Definition
(v) to use diligently, to engage, join together
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Pore
 Definition
(v) to study closely
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Portly
 Definition
stout, dignified
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Predicate
 Definition
(v) to found or base on
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Prestidigitation
 Definition
slight of hand
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Primeval
 Definition
ancient
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Promontory
 Definition
piece of land or rock higher than its surroundings
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Propinquity
 Definition
nearness
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Protean
 Definition
readily assuming different forms or characters
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Prurient
 Definition
lustful
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Pummel
 Definition
to pound, beat
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Purport
 Definition
to profess, suppose, claim
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Quaff
 Definition
to drink heartily
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Quandary
 Definition
dilemma, difficulty
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Quartenary
 Definition
consisting of or relating to 4 units or members
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Rail (v)
 Definition
to scold with abusive language
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Ramshackle
 Definition
likely to collapse
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Rapprochement
 Definition
having a cordial relationship
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Ratiocination
 Definition
methodical, logical reasoning
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Rebarbative
 Definition
irritating
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Rebuff
 Definition
blunt rejection
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Recidivism
 Definition
tendency to repeat previous behavior
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Recreant
 Definition
disloyal, cowardly
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Relish (v)
 Definition
to enjoy greatly
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Remission
 Definition
lessening, relaxation
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Renitent
 Definition
resisting pressure, obstinate
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Requiems
 Definition
hymns or religious service for the dead
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Respite
 Definition
interval of relief
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Retrench
 Definition
regroup
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Revile
 Definition
criticize with harsh language
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Rife
 Definition
widespread
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Rift (n)
 Definition
an open space
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Roil
 Definition
to disturb or cause disorder
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Rostrum
 Definition
stage for public speaking
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Salacious
 Definition
lustful
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sallow
 Definition
sickly yellow in color
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Sap (v)
 Definition
to weaken gradually
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Scabrous
 Definition
dealing with suggestive or indecent things
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Scion
 Definition
decendent, child
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Scrivener
 Definition
professional copyist
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Scurrilous
 Definition
vulgar, low, indecent
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Secant
 Definition
straight line intersecting a curve at two points
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Senescent
 Definition
aging, growing old
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Sere
 Definition
dried up, arid
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Serrated
 Definition
saw-toothed
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Sidle
 Definition
to cause to move sideways
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Simper
 Definition
smirk
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Singe
 Definition
to burn slightly
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Skulk
 Definition
sneak
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Slight (v)
 Definition
to treat as unimportant
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Slipshod
 Definition
careless
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Slough
 Definition
to discard or shed
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Slovenly
 Definition
untidy, messy
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Smutty
 Definition
indecent
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Sodden
 Definition
soaked
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Solipsism
 Definition
belief that the self is the only reality
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Sophist
 Definition
person good at arguing deceptively
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Sordid
 Definition
filthy, contemptible and corrupt
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Spur (v)
 Definition
to prod
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Springhtly
 Definition
animated
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Stand
 Definition
(n) group of trees
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Stark
 Definition
empty
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Stilted
 Definition
unnatural
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Stockade
 Definition
enclosed area forming a defensive wall
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Stricture
 Definition
something that restrains
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Stymie
 Definition
to block
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Superannuated
 Definition
too old
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Supple
 Definition
flexible
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Swarthy
 Definition
have a dark complexion
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Taxonomy
 Definition
science of classification
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Tensile
 Definition
capable of withstanding physical stress
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Tenacious
 Definition
stubborn
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Tendentious
 Definition
biased
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Tether (v)
 Definition
to bind, tie
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Threnody
 Definition
a sad poem or song
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Torrid
 Definition
burning hot, passionate
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Torsion
 Definition
act of twisting and turning
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Tottering
 Definition
barely standing
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Trammel (v)
 Definition
to impede or hampter
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Transmute
 Definition
to change in appearance or shape
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Travesty
 Definition
parody; exaggerated immitation
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Trifling
 Definition
insignificant
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Trounce
 Definition
to beat severely, defeat
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Truculent
 Definition
savage and cruel
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Truculence
 Definition
commotion; disorder
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Turpitude
 Definition
inherent vileness
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Unavailing
 Definition
hopeless
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Unbridled
 Definition
unrestrained
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Unctuous
 Definition
greasy
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Unfrock
 Definition
to strip of priestly duties
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Unheralded
 Definition
unannounced
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Unimpeachable
 Definition
beyond question
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Uninitiated
 Definition
unfamiliar with an area of study
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Untrammeled
 Definition
unhampered
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Untoward
 Definition
not favorable; unruly
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Unwitting
 Definition
unconscious; unintentional
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Vaunted
 Definition
boasted about, bragged about
Term
Vicarious
 Definition
substitute; surrogate
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Vitiate
 Definition
reduce in value or effectiveness
Term
Vitriolic
 Definition
burning; caustic
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Void (adj)
 Definition
not legally enforceable; empty
Term
Volition
 Definition
free choice, free will
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Volley (n)
 Definition
flight of missiles, round of gunshots
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Wallow
 Definition
to indulge oneself
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Waspish
 Definition
rude, behaving badly
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Wayward
 Definition
reckless
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Whet
 Definition
to sharpen, stimulate
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Writ
 Definition
written document, usually a law
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Rue
 Definition
sorrow
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