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| 1 | sordid | (adjective satellite) meanly avaricious and mercenary; "sordid avarice"; "sordid material interests" (adjective satellite) foul and run-down and repulsive; "a flyblown bar on the edge of town"; "a squalid overcrowded apartment in the poorest part of town"; "squalid living conditions"; "sordid shantytowns" (adjective satellite) unethical or dishonest; "dirty police officers"; "a sordid political campaign" (adjective satellite) morally degraded; "a seedy district"; "the seamy side of life"; "sleazy characters hanging around casinos"; "sleazy storefronts with...dirt on the walls"- Seattle Weekly; "the sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils"- James Joyce; "the
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| 2 | Antarctic | (noun) the region around the south pole: Antarctica and surrounding waters (adjective satellite) at or near the south pole (adjective) of or relating to Antarctica
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| 3 | Anglo-Saxon | (noun) English prior to about 1100 (noun) a native or inhabitant of England prior to the Norman conquest (noun) a person of Anglo-Saxon (especially British) descent whose native tongue is English and whose culture is strongly influenced by English culture as in WASP for `White Anglo-Saxon Protestant'; "this Anglo-Saxon view of things" (adjective) of or relating to the Anglo-Saxons or their language; "Anglo-Saxon poetry"; "The Anglo-Saxon population of Scotland"
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| 4 | consonance | (noun) the property of sounding harmonious (noun) the repetition of consonants (or consonant patterns) especially at the ends of words
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| 5 | instill | (verb) fill, as with a certain quality; "The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide" (verb) teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions; "inculcate values into the young generation" (verb) produce or try to produce a vivid impression of; "Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us" (verb) enter drop by drop; "instill medication into my eye" (verb) impart gradually; "Her presence instilled faith into the children"; "transfuse love of music into the students"
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| 6 | man-eater | (noun) large aggressive shark widespread in warm seas; known to attack humans (noun) a person who eats human flesh
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| 7 | urban | (adjective) located in or characteristic of a city or city life; "urban property owners"; "urban affairs"; "urban manners" (adjective) relating to or concerned with a city or densely populated area; "urban sociology"; "urban development"
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| 8 | malefactor | (noun) someone who has committed (or been legally convicted of) a crime
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| 9 | participant | (noun) someone who takes part in an activity (noun) a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
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| 10 | prohibitory | (adjective satellite) tending to discourage (especially of prices); "the price was prohibitive"
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| 11 | nuisance | (noun) (law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive (noun) a bothersome annoying person; "that kid is a terrible pain"
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| 12 | intercession | (noun) the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute) (noun) a prayer to God on behalf of another person
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| 13 | judicial | (adjective satellite) expressing careful judgment; "discriminative censure"; "a biography ...appreciative and yet judicial in purpose"-Tyler Dennett (adjective satellite) decreed by or proceeding from a court of justice; "a judicial decision" (adjective) relating to the administration of justice or the function of a judge; "judicial system" (adjective) belonging or appropriate to the office of a judge; "judicial robes"
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| 14 | apprehend | (verb) get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?" (verb) take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals" (verb) anticipate with dread or anxiety
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| 15 | proviso | (noun) a stipulated condition; "he accepted subject to one provision"
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| 16 | stanchion | (noun) any vertical post or rod used as a support
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| 17 | propitious | (adjective) presenting favorable circumstances; "propitious omens"
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| 18 | depth | (noun) degree of psychological or intellectual depth (noun) extent downward or backward or inward; "the depth of the water"; "depth of a shelf"; "depth of a closet" (noun) the intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas (noun) (usually plural) the deepest and most remote part; "from the depths of darkest Africa"; "signals received from the depths of space" (noun) (usually plural) a low moral state; "he had sunk to the depths of addiction"
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| 19 | languor | (noun) inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy (noun) a feeling of lack of interest or energy (noun) a relaxed comfortable feeling
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| 20 | tyrannical | (adjective satellite) characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty; "an authoritarian regime"; "autocratic government"; "despotic rulers"; "a dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war"; "a tyrannical government" (adjective satellite) marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior; "the oppressive government"; "oppressive laws"; "a tyrannical parent"; "tyrannous disregard of human rights" (adjective) of or relating to or associated with or resembling a dictatorship; "tyrannical suppression of liberty"
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| 21 | osculate | (verb) touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.; "The newly married couple kissed"; "She kissed her grandfather on the forehead when she entered the room" (verb) have at least three points in common with; "one curve osculates the other"; "these two surfaces osculate" (verb) be intermediate between two taxonomic groups; "These species osculate"
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| 22 | contraband | (noun) goods whose importation or exportation or possession is prohibited by law (adjective satellite) distributed or sold illicitly; "the black economy pays no taxes"
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| 23 | assignee | (noun) (law) the party to whom something is assigned (e.g., someone to whom a right or property is legally transferred)
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| 24 | iota | (noun) the 9th letter of the Greek alphabet (noun) a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
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| 25 | officious | (adjective satellite) intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner; "an interfering old woman"; "bustling about self-importantly making an officious nuisance of himself"; "busy about other people's business"
