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1 distiller (noun) someone who distills alcoholic liquors

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2 arboreal (adjective) inhabiting or frequenting trees; "arboreal apes"

(adjective satellite) resembling a tree in form and branching structure; "arborescent coral found off the coast of Bermuda"; "dendriform sponges"

(adjective) of or relating to or formed by trees; "an arborous roof"

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3 tannery (noun) workplace where skins and hides are tanned

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4 perfunctory (adjective satellite) hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough; "a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws"; "a passing glance"; "perfunctory courtesy"

(adjective satellite) as a formality only; "a one-candidate pro forma election"

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5 despair (noun) the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well

(noun) a state in which everything seems wrong and will turn out badly; "they were rescued from despair at the last minute"

(verb) abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart; "Don't despair--help is on the way!"

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6 encourage (verb) spur on; "His financial success encouraged him to look for a wife"

(verb) inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to

(verb) contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"

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7 isochronous (adjective satellite) equal in duration or interval; "the oscillations were isochronal"

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8 perspiration (noun) salty fluid secreted by sweat glands; "sweat poured off his brow"

(noun) the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid; "perspiration is a homeostatic process"

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9 pentameter (noun) a verse line having five metrical feet

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10 infringe (verb) advance beyond the usual limit

(verb) go against, as of rules and laws; "He ran afould of the law"; "This behavior conflicts with our rules"

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11 lacteal (noun) any of the lymphatic vessels that convey chyle from the small intestine to the thoracic duct

(adjective) relating to or consisting of or producing or resembling milk; "lacteal fluids"; "lacteal organs"

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12 innovate (verb) bring something new to an environment; "A new word processor was introduced"

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13 thoroughbred (noun) a pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses

(noun) a racehorse belonging to a breed that originated from a cross between Arabian stallions and English mares

(noun) a well-bred person

(adjective satellite) having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal

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14 antistrophe (noun) the section of a choral ode answering a previous strophe in classical Greek drama; the second of two metrically corresponding sections in a poem

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15 sergeant (noun) a lawman with the rank of sergeant

(noun) any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the army or air force or marines ranking above a corporal

(noun) an English barrister of the highest rank

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16 foreshore (noun) the part of the seashore between the high-water mark and the low-water mark

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17 hustle (noun) a rapid bustling commotion

(noun) a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property

(verb) move or cause to move energetically or busily; "The cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their performance"

(verb) cause to move furtively and hurriedly; "The secret service agents hustled the speaker out of the amphitheater"

(verb) sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity

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18 suspension (noun) a temporary debarment (from a privilege or position etc)

(noun) the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely); "there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait"

(noun) a mechanical system of springs or shock absorbers connecting the wheels and axles to the chassis of a wheeled vehicle

(noun) an interruption in the intensity or amount of something

(noun) temporary cessation or suspension

(noun) a mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy

(noun) a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

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19 preoccupation (noun) the act of taking occupancy before someone else does

(noun) the mental state of being preoccupied by something

(noun) an idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention

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20 pentathlon (noun) an athletic contest consisting of five different events

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21 urbanity (noun) polished courtesy; elegance of manner

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22 possessor (noun) a person who owns something; "they are searching for the owner of the car"; "who is the owner of that friendly smile?"

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23 alabaster (noun) a very light white

(noun) a compact fine-textured usually white gypsum used for carving

(noun) a hard compact kind of calcite

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24 impure (adjective) ritually unclean or impure; "and the swine...is unclean to you"-Leviticus 11:3

(adjective) used of persons or behaviors; not morally pure; "impure thoughts"

(adjective) combined with extraneous elements

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25 influence (noun) causing something without any direct or apparent effort

(noun) a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc; "used her parents' influence to get the job"

(noun) a cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you do; "her wishes had a great influence on his thinking"

(noun) one having power to influence another; "she was the most important influence in my life"; "he was a bad influence on the children"

(noun) the effect of one thing (or person) on another; "the influence of mechanical action"

(verb) shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion"

(verb) induce into action by using one's charm; "She charmed him into giving her all his money"

(verb) have and exert influence or effect; "The artist's work influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate"

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26 Calvinism (noun) the theological system of John Calvin and his followers emphasizing omnipotence of God and salvation by grace alone

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27 reciprocate (verb) alternate the direction of motion of; "the engine reciprocates the propeller"

(verb) act, feel, or give mutually or in return; "We always invite the neighbors and they never reciprocate!"

