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1 bigamist (noun) someone who marries one person while already legally married to another

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2 encyclopedia (noun) a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty

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3 alacrity (noun) liveliness and eagerness; "he accepted with alacrity"

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4 designate (verb) design or destine; "She was intended to become the director"

(verb) decree or designate beforehand; "She was destined to become a great pianist"

(verb) assign a name or title to

(verb) give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)

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5 pantomime (noun) a performance using gestures and body movements without words

(verb) act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only; "The acting students mimed eating an apple"

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6 origin (noun) properties attributable to your ancestry; "he comes from good origins"

(noun) the point of intersection of coordinate axes; where the values of the coordinates are all zero

(noun) an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events

(noun) the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"

(noun) the place where something begins, where it springs into being; "the Italian beginning of the Renaissance"; "Jupiter was the origin of the radiation"; "Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River"; "communism's Russian root"

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7 solicitor (noun) a British lawyer who gives legal advice and prepares legal documents

(noun) a petitioner who solicits contributions or trade or votes

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8 paramount (adjective satellite) having superior power and influence; "the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism"

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9 disyllable (noun) a word having two syllables

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10 polar (adjective satellite) having a pair of equal and opposite charges

(adjective satellite) being of crucial importance; "a pivotal event"; "Its pivotal location has also exposed it to periodic invasions"- Henry Kissinger; "the polar events of this study"; "a polar principal"

(adjective satellite) extremely cold; "an arctic climate"; "a frigid day"; "gelid waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands"; "polar weather"

(adjective satellite) characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed; "in diametric contradiction to his claims"; "diametrical (or opposite) points of view"; "opposite meanings"; "extreme and indefensible polar positions"

(adjective) of or existing at or near a geographical pole or within the Arctic or Antarctic Circles; "polar regions"

(adjective) located at or near or coming from the earth's poles; "polar diameter"; "polar zone"; "a polar air mass"; "Antarctica is the only polar continent"

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11 massive (adjective satellite) consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter; "Earth is the most massive of the terrestrial planets"

(adjective satellite) imposing in size or bulk or solidity; "massive oak doors"; "Moore's massive sculptures"; "the monolithic proportions of Stalinist architecture"; "a monumental scale"

(adjective satellite) imposing in scale or scope or degree or power; "massive retaliatory power"; "a massive increase in oil prices"; "massive changes"

(adjective satellite) being the same substance throughout; "massive silver"

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12 sinuosity (noun) having curves; "he hated the sinuosity of mountain roads"

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13 receivable (adjective satellite) awaiting payment; "accounts receivable"

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14 tyro (noun) someone new to a field or activity

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15 exorcise (verb) expel through adjuration or prayers; "exorcise evil spirits"

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16 unwise (adjective satellite) not appropriate to the purpose

(adjective satellite) showing or resulting from lack of judgment or wisdom; "an unwise investor is soon impoverished"

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17 expedient (noun) a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one

(adjective) serving to promote your interest; "was merciful only when mercy was expedient"

(adjective satellite) appropriate to a purpose; practical; "in the circumstances it was expedient to express loyalty"

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18 intercept (noun) the point at which a line intersects a coordinate axis

(verb) seize on its way; "The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace"

(verb) tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information; "The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy"; "Is this hotel room bugged?"

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19 besmear (verb) spread or daub (a surface)

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20 appertain (verb) be a part or attribute of

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21 chasm (noun) a deep opening in the earth's surface

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22 vegetative (adjective satellite) composed of vegetation or plants; "regions rich in vegetal products"; "vegetational cover"; "the decaying vegetative layer covering a forest floor"

(adjective satellite) (of reproduction) characterized by asexual processes

(adjective satellite) used of involuntary bodily functions; "vegetative functions such as digestion or growth or circulation"

(adjective) of or relating to an activity that is passive and monotonous; "a dull vegetative lifestyle"

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23 carrion (noun) the dead and rotting body of an animal

(noun) dead and rotting flesh; unfit for human food

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24 amusement (noun) a diversion that holds the attention

(noun) a feeling of delight at being entertained

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25 migrate (verb) move from one country or region to another and settle there; "Many Germans migrated to South America in the mid-19th century"; "This tribe transmigrated many times over the centuries"

(verb) move periodically or seasonally; "birds migrate in the Winter"; "The worker migrate to where the crops need harvesting"

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26 egotist (noun) a conceited and self-centered person

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27 onset (noun) (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn"

(noun) the beginning or early stages; "the onset of pneumonia"

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28 prolix (adjective) tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length; "editing a prolix manuscript"; "a prolix lecturer telling you more than you want to know"

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29 liqueur (noun) strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal

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30 descry (verb) catch sight of

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31 hibernal (adjective satellite) characteristic of or relating to winter; "bears in brumal sleep"

