abase

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abase
v. cause to feel shame; chagrin; humble
Forms: abased; abased; abasing

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babble

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B1.

babble
v. divulge confidential information or secrets; let the cat
out of the bag
Forms: babbled; babbled; babbling

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cacophony

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C1.

cacophony
n. loud confusing disagreeable sounds
Forms: cacophonies

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dally

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D1.

dally
v. consider not very seriously; play
Forms: dallied; dallied; dallying

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earthy

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E1.

earthy
adj. sensible and practical
Forms: earthier; earthiest

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fabricate

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F1.

fabricate
v. make up something artificial or untrue; cook up; make
up; invent
Forms: fabricated; fabricated; fabricating

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gadfly

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G1.

gadfly
n. any of various large flies that annoy livestock
Forms: gadflies

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haggle

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H1.

haggle
v. wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.);
chaffer; huckster
Forms: haggled; haggled; haggling

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ideology

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I1.

ideology
n. imaginary or visionary theorization
Forms: ideologies

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jargon

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J1.

jargon
n. specialized technical terminology characteristic of a
particular subject
Forms: jargons

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kindle

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K1.

kindle
v. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); evoke;
raise; provoke
Forms: kindled; kindled; kindling

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labyrinth

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L1.

labyrinth
n. a complex system of interconnecting cavities
Forms: labyrinths

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mace

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M1.

mace
n. spiked club used as a weapon
Forms: maces

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natty

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N1.

natty
adj. marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners;
jaunty; raffish; rakish; spiffy; snappy; spruce
Forms: nattier; nattiest

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obeisance

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O1.

obeisance
n. the act of obeying
Forms: obeisances

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pacify

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pacify
v. fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location)
Forms: pacified; pacified; pacifying

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quack

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Q1.

quack
n. the harsh sound of a duck
Forms: quacks

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rail

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R1.

rail
v. send by train; construct a fence
Forms: railed; railed; railing

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saga

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S1.

saga
n. a narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family
Forms: sagas

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talisman

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T1.

talisman
n. a trinket or piece of jewelry usually hung about the
neck and thought to be a magical protection against evil
or disease
Forms: talismans

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uncanny

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U1.

uncanny
adj. surpassing the ordinary or normal
Forms: uncannier; uncanniest

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vacillate

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V1.

vacillate
v. move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike
pattern; waver
Forms: vacillated; vacillated; vacillating

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waffle

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W1.

waffle
v. pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
Forms: waffled; waffled; waffling

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yen

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Y1.

yen
n. the basic unit of money in Japan
Forms: yen

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zenith

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Z1.

zenith
n. the point above the observer that is directly opposite
the nadir on the imaginary sphere against which celestial
bodies appear to be projected
Forms: zeniths

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