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Curator
superintendent, manager
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Curmudgeon
miserly individual, churlish
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Debutante
young woman making formal entrance into society
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Decrepitude
state of collapse caused by illness
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Definitive
final, complete
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Regime
method or system of government
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Duenna
- attendant of young female
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Paraphrase
restate a passage in one's own words
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Parasite
animal or plant living on another, toady
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Piscatorial
pertaining to fishing
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Diverge
go in different directions
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Genre
style of art illustrating scenes of common life
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Ramifications
branching out
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Severance
partition, seperation
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Necromancy
black magic, dealing with the dead
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Affiliation
associating with
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Incorporeal
without a material body
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Rider
amendment or clause added to a legislative bill
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Juncture
crisis, joining point
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Synthesis
combining parts into a whole
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Swathe
- to bind
- wrap as if with bandage
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Meteoric
momentarily brilliant
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Maunder
- to wander slowly and idly
- to speak indistinctly
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Probe(v)
explore with tools
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Panorama
comprehensive view
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Paradox
statement that looks false but is actually correct
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Paranoia
chronic form of insanity that is marked by delusions of grandeur or persecution
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Elysian
relating to paradise, blissful
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Jollity
gaiety, cheerfulness
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Entrepreneur
businessman, contractor
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Cumbersome
heavy, hard to manage
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Rubric
title or heading( in red print), directions for religious ceremony
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Satyr
half human half bestial being in court of Dionysus
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Bullion
gold and silver in the form of bars
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Anthropologist
a student of history and science of mankind
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Antiseptic
substance that prevents infection
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Desolate
rob of joy, lay waste to
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Miscreant
wretch, villain
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Incoherence
lack of intelligibility
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Ineluctable
not to be escaped
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Connubial
pertaining to marriage
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Panacea
remedy for all diseases
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Espirit de corps
commandership, spirit
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Harping
tiresome dwelling on a subject
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Askance
with a sideways or indirect look
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Bemused
confused, lost in thought
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Hauteur
haughtiness, pride
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Orifice
mouthful like opening
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Orotund
having a resonant quality
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Ostracize
exclude from public favor
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Palaver
misleading speech
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Palimpsest
parchment used for the second time after original writing has been erased
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Politic
prudent, well devise
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Mercantile
concerning trade
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Firebrand
hothead, troublemaker
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Flaunt
display ostentatiously
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Ramify
divide into branches or subdivisions
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Catholic
broadly sympathetic
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Verbiage
pompuous array of words
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Bantering
good natured ridiculing
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Guttural
pertaining to throat
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Hoard
stockpile, accumulate for future use
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Secrete
hide away, produce or release a substance in a organism
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Immobility
state of being immovable
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Serendipity
gift for valuable things not searched for
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Carousal
a large draft of liquour (toast)
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Bureaucracy
government by bureaus
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Impropriety
state of being inappropriate
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Imprudent
lacking caution
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Obsidian
black volcanic rock
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Potentate
monarch, sovereign
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Germinate
cause to sprout
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Satiety
condition of being crammed fully
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Obstetrician
physician specializing in delivering of babies
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Offertory
collection of money at religious ceremony
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Arbiter
person with power to decide a dispute
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Forsake(v)
desert, abandon
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Flick
light stroke as with a whip
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Alienate
make hostile, separate
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Ambiguous
unclear or doubtful
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Plumb
checking perpendicularly
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Pristine
characteristics of earlier times, primitive
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Vicarious
acing as a substitute
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Venal
capable of being bribed
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Welt
mark from a beating or a whip
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Nascent
incipient, coming into being
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Holocaust
destruction by fire
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Bandy
exchange words or blows
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Formality
adherence to established rules or procedures
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Friction
clash in opinion, rubbing against
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Ideology
ideas of a group of people
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Metaphysical
pertaining to speculative philosophy
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Neologism
newly coined word or phrase
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Omnipresent
universally present
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Obloquy(n)
slander, infamy
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Flux
series of changes, flowing
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Extrinsic
external, not inherent
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Inflated
exaggerate, pompous
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Inductive
pertaining to induction
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Eccentricity
idiosyncracy
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Crescendo
increase in volume or intensity
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Eclipse(v)
darken, extinguish, surpass
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Offal
- garbage
- Malign
- speak evil of
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Ballast
heavy substance used to add stability or weight
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Congenial
pleasant, friendly
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Hyperborean
situated in extreme north, arctic, cold
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Regimen
prescribed diet or habits
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Vampire
ghostly being that sucks the blood of the living
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Multilingual
having many languages
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Metallurgical
pertaining to the art of removing metal from ores
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Metaphor
implied comparison
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Abdicate
renounce, give up
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Cruet
small glass bottle for vinegar, oil etc.
