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| 1 | distiller | (noun) someone who distills alcoholic liquors
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| 2 | arboreal | (adjective) inhabiting or frequenting trees; "arboreal apes" (adjective satellite) resembling a tree in form and branching structure; "arborescent coral found off the coast of Bermuda"; "dendriform sponges" (adjective) of or relating to or formed by trees; "an arborous roof"
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| 3 | tannery | (noun) workplace where skins and hides are tanned
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| 4 | perfunctory | (adjective satellite) hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough; "a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws"; "a passing glance"; "perfunctory courtesy" (adjective satellite) as a formality only; "a one-candidate pro forma election"
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| 5 | despair | (noun) the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well (noun) a state in which everything seems wrong and will turn out badly; "they were rescued from despair at the last minute" (verb) abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart; "Don't despair--help is on the way!"
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| 6 | encourage | (verb) spur on; "His financial success encouraged him to look for a wife" (verb) inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to (verb) contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"
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| 7 | isochronous | (adjective satellite) equal in duration or interval; "the oscillations were isochronal"
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| 8 | perspiration | (noun) salty fluid secreted by sweat glands; "sweat poured off his brow" (noun) the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid; "perspiration is a homeostatic process"
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| 9 | pentameter | (noun) a verse line having five metrical feet
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| 10 | infringe | (verb) advance beyond the usual limit (verb) go against, as of rules and laws; "He ran afould of the law"; "This behavior conflicts with our rules"
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| 11 | lacteal | (noun) any of the lymphatic vessels that convey chyle from the small intestine to the thoracic duct (adjective) relating to or consisting of or producing or resembling milk; "lacteal fluids"; "lacteal organs"
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| 12 | innovate | (verb) bring something new to an environment; "A new word processor was introduced"
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| 13 | thoroughbred | (noun) a pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses (noun) a racehorse belonging to a breed that originated from a cross between Arabian stallions and English mares (noun) a well-bred person (adjective satellite) having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal
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| 14 | antistrophe | (noun) the section of a choral ode answering a previous strophe in classical Greek drama; the second of two metrically corresponding sections in a poem
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| 15 | sergeant | (noun) a lawman with the rank of sergeant (noun) any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the army or air force or marines ranking above a corporal (noun) an English barrister of the highest rank
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| 16 | foreshore | (noun) the part of the seashore between the high-water mark and the low-water mark
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| 17 | hustle | (noun) a rapid bustling commotion (noun) a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property (verb) move or cause to move energetically or busily; "The cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their performance" (verb) cause to move furtively and hurriedly; "The secret service agents hustled the speaker out of the amphitheater" (verb) sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
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| 18 | suspension | (noun) a temporary debarment (from a privilege or position etc) (noun) the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely); "there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait" (noun) a mechanical system of springs or shock absorbers connecting the wheels and axles to the chassis of a wheeled vehicle (noun) an interruption in the intensity or amount of something (noun) temporary cessation or suspension (noun) a mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy (noun) a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
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| 19 | preoccupation | (noun) the act of taking occupancy before someone else does (noun) the mental state of being preoccupied by something (noun) an idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention
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| 20 | pentathlon | (noun) an athletic contest consisting of five different events
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| 21 | urbanity | (noun) polished courtesy; elegance of manner
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| 22 | possessor | (noun) a person who owns something; "they are searching for the owner of the car"; "who is the owner of that friendly smile?"
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| 23 | alabaster | (noun) a very light white (noun) a compact fine-textured usually white gypsum used for carving (noun) a hard compact kind of calcite
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| 24 | impure | (adjective) ritually unclean or impure; "and the swine...is unclean to you"-Leviticus 11:3 (adjective) used of persons or behaviors; not morally pure; "impure thoughts" (adjective) combined with extraneous elements
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| 25 | influence | (noun) causing something without any direct or apparent effort (noun) a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc; "used her parents' influence to get the job" (noun) a cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you do; "her wishes had a great influence on his thinking" (noun) one having power to influence another; "she was the most important influence in my life"; "he was a bad influence on the children" (noun) the effect of one thing (or person) on another; "the influence of mechanical action" (verb) shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion" (verb) induce into action by using one's charm; "She charmed him into giving her all his money" (verb) have and exert influence or effect; "The artist's work influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate"
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| 26 | Calvinism | (noun) the theological system of John Calvin and his followers emphasizing omnipotence of God and salvation by grace alone
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| 27 | reciprocate | (verb) alternate the direction of motion of; "the engine reciprocates the propeller" (verb) act, feel, or give mutually or in return; "We always invite the neighbors and they never reciprocate!"
