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1 | frizz | (verb) curl tightly; "crimp hair"
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2 | polytheism | (noun) belief in multiple Gods
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3 | contiguous | (adjective satellite) very close or connected in space or time; "contiguous events"; "immediate contact"; "the immediate vicinity"; "the immediate past" (adjective satellite) having a common boundary or edge; touching; "abutting lots"; "adjoining rooms"; "Rhode Island has two bordering states; Massachusetts and Conncecticut"; "the side of Germany conterminous with France"; "Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho"; "neighboring (adjective satellite) connecting without a break; within a common boundary; "the 48 conterminous states"; "the contiguous 48 states"
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4 | separate | (noun) a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments (noun) a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication (verb) divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; "The road forks" (verb) become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart" (verb) mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple" (verb) arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?" (verb) divide into components or constituents; "Separate the wheat from the chaff" (verb) force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea" (verb) come apart; "The two pieces that we had glued separated" (verb) go one's own away; move apart; "The friends separated after the party" (verb) make a division or separation (verb) discontinue an association or relation; go different ways; "The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend and I split up" (verb) separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I" (verb) treat differently on the basis of sex or race (verb) act as a barrier between; stand between; "The mountain range divides the two countries" (adjective satellite) standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything; "a freestanding bell tower"; "a house with a separate garage" (adjective satellite) individual and distinct; "pegged down each separate branch to the earth"; "a gift for every single child" (adjective satellite) have the connection undone; having become separate (adjective satellite) separated according to race, sex, class, or religion; "separate but equal"; "girls and boys in separate classes" (adjective) independent; not united or joint; "a problem consisting of two separate issues"; "they went their separate ways"; "formed a separate church" (adjective satellite) characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing; "an individual serving"; "separate rooms"; "single occupancy"; "a single bed" (adjective satellite) not living together as man and wife; "decided to live apart"; "maintaining separate households"; "they are separated"
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5 | significance | (noun) the quality of being significant; "do not underestimate the significance of nuclear power" (noun) a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred; "the significance of his remark became clear only later"; "the expectation was spread both by word and by implication" (noun) the message that is intended or expressed or signified; "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambigtuous"
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6 | betimes | (adverb) in good time; "he awoke betimes that morning"
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7 | misunderstand | (verb) interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks"
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8 | amenable | (adjective satellite) disposed or willing to comply; "someone amenable to persuasion"; "the spirit indeed is willing but the flesh is weak"- Matthew 26:41 (adjective satellite) liable to answer to a higher authority; " the president is amenable to the constitutional court" (adjective satellite) readily reacting to suggestions and influences; "a responsive student"
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9 | plural | (noun) the form of a word that is used to denote more than one (adjective) grammatical number category referring to two or more items or units
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10 | resistive | (adjective satellite) disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority (adjective) exhibiting or relating to electrical resistance; "resistive load"
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11 | efflorescent | (adjective satellite) bursting into flower; "flowering spring trees"
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12 | potent | (adjective) having a strong physiological or chemical effect; "a potent toxin"; "potent liquor"; "a potent cup of tea" (adjective) (of a male) able to copulate (adjective satellite) having or wielding force or authority; "providing the ground soldier with increasingly potent weapons" (adjective satellite) having the power to influence or convince; "a cogent analysis of the problem"; "potent arguments"
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13 | abrade | (verb) strike against an object; "She stubbed her one's toe in the dark and now it's broken" (verb) rub hard or scrub; "scour the counter tops" (verb) wear away
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14 | congest | (verb) become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up"
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15 | bleak | (adjective satellite) offering little or no hope; "the future looked black"; "prospects were bleak"; "Life in the Aran Islands has always been bleak and difficult"- J.M.Synge; "took a dim view of things" (adjective satellite) providing no shelter or sustenance; "bare rocky hills"; "barren lands"; "the bleak treeless regions of the high Andes"; "the desolate surface of the moon"; "a stark landscape" (adjective satellite) unpleasantly cold and damp; "bleak winds of the North Atlantic"
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16 | drastic | (adjective satellite) forceful and extreme and rigorous; "drastic measures"
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17 | papacy | (noun) the government of the Roman Catholic Church
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18 | dissension | (noun) disagreement among those expected to cooperate (noun) a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters
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19 | transfuse | (verb) give a transfusion (e.g., of blood) to (verb) treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin (verb) pour out of one vessel into another (verb) impart gradually; "Her presence instilled faith into the children"; "transfuse love of music into the students"
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20 | dilemma | (noun) state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options
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21 | betrothal | (noun) the act of becoming betrothed or engaged (noun) a mutual promise to marry
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22 | facile | (adjective satellite) expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively; "able to dazzle with his facile tongue"; "silver speech" (adjective satellite) performing adroitly and without effort; "her easy grace"; "a facile hand" (adjective satellite) arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth; "too facile a solution for so complex a problem"
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23 | covert | (noun) a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something; "they crouched behind the screen"; "under cover of darkness" (noun) a flock of coots (adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; "covert actions by the CIA"; "covert funding for the rebels" (adjective satellite) of a wife; under the protection of her husband
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24 | external | (noun) outward features; "he enjoyed the solemn externals of religion" (adjective) happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface; "the external auditory canal"; "external pressures" (adjective satellite) purely outward or superficial; "external composure"; "an external concern for reputation"- A.R.Gurney,Jr. (adjective satellite) from or between other countries; "external commerce"; "international trade"; "developing nations need outside help" (adjective satellite) coming from the outside; "extraneous light in the camera spoiled the photograph"; "relying upon an extraneous income"; "disdaining outside pressure groups"
