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1 effect (noun) an outward appearance; "he made a good impression"; "I wanted to create an impression of success"; "she retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting"

(noun) (of a law) having legal validity; "the law is still in effect"

(noun) an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived); "he just did it for effect"

(noun) the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work

(noun) a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event"

(noun) a symptom caused by an illness or a drug; "the effects of sleep loss"; "the effect of the anesthetic"

(verb) produce; "The scientists set up a shockwave"

(verb) act so as to bring into existence; "effect a change"

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2 competence (noun) the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually

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3 indomitable (adjective satellite) impossible to subdue

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4 laxative (noun) a mild cathartic

(adjective) stimulating evacuation of feces

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5 disappear (verb) become less intense and fade away gradually; "her resistance melted under his charm"

(verb) get lost, especially without warning or explanation; "He disappeared without a trace"

(verb) cease to exist; "An entire civilization vanished"

(verb) become invisible or unnoticeable; "The effect vanished when day broke"

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6 subtle (adjective satellite) faint and difficult to analyze; "subtle aromas"

(adjective satellite) working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way; "glaucoma is an insidious disease"; "a subtle poison"

(adjective satellite) be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind; "his whole attitude had undergone a subtle change"; "a subtle difference"; "that elusive thing the soul"

(adjective satellite) able to make fine distinctions; "a subtle mind"

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7 demolish (verb) defeat soundly; "The home team demolished the visitors"

(verb) destroy completely; "the wrecking ball demolished the building"; "demolish your enemies"; "pulverize the rebellion before it gets out of hand"

(verb) humiliate or depress completely; "She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation"; "The death of her son smashed her"

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8 replete (verb) fill to satisfaction; "I am sated"

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9 diatomic (adjective) of or relating to a molecule made up of two atoms; "a diatomic molelcule"

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10 tilth (noun) arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops

(noun) the state of aggregation of soil and its condition for supporting plant growth

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11 immaculate (adjective satellite) completely neat and clean; "the apartment was immaculate"; "in her immaculate white uniform"; "a spick-and-span kitchen"; "their spic red-visored caps"

(adjective satellite) without fault or error; "faultless logic"; "speaks impeccable French"; "timing and technique were immaculate"; "an immaculate record"

(adjective satellite) free from stain or blemish

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12 inept (adjective satellite) revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse; "an inept remark"; "it was tactless to bring up those disagreeable"

(adjective satellite) generally incompetent and ineffectual; "feckless attempts to repair the plumbing"; "inept handling of the account"

(adjective satellite) not elegant or graceful in expression; "an awkward prose style"; "a clumsy apology"; "his cumbersome writing style"; "if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?"

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13 moccasin (noun) soft leather shoe; originally worn by native Americans

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14 lactation (noun) feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast

(noun) the production and secretion of milk by the mammary glands

(noun) the period following birth during which milk is secreted; "lactation normally continues until weaning"

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15 ordnance (noun) large but transportable armament

(noun) military supplies

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16 shriek (noun) sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors"

(noun) a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the brakes"

(verb) utter a shrill cry

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17 transpire (verb) give off (water) through the skin

(verb) come about, happen, or occur; "Several important events transpired last week"

(verb) come to light; become known; "It transpired that she had worked as spy in East Germany"

(verb) exude water vapor; "plants transpire"

(verb) pass through the tissue or substance or its pores or interstices, as of gas

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18 sacrificial (adjective) used in or connected with a sacrifice; "sacrificial lamb"

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19 fabricate (verb) make up something artificial or untrue

(verb) put together out of components or parts; "the company fabricates plastic chairs"; "They manufacture small toys"

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20 tactician (noun) a person who is skilled at planning tactics

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21 punctual (adjective) acting or arriving or performed exactly at the time appointed; "she expected guests to be punctual at meals"; "he is not a particularly punctual person"; "punctual payment"

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22 luxuriance (noun) the property of being lush and abundant

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23 consign (verb) give over to another for care or safekeeping; "consign your baggage"

(verb) commit forever; commit irrevocably

(verb) send to an address

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24 decorous (adjective) characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct; "the tete-a-tete was decorous in the extreme"

(adjective satellite) according with custom or propriety; "her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior"

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25 excretion (noun) the bodily process of discharging waste matter

(noun) waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body

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26 metamorphosis (noun) a complete change of physical form or substance especially as by magic or witchcraft

(noun) a striking change in appearance or character or circumstances; "the metamorphosis of the old house into something new and exciting"

(noun) the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals

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27 foreign (adjective) relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world; "foreign nations"; "a foreign accent"; "on business in a foreign city"

(adjective) of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own); "foreign trade"; "a foreign office"

(adjective satellite) not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something; "an economic theory alien to the spirit of capitalism"; "the mysticism so foreign to the French mind and temper"; "jealousy is foreign to her nature"

(adjective satellite) not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source; "water free of extraneous matter"; "foreign particles in milk"

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28 imminent (adjective satellite) close in time; about to occur; "retribution is at hand"; "some people believe the day of judgment is close at hand"; "in imminent danger"; "his impending retirement"

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29 daring (noun) the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger; "the proposal required great boldness"

(noun) a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy; "he could never refuse a dare"

(adjective satellite) disposed to venture or take risks; "audacious visions of the total conquest of space"; "an audacious interpretation of two Jacobean dramas"; "the most daring of contemporary fiction writers"; "a venturesome investor"; "a venturous spirit"

(adjective satellite) radically new or original; "an avant-garde theater piece"

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30 ascetic (noun) practices self denial as spiritual discipline

(adjective satellite) practicing great self-denial; "Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it"- William James; "a desert nomad's austere life"; "a spartan diet"; "a spartan existence"

