9th Grade Cards for Dehcho, NT, Canada

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absorption
n. process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion; state of mental concentration
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accompaniment
n. act of accompanying someone or something
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accomplice
n. partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing
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acquiesce
v. assent; accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively
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acquittal
n. state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty
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affiliation
n. partnership; alliance; association in the same family or society
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altercation
n. noisy quarrel; contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy
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ambassador
n. authorized messenger or representative
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ambiguous
a. unclear or doubtful in meaning
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animosity
n. bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
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apparatus
n. a group of parts that work together to perform given function; appliance or device for particular purpose
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approximately
ad. nearly correct or exact; close in value or amount but not precise; about; roughly
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austerity
n. severe and rigid economy; severe or rigorous simplicity; absence of adornment or luxury
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authentic
a. not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy
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authenticate
v. prove genuine; establish authenticity of
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auxiliary
a. giving help or support, especially to a more important person or thing
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benevolent
a. generous in providing aid to others; charitable
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blasphemous
a. characterized by profanity or cursing
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bravado
n. defiant or swaggering behavior; pretense of courage; false show of bravery
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camouflage
v. exploit natural surroundings to disguise something; conceal
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capricious
a. fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
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cavalcade
n. ceremonial procession or display; succession or series
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celestial
a. relating to the sky or the heavens; supremely good; god or angel
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cerebral
a. relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional
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chagrin
n. anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
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chaotic
a. in utter disorder; lacking visible order or organization
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chasm
n. deep opening in the earth surface
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chastise
v. punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke
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chronic
a. lasting for long period; marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases
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citadel
n. fortress; fortified place which people could go for shelter during battle
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clique
n. small exclusive group of friends or associates
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cocoon
n. silky envelope spun by the larvae of many insects to protect pupas and by spiders to protect eggs
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conceivable
a. capable of being conceived, imagined, or understood
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concurrent
a. simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time
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conscientious
a. wishing to do what is right, especially to do one's work or duty well and thoroughly; diligent; responsible; reliable
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consciousness
n. having knowledge of ; special awareness or sensitivity:
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contiguous
a. sharing an edge or boundary; touching; neighboring
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correspondence
n. similarity or analogy; communication by the exchange of letters
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corroborate
v. establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; support with evidence
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curriculum
n. the subjects comprising a course of study in a school or college; program
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defamation
n. an abusive attack on a person's character or good name
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deprivation
n. poverty; removal of rank or office; taking away
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derelict
a. left and abandoned; negligent in performing a duty
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diffidence
n. lack of self-confidence
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disastrous
a. extremely bad; terrible; dreadful
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dissociate
v. to undergo a reversible or temporary breakdown of a molecule into simpler molecules or atoms
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distinction
n. excellence or eminence; note or mark of difference
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diurnal
a. daily; relating to or occurring in a 24-hour period
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dominant
a. major; most important, powerful, or influential; outweighing
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dormitory
n. a college or university building for student living; a large bedroom where several people sleep
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drudgery
n. hard monotonous routine work
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elicit
v. draw out; bring forth or to light; generate or provoke as response or answer
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elimination
n. act of removing or getting rid of something
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embroidery
n. elaboration by the use of decorative detail; ornamentation of fabric with needlework
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equinox
n. period of equal days and nights; beginning of Spring and Autumn
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escapade
n. wild and exciting undertaking; adventurous or unconventional act
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espionage
n. spying; secret observation
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etiquette
n. manners; rules governing socially acceptable behavior
