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subservience n.
The quality, character, or condition of being servilely following another's behests.
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subsist v.
To be maintained or sustained.
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subsistence n.
Sustenance.
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subtend v.
To extend opposite to.
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subterranean adj.
Situated or occurring below the surface of the earth.
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subtle adj.
Discriminating.
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subtrahend n.
That which is to be subtracted.
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subversion n.
An overthrow, as from the foundation.
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subvert v.
To bring to ruin.
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sufferance n.
Toleration.
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sufficiency n.
An ample or adequate supply.
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suffrage n.
The right or privilege of voting.
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suffuse v.
To cover or fill the surface of.
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superabundance n.
An excessive amount.
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superadd v.
To add in addition to what has been added.
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superannuate v.
To become deteriorated or incapacitated by long service.
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superfluity n.
That part of anything that is in excess of what is needed.
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superfluous adj.
Being more than is needed.
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superintend v.
To have the charge and direction of, especially of some work or movement.
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superintendence n.
Direction and management.
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superintendent n.
One who has the charge and direction of, especially of some work or movement.
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superlative n.
That which is of the highest possible excellence or eminence.
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supplicant n.
One who asks humbly and earnestly.
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suppress v.
To prevent from being disclosed or punished.
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suppression n.
A forcible putting or keeping down.
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supramundane adj.
Supernatural.
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surcharge n.
An additional amount charged.
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surety n.
Security for payment or performance.
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surveyor n.
A land-measurer.
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susceptibility n.
A specific capability of feeling or emotion.
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susceptible adj.
Easily under a specified power or influence.
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suspension n.
A hanging from a support.
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syllabic adj.
Consisting of that which is uttered in a single vocal impulse.
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syllabication n.
Division of words into that which is uttered in a single vocal impulse.
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syllable n.
That which is uttered in a single vocal impulse.
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syllabus n.
Outline of a subject, course, lecture, or treatise.
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sylph n.
A slender, graceful young woman or girl.
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sympathetic adj.
Having a fellow-feeling for or like feelings with another or others.
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sympathize v.
To share the sentiments or mental states of another.
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symphonic adj.
Characterized by a harmonious or agreeable mingling of sounds.
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symphonious adj.
Marked by a harmonious or agreeable mingling of sounds.
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symphony n.
A harmonious or agreeable mingling of sounds.
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syndicate n.
An association of individuals united for the prosecution of some enterprise.
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syneresis n.
The coalescence of two vowels or syllables, as e'er for ever.
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synod n.
An ecclesiastical council.
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synonym n.
A word having the same or almost the same meaning as some other.
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tableau n.
An arrangement of inanimate figures representing a scene from real life.
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tack n.
A small sharp-pointed nail.
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tact n.
Fine or ready mental discernment shown in saying or doing the proper thing.
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tactician n.
One who directs affairs with skill and shrewdness.
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tactics n.
Any maneuvering or adroit management for effecting an object.
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tannery n.
A place where leather is tanned.
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tapestry n.
A fabric to which a pattern is applied with a needle, designed for ornamental hangings.
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taxidermy n.
The art or process of preserving dead animals or parts of them.
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technicality n.
Something peculiar to a particular art, trade, or the like.
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technique n.
Manner of performance.
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technography n.
The scientific description or study of human arts and industries in their historic development.
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technology n.
The knowledge relating to industries and manufactures.
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teem v.
To be full to overflowing.
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telepathy n.
Thought-transference.
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telephony n.
The art or process of communicating by telephone.
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telltale adj.
That gives warning or information.
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tempt v.
To offer to (somebody) an inducement to do wrong.
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tempter n.
An allurer or enticer to evil.
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tenacious adj.
Unyielding.
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tenet n.
Any opinion, principle, dogma, or doctrine that a person believes or maintains as true.
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tenor n.
A settled course or manner of progress.
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tercentenary adj.
Pertaining to a period of 300 years.
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testimonial n.
A formal token of regard, often presented in public.
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thearchy n.
Government by a supreme deity.
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theocrasy n.
The mixed worship of polytheism.
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theologian n.
A professor of divinity.
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theological adj.
Based on or growing out of divine revelation.
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theology n.
