 | Term | Definition |
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alloy (verb) |
to commingle; to debase by mixing with something inferior |
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appropriate (verb) |
to take for one’s own use; confiscate |
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arrest (verb) |
to suspend; to engage; to hold one’s attention |
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august (adjective) |
majestic; venerable |
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bent (noun) |
leaning; inclination; proclivity; tendency |
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broach (verb) |
to bring up or announce; to begin to talk about |
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brook (verb) |
to tolerate, endure, or countenance |
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cardinal (adjective) |
of great importance |
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color (verb) |
to change as if by dyeing, i.e., to distort, gloss, or affect |
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damp (verb) |
to diminish the intensity or check the vibration of a sound, etc. |
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die (noun) |
a part of a machine that punches shaped holes or cuts |
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essay (verb) |
to test or try; to attempt or experiment |
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exact (verb) |
to demand, call for, require or take |
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flag (verb) |
to sag or droop; to become spiritless; to decline |
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flip (adjective) |
sarcastic, impertinent |
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ford (verb) |
to wade across the shallow part of a river or stream |
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grouse (verb) |
to complain or grumble |
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guy (noun) |
a cord or cable used to steady or guide some-thing |
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intimate (verb) |
to imply, suggest, or insinuate |
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list (verb) |
to tilt or lean to one side |
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lumber (verb) |
to move heavily and clumsily |
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milk (verb) |
to exploit; to squeeze every last ounce of |
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mince (verb) |
to pronounce or speak affectedly; to speak too carefully; also, to take tiny steps or tiptoe |
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nice (adjective) |
exacting; fastidious; extremely, even excessively, precise |
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obtain (verb) |
to be established, accepted, or customary |
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occult (adjective) |
hidden; concealed; beyond comprehension |
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pedestrian (adjective) |
commonplace; trite; unremarkable; quotidian |
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pied (adjective) |
multicolored, usually in blotches or patches |
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pine (verb) |
to lose vigor (as through grief); to yearn |
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plastic (adjective) |
moldable; pliable; not rigid |
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prize (verb/noun) |
to pry; to press or force with a lever; something taken by force; spoils |
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rail (verb) |
to complain about bitterly |
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rent (adjective/noun) |
torn, past of rend; an opening or tear caused by such |
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quail (verb) |
to lose courage; to become frightened |
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qualify (verb) |
to limit |
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sap (verb) |
to enervate or weaken the vitality of |
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scurvy (adjective) |
contemptible; despicable |
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singular (adjective) |
exceptional; unusual; odd |
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steep (verb) |
to saturate or completely soak |
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strut (noun) |
the supporting structural cross-part of a wing |
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table (verb) |
to remove (as a parliamentary motion) from consideration |
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tender (verb) |
to proffer or offer; to give |
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waffle (verb) |
to equivocate; to change one’s position |
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wag (noun) |
wit; joker |
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