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| 1 | disappoint | (verb) fail to meet the hopes or expectations of; "Her boyfriend let her down when he did not propose marriage"
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| 2 | humane | (adjective satellite) showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement (adjective) marked or motivated by concern with the alleviation of suffering (adjective) pertaining to or concerned with the humanities; "humanistic studies"; "a humane education"
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| 3 | academician | (noun) an educator who works at a college or university (noun) a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation (noun) someone elected to honorary membership in an academy
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| 4 | impudence | (noun) the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties (noun) an impudent statement
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| 5 | affluence | (noun) abundant wealth
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| 6 | jocular | (adjective satellite) characterized by jokes and good humor (adverb) with humor; "they tried to deal with this painful subject jocularly"
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| 7 | ruminate | (verb) reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate" (verb) chew the cuds; "cows ruminate"
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| 8 | undergarment | (noun) a garment worn under other garments
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| 9 | makeup | (noun) cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance (noun) the way in which someone or something is composed (noun) an event that is substituted for a previously cancelled event; "he missed the test and had to take a makeup"; "the two teams played a makeup one week later"
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| 10 | benison | (noun) a spoken blessing
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| 11 | misnomer | (noun) an incorrect or unsuitable name
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| 12 | concussion | (noun) any violent blow (noun) injury to the brain caused by a blow; usually resulting in loss of consciousness
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| 13 | derelict | (noun) a ship abandoned on the high seas (noun) a person unable to support himself (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" (adjective satellite) deserted or abandoned as by an owner; "a derelict ship"
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| 14 | imply | (verb) express or state indirectly (verb) suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic (verb) have as a logical consequence; "The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers" (verb) have as a necessary feature or consequence; entail; "This decision involves many changes" (verb) suggest that someone is guilty
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| 15 | micrometer | (noun) caliper for measuring small distances (noun) a metric unit of length equal to one millionth of a meter
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| 16 | optimism | (noun) a general disposition to expect the best in all things (noun) the optimistic feeling that all is going to turn out well
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| 17 | dilute | (verb) lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut bourbon" (verb) corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor" (adjective) reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity; "diluted alcohol"; "a dilute solution"; "dilute acetic acid"
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| 18 | accession | (noun) the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne); "Elizabeth's accession in 1558" (noun) the right to enter (noun) agreeing with or consenting to (often unwillingly); "accession to such demands would set a dangerous precedent"; "assenting to the Congressional determination" (noun) something added to what you already have; "the librarian shelved the new accessions"; "he was a new addition to the staff" (noun) (civil law) the right to all of that which your property produces whether by growth or improvement (noun) a process of increasing by addition (as to a collection or group); "the art collectin grew through accession" (verb) make a record of additions to a collection, such as a library
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| 19 | municipal | (adjective satellite) of or relating to the government of a municipality; "international law...only authorizes a belligerant to punish a spy under its municipal law"- J.L.kuntz (adjective) relating or belonging to or characteristic of a municipality; "municipal government"; "municipal bonds"; "a municipal park"; "municipal transportation"
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| 20 | enthusiastic | (adjective) having or showing great excitement and interest; "enthusiastic crowds filled the streets"; "an enthusiastic response"; "was enthusiastic about taking ballet lessons"
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| 21 | demurrage | (noun) detention of a ship or freight car or other cargo beyond its scheduled time of departure (noun) a charge required as compensation for the delay of a ship or freight car or other cargo beyond its scheduled time of departure
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| 22 | virulent | (adjective) infectious; having the ability to cause disease (adjective satellite) harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts (adjective satellite) extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom; "venomous snakes"; "a virulent insect bite"
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| 23 | superabundance | (noun) a quantity that is more than what is appropriate; "four-year-olds have an overabundance of energy"; "we received an inundation of email"
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| 24 | rotund | (adjective satellite) excessively fat; "a weighty man" (adjective satellite) (of sounds) full and rich; "orotund tones"; "the rotund and reverberating phrase"; "pear-shaped vowels" (adjective satellite) spherical in shape
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| 25 | bristle | (noun) a stiff hair (noun) a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic (verb) rise up as in fear; "The dog's fur bristled"; "It was a sight to make one's hair uprise!" (verb) be in a state of movement or action; "The room abounded with screaming children"; "The garden bristled with toddlers"
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| 26 | embargo | (noun) a government order imposing a trade barrier (verb) prevent commerce; "The U.S. embargoes Lybia" (verb) ban the publication of (documents), as for security or copyright reasons; "embargoed publications"
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| 27 | coxswain | (noun) the helmsman of a ship's boat or a racing crew
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| 28 | hesitation | (noun) the act of pausing uncertainly; "there was a hesitation in his speech" (noun) a certain degree of unwillingness; "a reluctance to commit himself"; "after some hesitation he agreed" (noun) indecision in speech or action
