Vocabulary Words 11th grade – Flashcards
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accrue
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to grow or accumulate over time; to happen as a natural result
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acquiescent
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reluctantly agreeable; compliant
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acumen
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(n.) quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment or insight
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adage
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(n.) a proverb, wise saying; general truth
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adipose
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(adj.) fatty; consisting of, resembling, or relating to fat.
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aesthetic
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having to do with the appreciation of beauty
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agape
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open-mouthed; surprised; agog
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alchemy
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medieval chemistry; attempt to change base metal into gold
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altruism
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unselfish concern for the welfare of others
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ambiguous
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unclear or doubtful in meaning; having more than one possible interpretation
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ambrosia
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a genus of mostly American composite herbs that includes the ragweed's; highly allergenic
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amenable
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liable to answer to a higher authority
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amuck
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mad with murderous frenzy
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animadversion
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(n.) a comment indicating strong criticism or disapproval
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annul
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(v.) to reduce to nothing; to make ineffective or inoperative; to declare legally invalid or void
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aphorism
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A brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life.
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arable
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(of farmland) capable of being farmed productively; suitable for cultivation
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artifice
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(n.) a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery
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artisan
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a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft; Craftsman
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asinine
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complacently or inanely foolish; stupid or silly
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assay
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to examine or analyze: to assay a situation; to assay an event.
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athwart
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from side to side; crosswise
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attenuate
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become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude
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audit
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an official examination and verification of accounts and records, especially of financial accounts
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barrister
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(in England) a lawyer who is a member of one of the Inns of Court and who has the privilege of pleading in the higher courts or any lawyer
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bauble
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a showy, usually cheap, ornament; trinket; gewgaw
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beguile
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to influence by trickery, flattery, etc.; mislead; delude
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belated
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coming or being after the customary, useful, or expected time
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benevolent
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characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings
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brevity
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shortness of time or duration; briefness
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bullion
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gold or silver considered in mass rather than in value
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burnish
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to polish (a surface) by friction
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callous
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made hard; hardened
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cameo
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a gem or other stone so engraved
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capricious
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determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; unpredictable
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caricature
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a picture, description, etc., ludicrously exaggerating the peculiarities or defects of persons or things
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carte blanche
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unconditional authority; full discretionary power
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canvass
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to solicit votes, subscriptions, opinions, or the like from
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centrifugal
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moving or directed outward from the center
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champion
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to act as champion of; defend; support
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circuitous
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roundabout; not direct
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clavicle
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either of two slender bones, each articulating with the sternum and a scapula and forming the anterior part of a shoulder; collarbone
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clique
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a small, exclusive group of people; coterie; set
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cohorts
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a companion or associate; a group or company
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collate
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to gather or arrange in their proper sequence
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compact
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joined or packed together; closely and firmly united; dense; solid
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conceit
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an excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance, wit
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conciliate
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to overcome the distrust or hostility of; placate; win over
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concoct
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to prepare or make by combining ingredients, especially in cookery
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contingent
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dependent for existence, occurrence, character, etc., on something not yet certain; conditional
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coquette
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a woman who flirts lightheartedly with men to win their admiration and affection; flirt.
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cornice
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any prominent, continuous, horizontally projecting feature surmounting a wall or other construction, or dividing it horizontally for compositional purposes.
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corporeal
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of the nature of the physical body; bodily.
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countermand
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to revoke or cancel (a command, order, etc.).
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covetous
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inordinately or wrongly desirous of wealth or possessions; greedy.
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credulity
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willingness to believe or trust too readily, especially without proper or adequate evidence; gullibility.
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curry (v.)
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to cook or flavor (food) with curry powder or a similar combination of spices
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dally
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to waste time; loiter; delay.
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dauntless
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not to be daunted or intimidated; fearless; intrepid; bold
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debonaire
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courteous, gracious, and having a sophisticated charm
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deign
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to think fit or in accordance with one's dignity; condescend
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delirium
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a state of violent excitement or emotion
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depilate
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to remove the hair from (hides, skin, etc.).
