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| 1 | prefer | (verb) select as an alternative; choose instead; prefer as an alternative; "I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"; "She opted for the job on the East coast" (verb) like better; value more highly; "Some people prefer camping to staying in hotels"; "We prefer sleeping outside" (verb) promote over another; "he favors his second daughter" (verb) give preference to one creditor over another
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| 2 | expansion | (noun) the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope (noun) adding information or detail (noun) a discussion that provides additional information
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| 3 | frivolity | (noun) acting like a clown or buffoon (noun) something of little value or significance (noun) the trait of being frivolous; not serious or sensible
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| 4 | immune | (noun) a person who is immune to a particular infection (adjective satellite) (usually followed by `to') not affected by a given influence; "immune to persuasion" (adjective satellite) relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection) (adjective satellite) secure against; "immune from taxation as long as he resided in Bermuda"; "immune from criminal prosecution" (adjective) relating to the condition of immunity; "the immune system"
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| 5 | homogeneous | (adjective) all of the same or similar kind or nature; "a close-knit homogeneous group"
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| 6 | anteroom | (noun) a large entrance or reception room or area
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| 7 | fief | (noun) a piece of land held under the feudal system
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| 8 | rotary | (noun) electrical converter consisting of a synchronous machine that converts alternating to direct current or vice versa (noun) a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island; "the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary" (adjective satellite) marked by or moving in a circle (adjective) relating to or characterized by rotation; "rotary dial"
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| 9 | precipice | (noun) a very steep cliff
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| 10 | bumper | (noun) a mechanical device consisting of bars at either end of a vehicle to absorb shock and prevent serious damage (noun) a glass filled to the brim (especially as a toast); "we quaffed a bumper of ale" (adjective satellite) extraordinarily abundant; "a bumper crop"
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| 11 | invoke | (verb) request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection; "appeal to somebody for help"; "Invoke God in times of trouble" (verb) cite as an authority; resort to; "He invoked the law that would save him"; "I appealed to the law of 1900"; "She invoked an ancient law" (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"
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| 12 | peter | (noun) obscene terms for penis (noun) disciple of Jesus and leader of the apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
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| 13 | committal | (noun) the act of committing a crime (noun) the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)
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| 14 | meliorate | (verb) get better; "The weather improved toward evening" (verb) to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"
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| 15 | adulterant | (noun) any substance that adulterates (lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance); "it is necessary to remove the adulterants before use" (adjective) making impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials; "the adulterating effect of extraneous materials"
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| 16 | reducible | (adjective) capable of being reduced; "reducible to a set of principles of human nature"- Edmund Wilson
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| 17 | irreverent | (adjective satellite) not revering god (adjective) showing lack of due respect or veneration; "irreverent scholars mocking sacred things"; "noisy irreverent tourists" (adjective satellite) characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality; "a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner"
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| 18 | addle | (verb) become rotten; "addled eggs" (verb) mix up or confuse; "He muddled the issues"
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| 19 | ingratiate | (verb) gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts
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| 20 | hydrostatics | (noun) study of the mechanical properties of fluids that are not in motion
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| 21 | divergent | (adjective) tending to move apart in different directions (adjective satellite) diverging from another or from a standard; "a divergent opinion"
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| 22 | fraternal | (adjective) like or characteristic of or befitting a brother; "brotherly feelings"; "close fraternal ties" (adjective) (of twins) derived from two separate fertilized ova; "fraternal twins are biovular" (adjective) of or relating to a fraternity or society of usually men; "a fraternal order"
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| 23 | brusque | (adjective satellite) marked by rude or peremptory shortness; "try to cultivate a less brusque manner"; "a curt reply"; "the salesgirl was very short with him"
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| 24 | exigent | (adjective satellite) requiring precise accuracy; "an exacting job"; "became more exigent over his pronunciation" (adjective satellite) demanding attention; "clamant needs"; "a crying need"; "regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"- H.L.Mencken; "insistent hunger"; "an instant need"
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| 25 | enshrine | (verb) enclose in a shrine; "the saint's bones were enshrined in the cathedral" (verb) hold sacred
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| 26 | discreet | (adjective) marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint; "his trusted discreet aide"; "a discreet, finely wrought gold necklace" (adjective satellite) heedful of potential consequences; "circumspect actions"; "physicians are now more circumspect about recommending its use"; "a discreet investor" (adjective satellite) unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic; "a discerning editor"; "a discreet silence"
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| 27 | lassie | (noun) a girl or young woman who is unmarried
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| 28 | redoubtable | (adjective satellite) inspiring fear; "the formidable prospect of major surgery"; "a tougher and more redoubtable adversary than the heel-clicking, jackbooted fanatic"- G.H.Johnston; "something unnerving and prisonlike about high gray wall" (adjective satellite) having or worthy of pride; "redoubtable scholar of the Renaissance"; "born of a redoubtable family"
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| 29 | antitoxin | (noun) an antibody that can neutralize a specific toxin
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| 30 | optics | (noun) the branch of physics that studies the physical properties of light