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| 26 | nomad | (noun) a member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons
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| 27 | leaflet | (noun) a thin triangular flap of a heart valve (noun) a small book usually having a paper cover (noun) part of a compound leaf
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| 28 | nondescript | (noun) a person is not easily classified and not very interesting (adjective satellite) lacking distinct or individual characteristics; dull and uninteresting; "women dressed in nondescript clothes"; "a nondescript novel"
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| 29 | maroon | (noun) an exploding firework used as a warning signal (noun) a dark purplish red to dark brownish red (noun) a person who is stranded (as on an island); "when the tide came in I was a maroon out there" (verb) leave stranded on a desert island without resources; "The mutinous sailors were marooned on an island" (verb) leave stranded or isolated withe little hope og rescue; "the travellers were marooned" (adjective satellite) dark brownish to purplish red
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| 30 | spontaneous | (adjective satellite) produced without being planted or without human labor; "wild strawberries" (adjective satellite) said or done without having been planned or written in advance; "he made a few ad-lib remarks" (adjective) happening or arising without apparent external cause; "spontaneous laughter"; "spontaneous combustion"; "a spontaneous abortion"
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| 31 | omnivorous | (adjective) feeding on both plants and animals
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| 32 | nude | (noun) a painting of a naked figure (noun) a naked person (noun) without clothing (especially in the phrase `in the nude'); "they swam in the nude" (adjective satellite) completely unclothed; "bare bodies"; "naked from the waist up"; "a nude model"
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| 33 | ruffian | (noun) a cruel and brutal fellow
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| 34 | parable | (noun) a short moral story (often with animal characters) (noun) (New Testament) any of the stories told by Jesus to convey his religious message; "the parable of the prodigal son"
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| 35 | aggrandize | (verb) add details to
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| 36 | constellation | (noun) an arrangement of parts or elements; "the outcome depends on the configuration of influences at the time" (noun) a configuration of stars as seen from the earth
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| 37 | imperative | (noun) some duty that is essential and urgent (noun) a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior (adjective) requiring attention or action; "as nuclear weapons proliferate, preventing war becomes imperative"; "requests that grew more and more imperative" (adjective) relating to verbs in the imperative mood
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| 38 | exorbitant | (adjective satellite) greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usorious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending"
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| 39 | profligate | (noun) a recklessly extravagant consumer (noun) a dissolute man in fashionable society (adjective satellite) unrestrained by convention or morality; "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women" (adjective satellite) recklessly wasteful; "prodigal in their expenditures"
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| 40 | maze | (noun) complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost (noun) something jumbled or confused; "a tangle of government regulations"
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| 41 | barometer | (noun) an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure
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| 42 | allegory | (noun) an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor (noun) a short moral story (often with animal characters) (noun) a visible symbol representing an abstract idea
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| 43 | subconscious | (noun) psychic activity just below the level of awareness (adjective satellite) just below the level of consciousness
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| 44 | disbeliever | (noun) someone who refuses to believe (as in a divinity)
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| 45 | effective | (adjective satellite) existing in fact; not theoretical; real; "a decline in the effective demand"; "confused increased equipment and expenditure with the quantity of effective work done" (adjective satellite) able to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively; "people who will do nothing unless they get something out of it for themselves are often highly effective persons..."-G.B.Shaw; "effective personnel"; "an efficient secretary"; "the efficient cause of (adjective satellite) exerting force or influence; "the law is effective immediately"; "a warranty good for two years"; "the law is already in effect (or in force)" (adjective) producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect; "an air-cooled motor was more effective than a witch's broomstick for rapid long-distance transportation"-LewisMumford; "effective teaching methods"; "effective steps towar (adjective satellite) works well as a means or remedy; "an effective reprimand"; "a lotion that is effective in cases of prickly heat" (adjective satellite) equipped and ready for service; "the fort was held by about 100 effective soldiers"
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| 46 | alcoholism | (noun) an intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess (noun) Habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms
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| 47 | moat | (noun) ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
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| 48 | flora | (noun) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion (noun) all the plant life in a particular region
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| 49 | corpulent | (adjective satellite) excessively fat; "a weighty man"
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| 50 | infest | (verb) invade in great numbers; "the roaches infested our kitchen" (verb) live on or in a host, as of parasites (verb) occupy in large numbers or live on a host; "the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North"
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| 51 | lunacy | (noun) foolish or senseless behavior (noun) obsolete terms for legal insanity
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| 52 | spasmodic | (adjective satellite) occurring in spells and often abruptly; "fitful bursts of energy"; "spasmodic rifle fire" (adjective satellite) affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm; "convulsive motions"; "his body made a spasmodic jerk"; "spastic movements"
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| 53 | ministry | (noun) building where the business of a government ministry is transacted (noun) religious ministers collectively (especially Presbyterian) (noun) a government department under the direction of a minister
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