(adjective) pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline; "ascetic practices"

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31 primitive (noun) a word serving as the basis for inflected or derived forms; "`pick' is the primitive from which `picket' is derived"

(noun) a mathematical expression from which another expression is derived

(noun) a person who belongs to early stage of civilization

(adjective satellite) used of preliterate or tribal or nonindustrial societies; "primitive societies"

(adjective satellite) little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type; "archaic forms of life"; "primitive mammals"; "the okapi is a short-necked primitive cousin of the giraffe"

(adjective satellite) belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness; "the crude weapons and rude agricultural implements of early man"; "primitive movies of the 1890s"; "primitive living conditions in the Appalachian mo

(adjective satellite) of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style; "primitive art such as that by Grandma Moses is often colorful and striking"

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32 observance (noun) the act of observing; taking a patient look

(noun) conformity with law or custom or practice etc.

(noun) the act of noticing or paying attention; "he escaped the notice of the police"

(noun) a formal event performed on a special occasion; "a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor"

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33 analogous (adjective) corresponding in function but not in evolutionary origin; "the wings of a bee and those of a hummingbird are analogous"

(adjective satellite) similar or correspondent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar; "brains and computers are often considered analogous"; "surimi is marketed as analogous to crabmeat"

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34 ferocious (adjective satellite) marked by extreme and violent energy; "a ferocious beating"; "fierce fighting"; "a furious battle"

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35 prefatory (adjective satellite) serving as an introduction or preface

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36 exodus (noun) a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment

(noun) the second book of the Old Testament: tells of the departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt led by Moses; God gave them the Ten Commandments and the rest of Mosaic law on Mount Sinai during the Exodus

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37 opponent (noun) someone who offers opposition

(noun) a contestant that you are matched against

(adjective satellite) characterized by active hostility; "opponent (or opposing) armies"

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38 projection (noun) the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting

(noun) the act of projecting out from something

(noun) any structure that branches out from a central support

(noun) the representation of a figure or solid on a plane as it would look from a particular direction

(noun) a prediction made by extrapolating from past observations

(noun) a planned undertaking

(noun) the projection of an image from a film onto a screen

(noun) the acoustic phenomenon that gives sound a penetrating quality; "our ukuleles have been designed to have superior sound and projection"; "a prime ingredient of public speaking is projection of the voice"

(noun) (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your own traits and emotions are attributed to someone else

(noun) any solid convex shape that juts out from something

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39 compliant (adjective) disposed or willing to comply; "children compliant with the parental will"

(adjective satellite) evidencing little spirit or courage; overly submissive or compliant; "compliant and anxious to suit his opinions of those of others"; "a fine fiery blast against meek conformity"- Orville Prescott; "she looked meek but had the heart of a lion"; "was submi

(adjective satellite) easily influenced or imposed on

(adjective satellite) willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another without protest; "too acquiescent to challenge authority"; "a gentle and biddable soul"; "children compliant with the parental will"

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40 dissatisfy (verb) fail to satisfy

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41 annals (noun) a chronological account of events in successive years

(noun) reports of the work of a society or learned body etc

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42 corrosive (noun) a substance having the tendency to cause corrosion (such a strong acids or alkali)

(adjective satellite) of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action

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43 rendezvous (noun) a meeting planned at a certain time and place

(noun) a date; usually with a member of the opposite sex

(noun) a place where people meet; "he was waiting for them at the rendezvous"

(verb) meet at a rendezvous

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44 profligacy (noun) dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure

(noun) the trait of spending extravagantly

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45 parricide (noun) murder of your own parents

(noun) someone who kills his or her parent

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46 transferee (noun) someone who transfers or is transferred from one position to another; "the best student was a transfer from LSU"

(noun) (law) someone to whom a title or property is conveyed

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47 significant (adjective satellite) fairly large; "won by a substantial margin"

(adjective satellite) rich in significance or implication; "a meaning look"; "pregnant with meaning"

(adjective) important in effect or meaning; "a significant change in tax laws"; "a significant change in the Constitution"; "a significant contribution"; "significant details"; "statistically significant"

(adjective) too closely correlated to be attributed to chance and therefore indicating a systematic relation; "the interaction effect is significant at the .01 level"; "no significant difference was found"

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48 brokerage (noun) place where a broker conducts his business

(noun) the business of a broker; charges a fee to arrange a contract between two parties

(noun) a stock broker's business; charges a fee to act as intermediary between buyer and seller

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49 locomotion (noun) self-propelled movement

(noun) the power or ability to move

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50 ennoble (verb) give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility

(verb) confer dignity or honor upon; "He was dignified with a title"

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51 bestial (adjective satellite) resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility; "beastly desires"; "a bestial nature"; "brute force"; "a dull and brutish man"; "bestial treatment of prisoners"

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52 ecstasy (noun) street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine

(noun) a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion; "listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture"- Charles Dickens

(noun) a state of elated bliss

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53 intervene (verb) occur between other event or between certain points of time; "the war intervened between the birth of her two children"

(verb) get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force; "Why did the U.S. not intervene earlier in WW II?"

(verb) be placed or located between other things or extend between spaces and events; "This interludes intervenes between the two movements"; "Eight days intervened"

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54 album (noun) a book of blank pages with pockets or envelopes; for organizing photographs or stamp collections etc

(noun) one or more recordings issued together; originally released on 12-inch phonograph records (usually with attractive record covers) and later on cassette audio tape and compact disc

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55 equitable (adjective) implying justice dictated by reason, conscience, and a natural sense of what is fair to all; "equitable treatment of all citizens"; "an equitable distribution of gifts among the children"

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