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abstemious 
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 | v. blow away or off with a current of air, separate the chaff from by using air currents |
| n. a (usually long) dramatic speech intended to give the illusion of unspoken reflections, speech you make to yourself |
| a. sparing in consumption of especially food and drink, marked by temperance in indulgence |
| a. relating to or involving money, consisting of or measured in money |
acumen
2
| a. relating to or involving money, consisting of or measured in money |
| n. function primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues |
| n. shrewdness shown by keen insight, a tapering point |
| a. unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech |
equinox
3
| v. blow away or off with a current of air, separate the chaff from by using air currents |
| n. either of two times of the year when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator and day and night are of equal length |
| n. one of two basic subdivisions of a tribe, one of two (approximately) equal parts |
| v. travel around either by plane or ship, go around or avoid (an obstacle) |
homogeneous
4
| n. a naturally occurring or synthetic compound consisting of large molecules made up of a linked series of repeated simple monomers |
| n. one of two basic subdivisions of a tribe, one of two (approximately) equal parts |
| v. try to gain favor by cringing or flattering |
| a. all of the same or similar kind or nature |
incontrovertible
5
| a. necessarily or demonstrably true, impossible to deny or disprove |
| a. sparing in consumption of especially food and drink, marked by temperance in indulgence |
| a. found in the ordinary course of events, occurring every day |
| a. belonging to a period before a war especially the American Civil War |
irony
6
| n. a blood-red color, confidently optimistic and cheerful |
| n. a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs |
| a. harmful to living things, causing harm or damage |
| a. all of the same or similar kind or nature |
kowtow
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| n. a (usually long) dramatic speech intended to give the illusion of unspoken reflections, speech you make to yourself |
| v. try to gain favor by cringing or flattering |
| a. unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech |
| n. overbearing pride or presumption, excessive pride or self-confidence |
moiety
8
| v. put down by force or intimidation, make subservient, force to submit or subdue |
| a. harmful to living things, causing harm or damage |
| n. one of two basic subdivisions of a tribe, one of two (approximately) equal parts |
| v. travel around either by plane or ship, go around or avoid (an obstacle) |
oligarchy
9
| a. shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort) |
| a. sparing in consumption of especially food and drink, marked by temperance in indulgence |
| n. a political system governed by a few people |
| a. belonging to a period before a war especially the American Civil War |
omnipotent
10
| n. an advocate of the extension of voting rights (especially to women) |
| n. a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things, an indirect way of expressing something |
| v. blow away or off with a current of air, separate the chaff from by using air currents |
| a. having unlimited power, having virtually unlimited authority or influence |