 | Term | Definition |
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filibuster |
to use a prolonged speech to delay legislative action; |
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cherish |
to hold in great affection |
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icon |
an image; a symbol; a representation of a holy person, esp. in the Orthodox Christian churches |
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dispense |
to administer; to distribute; to do without |
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inscrutable |
hard to understand; enigmatic |
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evanescent |
fading from sight; transient |
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malleable |
able to be pounded; capable of being molded; adaptable |
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tentative |
experimental; not sure |
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petty |
having secondary rank or importance |
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penitent |
feeling regret |
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caliber |
degree of worth or value |
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manifold |
of many kinds; numerous and varied |
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congenial |
suited to one's needs or nature; friendly; sympathetic |
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memento |
a reminder or a souvenir |
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inaugurate |
to formally bring into office at the beginning of a term |
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hysteria |
a sudden outburtst of uncontrolled emotion such as fear, excitement, etc |
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garish |
marked by unpleasantly bright colors or excessive ornamentation |
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pandemonium |
confusion; misunderstanding |
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nonchalant |
seemingly to be unconcerned or indifferent |
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heyday |
a time of success or popularity |
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reproach |
to express disapproval for a fault, usu. out of a sense of disappointment |
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attrition |
gradual reduction |
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malediction |
evil talk about someone; slander; a curse |
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cornucopia |
an abundance |
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sumptuous |
of a size or splendor suggesting great expense; lavish |
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innuendo |
an indiirect suggestion about someone or something, esp. of a negative nature |
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foreboding |
a sense of impending evil, esp. one without definite cause |
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fiat |
an authoritative order; an arbitrary order; an arbitrary decree |
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deprive |
to take or keep something away from someone |
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sparse |
thinly spread or distributed; not dense or crowded |
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fraternize |
to associate in a friendly manner |
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persevere |
to remain constant despite obstacles |
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disheveled |
disarranged; untidy; rumpled |
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ignomity |
shame; dishonor |
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pinnacle |
the highest point; summit |
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patronize |
to sponsor or support; to be kind or helpful in a snobbish way, as if dealing with an inferior |
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oppugn |
to oppose with argument; to contradict or call into question |
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kudos |
glory; fame |
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imbecile |
a stupid or silly person |
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flotsam |
wreckage of a ship or its cargo found floating on the sea |
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redolent |
aromatic; fragrant; suggestive |
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recidivist |
one who returns to criminal habits |
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dwindle |
to decrease gradually until little remains |
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toady |
a person who flatters others for self-serving reasons; a sycophant |
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haggard |
appearing tired and thin, as from anxiety, disease, hunger, etc. |
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gesticulate |
to make gestures, esp. while speaking |
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avert |
to turn away |
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largess |
generosity in giving gifts |
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invective |
languge that abuses or denounces |
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quaint |
odd, especially in an olf-fashioned way |
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