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2012-2013
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  1. smudge
    make a smear on or soil by smearing
  2. otherwise
    in another and different manner
  3. terror
    an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
  4. totally
    to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent
  5. garbage
    worthless material that is to be disposed of
  6. whiplash
    an injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae) resulting from rapid acceleration or deceleration (as in an automobile accident)
  7. control
    power to direct or determine
  8. recess
    a state when work or action are paused
  9. student
    a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
  10. invest
    lay out money or resources in an enterprise
  11. underneath
    on the lower or downward side; on the underside of
  12. dire
    fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
  13. disobey
    refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient
  14. bonfire
    a large outdoor fire that is lighted as a signal or in celebration
  15. nitpick
    be overly critical; criticize minor details
  16. scheme
    an elaborate and systematic plan of action
  17. circus
    a travelling company of entertainers
  18. product
    an artifact that has been created by someone or some process
  19. contents
    a list of divisions and the pages on which they start
  20. superstar
    someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
  21. loophole
    an ambiguity that makes it possible to evade an obligation
  22. manual
    of or relating to the hands
  23. clutter
    a confused multitude of things
  24. costume
    attire characteristic of a country, time, or social class
  25. understand
    know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
  26. caption
    brief description accompanying an illustration
  27. headlong
    with the upper or anterior part of the body foremost
  28. family
    a group of people related to one another
  29. honest
    marked by truth
  30. camera
    equipment for taking photographs
  31. between
    in the interval
  32. useful
    having a helpful function
  33. house
    a dwelling that serves as living quarters for a family
  34. thousand
    the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
  35. income
    the amount of money one makes over a period of time
  36. climate
    the weather in some location averaged over a period of time
  37. conflict
    an open clash between two opposing groups
  38. merit
    the quality of being deserving
  39. reveal
    make visible
  40. director
    someone who manages an organization
  41. falter
    move hesitatingly, as if about to give way
  42. cushion
    protect from impact
  43. cucumber
    a melon vine of the genus Cucumis
  44. decade
    a period of 10 years
  45. wavelength
    a way of thinking or coming to mutual understanding
  46. harness
    an arrangement of leather straps fitted to a draft animal
  47. rustic
    characteristic of rural life
  48. pleasant
    being in harmony with your taste or likings
  49. disturbed
    having the place or position changed
  50. describe
    give a statement representing something
  51. extreme
    of the greatest possible degree, extent, or intensity
  52. factoid
    unverified information given credibility through repetition
  53. despite
    contemptuous disregard
  54. pineapple
    a tropical American plant bearing a large fleshy edible fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated in the tropics
  55. blackboard
    sheet of slate; for writing with chalk
  56. sentence
    a string of words satisfying grammatical rules of a language
  57. detail
    a small part considered separately from the whole
  58. brutal
    resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
  59. slander
    words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another
  60. weakness
    a flaw
  61. whiskery
    having hair on the cheeks and chin
  62. moonlight
    the light of the Moon
  63. critic
    a person engaged in the analysis and interpretation of art
  64. upbringing
    helping someone grow up to be a member of the community
  65. mislead
    take someone in the wrong direction or give wrong directions
  66. patient
    enduring trying circumstances with even temper
  67. admirer
    someone who esteems or respects or approves
  68. Martian
    of or relating to the planet Mars
  69. tinkerer
    a person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and their parts
  70. conch
    an edible tropical marine mollusk or its large spiral shell
  71. happen
    come to pass
  72. every
    (used of count nouns) each and all of the members of a group considered singly and without exception
  73. barefoot
    without shoes
  74. summer
    the warmest season of the year
  75. know
    be cognizant or aware of a fact or a piece of information
  76. bridge
    structure allowing passage across a river or other obstacle
  77. playground
    an area where many people go for recreation
  78. wordiness
    boring verbosity
  79. arrest
    take into custody
  80. dispatch
    the act of sending off something
  81. slight
    small in quantity or degree
  82. dispute
    the act of coming into conflict
  83. culture
    all the knowledge and values shared by a society
  84. undertow
    a current that flows away from the shore after waves break
  85. plundered
    wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value
  86. presume
    take to be the case or to be true
  87. innermost
    situated or occurring farthest within
  88. canteen
    a room with food sold to personnel at an institution
  89. deposit
    the act of putting something somewhere
  90. worthwhile
    sufficiently valuable to justify the investment of time
  91. wordiness
    boring verbosity
  92. arrest
    take into custody
  93. dispatch
    the act of sending off something
  94. slight
    small in quantity or degree
