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1 gnash (verb) grind together, of teeth

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2 ante (noun) (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot

(verb) place one's stake

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3 deity (noun) any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force

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4 economize (verb) use cautiously and frugally; "I try to economize my spare time"; "conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit"

(verb) spend sparingly, avoid the waste of; "This move will save money"; "The less fortunate will have to economize now"

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5 diminution (noun) the act of decreasing or reducing something

(noun) the statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original)

(noun) change toward something smaller or lower

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6 opalescence (noun) the visual property of something having a milky brightness

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7 revoke (noun) the mistake of not following suit when able to do so

(verb) annul by recalling or rescinding; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"

(verb) fail to follow suit when able and required to do so

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8 perfidy (noun) an act of deliberate betrayal

(noun) betrayal of a trust

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9 guess (noun) an estimate based on little or no information

(noun) a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

(verb) expect, believe, or suppose; "I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel"; "I thought to find her in a bad state"; "he didn't think to find her in the kitchen"; "I guess she is angry at me for standing her up"

(verb) guess correctly; solve by guessing; "He guessed the right number of beans in the jar and won the prize"

(verb) judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"

(verb) put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation; "I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again"; "I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong"

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10 contemptuous (adjective satellite) expressing extreme contempt

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11 maize (noun) a strong yellow color

(noun) tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times

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12 undulate (verb) increase and decrease in volume or pitch, as if in waves; "The singer's voice undulated"

(verb) move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion; "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach"

(verb) stir up (water) so as to form ripples

(verb) occur in soft rounded shapes; "The hills rolled past"

(adjective satellite) having a sinuate margin and rippled surface

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13 actionable (adjective satellite) affording grounds for legal action; "slander is an actionable offense"

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14 reconnoiter (verb) explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody

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15 reparable (adjective) capable of being repaired or rectified; "reparable damage to the car"; "rectifiable wrongs"

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16 charlatan (noun) a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes

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17 biped (noun) an animal with two feet

(adjective) having two feet

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18 advocate (noun) a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea

(noun) a lawyer who pleads cases in court

(verb) speak, plead, or argue in favour of; "The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house"

(verb) push for something; "The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day"

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19 opprobrium (noun) a state of extreme dishonor; "a date which will live in infamy"- F.D.Roosevelt; "the name was a by-word of scorn and opprobrium throughout the city"

(noun) state of disgrace resulting from public abuse

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20 frailty (noun) moral weakness

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

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21 conjugate (noun) a mixture of two partially miscible liquids A and B produces two conjugate solutions: one of A in B and another of B in A

(verb) unite chemically so that the product is easily broken down into the original compounds

(verb) undergo conjugation

(verb) add inflections showing person, number, gender, tense, aspect, etc.; "conjugate the verb"

(adjective satellite) of an organic compound; containing two or more double bonds each separated from the other by a single bond

(adjective satellite) formed by the union of two compounds; "a conjugated protein"

(adjective satellite) of a pinnate leaflet; having only one pair of leaflets

(adjective satellite) joined together especially in a pair or pairs

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22 immeasurable (adjective satellite) beyond calculation or measure; "of incalculable value"; "an incomputable amount"; "jewels of inestimable value"; "immeasurable wealth"

(adjective) impossible to measure; "unmeasurable reaches of outer space"

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23 somnolent (adjective satellite) inclined to or marked by drowsiness; "slumberous (or slumbrous) eyes"; "`slumbery' is archaic"; "the sound had a a somnolent effect"

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24 bray (noun) the cry of an ass

(verb) laugh loudly and harshly

(verb) reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading; "grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic"

(verb) braying characteristic of donkeys

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25 microphone (noun) device for converting sound waves into electrical energy

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26 expanse (noun) a wide scope; "the sweep of the plains"

(noun) the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary; "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area"

(noun) a wide and open space or area as of surface or land or sky

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27 negligee (noun) a loose dressing gown for women

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28 cadence (noun) a recurrent rhythmical series

(noun) the close of a musical section

(noun) (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse

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29 dermatology (noun) the branch of medicine dealing with the skin and its diseases

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

(adjective satellite) devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain; "a frigid greeting"; "got a frosty reception"; "a frozen look on their faces"; "a glacial handshake"; "icy stare"; "wintry smile"

