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1 dissipation (noun) useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly; "if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste"; "mindless dissipation of natural resources"

(noun) dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure

(noun) breaking up and scattering by dispersion; "the dissipation of the mist"

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2 narration (noun) (rhetoric) the second section of an oration in which the facts are set forth

(noun) the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events; "his narration was hesitant"

(noun) a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program; "his narrative was interesting"; "Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children"

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3 semicircle (noun) a plane figure with the shape of half a circle

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4 pharmacy (noun) a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold

(noun) the art and science of preparing and dispensing drugs and medicines,

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5 invigorate (verb) impart vigor, strength, or vitality to; "Exercise is invigorating"

(verb) make lively; "let's liven up this room a bit"

(verb) give life or energy to; "The cold water invigorated him"

(verb) heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination"

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6 cosmic (adjective satellite) inconceivably extended in space or time

(adjective) of or from or pertaining to or characteristic of the cosmos or universe; "cosmic laws"; "cosmic catastrophe"; "cosmic rays"

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7 adhere (verb) follow through or carry out a plan without deviation; "They adhered to their plan"

(verb) come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere"

(verb) stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"

(verb) be loyal to; "She stood by her husband in times of trouble"; "The friends stuck together through the war"

(verb) be a devoted follower or supporter; "The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism"; "She sticks to her principles"

(verb) be compatible or in accordance with; "You must adhere to the rules"

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8 mausoleum (noun) a large burial chamber, usually above ground

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9 boisterous (adjective satellite) violently agitated and turbulent; "boisterous winds and waves"; "the fierce thunders roar me their music"- Ezra Pound; "rough weather"; "rough seas"

(adjective satellite) noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline; "a boisterous crowd"; "a social gathering that became rambunctious and out of hand"; "a robustious group of teenagers"; "beneath the rumbustious surface of his paintings is sympathy for the vulnerability of or

(adjective satellite) full of rough and exuberant animal spirits; "boisterous practical jokes"; "knockabout comedy"

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10 blaspheme (verb) speak of in an irrevent or impious manner; "blaspheme God"

(verb) utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street"

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11 genitive (noun) the case expressing ownership

(adjective) serving to express or indicate possession; "possessive pronouns"; "the genitive endings"

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12 degeneracy (noun) moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles; "the luxury and corruption among the upper classes"; "moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration"; "its brothels; its opium parlors; its depravity"

(noun) the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities

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13 impracticable (adjective satellite) not capable of being carried out or put into practice; "refloating the sunken ship proved impracticable because of its fragility"; "a suggested reform that was unfeasible in the prevailing circumstances"

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14 somniferous (adjective satellite) sleep inducing

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15 analyst (noun) a licensed practitioner of psychoanalysis

(noun) someone who is skilled at analyzing data

(noun) an expert who studies financial data (on credit or securities or sales or financial patterns etc.) and recommends appropriate business actions

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16 incoherence (noun) nonsense that is simply incoherent and unintelligible

(noun) lack of cohesion or clarity or organization

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17 depreciate (verb) lose in value; "The dollar depreciated again"

(verb) lower the value of something; "The Fed depreciated the dollar once again"

(verb) belittle; "The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts"

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18 brae (noun) a slope or hillside

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19 bale (noun) a large bundle bound for storage or transport

(noun) a city in northwestern Switzerland

(verb) make into a bale; "bale hay"

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20 privy (noun) a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate

(noun) a room equipped with toilet facilities

(adjective satellite) hidden from general view or use; "a privy place to rest and think"; "a secluded romantic spot"; "a secret garden"

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21 frugal (adjective satellite) avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they remember the great De

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22 annihilate (verb) kill in large numbers; "the plague wiped out an entire population"

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23 stupor (noun) marginal consciousness; "his grogginess was caused as much by exhaustion and by the blows"; "someone stole his wallet while he was in a drunken stupor"

(noun) the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally; "his mother's deathleft him in a daze"; "he was numb with shock"

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24 chronometer (noun) an accurate clock (especially used in navigation)

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25 inexcusable (adjective satellite) not excusable

(adjective) without excuse or justification

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26 sensation (noun) the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; "in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing"

(noun) an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation; "a sensation of touch"

(noun) a general feeling of excitement and heightened interest; "anticipation produced in me a sensation somewhere between hope and fear"

(noun) someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

(noun) a state of widespread public excitement and interest; "the news caused a sensation"