  95. dispute
    the act of coming into conflict
  96. culture
    all the knowledge and values shared by a society
  97. undertow
    a current that flows away from the shore after waves break
  98. plundered
    wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value
  99. presume
    take to be the case or to be true
  100. innermost
    situated or occurring farthest within
  101. canteen
    a room with food sold to personnel at an institution
  102. deposit
    the act of putting something somewhere
  103. worthwhile
    sufficiently valuable to justify the investment of time
  104. income
    the amount of money one makes over a period of time
  105. climate
    the weather in some location averaged over a period of time
  106. conflict
    an open clash between two opposing groups
  107. merit
    the quality of being deserving
  108. reveal
    make visible
  109. director
    someone who manages an organization
  110. falter
    move hesitatingly, as if about to give way
  111. cushion
    protect from impact
  112. cucumber
    a melon vine of the genus Cucumis
  113. decade
    a period of 10 years
  114. wavelength
    a way of thinking or coming to mutual understanding
  115. harness
    an arrangement of leather straps fitted to a draft animal
  116. rustic
    characteristic of rural life
  117. pleasant
    being in harmony with your taste or likings
  118. disturbed
    having the place or position changed
  119. describe
    give a statement representing something
  120. extreme
    of the greatest possible degree, extent, or intensity
  121. factoid
    unverified information given credibility through repetition
  122. despite
    contemptuous disregard
  123. pineapple
    a tropical American plant bearing a large fleshy edible fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated in the tropics
  124. blackboard
    sheet of slate; for writing with chalk
  125. sentence
    a string of words satisfying grammatical rules of a language
  126. detail
    a small part considered separately from the whole
  127. brutal
    resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
  128. slander
    words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another
  129. weakness
    a flaw
  130. whiskery
    having hair on the cheeks and chin
  131. whiteout
    a weather condition where snow makes it hard to see
  132. moonlight
    the light of the Moon
  133. dedicate
    give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
  134. condone
    excuse, overlook, or make allowances for
  135. reliable
    able to be depended on; consistent or steady
  136. faulty
    having a defect
  137. register
    an official written record of names or events
  138. squalid
    foul and run-down and repulsive
  139. transfixed
    having your attention fixated as though witchcraft
  140. concoct
    make something by mixing
  141. radical
    far beyond the norm
  142. steadily
    at a continuous rate or pace
  143. defiant
    boldly resisting authority or an opposing force
  144. mandate
    a formal statement of a command to do something
  145. default
    an option that is selected automatically
  146. outlier
    a person or thing that does not conform to a norm
  147. Dixieland
    a group of Southern states that broke away from the U.S. in 1860–61
  148. preserve
    keep in safety and protect from harm, loss, or destruction
  149. primitive
    characteristic of an earlier ancestral type
  150. contrary
    exact opposition
  151. assemble
    create by putting components or members together
  152. amigo
    a friend or comrade
  153. huddled
    crowded or massed together
  154. enact
    order by virtue of superior authority; decree
  155. profane
    grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred
  156. fauna
    all the animal life in a particular region or period
  157. flora
    all the plant life in a particular region or period
  158. formula
    a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
  159. tangerine
    a variety of mandarin orange
  160. curiosity
    a state in which you want to learn more about something
  161. provoke
    provide the needed stimulus for
  162. reproach
    express criticism towards
  163. casualty
    someone injured or killed in an accident
  164. tolerable
    capable of being borne or endured
  165. emotional
    of or pertaining to feelings
  166. attendance
    the act of being present at a meeting or event
  167. quirky
    strikingly unconventional
  168. critic
    a person engaged in the analysis and interpretation of art
  169. upbringing
    helping someone grow up to be a member of the community
  170. mislead
    take someone in the wrong direction or give wrong directions
  171. patient
    enduring trying circumstances with even temper
  172. admirer
    someone who esteems or respects or approves
  173. Martian
    of or relating to the planet Mars
  174. tinkerer
    a person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and their parts
  175. conch
    an edible tropical marine mollusk or its large spiral shell
  176. eruption
    the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge
  177. remarkable
    unusual or striking
  178. humility
    a lack of arrogance or false pride
  179. distinctive
    of a feature that helps to identify a person or thing
  180. suitable
    meant or adapted for an occasion or use
  181. amass
    collect or gather
  182. voluntary
    of your own free will or design
  183. calendar
    a system of timekeeping that defines divisions of the year
  184. positive
    characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance
  185. inclusion
    the act of making a part of something
  186. behavior
    the way a person acts toward other people
  187. conclude
    bring to a close
  188. amazon
    a large, strong, and aggressive woman
  189. eruption
    the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge
  190. remarkable
    unusual or striking
  191. humility
