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| 1 | gusto | (noun) vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
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| 2 | rapid | (noun) a part of a river where the current is very fast (adjective satellite) done or occurring in a brief period of time; "a rapid rise through the ranks" (adjective satellite) characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed; "a rapid movment"; "a speedy car"; "a speedy errand boy"
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| 3 | gradient | (noun) the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal; "a five-degree gradient" (noun) a graded change in the magnitude of some physical quantity or dimension
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| 4 | exemplar | (noun) something to be imitated; "an exemplar of success"; "a model of clarity"; "he is the very model of a modern major general"
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| 5 | ambitious | (adjective) having a strong desire for success or achievement (adjective satellite) requiring full use of your abilities or resources; "ambitious schedule"; "performed the most challenging task without a mistake"
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| 6 | rhapsody | (noun) an epic poem adapted for recitation
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| 7 | prosody | (noun) the study of poetic meter and the art of versification (noun) the patterns of stress and intonation in a language (noun) (prosody) a system of versification
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| 8 | revere | (noun) a lapel on a woman's garment; turned back to show the reverse side (noun) American silversmith remembered for his midnight ride (celebrated in a poem by Longfellow) to warn the colonists in Lexington and Concord that British troops were coming (1735-1818) (verb) love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol; "Many teenagers idolized the Beatles" (verb) regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of; "Fear God as your father"; "We venerate genius"
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| 9 | mentality | (noun) mental ability; "he's got plenty of brains but no common sense" (noun) a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations
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| 10 | transverse | (adjective satellite) extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis; "cross members should be all steel"; "from the transverse hall the stairway ascends gracefully"; "transversal vibrations"; "transverse colon"
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| 11 | concur | (verb) happen simultaneously; "The two events coincided" (verb) be in accord; be in agreement; "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord on this point"
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| 12 | abed | (adverb) in bed
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| 13 | destitute | (adjective satellite) poor enough to need help from others
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| 14 | socialist | (noun) a political advocate of socialism (adjective) advocating or following the socialist principles; "socialistic government" (adjective) of or relating to or promoting or practicing socialism; "socialist theory"; "socialist realism"; "asocialist party"
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| 15 | dissuade | (verb) turn away from by persuasion; "Negative campaigning will only dissuade people"
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| 16 | auburn | (adjective satellite) (of hair) colored a moderate brown; "auburn hair"
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| 17 | obsequious | (adjective satellite) attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner; "obsequious shop assistants" (adjective satellite) attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
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| 18 | scruple | (noun) an ethical or moral principle that inhibits action (noun) uneasiness about the fitness of an action (noun) a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains (verb) have doubts about (verb) raise scruples; "He lied and did not even scruple about it" (verb) hesitate on moral grounds; "The man scrupled to perjure himself"
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| 19 | literature | (noun) the profession or art of a writer; "her place in literature is secure" (noun) the humanistic study of a body of literature; "he took a course in Russian lit" (noun) creative writing of recognized artistic value (noun) published writings in a particular style on a particular subject; "the technical literature"; "one aspect of Waterloo has not yet been treated in the literature"
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| 20 | packet | (noun) a boat for carrying mail (noun) a small package or bundle (noun) (computer science) a message or message fragment (noun) a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
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| 21 | misuse | (noun) improper or excessive use (verb) change the inherent purpose or function of something; "Don't abuse the system"; "The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers" (verb) apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly; "The words are misapplied in this context"; "You are misapplying the name of this religious group"
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| 22 | administrator | (noun) someone who manages a government agency or department (noun) the party appointed by a probate court to distribute the estate of someone who dies without a will or without naming an executor (noun) someone who administers a business
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| 23 | candid | (adjective satellite) characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New England farmer"; "I gave them my candid opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a forthright approach to the problem"; "tell me wh (adjective satellite) starkly realistic; "I have never lacked candid critics in my own ranks"-Clement Atlee (adjective satellite) openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness; "his candid eyes"; "an open and trusting nature"; "a heart-to-heart talk" (adjective satellite) informal or natural; especially caught off guard or unprepared; "a candid photograph"; "a candid interview"
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| 24 | outweigh | (verb) be heavier than (verb) weigh more heavily
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| 25 | impervious | (adjective) not admitting of passage or capable of being affected; "a material impervious to water"; "someone impervious to argument"
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| 26 | purl | (noun) a basic knitting stitch (noun) gold or silver wire thread (verb) make a murmuring sound; "the water was purling" (verb) embroider with gold or silver thread (verb) edge or border with gold or silver embroidery (verb) knit with a purl stitch (verb) flow in a circular current, of liquids
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| 27 | descent | (noun) the act of changing your location in a downward direction (noun) properties attributable to your ancestry; "he comes from good origins" (noun) a movement downward (noun) the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors" (noun) a downward slope or bend (noun) the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors
