 | Term | Definition |
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contemporary |
of the same time or period |
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derelict |
abandoned; nelgigent |
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bolster |
to support of strengthen |
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nondescript |
lacling distinction or individual character |
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adorn |
add beaty |
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skeptical |
tending to question or doubt |
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dictum |
an authoritative, often formal pronouncement |
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crony |
a long-time friend of close companion |
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maim |
to cripple; mutilate; disable |
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morbid |
gruesome; awful |
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yelp |
a sharp cry expressing pain |
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purport |
to claim, esp. falsely |
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glut |
an oversupply |
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chronology |
arrangement of events in time |
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scour |
to wash by scrubbling vigorously |
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momentous |
of extreme importance |
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fastidious |
not easy ro please; very critical or discriminating |
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cadre |
a core grouop of trained highly skilled people capable of training others |
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sang-froid |
coolness and composure, esp. in difficult circumstances |
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duel |
a prearraged combat between two persons |
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etymology |
the study of origins of words |
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stimulate |
to rouse or excite to action or increased action |
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knell |
to ring in a slow, solemn way |
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ligament |
connective tissue, joining bones or supporting internal organs |
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agape |
wide open |
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cue |
a hint |
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paraphrase |
to restate in different words |
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fractious |
disruptive or irritable |
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depict |
to represent; to portray |
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ridicule |
to make fun of |
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subjective |
based on personal experience or feeling, not from external experience |
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hallmark |
any mark or symnbol of genuineness or high quality |
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gallant |
brave and noble |
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engender |
to beget; to cause; to promote |
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ovtion |
enthusiastic and lengthy applause |
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foment |
to stir up negative feelings |
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interloper |
one who interferes with the affairs of others |
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pulverize |
to crush; to grind into powder or dust |
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confide |
to tell something in secret |
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eon |
a long period of time |
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exuberant |
lively, happy and full of good spirits |
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bristle |
to react in an angry or offened manner |
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temporize |
to act evasively in order to gain time |
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incumbent |
necessary or obligatory |
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zeitgeist |
the trend of spirit of the times |
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segregate |
to seperate into grouops or parts |
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circumscribe |
to define the limits of |
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manuscript |
a book or other document written by hand |
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antediluvian |
very old; outdated |
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elicit |
to draw out; to invoke |
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