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| 1 | abstinence | (noun) act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite (noun) the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)
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| 2 | comprehensible | (adjective) capable of being comprehended or understood; "an idea comprehensible to the average mind"
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| 3 | bailiff | (noun) an officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc.
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| 4 | lingua | (noun) a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
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| 5 | preparation | (noun) the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" (noun) preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home) (noun) activity leading to skilled behavior (noun) the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose; "preparations for the ceremony had begun" (noun) the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening; "his planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties" (noun) (music) a note that produces a dissonant chord is first heard in a consonant chord; "the resolution of one dissonance is often the preparation for another disonance" (noun) the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action); "putting them in readiness"; "their preparation was more than adequate" (noun) a substance prepared according to a formula
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| 6 | emergence | (noun) the act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent (noun) the act of emerging (noun) the becoming visible; "not a day's difference between the emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow catkins" (noun) the gradual beginning or coming forth; "figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece"
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| 7 | encamp | (verb) live in or as if in a tent; "Can we go camping again this summer?"; "The circus tented near the town"; "The houseguests had to camp in the living room"
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| 8 | righteousness | (noun) adhering to moral principles
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| 9 | oral | (noun) an examination conducted by word of mouth (adjective) a stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated in the mouth; fixation at this stage is said to result in dependence, selfishness, and aggression (adjective) of or involving the mouth or mouth region or the surface on which the mouth is located; "the oral cavity"; "the oral mucous membrane"; "the oral surface of a starfish" (adjective satellite) using speech rather than writing; "an oral tradition"; "an oral agreement" (adjective) of or relating to or affecting or for use in the mouth; "oral hygiene"; "an oral thermometer"; "an oral vaccine"
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| 10 | prologue | (noun) an introduction to a play
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| 11 | muster | (noun) compulsory military service (noun) a gathering of military personnel for duty; "he was thrown in the brig for missing muster" (verb) call to duty, military service, jury duty, etc. (verb) gather or bring together; "muster the courage to do something"; "she rallied her intellect"; "Summon all your courage"
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| 12 | inception | (noun) an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events
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| 13 | divert | (verb) send on a course or in a direction different from the planned or intended one (verb) turn aside; turn away from (verb) withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions (verb) occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion; "The play amused the ladies"
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| 14 | forcible | (adjective satellite) impelled by physical force especially against resistance; "forcible entry"; "a real cop would get physical"; "strong-arm tactics"
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| 15 | foresee | (verb) realize beforehand (verb) picture to oneself; imagine possible; "I cannot envision him as President" (verb) act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
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| 16 | aliment | (noun) a source of materials to nourish the body (verb) give nourishment to
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| 17 | creed | (noun) any system of principles or beliefs (noun) the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group
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| 18 | piecemeal | (adjective satellite) one thing at a time (adverb) a little bit at a time; "the research structure has developed piecemeal"
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| 19 | wearisome | (adjective satellite) so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention";
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| 20 | transition | (noun) the act of passing from one state or place to the next (noun) a passage that connects a topic to one that follows (noun) a musical passage moving from one key to another (noun) a change from one place or state or subject or stage to another (noun) an event that results in a transformation
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| 21 | abstruse | (adjective satellite) difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge; "the professor's lectures were so abstruse that students tended to avoid them"; "a deep metaphysical theory"; "some recondite problem in historiography"
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| 22 | mockery | (noun) humorous or satirical mimicry (noun) showing your contempt by derision (noun) a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way
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| 23 | prehension | (noun) the act of gripping something firmly with the hands
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| 24 | resistance | (noun) the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with; "he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens"; "despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead" (noun) the military action of resisting the enemy's advance; "the enemy offered little resistance" (noun) group action in opposition to those in power (noun) an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current (noun) (psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness (noun) the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria) (noun) a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force (noun) any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion (noun) a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms (noun) (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease
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| 25 | oscillate | (verb) move or swing from side to side regularly; "the needle on the meter was oscillating" (verb) be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action; "He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement"
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| 26 | congregate | (verb) come together, usually for a purpose; "The crowds congregated in front of the Vatican on Christmas Eve" (adjective satellite) brought together into a group or crowd; "the accumulated letters in my office"