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desiccated
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dehydrated or powdered
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detriment
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loss, damage, disadvantage, or injury
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diadem
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a crown; cloth headband, sometimes adorned with jewels, formerly worn by Oriental kings
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dirge
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a funeral song or tune, or one expressing mourning in commemoration of the dead
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disgruntle
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to put into a state of sulky dissatisfaction; make discontent
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disheveled
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hanging loosely or in disorder; unkempt
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disport
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to divert or amuse (oneself).
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disertation
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a written essay, treatise, or thesis, especially one written by a candidate for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy
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diurnal
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of or pertaining to a day or each day; daily
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divers (adj.)
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several; various; sundry
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divest
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to strip or deprive (someone or something), especially of property or rights; dispossess.
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divulge
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to disclose or reveal (something private, secret, or previously unknown).
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droll
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amusingly odd or comical
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educe
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develop or evolve, especially from a latent or potential state
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effrontery
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shameless boldness, impudence
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egress
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the becoming visible
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emanate
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proceed or issue forth, as from a source
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enrapture
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please intensely; fill with rapture and delight
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entree
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something that provides access (entry or exit)
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epicure
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person with refined taste in food and wine
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equinox
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twice-yearly time-each spring and fall-when the Sun is directly over the equator and the number of daylight and nighttime hours are equal worldwide
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escapade
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prank; flighty conduct; reckless adventure that disobeys rules
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esprit de corps
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feeling of union and common interest pervading a group; devotion to a group or to its ideals; group spirit
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exhort
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(v.) to urge strongly, advise earnestly
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expediency
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n. Fitness to meet the requirements of a particular case.
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factious
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adj. causing disagreement; dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion)
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fain
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pleased; willing; obliged
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felicitous
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(adj.) appropriate, well chosen; marked by well-being or good fortune, happy
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fervor
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intensity of feeling or expression
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flaccid
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limp, not firm; lacking vigor or effectiveness
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flagrant
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extremely or deliberately shocking or noticeable
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fledgling
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an inexperienced person, beginner; a young bird about to leave the nest; inexperienced, budding
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flippancy
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pertness, lightly disrespectful talk or action, sauciness
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fortuitous
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(adj.) accidental, occurring by a happy chance
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freebooter
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pirate or plunderer who makes war in order to grow rich
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froward
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intractable, not willing to yield or comply, stubbornly disobedient
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galvanize
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startle, excite, shock, electrify
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gamut
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the whole range or extent
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gazette
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a newspaper or official journal
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gibe
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to utter taunting words, an expression of scorn
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gig
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a two-wheeled carriage (n)
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gourmand
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person excessively fond of eating and drinking; glutton
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graphic
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lifelike, vivid; relating to the pictorial arts
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gratuitous
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freely given; not called for by circumstances, unwarranted
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gruel
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liquid food made by boiling oatmeal, etc., in milk or water
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haggle
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dispute or argue over a price in a petty way; bargain; wrangle
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harry
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harass, annoy, torment (by repeated attacks); raid
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hawser
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a large rope for towing, mooring, or securing a ship
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homespun
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spun or made at home
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homogeneous
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of the same or a similar kind or nature
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hypercritical
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meticulously or excessively critical
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hypocritical
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characterized by hypocrisy; being a hypocrite
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hypothetical
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being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural
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idiom
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the language peculiar to a people or to a district, community, or class : dialect
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implicit
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capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied
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importune
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beg persistently and urgently
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impropriety
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an improper or indecorous act or remark; especially : an unacceptable use of a word or of language
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incessant
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continuing or following without interruption : unceasing
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inclusive
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comprehending stated limits or extremes
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incursion
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a hostile entrance into a territory : raid
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indigent
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suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished
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indolence
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inclination to laziness : sloth
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infamous
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famous for bad behavior or actions
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influx
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a coming in; arrival in massive numbers
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iniquitous
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extremely bad/ evil
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intuition
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knowing something inherently without looking up the answer
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inundate
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to cover with a flood : overflow
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iterate
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explain again; emphasize
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kith
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familiar friends, neighbors, or relatives
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knavery
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getting into trouble/ mischievous act
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laity
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the mass of the people as distinguished from those of a particular profession or those specially skilled
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lecherous
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lustful; impure in thought and deed
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languish
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to become weak or feeble; to lose strength
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libertine
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a free thinker, usually used disparagingly; one without moral restraint
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liquidate
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to settle (a debt) by payment or other settlement; to make clear
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lode
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an ore deposit; something that resembles a lode : an abundant store
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Machiavellian
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suggesting the principles of conduct laid down by Machiavelli; marked by cunning, duplicity, or bad faith
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malevolent
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having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred
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machinations
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a scheming or crafty action or artful design intended to accomplish some usually evil end
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mall
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a usually large suburban building or group of buildings containing various shops with associated passageways
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marauder
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(n.) a raider, plunderer
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meringue
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a dessert topping consisting of a baked mixture of stiffly beaten egg whites and sugar
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mesa
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an isolated relatively flat-topped natural elevation usually more extensive than a butte and less extensive than a plateau
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militate
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to have effect or force on or against someone or something, fight against
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mincing
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affectedly dainty or refined
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miscreant
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unbelieving, heretical; depraved, villainous
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mite
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any of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors
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mode
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an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals
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moiety
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one of two equal parts : half
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natal
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of, relating to, or present at birth
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nexus
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a connected group or series The fact that we go to the same school is the only nexus between us.
