 | Term | Definition |
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ruminate |
to ponder at length |
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consort |
companion, often in marriage |
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polemic |
a controversial argument, esp. attacking a particular opinion |
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mausoleum |
a huge tomb |
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idiosyncracy |
a particular, peculiar, or eccentric trait |
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forensic |
related to the law or debate |
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ellipsis |
in a sentence, the omission of a word or words replaced by three periods |
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rail |
to speak bitterly or reproachfully |
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marquee |
a sign over the entrance to a public building |
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extraneous |
not an essential part of; unimportant |
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foolhardy |
reckless; bold without judgement |
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respite |
temporary relief |
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saturnine |
of a gloomy temperament |
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parrot |
to blindly repeat or copy |
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extemporaneous |
done with little or no |
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gangly |
awkawardly tall |
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quack |
an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and dispenses medical advice and treatment |
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brazen |
showing shameless, insolent, boldness; made of brass |
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revere |
to honor |
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lugubrious |
sad or mournful, esp. in a way that seems exaggerated or ridiculous |
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sanguine |
optimistic, cheerful |
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dovetail |
to combine or interlock into a unified whole |
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histrionic |
overly dramatic, theatrical |
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amuck |
frenzied, sep. violently |
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feisty |
irritable; quarrelsome; full of spirit |
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quell |
to ease; to calm down |
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abolish |
to put to an end to |
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endorse |
to give approval or support to |
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regimen |
a set of rules, usually followed for therapeutic effect |
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jingoism |
an extreme patriotism |
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subsidy |
monetary assistance |
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condign |
deserved |
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sect |
a small group, esp. religious, united by a specific set of beliefs |
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mammoth |
very large; of clumsy or unwieldy size |
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gratuitous |
unnecessary or inappropriate |
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phlegmatic |
having a calm, sluggish temperament; unemotional |
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peccadillo |
a minor sin |
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mire |
a swamp or bod |
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rebuff |
to refuse someone; to reject an offer |
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estuary |
the part ot the river that meets a sea |
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surmount |
to overcome; to climb to the top of |
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haphazard |
mere chance; accident |
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mentor |
a counselor or teacher |
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ingenious |
inventice, cunning, clever |
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internecine |
pertaining to conflict within a group; mutually destructive |
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warp |
to distort, as a twist or ben |
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apex |
the highest point |
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rural |
relating to the country or farming |
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bovine |
resembling a cow; stolid |
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clairvoyant |
having the supposed power to see objects or events that cannot be perceived by the senses |
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