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exaggeration
n. act of making something more noticeable than it really is; overstatement
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exemplary
a. serving as model; outstanding; typical
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expediency
n. the quality of being suited to the end in view
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expedient
a. suitable; appropriate to a purpose; serving to promote your interest
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expunge
v. cancel; remove; erase or strike out
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facsimile
n. exact copy or reproduction, as of a document; fax
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fallacy
n. deceptive or false appearance; false notion; deception
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feasibility
n. the quality of being doable
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fictitious
a. existing only in imagination; feigned; not true or real
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finesse
n. refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling
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fluorescent
a. luminous; bright; emitting visible light
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fulfill
v. put in effect, fill or meet a want or need
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gruesome
a. causing horror; frightful and shocking
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handkerchief
n. a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory
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hideous
a. frightful, shocking, or offensive to the eyes; offensive to moral sensibilities
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hindrance
n. something that holds back or causes problems with something else; obstacle
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homogenize
v. equalize; become similar, as by mixing
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hypocrisy
n. practice of professing beliefs, feelings, or virtues that one does not hold; falseness; expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction
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idiosyncrasy
n. behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
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impasse
n. road or passage having no exit; deadlock
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impropriety
n. improper act; improper or unacceptable usage in speech or writing
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incandescent
a. strikingly bright; shining with intense heat; emitting light as result of being heated
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incessant
a. uninterrupted; unceasing; continuing without interruption
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indelible
a. impossible to remove, erase, or wash away; permanent
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indispensable
a. essential; requisite; impossible to be omitted or remitted
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indisputable
a. not open to question; obviously true; beyond dispute or doubt
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insufficient
a. of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement
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interrogative
n. some linguists consider interrogative sentences to constitute a mood
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irreconcilable
a. incompatible; not able to be resolved
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irrelevant
a. not related to what is being discussed or considered and therefore not important; not applicable; having no connection with
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irrevocable
a. unalterable; irreversible; impossible to retract or revoke
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judicious
a. exhibiting good judgment or sound thinking; prudent
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justifiable
a. capable of being justified, or shown to be just
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labyrinth
n. maze; complex structure of interconnecting passages
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liaison
n. close relationship, connection, or link; secret love affair
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lustrous
a. giving out or shedding light, as sun or fire; reflecting light; having brilliant surface
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magnanimous
a. generous; high-minded; chivalrous
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magnificence
n. grandeur; splendor; grand or imposing beauty
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maintenance
n. preservation; support; continuance; court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another
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malicious
a. deliberately harmful; proceeding from extreme hatred
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martyr
n. one who makes great sacrifices or suffers to further belief or principle; one who endures great suffering
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melee
n. fight in which the combatants are mingled; hand to hand conflict; noisy riotous fight
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metamorphosis
n. marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function; major transformation
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molecular
a. of molecules; relating to simple or basic structure or form
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monotony
n. uniformity or lack of variation; continual increase, or continual decrease; tedium as a result of repetition
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morose
a. ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent
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multiplicity
n. state of being multiplex or various; condition of being numerous; a large number
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nausea
n. feeling of sickness in stomach by an urge to vomit; strong aversion; disgust
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nonchalance
n. indifference; lack of concern; composure
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notoriety
n. known for some unfavorable act or quality; bad or ill fame
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oblique
a. having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined
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occasionally
ad. now and then; from time to time; infrequently; irregularly
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olfactory
a. relating to, or contributing to sense of smell
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omnipotent
a. all-powerful; having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force
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onomatopoeia
n. using words that imitate the sound they denote
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palatable
a. acceptable; sufficiently agreeable in flavor to be eaten
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pandemonium
n. state of extreme confusion and disorder; very noisy place
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panorama
v. complete view in every direction.