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| 31 | supplicate | (verb) ask humbly (for something); "He supplicated the King for clemency" (verb) ask for humbly or earnestly, as in prayer; "supplicate God's blessing" (verb) make a humble, earnest petition; "supplicate for permission"
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| 32 | ointment | (noun) toiletry consisting of any of various substances resembling cream that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin (noun) semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
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| 33 | formation | (noun) the act of forming something; "the constitution of a PTA group last year"; "it was the establishment of his reputation"; "he still remembers the organization of the club" (noun) the fabrication of something in a particular shape (noun) creation by mental activity; "the formation of sentences"; "the formation of memories" (noun) a particular spatial arrangement (noun) an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit; "a defensive formation"; "a formation of planes" (noun) (geology) the geological features of the earth (noun) natural process that causes something to form; "the formation of gas in the intestine"; "the formation of crystals"; "the formation of pseudopods"
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| 34 | ceremonial | (noun) a formal event performed on a special occasion; "a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor" (adjective satellite) marked by pomp or ceremony or formality; "a ceremonial occasion"; "ceremonial garb"
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| 35 | susceptible | (adjective) (often followed by `of' or `to') yielding readily to or capable of; "susceptible to colds"; "susceptible of proof" (adjective satellite) easily impressed emotionally
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| 36 | choleric | (adjective satellite) characterized by anger; "a choleric outburst"; "an irascible response" (adjective satellite) quickly aroused to anger; "a hotheaded commander" (adjective satellite) easily moved to anger; "men of the choleric type take to kicking and smashing"- H.G.Wells
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| 37 | persist | (verb) be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions" (verb) continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures" (verb) stay behind; "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up"
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| 38 | parlor | (noun) a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax (noun) reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
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| 39 | pension | (noun) a regular payment to a person that iis intended to allow them to subsist without working (verb) grant a pension to
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| 40 | anesthetic | (noun) a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations
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| 41 | zenith | (noun) the point above the observer that is directly opposite the nadir on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected
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| 42 | sedulous | (adjective satellite) marked by care and persistent effort; "her assiduous attempts to learn French"; "assiduous research"; "sedulous pursuit of legal and moral principles"
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| 43 | venerate | (verb) regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of; "Fear God as your father"; "We venerate genius"
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| 44 | Neolithic | (noun) latest part of the Stone Age beginning about 10,000 BC in the middle east (but later elsewhere) (adjective) of or relating to the most recent period of the Stone Age (following the mesolithic); "evidence of neolithic settlements"
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| 45 | perfumery | (noun) the art of making perfumes (noun) an establishment where perfumes are made (noun) store where perfumes are sold (noun) perfumes in general
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| 46 | partisan | (noun) a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections; 16th and 17th centuries (noun) an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity (noun) a fervent and even militant proponent of something (adjective) devoted to a cause or party (adjective satellite) adhering or confined to a particular sect or denomination or party; "denominational prejudice"
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| 47 | personal | (noun) a short newspaper article about a particular person or group (adjective satellite) particular to a given individual (adjective) concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality; "a personal favor"; "for your personal use"; "personal papers"; "I have something personal to tell you"; "a personal God"; "he has his personal bank account and she ha (adjective satellite) intimately concerning a person's body or physical being; "personal hygiene" (adjective) indicating grammatical person; "personal verb endings" (adjective) of or arising from personality; "personal magnetism"
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| 48 | pitiful | (adjective satellite) inspiring mixed contempt and pity; "their efforts were pathetic"; "pitiable lack of character"; "pitiful exhibition of cowardice" (adjective satellite) deserving or inciting pity; "a hapless victim"; "miserable victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy; "piteous appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful fate"; "Oh, you poor thing"; "his poor d (adjective satellite) bad; unfortunate; "my finances were in a deplorable state"; "a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape"; "a sorry state of affairs"
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| 49 | perversion | (noun) the action of perverting something (turning it to a wrong use); "it was a perversion of justice" (noun) an aberrant sexual practice that is preferred to normal intercourse (noun) a curve that reverses the direction of something; "the tendrils of the plant exhibited perversion"; "perversion also shows up in kinky telephone cords"
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| 50 | logic | (noun) reasoned and reasonable judgment; "it made a certain kind of logic" (noun) a system of reasoning (noun) the principles that guide reasoning within a given field or situation; "economic logic requires it"; "by the logic of war" (noun) the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference
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| 51 | precedence | (noun) the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony) (noun) preceding in time (noun) status established in order of importance or urgency; "...its precedence as the world's leading manufacturer of pharmaceuticals"; "national independence takes priority over class struggle"
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| 52 | tutelar | (adjective satellite) providing protective supervision; watching over or safeguarding; "daycare that is educational and not just custodial"; "a guardian angel"; "tutelary gods"
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| 53 | clangor | (noun) a loud resonant repeating noise; "he could hear the clang of distant bells" (verb) make a loud noise; "clanging metal" (verb) make a loud resonant noise; "the alarm clangored throughout the building"
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| 54 | tiresome | (adjective satellite) so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention";
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