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| 28 | tutorship | (noun) teaching pupils individually (usually by a tutor hired privately)
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| 29 | preordain | (verb) foreordain or determine beforehand
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| 30 | maintenance | (noun) activity involved in maintaining something in good working order; "he wrote the manual on car care" (noun) the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence; "they were in want of sustenance"; "fishing was their main sustainment" (noun) court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated (noun) means of maintenance of a family or group
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| 31 | pedal | (noun) a lever that is operated with the foot (noun) a sustained bass note (verb) operate the pedals on a keyboard instrument (verb) ride a bicycle (adjective) of or relating to the feet; "the word for a pedal extremity is `foot'"
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| 32 | impede | (verb) block passage through; "obstruct the path" (verb) be a hindrance or obstacle to; "She is impeding the progress of our project"
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| 33 | colloquy | (noun) formal conversation (noun) a conversation especially a formal one
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| 34 | seer | (noun) an authoritative person who divines the future (noun) an observer who perceives visually; "an incurable seer of movies" (noun) a person with unusual powers of foresight
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| 35 | ludicrous | (adjective satellite) broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce; "the wild farcical exuberance of a clown"; "ludicrous green hair" (adjective satellite) completely devoid of wisdom or good sense; "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous to call a co
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| 36 | patronymic | (noun) a name derived with an affix (such as -son in English or O'- in Irish) from the name of your father or a paternal ancestor (adjective) of a patronymic name
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| 37 | self-respect | (noun) the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect; "it was beneath his dignity to cheat"; "showed his true dignity when under pressure"
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| 38 | meditation | (noun) continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature; "the habit of meditation is the basis for all real knowledge" (noun) (religion) contemplation of spiritual matters (usually on religious or philosophical subjects)
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| 39 | merciless | (adjective) having or showing no mercy; "the merciless enemy"; "a merciless critic"; "gave him a merciless beating"
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| 40 | incipient | (adjective satellite) only partly in existence; imperfectly formed; "incipient civil disorder"; "an incipient tumor"; "a vague inchoate idea"
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| 41 | inglorious | (adjective) not bringing honor and glory; "some mute inglorious Milton here may rest" (adjective satellite) (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame; "Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands"- Rachel Carson; "an ignominious retreat"; "inglorious defeat"; "an opprobrious monument to human
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| 42 | acute | (noun) a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation (adjective) having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course; "acute appendicitis"; "the acute phase of the illness"; "acute patients" (adjective satellite) of critical importance and consequence; "an acute (or critical) lack of research funds" (adjective satellite) extremely sharp or intense; "acute pain"; "felt acute annoyance"; "intense itching and burning" (adjective satellite) having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent pene (adjective satellite) ending in a sharp point (adjective) of an angle; less than 90 degrees
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| 43 | retrogression | (noun) returning to a former state (noun) passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form
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| 44 | guile | (noun) the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) (noun) the quality of being crafty (noun) shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
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| 45 | levity | (noun) lightness of manner (noun) feeling an inappropriate lack of seriousness
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| 46 | clarify | (verb) make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating; "clarify the butter"; "clarify beer" (verb) make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death"
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| 47 | prudery | (noun) excessive or affected modesty
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| 48 | mania | (noun) an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action (noun) a mood disorder; an affective disorder in which the victim tends to respond excessively and sometimes violently
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| 49 | ascent | (noun) the act of changing location in an upward direction (noun) a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon" (noun) an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise"
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| 50 | Parisian | (noun) a resident of Paris (adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of Paris or its inhabitants; "Parisian restaurants can be expensive"
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| 51 | adamant | (noun) very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem (adjective satellite) not capable of being swayed or diverted from a course; unsusceptible to persuasion; "he is adamant in his refusal to change his mind"; "Cynthia was inexorable; she would have none of him"- W.Churchill; "an intransigent conservative opposed to every libera
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| 52 | pall | (noun) hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) (noun) burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped (noun) a sudden numbing dread (verb) get tired of something or somebody (verb) lose strength or effectiveness; become or appear boring, insipid, or tiresome (to); "the course palled on her" (verb) become less interesting or attractive (verb) lose sparkle or bouquet; "wine and beer can pall" (verb) cause to become flat; "pall the beer" (verb) cause surfeit through excess though initially pleasing; "Too much spicy food cloyed his appetite" (verb) cover with a pall (verb) cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal"
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| 53 | predominant | (adjective satellite) having superior power and influence; "the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism" (adjective satellite) most frequent or common; "prevailing winds"
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