The branch of theological science that treats of God.
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theoretical adj.
Directed toward knowledge for its own sake without respect to applications.
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theorist n.
One given to speculating.
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theorize v.
To speculate.
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thereabout adv.
Near that number, quantity, degree, place, or time, approximately.
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thesis n.
An essay or treatise on a particular subject.
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thoroughbred adj.
Bred from the best or purest blood or stock.
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thoroughfare n.
A public street or road.
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tincture n.
A solution, usually alcoholic, of some principle used in medicine.
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tinge n.
A faint trace of color.
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tipsy adj.
Befuddled with drinks.
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tolerable adj.
Moderately good.
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toleration n.
A spirit of charitable leniency.
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topography n.
The art of representing on a map the physical features of any locality or region with accuracy.
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torrid adj.
Excessively hot.
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torturous adj.
Marked by extreme suffering.
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trammel n.
An impediment.
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tranquilize v.
To soothe.
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transalpine adj.
Situated on the other side of the Alps.
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transact v.
To do business.
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transatlantic adj.
Situated beyond or on the other side of the Atlantic.
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transcendent adj.
Surpassing.
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transcontinental adj.
Extending or passing across a continent.
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transcript n.
A copy made directly from an original.
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transferee n.
The person to whom a transfer is made.
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transference n.
The act of conveying from one person or place to another.
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transferrer n.
One who or that which conveys from one person or place to another.
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transfigure v.
To give an exalted meaning or glorified appearance to.
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transfuse v.
To pour or cause to pass, as a fluid, from one vessel to another.
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transfusible adj.
Capable of being poured from one vessel to another.
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transfusion n.
The act of pouring from one vessel to another.
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transience n.
Something that is of short duration.
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transient n.
One who or that which is only of temporary existence.
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transitory adj.
Existing for a short time only.
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transmissible adj.
That may e sent through or across.
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transmute v.
To change in nature, substance, or form.
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transpire v.
To come to pass.
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transposition n.
The act of reversing the order or changing the place of.
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transverse adj.
Lying or being across or in a crosswise direction.
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treachery n.
Violation of allegiance, confidence, or plighted faith.
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treasonable adj.
Of the nature of betrayal, treachery, or breech of allegiance.
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treble adj.
Multiplied by three.
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trestle n.
An open braced framework for supporting the horizontal stringers of a railwaybridge.
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triad n.
A group of three persons of things.
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tribune n.
Any champion of the rights and liberties of the people: often used as the name for a newspaper.
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triennial adj.
Taking place every third year.
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trinity n.
A threefold personality existing in the one divine being or substance.
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trio n.
Three things grouped or associated together.
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triplicate adj.
Composed of or pertaining to three related things or parts.
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triplicity n.
The state of being triple or threefold.
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trisect v.
To divide into three parts, especially into three equal parts.
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triumvir n.
One of three men united coordinately in public office or authority.
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truculent adj.
Having the character or the spirit of a savage.
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tutorship n.
The office of a guardian.
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twinge n.
A darting momentary local pain.
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typographical adj.
Pertaining to typography or printing.
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typography n.
The arrangement of composed type, or the appearance of printed matter.
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ultramundane adj.
Pertaining to supernatural things or to another life.
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ultramontane adj.
Beyond the mountains, especially beyond the Alps (that is, on their Italian side).
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unaccountable adj.
Inexplicable.
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unbearable adj.
Unendurable.
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unbecoming adj.
Unsuited to the wearer, place, or surroundings.
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unconscious adj.
Not cognizant of objects, actions, etc.
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undeceive v.
To free from deception, as by apprising of the real state of affairs.
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undercharge v.
To make an inadequate charge for.
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underexposed adj.
Insufficiently exposed for proper or full development, as negatives in photography.
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underman v.
To equip with less than the full complement of men.
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undersell v.
To sell at a lower price than.
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underhanded adj.
Clandestinely carried on.
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underlie v.
To be the ground or support of.
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underling n.
A subordinate.
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undermine v.
To subvert in an underhand way.
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understate v.
To fail to put strongly enough, as a case.
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undervalue v.
To underestimate.
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underwrite v.
To issue or be party to the issue of a policy of insurance.