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| 27 | bulbous | (adjective satellite) curving outward (adjective satellite) like a bulb
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| 28 | supple | (verb) make pliant and flexible; "These boots are not yet suppled by frequent use" (adjective satellite) (used of persons' bodies) capable of moving or bending freely (adjective satellite) (used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable; "a supple mind"; "a limber imagination" (adjective satellite) gracefully slender; moving and bending with ease
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| 29 | pantheism | (noun) the doctrine or belief that God is the universe and its phenomena (taken or conceived of as a whole) or the doctrine that regards the universe as a manifestation of God (noun) (rare) worship that admits or tolerates all gods
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| 30 | hirsute | (adjective) having or covered with hair; "Jacob was a hairy man"; "a hairy caterpillar"
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| 31 | appraise | (verb) consider in a comprehensive way; "He appraised the situation carefully before acting" (verb) place a value on; judge the worth of something; "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional"
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| 32 | insatiable | (adjective) impossible to satiate or satisfy; "an insatiable appetite"; "an insatiable hunger for knowledge"
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| 33 | cacophony | (noun) loud confusing disagreeable sounds (noun) a loud harsh or strident noise
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| 34 | excruciate | (verb) subject to torture; "The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible" (verb) torment emotionally or mentally
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| 35 | premise | (noun) a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; "on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play" (verb) take something as preexisting and given (verb) furnish with a preface or introduction; "She always precedes her lectures with a joke"; "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution" (verb) set forth beforehand, often as an explanation; "He premised these remarks so that his readers might understand"
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| 36 | lea | (noun) a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock (noun) a unit of length of thread or yarn
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| 37 | wane | (noun) a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number) (verb) grow smaller; "Interest in the project waned" (verb) decrease in phase; "the moon is waning" (verb) become smaller; "Interest in his novels waned"
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| 38 | irreligious | (adjective) hostile or indifferent to religion
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| 39 | badger | (noun) sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws widely distributed in the northern hemisphere (verb) persuade through constant efforts (verb) annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer"
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| 40 | anticyclone | (noun) (meteorology) winds spiraling outward from a high-pressure center; circling clockwise in the northern hemisphere and counter-clockwise in the southern
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| 41 | abbey | (noun) a monastery ruled by an abbot (noun) a convent ruled by an abbess (noun) a church associated with a monastery or convent
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| 42 | equestrian | (noun) a man skilled in equitation (adjective) of or relating to or featuring horseback riding (adjective) of or relating to or composed of knights
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| 43 | cycloid | (noun) a line generated by a point on a circle rolling along a straight line (adjective satellite) resembling a circle
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| 44 | course | (noun) a mode of action; "if you persist in that course you will surely fail"; "once a nation is embarked on a course of action it becomes extremely difficult for any retraction to take place" (noun) education imparted in a series of lessons or class meetings; "he took a course in basket weaving"; "flirting is not unknown in college classes" (noun) facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport; "the course had only nine holes"; "the course was less than a mile" (noun) (construction) a layer of masonry; "a course of bricks" (noun) part of a meal served at one time; "she prepared a three course meal" (noun) a connected series of events or actions or developments; "the government took a firm course"; "historians can only point out those lines for which evidence is available" (noun) general line of orientation; "the river takes a southern course"; "the northeastern trend of the coast" (noun) a line or route along which something travels or moves; "the hurricane demolished houses in its path"; "the track of an animal"; "the course of the river" (verb) hunt with hounds; "He often courses hares" (verb) move along, of liquids; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi" (verb) move swiftly through or over; "ships coursing the Atlantic" (adverb) as might be expected; "naturally, the lawyer sent us a huge bill"
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| 45 | factious | (adjective satellite) dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion)
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| 46 | disallow | (verb) command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"
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| 47 | automaton | (noun) a mechanism that can move automatically (noun) someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way; "only an automaton wouldn't have noticed"
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| 48 | virile | (adjective satellite) characteristic of a man; "a deep male voice"; "manly sports" (adjective) (of a male) able to copulate (adjective satellite) characterized by energy and vigor; "a virile and ever stronger free society"; "a new and virile leadership"
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| 49 | prototype | (noun) a standard or typical example; "he is the prototype of good breeding"; "he provided America with an image of the good father"
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| 50 | nebula | (noun) (pathology) a faint cloudy spot on the cornea (noun) an immense cloud of gas (mainly hydrogen) and dust in interstellar space (noun) cloudiness of the urine (noun) a medicinal liquid preparation intended for use in an atomizer
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| 51 | autopsy | (noun) an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease (verb) perform an autopsy on a dead body; do a post-mortem
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| 52 | dehydrate | (verb) lose water or moisture; "In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly" (verb) remove water from; "All this exercise and sweating has dehydrated me" (verb) preserve by removing all water and liquids from; "carry dehydrated food on your camping trip"
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