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1 finite (adjective) bounded or limited in magnitude or spatial or temporal extent

(adjective) of verbs; relating to forms of the verb that are limited in time by a tense and (usually) show agreement with number and person

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2 horde (noun) a vast multitude

(noun) a moving crowd

(noun) a nomadic community

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3 culpable (adjective satellite) deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious; "blameworthy if not criminal behavior"; "censurable misconduct"; "culpable negligence"

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4 blazon (noun) the official symbols of a family, state, etc.

(verb) decorate with heraldic arms

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5 legitimacy (noun) undisputed credibility

(noun) lawfulness by virtue of being authorized or in accordance with law

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6 dogmatize (verb) speak dogmatically

(verb) state as a dogma

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7 prospector (noun) someone who explores an area for mineral deposits

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8 felonious (adjective satellite) involving or being or having the nature of a crime; "a criminal offense"; "criminal abuse"; "felonious intent"

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9 scholarly (adjective) characteristic of scholars or scholarship; "scholarly pursuits"; "a scholarly treatise"; "a scholarly attitude"

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10 malleable (adjective satellite) capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out; "ductile copper"; "malleable metals such as gold"; "they soaked the leather to made it pliable"; "pliant molten glass"; "made of highly tensile steel alloy"

(adjective satellite) easily influenced

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11 bawl (verb) cry loudly; "Don't bawl in public!"

(verb) make a raucous noise

(verb) shout loudly and without restraint

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12 preamble (noun) a preliminary introduction to a statute or constitution (usually explaining its purpose)

(verb) make a preliminary introduction, usually to a formal document

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13 prodigal (noun) a recklessly extravagant consumer

(adjective satellite) very generous; "distributed gifts with a lavish hand"; "the critics were lavish in their praise"; "a munificent gift"; "his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent"; "prodigal praise"; "unsparing generosity";

(adjective satellite) marked by rash extravagance; "led a prodigal life"

(adjective satellite) recklessly wasteful; "prodigal in their expenditures"

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14 powerless (adjective) lacking power

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15 norm (noun) a statistic describing the location of a distribution; "it set the norm for American homes"

(noun) a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical; "the current middle-class norm of two children per family"

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16 catholicity (noun) the quality of being universal; existing everywhere

(noun) the beliefs and practices of a Catholic Church

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17 archaism (noun) the use of an archaic expression

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18 triple (noun) a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base

(noun) a quantity that is three times as great as another

(verb) increase threefold; "Triple your income!"

(verb) hit a three-base hit

(adjective satellite) having three units or components or elements; "a ternary operation"; "a treble row of red beads"; "overcrowding made triple sessions necessary"; "triple time has three beats per measure"; "triplex windows"

(adjective satellite) three times as great or many; "a claim for treble (or triple) damages"; "a threefold increase"

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19 glazier (noun) someone who cuts flat glass to size

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20 mite (noun) any of numerous very small to minute arachnids often infesting animals or plants or stored foods

(noun) a slight but appreciable addition; "this dish could use a touch of garlic"

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21 leonine (adjective) of or characteristic of or resembling a lion

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22 immortalize (verb) make famous for ever

(verb) be or provide a memorial to a person or an event; "This sculpture commemorates the victims of the concentration camps"; "We memorialized the Dead"

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23 corporeal (adjective) having material or physical form or substance; "that which is created is of necessity corporeal and visible and tangible" - Benjamin Jowett

(adjective satellite) affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit; "bodily needs"; "a corporal defect"; "corporeal suffering"; "a somatic symptom or somatic illness"

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24 winsome (adjective satellite) charming in a childlike or naive way

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25 complement (noun) something added to complete or make perfect; "a fine wine is a perfect complement to the dinner"

(noun) either of two parts that mutually complete each other

(noun) a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction

(noun) number needed to make up whole force; "a full complement of workers"

(noun) a complete number or quantity; "a full complement"

(noun) one of a series of enzymes in the blood serum that are part of the immune response

(verb) make complete or perfect; supply what is wanting or form the complement to; "I need some pepper to complement the sweet touch in the soup"

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26 preparatory (adjective satellite) preceding and preparing for something; "preparatory steps"

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27 baize (noun) a bright green fabric napped to resemble felt; used to cover gaming tables

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28 deplorable (adjective satellite) bad; unfortunate; "my finances were in a deplorable state"; "a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape"; "a sorry state of affairs"

(adjective satellite) bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure; "a criminal waste of talent"; "a deplorable act of violence"; "adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife"

(adjective satellite) of very poor quality or condition; "deplorable housing conditions in the inner city"; "woeful treatment of the accused"; "woeful errors of judgment"

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29 ingenious (adjective satellite) showing inventiveness and skill; "a clever gadget"; "the cunning maneuvers leading to his success"; "an ingenious solution to the problem"

(adjective satellite) skillful (or showing skill) in adapting means to ends; "cool prudence and sensitive selfishness along with quick perception of what is possible--these distinguish an adroit politician"; "came up with a clever story"; "an ingenious press agent"; "an ingeni

(adjective satellite) (used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action; "an imaginative use of material"; "the invention of the knitting frame by another ingenious English clergyman"- Lewis Mumford; "an ingenious device"; "had an invent

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30 barograph (noun) a recording barometer; automatically records on paper the variations in atmospheric pressure

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31 imitation (noun) copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else

