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1. v. ask for
or request earnestly; adjure; press; conjure
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(a) |
convoke |
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gloat |
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entreat |
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wax |
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2. n. compound
leaf of a fern or palm or cycad
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frond |
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junket |
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runt |
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downiness |
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3. adj.
exacting especially about details; fussy;
particular; picky
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mundane |
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finicky |
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cruddy |
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cadaverous |
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4. v. be wide
open; yaw
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(a) |
controvert |
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nauseate |
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snivel |
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gape |
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5. n. a
misanthrope who dislikes women in particular
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conniption |
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confluence |
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misogynist |
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purloo |
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6. n. the
skeleton of a motor vehicle consisting of a steel
frame supported on springs that holds the body and
motor
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paucity |
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doggerel |
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chassis |
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placebo |
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7. adj. used of
old persons or old trees; knotted; knotty; knobbed
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gnarly |
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prohibitive |
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slumbery |
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nondescript |
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8. adj. showing
lack of favoritism; impartial (vs. partial)
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(a) |
droll |
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malicious |
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mercurial |
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disinterested |
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9. v. declare
or affirm solemnly and formally as true; assert;
avow; swan; swear
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(a) |
bedaze |
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requite |
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maul |
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aver |
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10. n. showing
characteristics of both sexes; bisexuality
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aphasia |
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androgyny |
| (c) |
chagrin |
| (d) |
fasciculus |
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Answers
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