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1 licentious (adjective satellite) lacking moral discipline; especially sexually unrestrained; "coarse and licentious men"

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2 tinge (noun) a pale or subdued color

(noun) a slight but appreciable addition; "this dish could use a touch of garlic"

(verb) dye with a color

(verb) suffuse with color

(verb) affect as in thought or feeling; "My personal feelings color my judgment in this case"; "The sadness tinged his life"

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3 peerage (noun) the peers of a kingdom considered as a group

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4 advocacy (noun) active support; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something

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5 deduce (verb) reason by deduction; establish by deduction

(verb) conclude by reasoning; in logic

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6 predicament (noun) a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one; "finds himself in a most awkward predicament"; "the woeful plight of homeless people"

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7 foible (noun) the weaker part of a sword's blade from the forte to the tip

(noun) a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual

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8 alienation (noun) the action of alienating; the action of causing to become unfriendly; "his behavior alienated the other students"

(noun) (law) the voluntary and absolute transfer of title and possession of real property from one person to another; "the power of alienation is an essential ingredient of ownership"

(noun) the feeling of being alienated from other people

(noun) separation resulting from hostility

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9 regnant (adjective satellite) exercising power or authority

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10 illusive (adjective satellite) based on or having the nature of an illusion; "illusive hopes of of finding a better job"; "Secret activities offer presidents the alluring but often illusory promise that they can achieve foreign policy goals without the bothersome debate and open decisi

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11 autonomous (adjective satellite) of persons; free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment

(adjective satellite) existing as an independent entity; "the partitioning of India created two separate and autonomous jute economies"

(adjective satellite) of political bodies; "an autonomous judiciary"; "a sovereign state"

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12 wampum (noun) small cylindrical beads made from polished shells and fashioned into strings or belts; used by certain Native American peoples as jewelry or currency

(noun) informal terms for money

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13 emigrate (verb) leave one's country of residence for a new one; "Many people had to emigrate during the Nazi period"

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14 academy (noun) a learned establishment for the advancement of knowledge

(noun) a school for special training

(noun) a secondary school (usually private)

(noun) an institution for the advancement of art or science or literature

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15 outburst (noun) a sudden violent disturbance

(noun) an unrestrained expression of emotion

(noun) a sudden violent happening; "an outburst of heavy rain"; "a burst of lightning"

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16 depositor (noun) a person who has deposited money in a bank or similar institution

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17 decasyllable (noun) a verse line having ten syllables

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18 hypercritical (adjective satellite) inclined to judge too severely; "hypercritical of colloquial speech"; "the overcritical teacher can discourage originality"

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19 transposition (noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards

(noun) the act of reversing the order or place of

(noun) (electricity) a rearrangement of the relative positions of power lines in order to minimize the effects of mutual capacitance and inductance; "he wrote a textbook on the electrical effects of transposition"

(noun) (mathematics) the transfer of a quantity form one side of an equation to the other along with a change of sign

(noun) (genetics) a kind of mutation in which a chromosomal segment is transfered to a new position on the same or another chromosome

(noun) an event in which one thing is substituted for another; "the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood"

(noun) any abnormal position of the organs of the body

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20 entail (noun) the act of entailing property; the creation of a fee tail from a fee simple

(noun) land received by fee tail

(verb) limit the inheritance of property to a specific class of heirs

(verb) impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result; "What does this move entail?"

(verb) have as a logical consequence; "The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers"

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21 laudatory (adjective satellite) full of or giving praise; "a laudatory remark"

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22 proselyte (noun) a new convert; especially a gentile converted to Judaism

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23 inoffensive (adjective) of an inoffensive substitute for offensive terminology; "`peepee' is a common euphemistic term"

(adjective satellite) causing no harm; "an inoffensive animal"

(adjective satellite) not offensive; "an inoffensive level"

(adjective) giving no offense; "a quiet inoffensive man"; "a refreshing inoffensive stimulant"

(adjective) morally respectable or inoffensive; "a past that was scarcely savory"

(adjective) not causing anger or annoyance; "inoffensive behavior"

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24 promoter (noun) someone who is an active supporter and advocate

(noun) a sponsor who books and stages public entertainments

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25 transcontinental (adjective satellite) spanning or crossing or on the farther side of a continent; "transcontinental railway"; "transcontinental travelers"; "a transcontinental city"

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26 inanimate (adjective satellite) appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse; "an inanimate body"; "pulseless and dead"