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Reparable
capable of being repaired
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Apostate
one who abandons his religions or political beliefs
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Mediocre
ordinary, commonplace
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Requisite
necessary requirement
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Surveillance
watching, guarding
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Terrapin
american marsh tortoise
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Humus
substance formed by decaying vegetable matter
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Climactic
relating to highest point
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Attenuate
make thin, attenuate
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Centrifugal
radiating, departing from center
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Equinox
period of equal nights & days
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Indignity
offensive or insulting treatment
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Authenticate
prove genuine
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Deducible
derived by reasoning
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Defunct
dead, no longer in use or existence
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Astronomical
enormously large or extensive
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Cameo
shell or jewel carved in relief
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Buxom
plump, vigorous, jolly
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Callous
hardened, unfeeling
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Integument
outer covering of skin
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Invidious
designed to create ill will or envy
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Naivete
quality of being unsophisticated
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Symmetry
arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained
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Terminate
to bring to an end
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Irreconciliable
incompatible
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Incontinent
lacking self-restraint
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Incursion
temporary invasion
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Haggle
argue about prices
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Homeostasis
tendancy of a system to maintain relative stability
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Imperturbible
calm, placid
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Isotope
varying form of an element
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Lumber
move heavily and clumsily
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Manifestation
outward demonstration
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Perspicuous
plainly expressed
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Appurtenances
subordinate possessions
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Carte blanche
unlimited authority or freedom
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Burlesque
give an immitation that ridicules
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Incidence
rate of occurence
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Retrospective
looking back on the past
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Responsiveness
state of reacting readily to appeals or orders
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Brindled
tawny or greyish with streaks or spots
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Asylum
place of refuge or shelter
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Adherent
supporter or follower
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Cerebral
pertaining to brain or intellect
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Cataract
great waterfall, eye abnormality
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Poultice
soothing application applied to sores or inflamed portions of body
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Milieu
- the physical or social setting in which something occurs
- background
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Freshet
- sudden floodImprecate(v)
- curse
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Bugaboo
object of baseless fear
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Apropos(prep)
with reference to
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Aseptic
preventing infection
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Accrue
come about by addition
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Rusticate
banish to the country
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Rationalization
bringing into conformity with reasons
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Demean
degrade, humiliate
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Automaton
mechanism which imitates actions of humans
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Contortions
twistings, distortions
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Litany
supplicatory prayer
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Mammal
a vertebrate animal whose females feed the young
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Tergiversations
evasion of straight forward action or clear cut statement
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Incognito
with identity concealed
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Angular
sharp- cornered, stiff manner
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Marital
pertaining to marriage
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Aspirant
seeker after position or status
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Encroachment
gradual intrusion
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Cubicle
small chamber used for sleeping
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Venerable
deserving high respect
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Fusillade
simultaneous firing or outburst (of missiles, questions)
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Metamorphosis
change of form
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Graduated
arranged by degrees
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Rhapsodize
to speak or write in a exaggeratedly manner
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Hypochondriac
person unduly worried about his health
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Cornice
projecting molding on a building
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Termagant
shrew, scolding
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Ichthyology
study of fish
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Expertise
specialized knowledge
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Beneficiary
person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will
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Bifurcated
divided into two branches
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Kleptomaniac
persn who has a compulsive desire to steal
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Acclivity
sharp unslope of a hill
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Enumerate(v)
list, mention one by one
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Hyperbole
exaggeration, overstatement
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Incarnation
act of assuming a human body and human nature
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Nutrient
providing nutrition
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Ineffectual
not effective
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Iridescent
exhibiting rainbow like colours
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Rendition
artistic interpretation of a song
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Regeneration
spiritual rebirth
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Conjugal