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undue adj.
More than sufficient.
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undulous adj.
Resembling waves.
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unfavorable adj.
Adverse.
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unify v.
To cause to be one.
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unisonant adj.
Being in a condition of perfect agreement and accord.
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Unitarian adj.
Pertaining to a religious body that rejects the doctrine of the Trinity.
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unsettle v.
To put into confusion.
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unsophisticated adj.
Showing inexperience.
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unspeakable adj.
Abominable.
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untimely adj.
Unseasonable.
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unwieldy adj.
Moved or managed with difficulty, as from great size or awkward shape.
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upcast n.
A throwing upward.
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upheave v.
To raise or lift with effort.
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upturn v.
To throw into confusion.
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urbanity n.
Refined or elegant courtesy.
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urgency n.
The pressure of necessity.
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usurious adj.
Taking unlawful or exorbitant interest on money loaned.
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utilitarianism n.
The ethical doctrine that actions are right because they are useful or of beneficial tendency.
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utility n.
Fitness for some desirable practical purpose.
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utmost n.
The greatest possible extent.
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vainglory n.
Excessive, pretentious, and demonstrative vanity.
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vale n.
Level or low land between hills.
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valediction n.
A bidding farewell.
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valedictorian n.
Student who delivers an address at graduating exercises of an educational institution.
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valorous adj.
Courageous.
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vaporizer n.
An atomizer.
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variegate v.
To mark with different shades or colors.
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vaudeville n.
A variety show.
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vegetal adj.
Of or pertaining to plants.
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vegetation n.
Plant-life in the aggregate.
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vegetative adj.
Pertaining to the process of plant-life.
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velvety adj.
Marked by lightness and softness.
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vendible adj.
Marketable.
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vendition n.
The act of selling.
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venereal adj.
Pertaining to or proceeding from sexual intercourse.
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venous adj.
Of, pertaining to, or contained or carried in a vein or veins.
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veracity n.
Truthfulness.
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vermin n.
A noxious or troublesome animal.
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vestment n.
Clothing or covering.
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veto n.
The constitutional right in a chief executive of refusing to approve an enactment.
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viceroy n.
A ruler acting with royal authority in place of the sovereign in a colony or province.
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vigilance n.
Alert and intent mental watchfulness in guarding against danger.
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vigilant adj.
Being on the alert to discover and ward off danger or insure safety.
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vignette n.
A picture having a background or that is shaded off gradually.
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vincible adj.
Conquerable.
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vindicatory adj.
Punitive.
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vindicative adj.
Revengeful.
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vinery n.
A greenhouse for grapes.
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viol n.
A stringed instrument of the violin class.
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viola n.
A musical instrument somewhat larger than a violin.
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violator n.
One who transgresses.
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violation n.
Infringement.
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violoncello n.
A stringed instrument held between the player's knees.
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virtu n.
Rare, curious, or beautiful quality.
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virtual adj.
Being in essence or effect, but not in form or appearance.
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virulence n.
Extreme poisonousness.
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viscount n.
In England, a title of nobility, ranking fourth in the order of British peerage.
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vista n.
A view or prospect.
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visualize v.
To give pictorial vividness to a mental representation.
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vitality n.
The state or quality of being necessary to existence or continuance.
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vitalize v.
To endow with life or energy.
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vituperable adj.
Deserving of censure.
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vivify v.
To endue with life.
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vivisection n.
The dissection of a living animal.
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vocable n.
a word, especially one regarded in relation merely to its qualities of sound.
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vocative adj.
Of or pertaining to the act of calling.
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vociferance n.
The quality of making a clamor.
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vociferate v.
To utter with a loud and vehement voice.
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volant adj.
Flying or able to fly.
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volitive adj.
Exercising the will.
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votive adj.
Dedicated by a vow.
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vulgarity n.
Lack of refinement in conduct or speech.
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waive v.
To relinquish, especially temporarily, as a right or claim.
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wampum n.
Beads strung on threads, formerly used among the American Indians as currency.
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wane v.
To diminish in size and brilliancy.
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wantonness n.
Recklessness.
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weak-kneed adj.
Without resolute purpose or energy.
