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| 1 | strait | (noun) a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water (noun) a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs (adjective satellite) strict and severe; "strait is the gate"
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| 2 | taciturn | (adjective) habitually reserved and uncommunicative
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| 3 | autocracy | (noun) a political theory favoring unlimited authority by a single individual (noun) a political system governed by a single individual
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| 4 | cameo | (noun) engraving or carving in low relief on a stone (as in a brooch or ring)
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| 5 | accumulate | (verb) collect or gather; "Journals are accumulating in my office"; "The work keeps piling up" (verb) get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune"
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| 6 | clemency | (noun) leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice; "he threw himself on the mercy of the court" (noun) good weather with comfortable temperatures
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| 7 | turgid | (adjective satellite) abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas; "hungry children with bloated stomachs"; "he had a grossly distended stomach"; "eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids"; "swollen hands"; "tumescent tissue"; "puffy tumid flesh" (adjective satellite) ostentatiously lofty in style; "a man given to large talk"; "tumid political prose"
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| 8 | duplicity | (noun) acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another (noun) a fraudulent or duplicitous representation
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| 9 | eatable | (noun) any substance that can be used as food (adjective) suitable for use as food
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| 10 | vendition | (noun) the act of selling goods for a living
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| 11 | accompanist | (noun) a person who provides musical accompaniment (usually on a piano)
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| 12 | overpower | (verb) overcome by superior force (verb) overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
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| 13 | aversion | (noun) the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away; "averting her gaze meant that she was angry" (noun) a feeling of intense dislike
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| 14 | futile | (adjective satellite) unproductive of success; "a fruitless search"; "futile years after her artistic peak"; "a sleeveless errand"; "a vain attempt" (adjective satellite) producing no result or effect; "a futile effort"; "the therapy was ineffectual"; "an otiose undertaking"; "an unavailing attempt"
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| 15 | further | (verb) promote the growth of; "Foster our children's well-being and education" (verb) contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom" (adjective satellite) more distant in especially degree; "nothing could be further from the truth"; "further from our expectations"; "farther from the truth"; "farther from our expectations" (adverb) to or at a greater distance in time or space (`farther' is used more frequently than `further' in this physical sense); "farther north"; "moved farther away"; "farther down the corridor"; "the practice may go back still farther to the Druids"; "went onl (adverb) to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (`further' is used more often than `farther' in this abstract sense); "further complicated by uncertainty about the future"; "let's not discuss it further"; "nothing could be further from the (adverb) in addition or furthermore; "if we further suppose"; "stated further that he would not cooperate with them"; "they are definitely coming; further, they should be here already"
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| 16 | extol | (verb) praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking"
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| 17 | apogee | (noun) apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth (noun) a final climactic stage; "their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development"
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| 18 | idealize | (verb) form ideals; "Man has always idealized" (verb) consider or render as ideal; "She idealized her husband after his death"
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| 19 | plasticity | (noun) the property of being physically malleable; the property of something that can be worked or hammered or shaped under pressure without breaking
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| 20 | trenchant | (adjective satellite) clearly or sharply defined to the mind; "clear-cut evidence of tampering"; "Claudius was the first to invade Britain with distinct...intentions of conquest"; "trenchant distinctions between right and wrong" (adjective satellite) characterized by or full of force and vigor; "a hard-hitting expose"; "a trenchant argument" (adjective satellite) having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect; "searching insights"; "trenchant criticism"
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| 21 | laddie | (noun) a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)
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| 22 | anthropomorphous | (adjective satellite) suggesting human characteristics for animals or inanimate things
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| 23 | requital | (noun) an act of requiting; returning in kind (noun) a justly deserved penalty
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| 24 | inlet | (noun) an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
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| 25 | sanction | (noun) a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards (noun) the act of final authorization; "it had the sanction of the church" (noun) official permission or approval; "authority for the program was renewed several times" (noun) formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement" (verb) give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies" (verb) give religious sanction to, such as through on oath; "sanctify the marriage" (verb) give authority or permission to
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| 26 | legislator | (noun) someone who makes or enacts laws
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| 27 | plenteous | (adjective satellite) affording an abundant supply; "had ample food for the party"; "copious provisions"; "food is plentiful"; "a plenteous grape harvest"; "a rich supply"
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| 28 | proscribe | (verb) command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"
