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1 peerless (adjective satellite) eminent beyond or above comparison; "matchless beauty"; "the team's nonpareil center fielder"; "she's one girl in a million"; "the one and only Muhammad Ali"; "a peerless scholar"; "infamy unmatched in the Western world"; "wrote with unmatchable clarity

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2 satyr (noun) one of a class of woodland deities; attendant on Bacchus; identified with Roman fauns

(noun) man with strong sexual desires

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3 transmissible (adjective satellite) (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection

(adjective satellite) inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent; "ancestral home"; "ancestral lore"; "hereditary monarchy"; "patrimonial estate"; "transmissible tradition"

(adjective satellite) tending to occur among members of a family usually by heredity; "an inherited disease"; "familial traits"; "genetically transmitted features"

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4 pervade (verb) spread or diffuse through; "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building"

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5 transcendent (adjective satellite) beyond and outside the ordinary range of human experience or understanding; "philosophers...often explicitly reject the notion of any transcendent reality beyond thought...and claim to be concerned only with thought itself..."- W.P.Alston; "the unknowable

(adjective satellite) exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence

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6 secession (noun) formal separation from an alliance or federation

(noun) the withdrawal of eleven Southern states from the Union in 1860 which precipitated the American Civil War

(noun) an Austrian school of art and architecture parallel to the French art nouveau in the 1890s

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7 aggregate (noun) the whole amount

(noun) a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together

(verb) gather in a mass, sum, or whole

(verb) amount in the aggregate to

(adjective satellite) gathered or tending to gather into a mass or whole; "aggregate expenses include expenses of all divisions combined for the entire year"; "the aggregated amount of indebtedness"

(adjective satellite) formed of separate units in a cluster; "raspberries are aggregate fruits"

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8 lying (noun) the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

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9 inexpressible (adjective) defying expression

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10 collision (noun) a conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals; "a collision of interests"

(noun) an accident resulting from violent impact of a moving object; "three passengers were killed in the collision"; "the collision of the two ships resulted in a serious oil spill"

(noun) (physics) an brief event in which two or more bodies come together; "the collision of the particles resulted in an exchange of energy and a change of direction"

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11 prevalence (noun) the quality of prevailing generally; being widespread; "he was surprised by the prevalence of optimism about the future"

(noun) a superiority in numbers or amount; "there is a preponderance of Blacks in our prisons"

(noun) (epidemiology) the ratio (for a given time period) of the number of occurrences of a disease or event to the number of units at risk in the population

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12 photometer (noun) photographic equipment that measures the intensity of light

(noun) measuring instrument for measuring the luminous intensity of a source by comparing it (visually or photoelectrically) with a standard source

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13 pandemic (noun) an epidemic that is geographically widespread; occurring throughout a region or even throughout the world

(adjective satellite) existing everywhere; "pandemic fear of nuclear war"

(adjective satellite) epidemic over a wide geographical area; "a pandemic outbreak of malaria"

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14 spheroid (noun) a shape that is generated by rotating an ellipse around one of its axes; "it looked like a sphere but on closer examination I saw it was really a spheroid"

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15 exuberant (adjective satellite) produced or growing in extreme abundance; "their riotous blooming"

(adjective satellite) unrestrained in especially feelings; "extravagant praise"; "exuberant compliments"; "overweening ambition"; "overweening greed"

(adjective satellite) joyously unrestrained

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16 payee (noun) a person to whom money is paid

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17 orator (noun) a person who delivers a speech or oration

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18 verily (adverb) in truth; beyond doubt or question; "trust in the Lord...and verily thou shalt be fed"- Ps 37:3

(adverb) truly or confidentially; "I verily think so"

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19 hypnotism (noun) the act of inducing hypnosis

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20 ramify (verb) divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; "The road forks"

(verb) grow and send out branches or branch-like structures; "these plants ramify early and get to be very large"

(verb) have or develop complicating consequences; "These actions will ramify"

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21 conformity (noun) acting according to certain accepted standards

(noun) correspondence in form or appearance

(noun) hardened conventionality

(noun) orthodoxy in thoughts and belief

(noun) concurrence of opinion; "we are in accord with your proposal"

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22 regenerate (verb) restore strength; "This food revitalized the patient"

(verb) undergo regeneration

(verb) form or produce anew; "regenerate hatred"

(verb) be formed or shaped anew

(verb) replace (tissue or a body part) through the formation of new tissue; "The snake regenerated its tail"

(verb) return to life; get or give new life or energy; "The week at the spa restored me"

(verb) bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one; "The Church reformed me"; "reform your conduct"

(verb) amplify (an electron current) by causing part of the power in the output circuit to act upon the input circuit

(verb) re-establish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new; "We renewed our friendship after a hiatus of twenty years"; "They renewed their membership"

(adjective) reformed spiritually or morally; "a regenerate sinner"; "regenerate by redemption from error or decay"

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23 satirize (verb) ridicule with satire; "The writer satirized the politician's proposal"

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24 desperate (noun) a person who is frightened and in need of help; "they prey on the hopes of the desperate"

(adjective satellite) showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort; "made a last desperate attempt to reach the climber"; "the desperate gallantry of our naval task forces marked the turning point in the Pacific war"- G

(adjective satellite) fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless; "a desperate illness"; "on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel"- G.C.Marshall; "a dire emergency"

(adjective satellite) showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire; "felt a desperate urge to confess"; "a desperate need for recognition"

(adjective satellite) arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope; "a despairing view of the world situation"; "the last despairing plea of the condemned criminal"; "a desperate cry for help"; "helpless and desperate--as if at the end of his tether"; "her desperate screa