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25 | inflammable | (adjective satellite) possible to burn
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26 | declamation | (noun) vehement oratory (noun) recitation of a speech from memory with studied gestures and intonation as an exercise in elocution or rhetoric
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27 | harass | (verb) exhaust by attacking repeatedly; "harass the enemy" (verb) annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"
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28 | discomfort | (noun) an uncomfortable feeling in some part of the body (noun) the state of being tense and feeling pain
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29 | apostasy | (noun) the act of abandoning a party or cause (noun) the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)
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30 | pendant | (noun) branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling (noun) an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring)
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31 | consignee | (noun) the person to whom merchandise is delivered over
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32 | essence | (noun) a toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor (noun) the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story" (noun) the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work (noun) any substance possessing to a high degree the predominant properties of a plant or drug or other natural product from which it is extracted
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33 | actuary | (noun) someone versed in the collection and interpretation of numerical data (especially someone who uses statistics to calculate insurance premiums)
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34 | syllabus | (noun) an integrated course of academic studies; "he was admitted to a new program at the university"
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35 | criterion | (noun) the ideal in terms of which something can be judged; "they live by the standards of their community" (noun) a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated; "they set the measure for all subsequent work"
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36 | deplete | (verb) use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"
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37 | geology | (noun) a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks
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38 | unwieldy | (adjective satellite) lacking grace in movement or posture; "a gawky lad with long ungainly legs"; "clumsy fingers"; "what an ungainly creature a giraffe is"; "heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair" (adjective) difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape; "we set about towing the unwieldy structure into the shelter"; "almost dropped the unwieldy parcel"
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39 | nugatory | (adjective satellite) of no real value; "a nugatory law"
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40 | theorize | (verb) form or construct theories; "he thinks and theorizes all day" (verb) construct a theory about; "Galileo theorized the motion of the stars" (verb) to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"
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41 | entreaty | (noun) earnest or urgent request; "an entreaty to stop the fighting"; "an appeal for help"; "an appeal to the public to keep calm"
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42 | insight | (noun) grasping the inner nature of things intuitively (noun) clear or deep perception of a situation (noun) the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation (noun) a feeling of understanding
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43 | diffidence | (noun) lack of self-confidence
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44 | minute | (noun) distance measured by the time taken to cover it; "we live an hour from the airport"; "its just 10 minutes away" (noun) a short note; "the secretary keeps the minutes of the meeting" (noun) a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree (noun) a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour; "he ran a 4 minute mile" (noun) a particular point in time; "the moment he arrived the party began" (noun) an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit" (adjective satellite) characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination; "a minute inspection of the grounds"; "a narrow scrutiny"; "an exact and minute report" (adjective satellite) infinitely or immeasurably small; "two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm"; "reduced to a microscopic scale" (adjective satellite) immeasurably small
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45 | impartial | (adjective) free from undue bias or preconceived opinions; "an unprejudiced appraisal of the pros and cons"; "the impartial eye of a scientist" (adjective) showing lack of favoritism; "the cold neutrality of an impartial judge"
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46 | adduce | (verb) advance evidence for
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47 | continuation | (noun) the act of continuing an activity without interruption (noun) the consequence of being lengthened in duration (noun) a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendence to perceive a line as continuing its established direction (noun) a part added to a book or play that continues and extends it
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48 | relevant | (adjective satellite) having crucial relevance; "crucial to the case"; "relevant testimony" (adjective) having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue; "the scientist corresponds with colleagues in order to learn about matters relevant to her own research"
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49 | surveyor | (noun) an engineer who determines the boundaries and elevations of land or structures (noun) someone who conducts a statistical survey
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50 | indolence | (noun) inactivity resulting from a dislike of work
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51 | pediatrics | (noun) the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of infants and children
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52 | benefit | (noun) something that aids or promotes well-being; "for the common good" (noun) a performance to raise money for a charitable cause (noun) financial assistance in time of need (verb) derive a benefit from; "She profited from his vast experience" (verb) be beneficial for; "This will do you good"
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53 | premier | (noun) the person who is head of state (in several countries) (noun) the person who holds the position of head of state in England (verb) perform a work for the first time (verb) be performed for the first time; "We premiered the opera of the young composer and it was a critical success" (adjective satellite) preceding all others in time; "the premiere showing"
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54 | generate | (verb) make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them" (verb) bring into existence; "The new manager generated a lot of problems"; "The computer bug generated chaos in the office" (verb) produce (energy); "We can't generate enough power for the entire city"; "The hydroelectric plant needs to to generate more electricity" (verb) give or supply; "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate renders some revenue for the family"
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55 | accordion | (noun) a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; the reeds are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player (adjective satellite) arranged in parallel folds; "plicate leaves"
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56 | glimpse | (noun) a quick look (noun) a brief or incomplete view; "from the window he could catch a glimpse of the lake" (noun) a vague indication; "he caught only a glimpse of the professor's meaning" (verb) catch a glimpse of or see briefly; "We glimpsed the Queen as she got into her limousine"
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