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| 28 | estimable | (adjective satellite) may be computed or estimated; "a calculable risk"; "computable odds"; "estimable assets" (adjective) deserving of respect or high regard (adjective satellite) deserving of esteem and respect; "all respectable companies give guarantees"; "ruined the family's good name"
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| 29 | frequency | (noun) the number of observations in a given statistical category (noun) the ratio of the number of observations in a statistical category to the total number of observations (noun) the number of occurrences within a given time period (usually 1 second); "the frequency of modulation was 40 cycles per second"
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| 30 | outlandish | (adjective satellite) conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual; "restaurants of bizarre design--one like a hat, another like a rabbit"; "famed for his eccentric spelling"; "a freakish combination of styles"; "his off-the-wall antics"; "the outlandish clothes of teena
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| 31 | perpendicular | (noun) an extremely steep face (noun) a cord from which a metal weight is suspended pointing directly to the earth's center of gravity; used to determine the vertical from a given point (noun) a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting (noun) a straight line at right angles to another line (adjective satellite) extremely steep; "the great perpendicular face of the cliff" (adjective) at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line; "a vertical camera angle"; "the monument consists of two vertical pillars supporting a horizontal slab"; "measure the perpendicular height" (adjective) intersecting at or forming right angles; "the axes are perpendicular to each other"
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| 32 | prelude | (noun) music that precedes a fugue or introduces an act in an opera (noun) something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows; "training is a necessary preliminary to employment"; "drinks were the overture to dinner" (verb) play as a prelude (verb) serve as a prelude or opening to
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| 33 | vacate | (verb) annul by recalling or rescinding; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence" (verb) leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office by tonight" (verb) leave (a job, post, post, or position) voluntarily; "She vacated the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds"
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| 34 | muleteer | (noun) a worker who drives mules
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| 35 | delectation | (noun) act of receiving pleasure from something (noun) a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction; "his delight to see her was obvious to all"
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| 36 | remunerate | (verb) make payment to; compensate; "My efforts were not remunerated"
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| 37 | appellate | (adjective) of or relating to or taking account of appeals (usually legal appeals); "appellate court"
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| 38 | preferable | (adjective satellite) more desirable than another; "coffee is preferable to tea"; "Danny's preferred name is `Dan'"
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| 39 | prudence | (noun) discretion in practical affairs (noun) knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; "the servants showed great tact and discretion"
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| 40 | scribble | (noun) an aimless drawing (noun) poor handwriting (verb) write down quickly without much attention to detail (verb) write carelessly
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| 41 | isothermal | (adjective satellite) of a process or change taking place at constant temperature
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| 42 | caret | (noun) a mark used by an author or editor to indicate where something is to be inserted into a text
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| 43 | likely | (adjective satellite) within the realm of credibility; "not a very likely excuse"; "a plausible story" (adjective) has a good chance of being the case or of coming about; "these services are likely to be available to us all before long"; "she is likely to forget"; "a likely place for a restaurant"; "the broken limb is likely to fall"; "rain is likely"; "a likely topic (adjective) likely but not certain to be or become true or real; "a likely result"; "he foresaw a probable loss" (adjective satellite) expected to become or be; in prospect; "potential clients"; "expected income" (adverb) with considerable certainty; without much doubt; "He is probably out of the country"; "in all likelihood we are headed for war"
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| 44 | cantonment | (noun) temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers; "wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling"
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| 45 | upcast | (noun) air passage consisting of a ventilation shaft through which air leaves a mine
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| 46 | cynical | (adjective satellite) believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others
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| 47 | infuse | (verb) introduce into the body through a vein, for therapeutic purposes; "Some physiologists infuses sugar solutions into the veins of animals" (verb) let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse; "steep the blossoms in oil"; "steep the fruit in alcohol" (verb) undergo the process of infusion; "the mint tea is infusing" (verb) fill, as with a certain quality; "The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide" (verb) teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions; "inculcate values into the young generation"
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| 48 | enormity | (noun) an act of extreme wickedness (noun) the quality of extreme wickedness (noun) the quality of being outrageous (noun) vastness of size or extent; "in careful usage the noun enormity is not used to express the idea of great size"; "universities recognized the enormity of their task"
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| 49 | coquette | (noun) a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men (verb) talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband never flirts with other women"
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| 50 | domineer | (verb) rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner; "her husband and mother-in-law tyrannize her"
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| 51 | delude | (verb) be false to; be dishonest with
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| 52 | forswear | (verb) formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"
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| 53 | coddle | (verb) cook in nearly boiling water; "coddle eggs" (verb) treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"
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