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wearisome adj.
Fatiguing.
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well-bred adj.
Of good ancestry.
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well-doer n.
A performer of moral and social duties.
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well-to-do adj.
In prosperous circumstances.
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whereabouts n.
The place in or near which a person or thing is.
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whereupon adv.
After which.
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wherever adv.
In or at whatever place.
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wherewith n.
The necessary means or resources.
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wield v.
To use, control, or manage, as a weapon, or instrument, especially with full command.
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wile n.
An act or a means of cunning deception.
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wiry adj.
Thin, but tough and sinewy.
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witling n.
A person who has little understanding.
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witticism n.
A witty, brilliant, or original saying or sentiment.
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wittingly adv.
With knowledge and by design.
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working-man n.
One who earns his bread by manual labor.
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workmanlike adj.
Like or befitting a skilled workman.
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workmanship n.
The art or skill of a workman.
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wretchedness n.
Extreme misery or unhappiness.
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yearling n.
A young animal past its first year and not yet two years old.
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zeitgeist n.
The intellectual and moral tendencies that characterize any age or epoch.
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zodiac n.
An imaginary belt encircling the heavens within which are the larger planets.
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ordeal n.
Anything that severely tests courage, strength, patience, conscience, etc.
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ordinal n.
That form of the numeral that shows the order of anything in a series, as first, second, third.
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ordination n.
A consecration to the ministry.
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orthopedist n.
One who practices the correcting or preventing of deformity
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ought v.
To be under moral obligation to be or do.
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out-and-out adv.
Genuinely.
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outbreak n.
A sudden and violent breaking forth, as of something that has been pent up or restrained.
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outburst n.
A violent issue, especially of passion in an individual.
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outcast n.
One rejected and despised, especially socially.
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outcry n.
A vehement or loud cry or clamor.
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outlandish adj.
Of barbarous, uncouth, and unfamiliar aspect or action.
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outlast v.
To last longer than.
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outlive v.
To continue to exist after.
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out-of-the-way adj.
Remotely situated.
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outreach v.
To reach or go beyond.
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outride v.
To ride faster than.
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outrigger n.
A part built or arranged to project beyond a natural outline for support.
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outstrip v.
To go beyond.
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overdo v.
To overtax the strength of.
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overhang n.
A portion of a structure which projects or hangs over.
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overlord n.
One who holds supremacy over another.
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overpay v.
To pay or reward in excess.
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overreach v.
To stretch out too far.
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overrun v.
To infest or ravage.
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oversee v.
To superintend.
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overseer n.
A supervisor.
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overshadow v.
To cast into the shade or render insignificant by comparison.
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overstride v.
To step beyond.
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overthrow v.
To vanquish an established ruler or government.
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overture n.
An instrumental prelude to an opera, oratorio, or ballet.
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overweight n.
Preponderance.
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pagan n.
A worshiper of false gods.
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pageant n.
A dramatic representation, especially a spectacular one
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palinode n.
A retraction.
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paly adj.
Lacking color or brilliancy.
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pamphleteer v.
To compose or issue pamphlets, especially controversial ones.
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Pan-American adj.
Including or pertaining to the whole of America, both North and South.
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pandemonium n.
A fiendish or riotous uproar.
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pantheism n.
The worship of nature for itself or its beauty.
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Pantheon n.
A circular temple at Rome with a fine Corinthian portico and a great domed roof.
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pantoscope n.
A very wide-angled photographic lens.
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papacy n.
The official head of the Roman Catholic Church.
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pare v.
To cut, shave, or remove (the outside) from anything.
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parentage n.
The relation of parent to child, of the producer to the produced, or of cause to effect.
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parish n.
The ecclesiastical district in charge of a pastor.
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Parisian adj.
Of or pertaining to the city of Paris.
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parse v.
To describe, as a sentence, by separating it into its elements and describing each word.
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passible adj.
Capable of feeling of suffering.
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patronize v.
To exercise an arrogant condescension toward.
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patronymic adj.
Formed after one's father's name.
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patter v.
To mumble something over and over.
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pauper n.
One without means of support.
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pauperism n.
Dependence on charity.
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payee n.
A person to whom money has been or is to be paid.
