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| 1 | preemption | (noun) a prior appropriation of something; "the preemption of bandwidth by commercial interests" (noun) the right to purchase something in advance of others (noun) the right of a government to seize or appropriate something (as property) (noun) the judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject
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| 2 | odious | (adjective satellite) unequivocally detestable; "abominable treatment of prisoners"; "detestable vices"; "execrable crimes"; "consequences odious to those you govern"- Edmund Burke
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| 3 | abhorrence | (noun) hate coupled with disgust
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| 4 | remiss | (adjective satellite) failing in what duty requires; "derelict (or delinquent) in his duty"; "neglectful of his duties"; "remiss of you not to pay your bills"
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| 5 | normalcy | (noun) expectedness as a consequence of being usual or regular or common (noun) being within certain limits that define the range of normal functioning
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| 6 | intolerance | (noun) impatience with annoyances; "his intolerance of interruptions" (noun) unwillingness to recognize and respect differences in opinions or beliefs
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| 7 | enrage | (verb) put into a rage; make violently angry
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| 8 | lucid | (adjective satellite) (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable; "writes in a limpid style"; "lucid directions"; "a luculent oration"- Robert Burton; "pellucid prose"; "a crystal clear explanation"; "a perspicuous argument" (adjective satellite) transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity; "the cold crystalline water of melted snow"; "crystal clear skies"; "could see the sand on the bottom of the limpid pool"; "lucid air"; "a pellucid brook"; "transparent cristal" (adjective satellite) capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner; "a lucid thinker"; "she was more coherent than she had been just after the accident" (adjective satellite) having a clear mind; "a lucid moment in his madness"
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| 9 | evict | (verb) expel from one's property or force to move out by a legal process; "The landlord evicted the tenants after they had not paid the rent for four months" (verb) expel or eject without recourse to legal process; "The landlord wanted to evict the tenants so he banged on the pipes every morning at 3 a.m."
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| 10 | maleficent | (adjective) harmful or evil in intent or effect
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| 11 | swarthy | (adjective satellite) naturally having skin of a dark color; "a dark-skinned beauty"; "gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks"; "a smile on his swarthy face"; "`swart' is archaic"
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| 12 | exert | (verb) put to use; "exert one's power or influence" (verb) of power or authority (verb) make a great effort at a mental or physical task; "exert oneself"
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| 13 | evoke | (verb) call to mind or evoke (verb) evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "stir a disturbance"; "call down the spirits from the mountain" (verb) deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant" (verb) call forth; "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple" (verb) call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
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| 14 | acquit | (verb) pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges" (verb) behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"
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| 15 | cursive | (noun) rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper (adjective satellite) having successive letter joined together; "cursive script"
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| 16 | garrote | (noun) an instrument of execution for execution by strangulation (verb) strangle with an iron collar; "people were garrotted during the Inquisition in Spain"
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| 17 | wile | (noun) the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
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| 18 | dissonant | (adjective satellite) lacking in harmony (adjective satellite) characterized by musical dissonance; harmonically unresolved (adjective) not musical in nature; "the unmusical cry of the bluejay"
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| 19 | divest | (verb) remove (someone's or one's own) clothes; "The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim"; "She divested herself of her outdoor clothes"; "He disinvested himself of his garments" (verb) reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment); "The company decided to divest"; "the board of trustees divested $20 million in real estate property"; "There was pressure on the univeristy to disinvest in South Africa" (verb) take away possessions from someone; "The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets" (verb) deprive of status or authority; "he was divested of his rights and his title"; "They disinvested themselves of their rights"
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| 20 | promissory | (adjective) relating to or having the character of a promise; "promissory note"
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| 21 | accredit | (verb) give credit for; "She was not properly credited in the program" (verb) grant credentials to; "The Regents officially recognized the new educational institution"; "recognize an academic degree" (verb) provide or send (envoys or embassadors) with official credentials
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| 22 | consanguineous | (adjective satellite) related by blood
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| 23 | tarnish | (noun) discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation (verb) make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically; "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man"
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| 24 | odorous | (adjective satellite) having a natural fragrance; "odoriferous spices"; "the odorous air of the orchard"; "the perfumed air of June"; "scented flowers" (adjective satellite) emitting an odor; "odoriferous blossoms"; "odorous salt pork and weevily hardtack" (adjective) having odor or a characteristic odor; "odorous jasmine flowers"; "odorous garbage"; "fresh odorous bread"
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| 25 | nucleus | (noun) a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction (noun) any histologically identifiable mass of neural cell bodies in the brain or spinal cord (noun) a small group of indispensable persons or things; "five periodicals make up the core of their publishing program" (noun) the positively charged dense center of an atom (noun) (astronomy) the center of the head of a comet; consists of small solid particles of ice and frozen gas that vaporizes on approaching the sun to form the coma and tail