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nomadic
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roaming about from place to place aimlessly, frequently, or without a fixed pattern of movement I went traveling around the world and i met a nomadic tribe who were wandering around.
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nonentity
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something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination The other day I had a dream, that I thought really happened but it was a nonentity.
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obelisk
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an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid The ancient Egyptian obelisk was a marvel that people came to see.
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obnoxious
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exposed to something unpleasant or harmful —used with to The obnoxious elephant ate all of the food at the dinner table.
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onerous
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involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome Some felt that the twelve tasks of Hercules were too onerous for even him.
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opiate
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a drug (as morphine or codeine) containing or derived from opium and tending to induce sleep and alleviate pain The opiate pill was calming for the man to sleep.
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ossify
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to become hardened or conventional and opposed to change The liquid ossified in the cold weather.
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pellet
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a usually small rounded, spherical, or cylindrical body (as of food or medicine) There were Owl pellets everywhere.
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palpable
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capable of being touched or felt : tangible There are some people who are not palpable.
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parable
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a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle The parable man meditated for a whole month.
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parlance
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manner or mode of speech : idiom
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parvenu
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one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it
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peccadillo
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a slight offense The man always had a peccadillo with the chair.
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pelf
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money, riches
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permeable
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capable of being permeated : penetrable
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pertinacious
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adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design
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persual
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close examination
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pervade
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to be present throughout; to permeate
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perverse
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inclined to go against what is expected; stubborn; turned away from what is good and proper
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pillory
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punish by placing in a wooden frame or pillory; subject or expose to criticism and ridicule; N.
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piquant
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(adj.) stimulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent; appealingly provocative
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platitude
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(n.) a commonplace, stale, or trite remark
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precipitous
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steep; overhasty; precipitate
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premeditate
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to think out, plan, or scheme beforehand
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prim
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(adj) overly neat, precise, proper, or formal; prudish
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probity
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complete and confirmed integrity; honest
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prognosticate
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to predict or foretell a future event
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prone
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(adj.) lying face down; inclined, likely
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prosody
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art of versification; study of the metrical structure of verse
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psyche
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the mind, especially as the center of a person's being
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quizzical
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(adj.) puzzled; mocking; odd; equivocal
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rabid
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(adj.) furious, violently intense, unreasonably extreme; mad; infected with rabies
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ragamuffin
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dirty child in torn clothes; person wearing tattered clothes
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raze
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to tear down, destroy completely; to cut or scrape off or out
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recalcitrant
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(adj.) stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority
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rectitude
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(n.) uprightness, righteousness; correctness
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refraction
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the change in direction of a propagating wave (light or sound) when passing from one medium to another
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regiman
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set of rule especially to improve health
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repertoire
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the list of pieces an actor, musician, etc., is ready to perform; the skills or accomplishments of a person or group
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requiem
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a mass or service for the repose of departed souls; music, poetry, or other composition for the dead
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rescind
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(v.) to repeal, cancel
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resonant
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(of a sound) echoing; resounding(sounding loudly); deep and full in sound; producing resonance
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resuscitate
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(v.) to revive, bring back to consciousness or existence
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revelry
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noisy merrymaking
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rime
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frozen mist; poem
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roan
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reddish brown sprinkled with white