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peccable adj.
Capable of sinning.
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pectoral adj.
Pertaining to the breast or thorax.
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pedal n.
A lever for the foot usually applied only to musical instruments, cycles, and other machines.
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peddle v.
To go about with a small stock of goods to sell.
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pedigree n.
One's line of ancestors.
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peddler n.
One who travels from house to house with an assortment of goods for retail.
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peninsular adj.
Pertaining to a piece of land almost surrounded by water.
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pentagram n.
A figure having five points or lobes.
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pentavalent adj.
Quinqeuvalent.
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pentad n.
The number five.
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pentahedron n.
A solid bounded by five plane faces.
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pentameter n.
In prosody, a line of verse containing five units or feet.
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pentathlon n.
The contest of five associated exercises in the great games and the same contestants.
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penultimate adj.
A syllable or member of a series that is last but one.
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perambulate v.
To walk about.
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perceptible adj.
Cognizable.
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perception n.
Knowledge through the senses of the existence and properties of matter or the external world.
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percipience n.
The act of perceiving.
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percipient n.
One who or that which perceives.
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perfectible adj.
Capable of being made perfect.
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perfumery n.
The preparation of perfumes.
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persecution n.
Harsh or malignant oppression.
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perseverance n.
A persistence in purpose and effort.
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persevere v.
To continue striving in spite of discouragements.
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personage n.
A man or woman as an individual, especially one of rank or high station.
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personnel n.
The force of persons collectively employed in some service.
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perspective n.
The relative importance of facts or matters from any special point of view.
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perspire v.
To excrete through the pores of the skin.
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pertinacity n.
Unyielding adherence.
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perturbation n.
Mental excitement or confusion.
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pervert n.
One who has forsaken a doctrine regarded as true for one esteemed false.
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pervious adj.
Admitting the entrance or passage of another substance.
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pestilence n.
A raging epidemic.
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pestilent adj.
Having a malign influence or effect.
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peter v.
To fail or lose power, efficiency, or value.
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pharmacopoeia n.
A book containing the formulas and methods of preparation of medicines for the use of druggists.
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philharmonic adj.
Fond of music.
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philogynist n.
One who is fond of women.
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philosophize v.
To seek ultimate causes and principles.
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phonetic adj.
Representing articulate sounds or speech.
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phonic adj.
Pertaining to the nature of sound.
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phonogram n.
A graphic character symbolizing an articulate sound.
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phonology n.
The science of human vocal sounds.
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phosphorescence n.
The property of emitting light.
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photometry n.
The art of measuring the intensity of light.
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physicist n.
A specialist in the science that treats of the phenomena associated with matter and energy.
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physiocracy n.
The doctrine that land and its products are the only true wealth.
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physiography n.
Description of nature.
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physiology n.
The science of organic functions.
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physique n.
The physical structure or organization of a person.
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picayune adj.
Of small value.
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piccolo n.
A small flute.
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piecemeal adv.
Gradually.
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pincers n.
An instrument having two lever-handles and two jaws working on a pivot.
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pinchers n.
An instrument having two jaws working on a pivot.
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pique v.
To excite a slight degree of anger in.
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piteous adj.
Compassionate.
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planisphere n.
A polar projection of the heavens on a chart.
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plasticity n.
The property of some substances through which the form of the mass can readily be changed.
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plaudit n.
An expression of applause.
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playwright n.
A maker of plays for the stage.
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pleasurable adj.
Affording gratification.
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pledgee n.
The person to whom anything is pledged.
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pledgeor n.
One who gives a pledge.
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plummet n.
A piece of lead for making soundings, adjusting walls to the vertical.
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pluperfect adj.
Expressing past time or action prior to some other past time or action.
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plutocracy n.
A wealthy class in a political community who control the government by means of their money.
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pneumatic adj.
Pertaining to or consisting of air or gas.
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poetaster n.
An inferior poet.
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poetics n.
The rules and principles of poetry.
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poignancy n.
Severity or acuteness, especially of pain or grief.
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polyarchy n.
Government by several or many persons of what-ever class.
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polycracy n.
The rule of many.
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polyhedron n.
A solid bounded by plane faces, especially by more than four.
