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Adjacent (adj)
Near or next to; adjoining
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Beset (v)
- 1. To surround or to attack repeatedly
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- The campers were beset by a swarm of mosquitoes.
- 2. To trouble or weigh down
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- The hospital's patients were beset by a number of ailments.
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Cede (v)
- To give up or transfer, espescially by treaty or formal agreement
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- After World War 1, the Treaty of Versailles forced Germany to cede vast territories to surrounding countries.
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Circuitous (adj)
- Roundabout; indirect
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- The circuitous reply left me with more questions than answers.
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Desultory (adj)
- Proceeding or carried out in an aimless or random way
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- After I moved away, my contact with my friends became more desultory.
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Galvanize (v)
- To excite or rouse action
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- The General's pep talk galvanized the troops.
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Implement (n) (v)
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- 1. A tool or an instrument
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- 2. To carry out
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- The governor implemented his plans for better health care as soon as he was sworn into office.
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Inconsequential (adj)
Lacking importance or worth; unable to make an impact; trivial
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Magnitude (n)
Greatness of size, influence, or power
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Materialize (v)
- 1. To become real or actual
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- When the offers of financial support did not materialize, I had to abandon the the research project.
- 2. To appear in physical form, espescially suddenly
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Muster (v) (n)
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- 1. To summon or call forth; to gather
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- 2. A gathering, usually of military troops
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- The evening muster of troops was held at 6:00 PM sharp.
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Prohibitive (adj)
- Serving to restrain the action; discouraging use of
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- Many students couldn't attend the concert because the ticket prices were too prohibitive.
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Reminisce (v)
To talk about one's past
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Vangaurd (n)
The leading or forward position in a movement
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Visionary (n) (adj)
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- 1. A person who is given ideas that are not currently realsitic; a dreamer
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- The visionary kept roaming the streets, yelling at pedestrians about going to Jupiter and living there.
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- 2. Able to see what may be accomplished in the future
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Obsequious (adj)
- Showing deference; fawning
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- The obsequious subjects lavished gifts and praises upon the king.
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Abject (adj)
- Hopeless, miserable
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- The abject student had missed his chance at getting to a good college.
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