(adjective) not endowed with life; "the inorganic world is inanimate"; "inanimate objects"; "dead stones"

(adjective) belonging to the class of nouns denoting nonliving things; "the word `car' is inanimate"

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27 hypothesis (noun) a tentative theory about the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena; "a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory"; "he proposed a fresh theory

(noun) a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

(noun) a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations

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28 progeny (noun) the immediate descendants of a person; "she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without issue"

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29 nomination (noun) the act of officially naming a candidate; "the Republican nomination for Governor"

(noun) an address (usually at a political convention) proposing the name of a candidate to run for election; "the nomination was brief and to the point"

(noun) the condition of having been proposed as a suitable candidate for appointment or election; "there was keen competition for the nomination"; "his nomination was hotly protested"

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30 dendroid (adjective satellite) resembling a tree in form and branching structure; "arborescent coral found off the coast of Bermuda"; "dendriform sponges"

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31 landmark (noun) an anatomical structure used as a point of origin in locating other anatomical structures (as in surgery) or as point from which measurements can be taken

(noun) a mark showing the boundary of a piece of land

(noun) an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend; "the agreement was a watershed in the history of both nations"

(noun) the position of a prominent or well-known object in a particular landscape; "the church steeple provided a convenient landmark"

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32 havoc (noun) violent and needless disturbance

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33 brigadier (noun) a general officer ranking below a major general

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34 exclusion (noun) the act of forcing out someone or something; "the ejection of troublemakers by the police"; "the child's expulsion from school"

(noun) a deliberate act of omission; "with the exception of the children, everyone was told the news"

(noun) the state of being excluded

(noun) the state of being excommunicated

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35 refute (verb) prove to be false or incorrect

(verb) overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof; "The speaker refuted his opponent's arguments"

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36 freemason (noun) a member of a widespread secret fraternal order pledged to mutual assistance and brotherly love

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37 bumptious (adjective satellite) offensively self-assertive

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38 cardinal (noun) crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male

(noun) a variable color averaging a vivid red

(noun) (Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes

(noun) the number of elements in a mathematical set; denotes a quantity but not the order

(adjective satellite) serving as an essential component; "a cardinal rule"; "the central cause of the problem"; "an example that was fundamental to the argument"; "computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure"

(adjective) being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order; "cardinal numbers"

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39 transact (verb) conduct business; "transact with foreign governments"

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40 assimilate (verb) become similar to one's environment; "Immigrants often want to assimilate quickly"

(verb) make similar; "This country assimilates immigrants very quickly"

(verb) become similar in sound; "The nasal assimialates to the following consonant"

(verb) take up mentally; "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe"

(verb) take (gas, light or heat) into a solution

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41 disparage (verb) express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student's efforts"

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42 panacea (noun) hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists

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43 inquire (verb) have a wish or desire to know something; "He wondered who had built this beautiful church"

(verb) inquire about; "I asked about their special today"; "He had to ask directions several times"

(verb) conduct an inquiry or investigation of; "The district attorney's office investigated reports of possible irregularities"; "inquire into the disappearance of the rich old lady"

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44 surmount (verb) be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class"

(verb) get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness"

(verb) reach the highest point of; "We scaled the Mont Blanc"

(verb) be on top of; "The scarf surmounted the gown"

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45 inkling (noun) a slight suggestion or vague understanding; "he had no inkling what was about to happen"

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46 rabid (adjective satellite) marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea; "rabid isolationist"

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47 staid (adjective satellite) characterized by dignity and propriety

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48 attest (verb) authenticate, affirm to be true, genuine, or correct, as in an official capacity; "I attest this signature"

(verb) establish or verify the usage of; "This word is not attested until 1993"

(verb) provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes; "His high fever attested to his illness"; "The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication"; "This decision demonstrates his se

(verb) give testimony in a court of law

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49 expostulate (verb) reason with (somebody) for the purpose of dissuasion

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50 blatant (adjective satellite) conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry; "blatant radios"; "a clamorous uproar"; "strident demands"; "a vociferous mob"

(adjective satellite) without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious; "open disregard of the law"; "open family strife"; "open hostility"; "a blatant appeal to vanity"; "a blazing indiscretion"

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51 doe (noun) mature female of mammals of which the male is called `buck'

(noun) the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977

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52 readjust (verb) adjust anew; "After moving back to America, he had to readjust"

(verb) adjust again after an initial failure

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