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polysyllable adj.
Having several syllables, especially more than three syllables.
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polytechnic adj.
Pertaining to, embracing, or practicing many arts.
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polytheism n.
The doctrine or belief that there are more gods than one.
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pommel v.
To beat with something thick or bulky.
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populace n.
The common people.
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populous adj.
Containing many inhabitants, especially in proportion to the territory.
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posit v.
To present in an orderly manner.
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possessor n.
One who owns, enjoys, or controls anything, as property.
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postdate v.
To make the date of any writing later than the real date.
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postscript n.
Something added to a letter after the writer's signature.
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precession n.
The act of going forward.
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predatory adj.
Prone to pillaging.
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predicate v.
To state as belonging to something.
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predominant adj.
Superior in power, influence, effectiveness, number, or degree.
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predominate v.
To be chief in importance, quantity, or degree.
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preeminence n.
Special eminence.
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preengage v.
To preoccupy.
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preestablish v.
To settle or arrange beforehand.
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preexist v.
To exist at a period or in a state earlier than something else.
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preexistence n.
Existence antecedent to something.
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preface n.
A brief explanation or address to the reader, at the beginning of a book.
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preferential adj.
Possessing, giving, or constituting preference or priority.
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preferment n.
Preference.
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prefix v.
To attach at the beginning.
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prehension n.
The act of laying hold of or grasping.
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prelacy n.
A system of church government.
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prelate n.
One of a higher order of clergy having direct authority over other clergy.
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premier adj.
First in rank or position.
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premise n.
A judgment as a conclusion.
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preordain v.
To foreordain.
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preponderant adj.
Prevalent.
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preponderate v.
To exceed in influence or power.
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prepossession n.
A preconceived liking.
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prescience n.
Knowledge of events before they take place.
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prescient adj.
Foreknowing.
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prescript adj.
Prescribed as a rule or model.
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prescriptible adj.
Derived from authoritative direction.
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presentient adj.
Perceiving or feeling beforehand.
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presentment n.
Semblance.
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presumption n.
That which may be logically assumed to be true until disproved.
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pretension n.
A bold or presumptuous assertion.
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preternatural adj.
Extraordinary.
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prevalent adj.
Of wide extent or frequent occurrence.
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primer n.
An elementary reading-book for children.
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primeval adj.
Belonging to the first ages.
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principal adj.
Most important.
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principality n.
The territory of a reigning prince.
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priory n.
A monastic house.
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privateer n.
A vessel owned and officered by private persons, but carrying on maritime war.
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privilege n.
A right or immunity not enjoyed by all, or that may be enjoyed only under special conditions.
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privity n.
Knowledge shared with another or others regarding a private matter.
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probate adj.
Relating to making proof, as of a will.
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probation n.
Any proceeding designed to ascertain or test character, qualification, or the like.
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procrastination n.
Delay.
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proctor n.
An agent acting for another.
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proffer v.
To offer to another for acceptance.
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profile n.
An outline or contour.
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profiteer n.
One who profits.
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prohibition n.
A decree or an order forbidding something.
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prohibitionist n.
One who favors the prohibition by law of the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages.
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prohibitory adj.
Involving or equivalent to prohibition, especially of the sale of alcoholic beverages.
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promenade v.
To walk for amusement or exercise.
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promissory adj.
Expressing an engagement to pay.
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prophesy v.
To predict or foretell, especially under divine inspiration and guidance.
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proscription n.
Any act of condemnation and rejection from favor and privilege.
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prospector n.
One who makes exploration, search, or examination, especially for minerals.
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protagonist n.
A leader in any enterprise or contest.
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Protestant n.
A Christian who denies the authority of the Pope and holds the right of special judgment.
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protomartyr n.
The earliest victim in any cause.
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protocol n.
A declaration or memorandum of agreement less solemn and formal than a treaty.
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protoplasm n.
The substance that forms the principal portion of an animal or vegetable cell.
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protrusion n.
The act of protruding.
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protuberance n.
Something that swells out from a surrounding surface.
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protuberant adj.
Bulging.
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protuberate v.
To swell or bulge beyond the surrounding surface.
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providential adj.
Effected by divine guidance.
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