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| 29 | complication | (noun) the act or process of complicating (noun) puzzling complexity (noun) a development that complicates a situation; "the court's decision had many unforeseen ramifications" (noun) a situation or condition that is complex or confused; "her coming was a serious complication" (noun) any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of (or because of) another disease; "bed sores are a common complication in cases of paralysis"
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| 30 | cant | (noun) two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees (noun) stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition (noun) insincere talk about religion or morals (noun) a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo" (noun) a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force (verb) heel over; "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting"
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| 31 | eclipse | (noun) one celestial body obscures another (verb) cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention; "The Sun eclipses the moon today"; "Planets and stars often are occulted by other celestial bodies" (verb) exceed in importance; outweigh; "This problem overshadows our lives right now" (verb) cause an eclipse of; of celestial bodies; "The moon eclipsed the sun"
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| 32 | licit | (adjective satellite) authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law; "a legitimate government" (adjective) sanctioned by custom or morality especially sexual morality; "a wife's licit love"
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| 33 | triennial | (noun) the 300th anniversary (or the celebration of it) (adjective) occurring every third year or lasting 3 years
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| 34 | ultimatum | (noun) a final peremptory demand
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| 35 | conduit | (noun) a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass; "the computers were connected through a system of conduits"
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| 36 | pyre | (noun) wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite
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| 37 | obstreperous | (adjective satellite) boisterously and noisily aggressive; "kept up an obstreperous clamor" (adjective satellite) noisily and stubbornly defiant; "obstreperous boys"
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| 38 | rhetorician | (noun) a person who delivers a speech or oration
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| 39 | operate | (verb) perform surgery on; "The doctors operated ont he patient but failed to save his life" (verb) happen; "What is going on in the minds of the people?" (verb) perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense (verb) handle and cause to function; "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever" (verb) keep engaged; "engaged the gears" (verb) perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore" (verb) direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.; "She is running a relief operation in the Sudan"
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| 40 | signification | (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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| 41 | alias | (noun) a name that has been assumed temporarily (adverb) as known or named at another time or place; "Mr. Smith, alias Mr. Lafayette"
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| 42 | supernatural | (noun) supernatural forces and events and beings collectively; "She doesn't believe in the supernatural" (adjective) not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material; "supernatural forces and occurrences and beings"
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| 43 | indescribable | (adjective satellite) defying expression or description; "indefinable yearnings"; "indescribable beauty"; "ineffable ecstasy"; "inexpressible anguish"; "unspeakable happiness"; "unutterable contempt"; "a thing of untellable splendor"
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| 44 | hygiene | (noun) the science concerned with the prevention of illness and maintenance of health (noun) a condition promoting sanitary practices; "personal hygiene"
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| 45 | recruit | (noun) any new member or supporter (as in the armed forces) (noun) a recently enlisted soldier (verb) cause to assemble or enlist in the military; "raise an army"; "recruit new soldiers" (verb) seek to employ; "The lab director recruited an able crew of assistants" (verb) register formally as a participant or member; "The party recruited many new members"
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| 46 | redundant | (adjective satellite) repetition of same sense in different words; "`a true fact' and `a free gift' are pleonastic expressions"; "the phrase `a beginner who has just started' is tautological"; "at the risk of being redundant I return to my original proposition"- J.B.Conant (adjective satellite) use of more words than required to express an idea; "a wordy gossipy account of a simple incident"; "a redundant text crammed with amplifications of the obvious" (adjective satellite) more than is needed, desired, or required; "trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare
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| 47 | triumvir | (noun) one of a group of three sharing public administration or civil authority especially in ancient Rome
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| 48 | antecede | (verb) be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools"
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| 49 | metropolitan | (noun) a person who lives in a metropolis (noun) in the Eastern Orthodox Church this title is given to a position between bishop and patriarch; equivalent to archbishop in western Christianity (adjective) relating to or characteristic of a metropolis; "metropolitan area"
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| 50 | centurion | (noun) (ancient Rome) the leader of 100 soldiers
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| 51 | procrastinate | (verb) postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days" (verb) postpone or delay needlessly; "He procrastinated the matter until it was almost too late"
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| 52 | excel | (verb) distinguish oneself; "She excelled in math"
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| 53 | retrograde | (verb) get worse; fall back to a previous or worse condition (verb) go back over; "retrograde arguments" (verb) move back; "The glacier retrogrades" (verb) move in a direction contrary to the usual one; "retrograding planets" (verb) move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies (adjective) of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma (adjective satellite) moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction (adjective) moving from east to west on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in a direction opposite to that of the Earth (adjective satellite) going from better to worse
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| 54 | legible | (adjective) (of handwriting, print, etc.) able to be read; "legible handwriting"
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