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1 penitential (adjective satellite) showing or constituting penance; "penitential tears"; "wrote a penitential letter apologizing for her hasty words"

(adjective) of or relating to penitence or penance; "the Day of Atonement is the great penitential day of the Hebrew calendar"

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2 obstetrician (noun) a physician specializing in obstetrics

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3 plausible (adjective satellite) appearing to merit belief or acceptance; "a credible witness"; "a plausible story"

(adjective satellite) within the realm of credibility; "not a very likely excuse"; "a plausible story"

(adjective) likely but not certain to be or become true or real; "a likely result"; "he foresaw a probable loss"

(adjective) apparently reasonable and valid

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4 trio (noun) a musical composition for three performers

(noun) three people considered as a unit

(noun) a set of three similar things considered as a unit

(noun) three performers or singers who perform together

(noun) the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

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5 superfluity (noun) extreme excess; "an embarrassment of riches"

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6 nefarious (adjective satellite) extremely wicked; "nefarious schemes"; "a villainous plot"; "a villainous band of thieves"

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7 drowsy (adjective satellite) showing lack of attention or boredom; "the yawning congregation"

(adjective satellite) half asleep; "made drowsy by the long ride"; "it seemed a pity to disturb the drowsing (or dozing) professor"; "a tired dozy child"; "the nodding (or napping) grandmother in her rocking chair"

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8 assets (noun) anything of material value or usefulness

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9 displace (verb) put out of its usual place, position, or relationship; "The colonists displaced the natives"

(verb) remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied; "The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space"

(verb) cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"

(verb) force to move; "the refugees were displaced by the war"

(verb) take the place of

(verb) move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment; "The war uprooted many people"

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10 lexicon (noun) a language user's knowledge of words

(noun) a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them

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11 extraordinary (adjective satellite) far more than usual or expected; "an extraordinary desire for approval"; "it was an over-the-top experience"

(adjective) beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable; "extraordinary authority"; "an extraordinary achievement"; "her extraordinary beauty"; "enjoyed extraordinary popularity"; "an extraordinary capacity for work"; "an extraordina

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12 kingship (noun) the dignity or rank or position of a king

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13 divulge (verb) make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring

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14 occult (noun) occult practices and techniques; "he is a student of the occult"

(noun) supernatural forces and events and beings collectively; "She doesn't believe in the supernatural"

(verb) hide from view; "The lids were occulting her eyes"

(verb) become concealed or hidden from view or have its light extinguished; "The beam of light occults every so often"

(verb) cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention; "The Sun eclipses the moon today"; "Planets and stars often are occulted by other celestial bodies"

(adjective satellite) having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding; "mysterious symbols"; "the mystical style of Blake"; "occult lore"; "the secret learning of the ancients"

(adjective satellite) hidden and difficult to see; "an occult fracture"; "occult blood in the stool"

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15 querulous (adjective satellite) habitually complaining; "a whining child"

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16 pomposity (noun) lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity

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17 soluble (adjective) (of a substance) capable of being dissolved in some solvent (usually water)

(adjective) susceptible of solution or of being solved or explained; "the puzzle is soluble"

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18 hysteria (noun) excessive or uncontrollable fear

(noun) state of violent mental agitation

(noun) neurotic disorder characterized by violent emotional outbreaks and disturbances of sensory and motor functions

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19 magnetize (verb) make magnetic; "The strong magnet magnetized the iron shavings"

(verb) attract strongly, as if with a magnet; "She magnetized the audience with her tricks"

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20 classify (verb) arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"

(verb) assign to a class or kind; "How should algae be classified?"; "People argue about how to relegate certain mushrooms"

(verb) declare unavailable, as for security reasons; "Classify these documents"

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21 severely (adverb) to a severe or serious degree; "fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated"; "badly injured"; "a severely impaired heart"; "is gravely ill"; "was seriously ill"

(adverb) causing great damage or hardship; "industries hit hard by the depression"; "she was severely affected by the bank's failure"

(adverb) with sternness; in a severe manner; "`No,' she said sternly"; "peered severely over her glasses"

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22 sensuous (adjective satellite) taking delight in beauty; "the sensuous joy from all things fair"

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23 petulance (noun) an irritable petulant feeling

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24 proclamation (noun) the formal act of proclaiming; giving public notice; "his promulgation of the policy proved to be premature"

(noun) a formal public statement; "the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war"; "a declaration of independence"

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25 accelerate (verb) move faster; "The car accelerated"

(verb) cause to move faster; "He accelerated the car"

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26 effervesce (verb) form bubbles; "The boiling soup was frothing"; "The river was foaming"; "Sparkling water"