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| 29 | recognize | (verb) accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority; "The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the throne"; "We do not recognize your gods" (verb) perceive to be the same (verb) be fully aware or cognizant of (verb) express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for; "We must acknowledge the kindness she showed towards us" (verb) express greetings upon meeting someone (verb) detect with the senses; "The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards"; "I can't make out the faces in this photograph" (verb) grant credentials to; "The Regents officially recognized the new educational institution"; "recognize an academic degree" (verb) show approval or appreciation of; "My work is not recognized by anybody!"; "The best student was recognized by the Dean" (verb) exhibit recognition for (an antigen or a substrate)
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| 30 | statuette | (noun) a small carved or molded figure
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| 31 | susceptibility | (noun) the state of being susceptible; easily affected
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| 32 | ache | (noun) a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain (verb) have a desire for something or someone who is not present; "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover" (verb) feel physical pain; "Were you hurting after the accident?" (verb) be the source of pain
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| 33 | ominous | (adjective satellite) presaging ill-fortune; "ill omens"; "ill predictions"; "my words with inauspicious thunderings shook heaven"- P.B.Shelley; "a dead and ominous silence prevailed"; "a by-election at a time highly unpropitious for the Government" (adjective satellite) threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments; "a baleful look"; "forbidding thunderclouds"; "his tone became menacing"; "ominous rumblings of discontent"; "sinister storm clouds"; "a sinister smile"; "his threatening behavior"; "ugly black clo
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| 34 | livid | (adjective satellite) furiously angry; "willful stupidity makes him absolutely livid" (adjective satellite) (of a light) imparting a deathlike luminosity; "livid lightning streaked the sky"; "a thousand flambeaux...turned all at once that deep gloom into a livid and preternatural day"- E.A.Poe (adjective satellite) ash-colored or anemic looking from illness or emotion; "a face turned ashen"; "the invalid's blanched cheeks"; "tried to speak with bloodless lips"; "a face livid with shock"; "lips...livid with the hue of death"- Mary W. Shelley; "lips white with terror (adjective satellite) discolored by coagulation of blood beneath the skin; "beaten black and blue"; "livid bruises"
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| 35 | instantaneous | (adjective satellite) occurring with no delay; "relief was instantaneous"; "instant gratification"
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| 36 | contribution | (noun) any one of a number of individual efforts in a common endeavor; "I am proud of my contribution to the team's success"; "they all did their share of the work" (noun) act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity (noun) a writing for publication especially one of a collection of writings as an article or story (noun) an amount of money contributed; "he expected his contribution to be repaid with interest" (noun) a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause
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| 37 | convolve | (verb) curl, wind, or twist together
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| 38 | flection | (noun) deviation from a straight or normal course (noun) the state of being flexed (as of a joint)
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| 39 | Sol | (noun) the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization (noun) (Roman mythology) ancient Roman god; personification of the sun; counterpart of Greek Helios (noun) a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid
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| 40 | assailant | (noun) someone who attacks
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| 41 | nausea | (noun) disgust so strong it makes you feel sick (noun) the state that precedes vomiting
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| 42 | perquisite | (noun) a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right); "suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males" (noun) an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right); "a limousine is one of the fringe benefits of the job"
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| 43 | devious | (adjective satellite) deviating from a straight course; "a scenic but devious route"; "a long and circuitous journey by train and boat"; "a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic" (adjective satellite) indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading; "used devious means to achieve success"; "gave oblique answers to direct questions"; "oblique political maneuvers" (adjective satellite) characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive; "a devious character"; "shifty eyes"
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| 44 | rebut | (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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| 45 | logician | (noun) a person skilled at symbolic logic
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| 46 | affiliate | (noun) a subsidiary or subordinate organization that is affiliated with another organization; "network affiliates" (noun) a subordinate or subsidiary associate; a person who is affiliated with another or with an organization (verb) join in an affiliation; "The two colleges affiliated" (verb) keep company with; hang out with; "He associates with strange people"; "She affiliates with her colleagues" (verb) join in an affiliation; "They affiliated themselves with the organization"
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| 47 | surround | (noun) the area in which something exists or lives; "the country--the flat agricultural surround" (verb) surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna" (verb) surround with a wall in order to fortify (verb) extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; "The forest surrounds my property" (verb) envelop completely; "smother the meat in gravy" (verb) be around; "Developments surround the town"; "The river encircles the village"
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| 48 | appall | (verb) fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised; "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us" (verb) strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"
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| 49 | effuse | (verb) give out or emit (also metaphorically); "The room effuses happiness" (verb) flow or spill forth (verb) pour out; "effused brine"
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| 50 | dejection | (noun) a state of melancholy depression (noun) solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels
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| 51 | prophesy | (verb) deliver a sermon; "The minister is not preaching this Sunday" (verb) predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration
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| 52 | apostate | (noun) a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc. (adjective satellite) not faithful to religion or party or cause
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