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27 complaisant (adjective satellite) showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others; "to close one's eyes like a complaisant husband whose wife has taken a lover"; "the obliging waiter was in no hurry for us to leave"

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28 pristine (adjective satellite) immaculately clean and unused; "handed her his pristine white handkerchief"

(adjective satellite) completely free from dirt or contamination; "pristine mountain snow"

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29 landscape (noun) a genre of art dealing with the depiction of natural scenery

(noun) painting depicting an expanse of natural scenery

(noun) an extensive mental viewpoint; "the political landscape looks bleak without a change of administration"; "we changed the landscape for solving the proble of payroll inequity"

(noun) an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view

(verb) do landscape gardening; "My sons landscapes for corporations and earns a good living"

(verb) embellish with plants; "Let's landscape the yard"

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30 alderman (noun) a member of a municipal legislative body (as a city council); "aldermen usually represent city wards"

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31 despond (verb) lose confidence or hope; become dejected; "The supporters of the Presidential candidate desponded when they learned the early results of the election"

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32 potency (noun) capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects; "the toxin's potency"; "the strength of the drinks"

(noun) the state of being potent; a male's capacity to have sexual intercourse

(noun) the inherent capacity for coming into being

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33 circumscribe (verb) restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"

(verb) draw a line around; "He drew a circle around the points"

(verb) to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect

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34 syllabic (adjective) of liquids and nasals

(adjective) consisting of a syllable or syllables; constituting a syllable or the nucleus of a syllable; consisting of a consonant sound not accompanied in the same syllable by a vowel sound or consisting of a vowel sound dominating the other vowel sounds in a syllab

(adjective) (of verse) having lines based on number of syllables rather than on rhythmical arrangement of stresses or quantities

(adjective) consisting of or using a syllabary or syllabic characters; "eskimos of the eastern Arctic have a system of syllabic writing"

(adjective) of or relating to syllables; "syllabic accent"; "syllabic characters each represent a syllable"

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35 rivulet (noun) a small stream

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36 impassable (adjective) impossible to pass

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37 delineate (verb) describe in vivid detail

(verb) make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"

(verb) trace the shape of

(verb) determine the essential quality of

(verb) delineate the form or outline of; "The tree was clearly defined by the light"; "The camera could define the smallest object"

(adjective) represented accurately or precisely

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38 Occident (noun) the hemisphere that includes North and South America

(noun) the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North and South America

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39 sepulcher (noun) a chamber that is used as a grave

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40 underrate (verb) make too low an estimate of; "he underestimated the work that went into the renovation"; "Don't underestimate the danger of such a raft trip on this river"

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41 flue (noun) a conduit to carry off smoke

(noun) organ pipe whose tone is produced by air passing across the sharp edge of a fissure or lip

(noun) flat blade-like projection on the arm of an anchor

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42 circumnavigate (verb) travel around, either by plane or ship; "We compassed the earth"

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43 malcontent (noun) a person who is discontented or disgusted

(adjective satellite) discontented as toward authority

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44 ambulance (noun) a vehicle that takes people to and from hospitals

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45 metropolis (noun) people living in a large densely populated municipality; "the city voted for Republicans in 1994"

(noun) a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city"

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46 execration (noun) the object of cursing or detestation; that which is execrated

(noun) an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group

(noun) hate coupled with disgust

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47 obstruct (verb) block passage through; "obstruct the path"

(verb) shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight; "The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage"; "The trees obstruct my view of the mountains"

(verb) hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn"

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48 covey (noun) a small flock of grouse or partridge

(noun) a small collection of people

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49 inedible (adjective) not suitable for food

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50 actuate (verb) put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"

(verb) give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"

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51 imprudent (adjective satellite) lacking wise self-restraint; "an imprudent remark"

(adjective) not prudent or wise; "very imprudent of her mother to encourage her in such silly romantic ideas"; "would be imprudent for a noneconomist to talk about the details of economic policy"- A.M.Schlesinger

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52 orate (verb) talk pompously

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53 animalcule (noun) microscopic organism such as an amoeba or paramecium

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54 curtail (verb) place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school"

(verb) terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent; "My speech was cut short"; "Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries"

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55 wholly (adverb) to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly'); "he was wholly convinced"; "entirely satisfied with the meal"; "it was completely different from what we expected"; "was completely at fault"; "a total

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