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27 inconstant (adjective) likely to change frequently often without apparent or cogent reason; variable; "inconstant affections"; "an inconstant lover"; "swear not by...the inconstant moon"- Shakespeare

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28 amply (adverb) sufficiently; more than adequately; "the evidence amply (or fully) confirms our suspicions"; "they were fully (or amply) fed"

(adverb) to an ample degree or in an ample manner; "these voices were amply represented"; "we benefited richly"

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29 vinery (noun) a farm of grapevines where wine grapes are produced

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30 denunciation (noun) a public act of denouncing

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31 proceed (verb) follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"

(verb) continue with one's activities; "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room"

(verb) move ahead; travel onward in time or space; "We proceeded towards Washington"; "She continued in the direction of the hills"; "We are moving ahead in time now"

(verb) follow a procedure or take a course; "We should go farther in this matter"; "She went through a lot of trouble"; "go about the world in a certain manner"; "Messages must go through diplomatic channels"

(verb) continue a certain state, condition, or activity; "Keep on working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight"

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32 vaccinate (verb) perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation; "We vaccinate against scarlet fever"; "The nurse vaccinated the children in the school"

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33 luminosity (noun) the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light; "its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun"

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34 rupture (noun) the act of making a sudden noisy break

(noun) a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions); "they hoped to avoid a break in relations"

(noun) state of being torn or burst open

(verb) separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper"

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35 comprise (verb) form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise h

(verb) include or contain; have as a component; "A totally new idea is comprised in this paper"; "The record contains many old songs from the 1930's"

(verb) be composed of; "The land he conquered comprised several provinces"; "What does this dish consist of?"

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36 edict (noun) a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge); "a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there"

(noun) a formal or authoritative proclamation

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37 accept (verb) tolerate or accommodate oneself to; "I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions"; "I swallowed the insult"; "She has learned to live with her husband's little idiosyncracies"

(verb) consider or hold as true; "I cannot accept the dogma of this church"; "accept an argument"

(verb) be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal; "The cow accepted the bull"

(verb) react favorably to; consider right and proper; "People did not accept atonal music at that time"; "We accept the idea of universal health care"

(verb) give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to; "I cannot accept your invitation"; "I go for this resolution"

(verb) make use of or accept for some purpose; "take a risk"; "take an opportunity"

(verb) of a deliberative body: receive (a report) officially, as from a committee

(verb) receive willingly something given or offered; "The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present"

(verb) admit into a group or community; "accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member"

(verb) take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person; "I'll accept the charges"; "She agreed to bear the responsibility"

(verb) be designed to hold or take; "This surface will not take the dye"

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38 imperious (adjective satellite) able to deal authoritatively with affairs; "dismissed the matter with an imperious wave of her hand"

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39 restitution (noun) getting something back again; "upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing"

(noun) the act of restoring something to its original state

(noun) a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury

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40 luscious (adjective satellite) having strong sexual appeal; "juicy barmaids"; "a red-hot mama"; "a voluptuous woman"

(adjective satellite) extremely pleasing to the sense of taste

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41 inquisitor (noun) a questioner who is excessively harsh

(noun) an official of the ecclesiastical court of the Inquisition

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42 academic (noun) an educator who works at a college or university

(adjective satellite) hypothetical or theoretical and not expected to produce an immediate or practical result; "an academic discussion"; "an academic question"

(adjective satellite) marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects

(adjective) associated with academia or an academy; "the academic curriculum"; "academic gowns"

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43 docile (adjective) willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed; "the docile masses of an enslaved nation"

(adjective satellite) easily handled or managed; "a gentle old horse, docile and obedient"

(adjective satellite) ready and willing to be taught; "docile pupils eager for instruction"; "teachable youngsters"

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44 importation (noun) the commercial activity of buying and bringing in goods from a foreign country

(noun) commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country

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45 mawkish (adjective satellite) effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressons of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry"

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46 countercharge (noun) a retaliatory charge

(noun) a charge brought by an accused person against the accuser

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47 functionary (noun) a worker who holds or is invested with an office

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48 misinterpret (verb) interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks"

(verb) interpret wrongly; "I misread Hamlet all my life!"

(verb) interpret falsely

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49 caricature (noun) a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect

(verb) represent in or produce a caricature of; "The drawing caricatured the President"

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50 correlate (noun) either of two correlated variables

(verb) bring into a mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relation; "I cannot correlate these two pieces of information"

(verb) to bear a reciprocal or mutual relation; "Do these facts correlate?"

(adjective satellite) mutually related

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51 alkali (noun) any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water; "bases include oxides and hydroxides of metals and ammonia"

(noun) a mixture of soluble salts found in arid soils and some bodies of water; detrimental to agriculture

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52 christen (verb) administer baptism to; "The parents had the child baptized"

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