(noun) a copy that is represented as the original

(noun) the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations

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

(adjective satellite) not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article; "it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic fur"; "faux pearls"; "false teeth"; "decorated with imitation palm leaves"; "a purse of simulated alligator hide"

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32 infirmity (noun) the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)

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33 continuous (adjective) continuing in time or space without interruption; "a continuous rearrangement of electrons in the solar atoms results in the emission of light"- James Jeans; "a continuous bout of illness lasting six months"; "lived in continuous fear"; "a continuous row

(adjective) of a function or curve; extending without break or irregularity

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34 extempore (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) without prior preparation; "he spoke extemporaneously"

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35 scarcity (noun) a small and inadequate amount

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36 adjunct (noun) a construction that is part of a sentence but not essential to its meaning and can be omitted without making the sentence ungrammatical

(noun) something added to another thing but not an essential part of it

(noun) a person who is an assistant or subordinate to another

(adjective satellite) of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another

(adjective satellite) relating to something that is added but is not essential; "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxilliary to each other"

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37 exclamation (noun) an exclamatory rhetorical device; "O tempore! O mores"

(noun) an abrupt excited utterance; "she gave an exclamation of delight"; "there was much exclaiming over it"

(noun) a loud complaint or protest or reproach

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38 analyze (verb) subject to psychoanalytic treatment; "I was analyzed in Vienna by a famous psychiatrist"

(verb) make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features; "analyze a specimen"; "analyze a sentence"; "analyze a chemical compound"

(verb) consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives"

(verb) break down into components or essential features; "analyze today's financial market"

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39 perceptible (adjective satellite) easily seen or detected; "a detectable note of sarcasm"; "he continued after a perceptible pause"

(adjective satellite) easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind; "a perceptible sense of expectation in the court"; "an obvious (or palpable) lie"

(adjective) capable of being perceived by the mind or senses; "a perceptable limp"; "easily perceptible sounds"; "perceptible changes in behavior"

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40 sinister (adjective satellite) threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments; "a baleful look"; "forbidding thunderclouds"; "his tone became menacing"; "ominous rumblings of discontent"; "sinister storm clouds"; "a sinister smile"; "his threatening behavior"; "ugly black clo

(adjective satellite) on or starting from the wearer's left; "bar sinister"

(adjective satellite) stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable; "black deeds"; "a black lie"; "his black heart has concocted yet another black deed"; "Darth Vader of the dark side"; "a dark purpose"; "dark undercurrents of ethnic hostility"; "the sc

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41 inference (noun) the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation

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42 tremendous (adjective satellite) extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree; "an enormous boulder"; "enormous expenses"; "tremendous sweeping plains"; "a tremendous fact in human experience; that a whole civilization should be dependent on technology"- Walter Li

(adjective satellite) extraordinarily good; used especially as intensifiers; "a fantastic trip to the Orient"; "the film was fantastic!"; "a howling success"; "a marvelous collection of rare books"; "had a rattling conversation about politics"; "a tremendous achievement"

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43 inefficient (adjective satellite) lacking the ability or skill to perform effectively; inadequate; "an ineffective administration"; "inefficient workers"

(adjective) not producing desired results; wasteful; "an inefficient campaign against drugs"; "outdated and inefficient design and methods"

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44 migratory (adjective satellite) habitually moving from place to place especially in search of seasonal work; "appalled by the social conditions of migrant life"; "migratory workers"

(adjective) used of animals that move seasonally; "migratory birds"

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45 protective (adjective) intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind; "a protective covering"; "the use of protective masks and equipment"; "protective coatings"; "kept the drunken sailor in protective custody"; "animals with protective coloring"; "protective tariffs"

(adjective satellite) showing a care; "a caring mother"

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46 refract (verb) determine the refracting power of (a lens)

(verb) subject to refraction; "refract a light beam"

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47 immature (adjective satellite) lacking in development; "immature plans"; "an unformed character"

(adjective) (of birds) not yet having developed feathers; "a small unfledged sparrow on the window sill"

(adjective) not yet mature

(adjective) characteristic of a lack of maturity; "immature behavior"

(adjective) not fully developed or mature; not ripe; "unripe fruit"; "fried green tomatoes"; "green wood"

(adjective) (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth; "young people"

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48 suspense (noun) an uncertain cognitive state; "the matter remained in suspense for several years"

(noun) excited anticipation of an approaching climax; "the play kept the audience in suspense"

(noun) apprehension about what is going to happen

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49 botanical (adjective) of or relating to plants or botany; "botanical garden"

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50 sophistical (adjective satellite) plausible but misleading

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51 devout (adjective satellite) devoutly religious; "a god-fearing and law-abiding people" H.L.Mencken

(adjective satellite) earnest; "one's dearest wish"; "devout wishes for their success"; "heartfelt condolences"

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52 effectual (adjective) producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect; "an air-cooled motor was more effective than a witch's broomstick for rapid long-distance transportation"-LewisMumford; "effective teaching methods"; "effective steps towar

(adjective) sufficient to produce a result; "a man to whom painting was but another and less effectual way of writing dramas or novels or history"

(adjective satellite) exerting or capable of exerting strong physiological or chemical effects; "an effectual vaccine"

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53 juncture (noun) an event that occurs at a critical time; "at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave"; "it was needed only on special occasions"

(noun) the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made

(noun) a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made; "at that juncture he had no idea what to do"; "he must be made to realize that the company stands at a critical point"

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