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204204512Abjureformally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
204204513Abrogaterevoke formally
204204514Abstemioussparing in consumption of especially food and drink
204204515Acumenshrewdness shown by keen insight
204204516Antebellumbelonging to a period before a war especially the American Civil War
204204517Auspiciousattended by favorable circumstances
204204518Belierepresent falsely
204204519Bellicosehaving or showing a ready disposition to fight
204204520Bowderlizeto remove offensive passages of a play or novel
204204521Chicanerythe use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
204204522Chromosomea threadlike body in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order
204204523Churlishhaving a bad disposition
204204524Circumlocationusing many more words than necessary to make a point: evasiveness
204204525Circumnavigatetravel around, either by plane or ship
204204526Deciduous(of plants and shrubs) shedding foliage at the end of the growing season
204204527Deleteriousharmful to living things
204204528Diffidentlacking self-confidence
204204529Enervateweaken mentally or morally
204204530Enfranchisegrant freedom to
204204531EnthymemeLogical reasoning with one premise by the overall context of a passage
204204532Epiphanya divine manifestation
204204533Equinox(astronomy) either of the two celestial points at which the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic
204204534Eurothe basic monetary unit of most members of the European Union (introduced in 1999)
204204535Evanescenttending to vanish like vapor
204204536Expurgateedit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
204204537Facetiouscleverly amusing in tone
204204538Fatuouscomplacently or inanely foolish
204204539Fecklessgenerally incompetent and ineffectual
204204540Fiduciarya person who holds assets in trust for a beneficiary
204204541Filibustera tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches
204204542Gametea mature sexual reproductive cell having a single set of unpaired chromosomes
204204543Gauchelacking social polish
204204544Gerrymanderan act of gerrymandering (dividing a voting area so as to give your own party an unfair advantage)
204204545Hegemonythe domination of one state over its allies
204204546Hemoglobina hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color
204204547Hubrisoverbearing pride or presumption
204204548Hypotenusethe side of a right triangle opposite the right angle
204204549Impeachbring an accusation against
204204550Incognitowithout revealing one's identity
204204551Incontrovertiblenecessarily or demonstrably true
204204552Inculcateteach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
204204553Infrastructurethe stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area
204204554Ironyincongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs
204204555Interpolateinsert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
204204556Jejunedisplaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
204204557Kineticsupplying motive force
204204558Kowtowa former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission
204204559Laissez-Fairethe doctrine that government should not interfere in commercial affairs
204204560Loquaciousfull of trivial conversation
204204561Lugubriousexcessively mournful
204204562Metamorphosisthe marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals
204204563Mitosiscell division in which the nucleus divides into nuclei containing the same number of chromosomes
204204564Moietyone of two basic subdivisions of a tribe
204204565Nanotechnologythe branch of engineering that deals with things smaller than 100 nanometers (especially with the manipulation of individual molecules)
204204566Nihilismcomplete denial of all established authority and institutions
204204567Nomenclaturea system of words used in a particular discipline
204204568Nonsectariannot restricted to one sect or school or party
204204569Notarizeauthenticate as a notary
204204570Obsequiousattentive in an ingratiating or servile manner
204204571Oligarchya political system governed by a few people
204204572Omnipotenthaving unlimited power
204204573Orthographya method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols
204204574Oxidizeadd oxygen to or combine with oxygen
204204575Parabolaa plane curve formed by the intersection of a right circular cone and a plane parallel to an element of the curve
204204576Paradigma standard or typical example
204204577Parametera constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves
204204578Pecuniaryrelating to or involving money
204204579Photosynthesissynthesis of compounds with the aid of radiant energy (especially in plants)
204204580Plagiarizetake without referencing from someone else's writing or speech
204204581Plasmacolorless watery fluid of blood and lymph containing no cells and in which erythrocytes and leukocytes and platelets are suspended
204204582Polymera naturally occurring or synthetic compound consisting of large molecules made up of a linked series of repeated simple monomers
204204583Precipitousextremely steep
204204584Quasara starlike object that may send out radio waves and other forms of energy
204204585Quotidianfound in the ordinary course of events
204204586Recapitulatesummarize briefly
204204587Reciprocal(mathematics) one of a pair of numbers whose product is 1: the reciprocal of 2/3 is 3/2
204204588Reparationcompensation (given or received) for an insult or injury
204204589Respirationthe metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain energy from organic moelcules
204204590Sanguineinclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life
204204591Soliloquya (usually long) dramatic speech intended to give the illusion of unspoken reflections
204204592Speculationa hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)
204204593Subjugateput down by force or intimidation
204204594Suffragistan advocate of the extension of voting rights (especially to women)
204204595Syllogismdeductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises
204204596Superciliousexpressive of contempt
204204597Tautologyuseless repetition
204204598Taxonomypractice of classifying plants and animals according to their presumed natural relationships
204204599Tectonicpertaining to the structure or movement of the earth's crust
204204600Tempestuous(of the elements) as if showing violent anger
204204601Totalitariancharacterized by a government in which the political authority exercises absolute and centralized control
204204602Unctuousunpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
204204603Usurpseize and take control without authority and possibly with force
204204604Usurythe act of lending money at an exorbitant rate of interest
204204605Vacuousdevoid of significance or point
204204606Vehementmarked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions
204204607Wroughtshaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)
204204608Winnowtreat by exposure to a current of air so that waste matter is eliminated
204204609Xenophobeperson afraid of foreigners
204204610Yeomanin former times was free and cultivated his own land
204204611Ziggurata rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians

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