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| 26 | animosity | (noun) a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility
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| 27 | hypocrite | (noun) a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he does not hold
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| 28 | vacillate | (verb) move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern; "the line on the monitor vacillated" (verb) be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action; "He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement"
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| 29 | condensation | (noun) the act of increasing the density of something (noun) (psychoanalysis) an unconscious process whereby two ideas or images combine into a single symbol; especially in dreams (noun) a shortened version of a written work (noun) the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together; "the contraction of a gas on cooling" (noun) atmospheric moisture that has condensed because of cold (noun) the process of changing from a gaseous to a liquid or solid state
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| 30 | pneumatic | (adjective) of or relating to or using air (or a similar gas); "pneumatic drill"; "pneumatic tire"
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| 31 | antonym | (noun) two words that express opposing concepts; "to him the opposite of gay was depressed"
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| 32 | hypnotize | (verb) induce hypnosis in
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| 33 | meddlesome | (adjective satellite) intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner; "an interfering old woman"; "bustling about self-importantly making an officious nuisance of himself"; "busy about other people's business"
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| 34 | telephony | (noun) transmitting speech at a distance
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| 35 | sentinel | (noun) a person employed to watch for something to happen
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| 36 | retrospect | (noun) contemplation of things past; "in retrospect" (verb) look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events, etc.); remember; "she reviewed her achievements with pride"
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| 37 | penance | (noun) a Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and satisfaction and absolution (noun) voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing (noun) remorse for your past conduct
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| 38 | knead | (verb) manually manipulate (someone's body), usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes; "She rubbed down her child with a sponge" (verb) make uniform; "knead dough"; "work the clay until it is soft"
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| 39 | permissible | (adjective) that may be permitted especially as according to rule; "permissible behavior in school"; "a permissible tax deduction" (adjective satellite) that may be accepted or conceded; "a kind of speculation that was permissible in cosmology but inadmissible in medicine"
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| 40 | globular | (adjective satellite) having the shape of a sphere or ball; "a spherical object"; "nearly orbicular in shape"; "little globular houses like mud-wasp nests"- Zane Grey
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| 41 | juridical | (adjective) relating to the administration of justice or the function of a judge; "judicial system" (adjective) of or relating to the law or jurisprudence; "juridical days"
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| 42 | theoretical | (adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; "theoretical science" (adjective) concerned with theories rather than their practical applications; "theoretical physics" (adjective satellite) based on specialized theory; "a theoretical analysis"
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| 43 | intercede | (verb) act between parties with a view to reconciling differences; "He interceded in the family dispute"; "He mediated a settlement"
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| 44 | philharmonic | (adjective satellite) devoted to or appreciative of music; "the most philharmonic ear is at times deeply affected by a simple air" (adjective) composing or characteristic of an orchestral group; "philharmonic players"
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| 45 | epiphany | (noun) a divine manifestation (noun) twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus
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| 46 | tenor | (noun) the pitch range of the highest male voice (noun) pervading note of an utterance; "I could follow the general tenor of his argument" (noun) the adult male singing voice above baritone (noun) an adult male with a tenor voice (adjective satellite) of or close in range to the highest natural adult male voice; "tenor voice" (adjective satellite) (of a musical instrument) intermediate between alto and baritone or bass; "a tenor sax"
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| 47 | advertiser | (noun) someone whose business is advertising
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| 48 | inflammation | (noun) the act of setting on fire or catching fire (noun) arousal to violent emotion (noun) the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up; "his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled"; "he tried to calm those who were in a state of extreme inflammation" (noun) a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat
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| 49 | fiasco | (noun) a sudden and violent collapse
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| 50 | tincture | (noun) (pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solution (noun) a quality of a given color that differs slightly from a primary color; "after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted" (noun) an indication that something has been present; "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of condescension" (noun) a substances that colors metals (verb) stain or tint with a color; "The leaves were tinctured with a bright red" (verb) fill, as with a certain quality; "The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide"
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| 51 | retouch | (verb) alter so as to produce a more desirable appearance; "This photograph has been retouched!" (verb) give retouches to (hair); "retouch the roots"
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| 52 | syllable | (noun) a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme; "the word `pocket' has two syllables"
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| 53 | compliment | (noun) a remark (or act) expressing praise and admiration (verb) say something to someone that expresses praise; "He complimented her on her last physics paper" (verb) express respect or esteem for
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| 54 | vertex | (noun) the point of intersection of lines or the point opposite the base of a figure (noun) the highest point (of something); "at the peak of the pyramid"
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