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partiality
n. inclination; favorable prejudice or bias; special fondness
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pastime
n. an activity that is done for enjoyment; amusement
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patriarch
n. father and ruler of family or tribe
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pediatrician
n. physician or expert in children's diseases
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peril
n. danger; risk; hazard; jeopardy; exposure of person or property to injury, loss, or destruction
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perjury
n. false testimony while under oath; breach of an oath or promise
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philanthropist
n. person who loves mankind in general; very generous person or institution
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picturesque
a. attractive in appearance, especially in an old-fashioned way; scenic
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pittance
n. very small portion or allowance assigned, whether of food or money
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playwright
n. someone who writes plays
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poignancy
n. state of deeply felt distress or sorrow; keenness of emotion
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poignant
a. profoundly moving; touching; agreeably intense or stimulating
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potpourri
n. a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources
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prejudice
n. an unfair and unreasonable opinion or feeling; leaning toward one side of a question
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premonition
n. a feeling that something, especially something unpleasant, is going to happen
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primitive
a. belonging to an early stage; simple or naive in style; primeval
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proximity
n. state of being proximate; nearness in place, time, or relation
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quibble
n. minor objection or complaint; petty distinction
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quixotic
a. idealistic without regard to practicality
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quizzical
a. suggesting puzzlement; mocking; curious
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recipient
n. receiver; one that receives or is receptive
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redundant
a. exceeding what is necessary or natural; repetitious; excessively wordy
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reek
v. emit odor; be pervaded by something unpleasant
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remembrance
n. the ability to recall past occurrences; a recognition of meritorious service
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renegade
n. disloyal person; traitor or rebel
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renovate
v. restore to good condition; renew
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reservoir
n. tank used for collecting and storing a liquid; lake used to store water for community use
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respite
n. usually short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment
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retaliate
v. do something harmful or negative to get revenge for some harm; fight back or respond in kind to an injury or affront
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retrieve
v. recover; find and bring in; get back
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rococo
n. fanciful but graceful asymmetric ornamentation in art and architecture that originated in France in the 18th century
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sabotage
v. destroy property or hinder normal operations
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salient
a. prominent or protruding; projecting outwardly; moving by leaps or springs
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satisfactorily
ad. in a way that fulfills expectations or needs; acceptably
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saunter
v. stroll slowly; walk at a leisurely pace
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scavenger
n. animal that eats other decaying organic matter; someone who collects things that have been discarded by others
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scourge
n. whip used to inflict punishment; severe punishment
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scuttle
v. deliberately sink ship by order of commander, rather than by enemy action
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seethe
v. be disturbed; boil; be in state of turmoil or ferment
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significance
n. the quality of being worthy of attention; importance
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soliloquy
n. talking to oneself; act of a character speaking to himself so as to reveal his thoughts to audience
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spasmodic
a. affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; periodic
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squalid
a. extremely dirty and unpleasant; showing a contemptible lack of moral standards
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strenuous
a. arduous; intense; performed with much energy or force;
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stringent
a. demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; binding; rigid
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subsequent
a. following in time or order; succeeding; later
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subsistence
n. something that has real or substantial existence; means of support or maintain life
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succinct
a. brief or compact; by clear, precise expression in few words
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summarize
v. give a brief statement of the main points of something
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supersede
v. be placed in or take the room of; replace; make obsolete; make void or useless by superior power
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surgeon
n. one who performs manual operations on a patient
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surveillance
n. watching; inspection; close observation of a person or group; supervision
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swelter
v. be oppressed by heat; suffer terribly from intense heat
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synthesis
n. combining parts into a coherent whole; putting of two or more things togethe
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tantalize
v. tease; torture with disappointment; bait someone by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied
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technician
n. one skilled particularly in the technical details of work
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technique
n. practical method or art applied to some particular task; skillfulness
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tedious
a. tiresome by reason of length, slowness, or dullness; progressing very slowly
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tenuous
a. long and thin; slender; having little substance
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tirade
n. extended scolding; long angry or violent speech
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transcend
v. surpass; exceed; pass beyond the limits of
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transient
a. momentary; temporary; staying for short time
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transmutation
n. (physics) the change of one chemical element into another (as by nuclear decay or radioactive bombardment)
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tremor
n. shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
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turbulence
n. state of violent agitation; eddying motion; unstable flow of a liquid or gas; state of violent disturbance and disorder
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ubiquitous
a. being or existing everywhere; omnipresent
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ulterior
a. beyond or outside of immediate interest; coming at a subsequent time or stage
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unanimous
a. uniform; in complete agreement
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uncanny
a. strange; mysterious; peculiarly unsettling, as if of supernatural origin or nature
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uncouth
a. lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
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undoubtedly
ad. unquestionably; without doubt; certainly
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unforgettable
a. impossible to forget; very memorable
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upbraid
v. severely criticize; reprimand; reprove sharply
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variegated
a. streaked, spotted, or marked with a variety of color; very colorful
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vengeance
n. punishment inflicted in return for an injury or an offense; retribution
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versatile
a. having many talents; capable of working in many fields
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volatile
a. tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
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vulnerable
a. susceptible to wounds; capable of being wounded or hurt
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wary
a. very cautious; on guard; watchful