pertaining to marriage
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Recusant
person who refuses to comply
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Curator
superintendent, manager
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Curmudgeon
miserly individual, churlish
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Debutante
young woman making formal entrance into society
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Decrepitude
state of collapse caused by illness
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Definitive
final, complete
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Camaraderie
good fellowship
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Duenna
- attendant of young female
- an elderly woman serving as governess and companion to younger ladies
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Parasite
animal or plant living on another, toady
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Piscatorial
pertaining to fishing
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Diverge
go in different directions
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Emissary
agent, messenger
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Genre
style of art illustrating scenes of common life
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Plaudatory
approving, applauding
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Ramifications
branching out
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Affiliation
associating with
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Relegate
consign to inferior position
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Rhetorical
pertaining to effective communication
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Rider
amendment or clause added to a legislative bill
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Juncture
crisis, joining point
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Synthesis
combining parts into a whole
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Swathe
- to bind
- wrap as if with bandage
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Meteoric
momentarily brilliant
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Probe(v)
explore with tools
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Panorama
comprehensive view
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Elysian
relating to paradise, blissful
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Articulate
distinct, effective
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Jollity
gaiety, cheerfulness
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Entrepreneur
businessman, contractor
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Rubric
title or heading( in red print), directions for religious ceremony
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Satyr
half human half bestial being in court of Dionysus
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Bullion
gold and silver in the form of bars
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Anthropologist
a student of history and science of mankind
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Antiseptic
substance that prevents infection
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Desolate
rob of joy, lay waste to
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Miscreant
wretch, villain
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Incoherence
lack of intelligibility
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Ineluctable
not to be escaped
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Equanimity
calmness of temperament
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Connubial
pertaining to marriage
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Panacea
remedy for all diseases
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Countermand
cancel, revoke
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Espirit de corps
commandership, spirit
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Harping
tiresome dwelling on a subject
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Askance
with a sideways or indirect look
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Bemused
confused, lost in thought
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Orifice
mouthful like opening
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Orotund
having a resonant quality
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Ostracize
exclude from public favor
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Palaver
misleading speech
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Mercantile
concerning trade
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Firebrand
hothead, troublemaker
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Ramify
divide into branches or subdivisions
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Catholic
broadly sympathetic
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Guttural
pertaining to throat
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Hoard
stockpile, accumulate for future use
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Secrete
hide away, produce or release a substance in a organism
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Immobility
state of being immovable
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Serendipity
gift for valuable things not searched for
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Carousal
a large draft of liquour (toast)
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Bureaucracy
government by bureaus
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Obsidian
black volcanic rock
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Subjective
pertaining to personal idiosyncracy
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Podiatrist
doctor who cures ailments of feet
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Satiety
condition of being crammed fully
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Obstetrician
physician specializing in delivering of babies
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Offertory
collection of money at religious ceremony
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Forsake(v)
desert, abandon
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Flick
light stroke as with a whip
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Ambiguous
unclear or doubtful
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Plumb
checking perpendicularly
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Pristine
characteristics of earlier times, primitive
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Venal
capable of being bribed
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Welt
mark from a beating or a whip
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Mundane
worldly as opposed to spiritual
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Holocaust
destruction by fire
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Bandy
exchange words or blows
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Friction
clash in opinion, rubbing against
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Ideology
ideas of a group of people
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Metaphysical
pertaining to speculative philosophy
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Neologism
newly coined word or phrase
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Misnomer
wrong name, incorrect designation
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Omnipresent
universally present
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Flux
series of changes, flowing
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Extrinsic
external, not inherent
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Inductive
pertaining to induction
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Effervesce
bubble over, show excitement
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Patois
local or provincial dialect
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Ballast
heavy substance used to add stability or weight
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