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32 fervid (adjective satellite) extremely hot; "the fervent heat...merely communicated a genial warmth to their half-torpid systems"- Nathaniel Hawthorne; "set out...when the fervid heat subsides"- Frances Trollope

(adjective satellite) characterized by intense emotion; "ardent love"; "an ardent lover"; "a burning enthusiasm"; "a fervent desire to change society"; "a fervent admirer"; "fiery oratory"; "an impassioned appeal"; "a torrid love affair"

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33 patronize (verb) be a regular customer or client of; "We patronize this store"; "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could"

(verb) treat condescendingly

(verb) assume sponsorship of

(verb) do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of

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34 dissimilar (adjective) not like; marked by dissimilarity; "for twins they are very unlike"; "people are profoundly different"

(adjective) not alike or similar; "as unalike as two people could be"

(adjective) not similar; "a group of very dissimilar people"; "a pump not dissimilar to those once found on every farm"; "their understanding of the world is not so dissimilar from our own"; "took different (or dissimilar) approaches to the problem"

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35 demonstrate (verb) establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture"

(verb) provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes; "His high fever attested to his illness"; "The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication"; "This decision demonstrates his se

(verb) show or demonstrate something to an interested audience; "She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new software in Washington"

(verb) march in protest; take part in a demonstration; "Thousands demonstrated against globalization during the meeting of the most powerful economic nations in Seattle"

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36 gratuity (noun) an award (as for meritorious service) given without claim or obligation

(noun) a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)

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37 percolator (noun) a coffeepot in which boiling water ascends through a central tube and filters back down through a basket of ground coffee beans

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38 nimble (adjective satellite) moving quickly and lightly; "sleek and agile as a gymnast"; "as nimble as a deer"; "nimble fingers"; "quick of foot"; "the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it"

(adjective satellite) mentally quick; "an agile mind"; "nimble wits"

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39 unavoidable (adjective satellite) impossible to avoid or evade:"inescapable conclusion"; "an ineluctable destiny"; "an unavoidable accident"

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40 necessitate (verb) require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert";

(verb) cause to be a concomitant

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41 suppress (verb) to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"

(verb) put out of one's consciousness

(verb) keep under control; keep in check; "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool"

(verb) control and refrain from showing; of emotions

(verb) come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority; "The government oppresses political activists"

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42 vernal (adjective) of or characteristic of or occurring in spring; "the vernal equinox"

(adjective satellite) suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh

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43 sextuple (adjective satellite) having six units or components

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44 bromine (noun) a nonmetallic largely pentavalent heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens; found in sea water

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45 archaic (adjective satellite) little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type; "archaic forms of life"; "primitive mammals"; "the okapi is a short-necked primitive cousin of the giraffe"

(adjective satellite) so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period; "a ramshackle antediluvian tenement"; "antediluvian ideas"; "archaic laws"

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46 ubiquitous (adjective satellite) being present everywhere at once

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47 abhorrent (adjective satellite) offensive to the mind; "an abhorrent deed"; "the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee"; "morally repugnant customs"; "repulsive behavior"; "the most repulsive character in recent novels"

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48 technique (noun) skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity; "practice greatly improves proficiency"

(noun) a practical method or art applied to some particular task

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49 offhand (adjective satellite) casually thoughtless or inconsiderate; "an offhand manner"; "she treated most men with offhand contempt"

(adjective satellite) with little or no preparation or forethought; "his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment"; "an extemporaneous piano recital"; "an extemporary lecture"; "an extempore skit"; "an impromptu speech"; "offhand excuses"; "trying to sound offhanded and reassuring

(adverb) in a casually inconsiderate manner; "replied offhand, his mind a million miles away"; "she threw him over offhandedly without even a Dear-John letter"

(adverb) without previous thought or preparation; "couldn't give the figures offhand"; "we decided offhand to go to Canada"; "she had made these remarks offhandedly"

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50 joust (noun) a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances

(verb) joust against somebody in a tournament by fighting on horseback

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51 exacerbate (verb) make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain"

(verb) exasperate or irritate

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52 secretary (noun) a desk used for writing

(noun) a person to whom a secret is entrusted

(noun) an assistant who handles correspondence and clerical work for a boss or an organization

(noun) a person who is head of an administrative department of government

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53 bemoan (verb) regret strongly; "I deplore this hostile action"; "we lamented the loss of benefits"

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54 biography (noun) an account of the series of events making up a person's life

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55 whereupon (adverb) in consequence of which; "this is a statement whereat the listeners may get angry"

(adverb) upon which; "the rock whereupon she stood"

(adverb) closely following and in consequence of which; "the Japanese refused to import U.S. made cellular phones whereupon the U.S. imposed strict tariffs on Japanese exports"

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