(adjective satellite) desperately determined; "do-or-die revolutionaries"; "a do-or-die conflict"

(adjective satellite) (of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair; "a desperate criminal"; "taken hostage of desperate men"

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25 network (noun) an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals

(noun) (broadcasting) a communication system consisting of a group of broadcasting stations that all transmit the same programs; "the networks compete to broadcast important sports events"

(noun) (electronics) a system of interconnected electronic components or circuits

(noun) a system of intersecting lines or channels; "a railroad network"; "a network of canals"

(noun) an interconnected system of things or people; "he owned a network of shops"; "retirement meant dropping out of a whole network of people who had been part of my life"; "tangled in a web of cloth"

(verb) communicate with and within a group; "You have to network if you want to get a good job"

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26 demise (noun) the time when something ends; "it was the death of all his plans"; "a dying of old hopes"

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27 abscess (noun) symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue

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28 conspicuous (adjective) obvious to the eye or mind; "a tower conspicuous at a great distance"; "wore conspicuous neckties"; "made herself conspicuous by her exhibitionistic preening"

(adjective satellite) without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious; "open disregard of the law"; "open family strife"; "open hostility"; "a blatant appeal to vanity"; "a blazing indiscretion"

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29 juror (noun) someone who serves (or waits to be called to serve) on a jury

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30 able-bodied (adjective satellite) having a strong healthy body; "an able seaman"; "every able-bodied young man served in the army"

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31 juvenile (noun) a youthful person

(adjective satellite) displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity; "adolescent insecurity"; "jejune responses to our problems"; "their behavior was juvenile"; "puerile jokes"

(adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of or appropriate for children or young people; "juvenile diabetes"; "juvenile fashions"

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32 dominate (verb) have dominance or the power to defeat over; "Her pain completely mastered her"; "The methods can master the problems"

(verb) be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance; "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood"

(verb) be in control; rule the roost; "Her husband completely dominates her"

(verb) look down on; "The villa dominates the town"

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33 reciprocal (noun) hybridization involving a pair of crosses that reverse the sexes associated with each genotype

(noun) (mathematics) one of a pair of numbers whose product is 1: the reciprocal of 2/3 is 3/2; the multiplicative inverse of 7 is 1/7

(noun) something (a term or expression or concept) that has a reciprocal relation to something else; "risk is the reciprocal of safety"

(adjective satellite) of or relating to the multiplicative inverse of a quantity or function; "the reciprocal ratio of a:b is b:a"

(adjective) concerning each of two or more persons or things; especially given or done in return; "reciprocal aid"; "reciprocal trade"; "mutual respect"; "reciprocal privileges at other clubs"

(adjective satellite) of or relating to or suggestive of complementation; "interchangeable electric outlets"

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34 interposition (noun) the act of interposing one thing between or among others

(noun) the action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts

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35 undue (adjective) not yet payable; "an undue loan"

(adjective) not appropriate or proper (or even legal) in the circumstances; "undue influence"; "I didn't want to show undue excitement"; "accused of using undue force"

(adjective satellite) beyond normal limits; "excessive charges"; "a book of inordinate length"; "his dress stops just short of undue elegance"; "unreasonable demands"

(adjective satellite) lacking justification or authorization; "unreasonable searches and seizures"; "desire for undue private profit"; "unwarranted limitations of personal freedom"

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36 indiscreet (adjective) lacking discretion; injudicious; "her behavor was indiscreet at the very best"

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37 ecstatic (adjective satellite) feeling great rapture or delight

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38 auspice (noun) a favorable omen

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39 preexistence (noun) existing in a former state or previous to something else

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40 accusation (noun) an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence; "the newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of drunken driving"

(noun) a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt

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41 mutation (noun) a change or alteration in form or qualities

(noun) (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism

(noun) (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration

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42 regretful (adjective) having regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone; "felt regretful over his vanished youth"; "regretful over mistakes she had made"

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43 colleague (noun) a person who is member of your class or profession; "the surgeon consulted his colleagues"; "he sent e-mail to his fellow hackers"

(noun) an associate you work with

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44 reprobate (noun) a person without moral scruples

(verb) reject (documents) as invalid

(verb) express strong disapproval of; "We condemn the racism in South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated"

(verb) abandon to eternal damnation; "God reprobated the unrepenting sinner"

(adjective satellite) marked by immorality; deviating from what is considered right or proper or good; "depraved criminals"; "a perverted sense of loyalty"; "the reprobate conduct of a gambling aristocrat"

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45 tacit (adjective satellite) indicated by necessary connotation though not expressed directly; "gave silent consent"; "a tacit agreement"; "the understood provisos of a custody agreement"

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46 quay (noun) wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline

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47 labyrinth (noun) complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost

(noun) a complex system of interconnecting cavities; concerned with hearing and equilibrium

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48 rebuild (verb) build again; "The house was rebuild after it was hit by a bomb"

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49 habitable (adjective satellite) fit for habitation; "the habitable world"

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50 upbraid (verb) express criticism towards; "The president reproached the general for his irresponsible behavior"

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51 tranquilize (verb) cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to; "The patient must be sedated before the operation"

(verb) make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"

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52 bilingual (noun) a person who speaks two languages fluently

(adjective satellite) using or knowing two languages; "bilingual education"

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53 expatriate (noun) voluntarily absent from home or country

(verb) move away from one's native country and adopt a new residence abroad

(verb) expel from a country; "The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions"

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