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28 tutorship (noun) teaching pupils individually (usually by a tutor hired privately)

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29 preordain (verb) foreordain or determine beforehand

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30 maintenance (noun) activity involved in maintaining something in good working order; "he wrote the manual on car care"

(noun) the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence; "they were in want of sustenance"; "fishing was their main sustainment"

(noun) court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated

(noun) means of maintenance of a family or group

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31 pedal (noun) a lever that is operated with the foot

(noun) a sustained bass note

(verb) operate the pedals on a keyboard instrument

(verb) ride a bicycle

(adjective) of or relating to the feet; "the word for a pedal extremity is `foot'"

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32 impede (verb) block passage through; "obstruct the path"

(verb) be a hindrance or obstacle to; "She is impeding the progress of our project"

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33 colloquy (noun) formal conversation

(noun) a conversation especially a formal one

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34 seer (noun) an authoritative person who divines the future

(noun) an observer who perceives visually; "an incurable seer of movies"

(noun) a person with unusual powers of foresight

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35 ludicrous (adjective satellite) broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce; "the wild farcical exuberance of a clown"; "ludicrous green hair"

(adjective satellite) completely devoid of wisdom or good sense; "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous to call a co

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36 patronymic (noun) a name derived with an affix (such as -son in English or O'- in Irish) from the name of your father or a paternal ancestor

(adjective) of a patronymic name

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37 self-respect (noun) the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect; "it was beneath his dignity to cheat"; "showed his true dignity when under pressure"

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38 meditation (noun) continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature; "the habit of meditation is the basis for all real knowledge"

(noun) (religion) contemplation of spiritual matters (usually on religious or philosophical subjects)

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39 merciless (adjective) having or showing no mercy; "the merciless enemy"; "a merciless critic"; "gave him a merciless beating"

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40 incipient (adjective satellite) only partly in existence; imperfectly formed; "incipient civil disorder"; "an incipient tumor"; "a vague inchoate idea"

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41 inglorious (adjective) not bringing honor and glory; "some mute inglorious Milton here may rest"

(adjective satellite) (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame; "Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands"- Rachel Carson; "an ignominious retreat"; "inglorious defeat"; "an opprobrious monument to human

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42 acute (noun) a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation

(adjective) having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course; "acute appendicitis"; "the acute phase of the illness"; "acute patients"

(adjective satellite) of critical importance and consequence; "an acute (or critical) lack of research funds"

(adjective satellite) extremely sharp or intense; "acute pain"; "felt acute annoyance"; "intense itching and burning"

(adjective satellite) having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent pene

(adjective satellite) ending in a sharp point

(adjective) of an angle; less than 90 degrees

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43 retrogression (noun) returning to a former state

(noun) passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form

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44 guile (noun) the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

(noun) the quality of being crafty

(noun) shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception

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45 levity (noun) lightness of manner

(noun) feeling an inappropriate lack of seriousness

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46 clarify (verb) make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating; "clarify the butter"; "clarify beer"

(verb) make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death"

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47 prudery (noun) excessive or affected modesty

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48 mania (noun) an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action

(noun) a mood disorder; an affective disorder in which the victim tends to respond excessively and sometimes violently

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49 ascent (noun) the act of changing location in an upward direction

(noun) a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"

(noun) an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise"

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50 Parisian (noun) a resident of Paris

(adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of Paris or its inhabitants; "Parisian restaurants can be expensive"

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51 adamant (noun) very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem

(adjective satellite) not capable of being swayed or diverted from a course; unsusceptible to persuasion; "he is adamant in his refusal to change his mind"; "Cynthia was inexorable; she would have none of him"- W.Churchill; "an intransigent conservative opposed to every libera

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52 pall (noun) hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)

(noun) burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped

(noun) a sudden numbing dread

(verb) get tired of something or somebody

(verb) lose strength or effectiveness; become or appear boring, insipid, or tiresome (to); "the course palled on her"

(verb) become less interesting or attractive

(verb) lose sparkle or bouquet; "wine and beer can pall"

(verb) cause to become flat; "pall the beer"

(verb) cause surfeit through excess though initially pleasing; "Too much spicy food cloyed his appetite"

(verb) cover with a pall

(verb) cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal"

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53 predominant (adjective satellite) having superior power and influence; "the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism"

(adjective satellite) most frequent or common; "prevailing winds"

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