(adjective) relating to or derived from a glacier; "glacial deposit"

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31 diverse (adjective satellite) distinctly dissimilar or unlike; "diverse parts of the country"; "celebrities as diverse as Bob Hope and Bob Dylan"; "animals as various as the jaguar and the cavy and the sloth"

(adjective satellite) many and different; "tourist offices of divers nationalities"; "a person of diverse talents"

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32 venerable (adjective satellite) profoundly honored; "revered holy men"

(adjective satellite) impressive by reason of age; "a venerable sage with white hair and beard"

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33 ode (noun) a lyric poem with complex stanza forms

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34 vehement (adjective satellite) marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid; "fierce loyalty"; "in a tearing rage"; "vehement dislike"; "violent passions"

(adjective satellite) characterized by great force or energy; "vehement deluges of rain"; "vehement clapping"; "a vehement defense"

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35 discernible (adjective) perceptible by the senses or intellect; "things happen in the earth and sky with no discernible cause"; "the newspaper reports no discernible progress in the negotiations"; "the skyline is easily discernible even at a distance of several miles"

(adjective satellite) capable of being seen or noticed; "a discernible change in attitude"; "a clearly evident erasure in the manuscript"; "an observable change in behavior"

(adjective satellite) capable of being perceived clearly; "an essay with a meaning that was not always discernible"

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36 admonition (noun) cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger)

(noun) a firm rebuke

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37 artful (adjective) marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft; "the artful dodger"; "an artful choice of metaphors"

(adjective) not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness; "an ambitious, disingenuous, philistine, and hypocritical operator, who...exemplified...the most disagreeable traits of his time"- David Cannadine; "a disingenuous excuse"

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38 judicious (adjective satellite) proceeding from good sense or judgment; "a sensible choice"

(adjective satellite) marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters; "judicious use of one's money"; "a sensible manager"; "a wise decision"

(adjective satellite) characterized by good judgment or sound thinking; "judicious journalism"

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39 dilettante (noun) an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge

(adjective satellite) showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish; "his dilettantish efforts at painting"

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40 inexperience (noun) lack of experience and the knowledge and understanding derived from experience

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41 inroad (noun) an encroachment or intrusion; "they made inroads in the United States market"

(noun) an invasion or hostile attack

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42 incombustible (adjective) not capable of igniting and burning

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43 florist (noun) a shop where flowers and ornamental plants are sold

(noun) someone who grows and deals in flowers; "the florist made up an attractive bouquet"

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44 braggart (noun) a very boastful and talkative person

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45 prominence (noun) relative importance

(noun) something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form

(noun) the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent

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46 floral (adjective satellite) resembling or made of or suggestive of flowers; "an unusual floral design"

(adjective) of or relating to the plant life in a particular region; "characteristic alpine floral elements"

(adjective) relating to or associated with flowers; "floral organs"

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47 condolence (noun) an expression of sympathy with another's grief; "they sent their condolences"

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48 introvert (noun) (psychology) a person who tends to shrink from social contacts and to become preoccupied with their own thoughts

(verb) turn inside; "He introverted his feelings"

(verb) fold inwards; "some organs can invaginate"

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49 genealogy (noun) successive generations of kin

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50 vie (verb) compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others

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51 feudalism (noun) the social system that developed in Europe in the 8th C; vassals were protected by lords who they had to serve in war

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52 variation (noun) an activity that varies from a norm or standard; "any variation in his routine was immediately reported"

(noun) the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard; "who is responsible for these variations in taxation?"

(noun) (ballet) a solo dance or dance figure

(noun) an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard; "he patented a variation on the sandal"

(noun) something a little different from others of the same type; "an experimental version of the night fighter"; "an emery wheel is a modern variant of the grindstone"; "the boy is a younger edition of his father"

(noun) a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished

(noun) an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change

(noun) (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration

(noun) (astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth's moon)

(noun) the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north

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53 predict (verb) indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news"

(verb) make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election"

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54 succinct (adjective satellite) briefly giving the gist of something; "a short and compendious book"; "a compact style is brief and pithy"; "succinct comparisons"; "a summary formulation of a wide-ranging subject"

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