    a lack of arrogance or false pride
  192. distinctive
    of a feature that helps to identify a person or thing
  193. suitable
    meant or adapted for an occasion or use
  194. amass
    collect or gather
  195. voluntary
    of your own free will or design
  196. calendar
    a system of timekeeping that defines divisions of the year
  197. positive
    characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance
  198. inclusion
    the act of making a part of something
  199. behavior
    the way a person acts toward other people
  200. conclude
    bring to a close
  201. Amazon
    one of a nation of women warriors of Scythia
  202. dedicate
    give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
  203. condone
    excuse, overlook, or make allowances for
  204. reliable
    able to be depended on; consistent or steady
  205. faulty
    having a defect
  206. register
    an official written record of names or events
  207. squalid
    foul and run-down and repulsive
  208. transfixed
    having your attention fixated as though witchcraft
  209. concoct
    make something by mixing
  210. radical
    far beyond the norm
  211. steadily
    at a continuous rate or pace
  212. defiant
    boldly resisting authority or an opposing force
  213. mandate
    a formal statement of a command to do something
  214. default
    an option that is selected automatically
  215. outlier
    a person or thing that does not conform to a norm
  216. Dixieland
    a group of Southern states that broke away from the U.S. in 1860–61
  217. preserve
    keep in safety and protect from harm, loss, or destruction
  218. primitive
    characteristic of an earlier ancestral type
  219. contrary
    exact opposition
  220. assemble
    create by putting components or members together
  221. amigo
    a friend or comrade
  222. huddled
    crowded or massed together
  223. enact
    order by virtue of superior authority; decree
  224. profane
    grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred
  225. fauna
    all the animal life in a particular region or period
  226. flora
    all the plant life in a particular region or period
  227. formula
    a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
  228. tangerine
    a variety of mandarin orange
  229. curiosity
    a state in which you want to learn more about something
  230. entitle
    give the right to
  231. renewal
    the act of renewing
  232. assertive
    aggressively self-assured
  233. intimidated
    made scared or fearful as by threats
  234. receptacle
    a container that is used to put or keep things in
  235. concentrate
    make denser, stronger, or purer
  236. evaluate
    estimate the nature, quality, ability or significance of
  237. utterable
    capable of being uttered in words or sentences
  238. reign
    royal authority; the dominion of a monarch
  239. experiment
    the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
  240. substitute
    a person or thing that can take the place of another
  241. recipient
    a person to whom something is sent, given, or awarded
  242. exception
    an instance that does not conform to a rule
  243. remedial
    tending or intended to rectify or improve
  244. garment
    an article of clothing
  245. consistent
    the same throughout in structure or composition
  246. incredible
    amazing; extraordinarily good or great
  247. compress
    squeeze or push together
  248. diverge
    move or draw apart
  249. virtually
    in essence or in effect but not in fact
  250. entangled
    twisted together in a tangled mass
  251. cultivation
    production of food by preparing the land to grow crops
  252. intrinsic
    belonging to a thing by its very nature
  253. covetous
    immoderately desirous of acquiring something
  254. discrepancy
    a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions
  255. explanation
    making something understandable
  256. subsistence
    a means of surviving
  257. satisfactory
    giving contentment
  258. obliterate
    remove completely from recognition or memory
  259. immense
    unusually great in size or amount or extent or scope
  260. suspicion
    an impression that something might be the case
  261. ferocious
    marked by extreme and violent energy
  262. transcription
    something written, copied from one medium to another
  263. convention
    the act of meeting formally
  264. intricate
    having many complexly arranged elements; elaborate
  265. impossible
    not capable of happening or being done or dealt with
  266. ambitious
    having a strong desire for success or achievement
  267. provoke
    provide the needed stimulus for
  268. reproach
    express criticism towards
  269. casualty
    someone injured or killed in an accident
  270. tolerable
    capable of being borne or endured
  271. emotional
    of or pertaining to feelings
  272. attendance
    the act of being present at a meeting or event
  273. quirky
    strikingly unconventional
  274. horizon
    the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
  275. captivated
    filled with wonder and delight
  276. isolation
    the act of setting something apart from others
  277. prosperous
    in fortunate circumstances financially
  278. intelligence
    the ability to comprehend
  279. complexity
    the quality of being intricate and compounded
  280. assumption
    the act of taking something for granted
  281. corridor
    an enclosed passageway
  282. particular
    unique or specific to a person or thing or category
  283. purification
    the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities
  284. satire
    witty language used to convey insults or scorn
  285. disposition
    your usual mood
  286. proposition
    a suggestion offered for acceptance or rejection
  287. horizon
    the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
  288. captivated
    filled with wonder and delight
  289. isolation
    the act of setting something apart from others
  290. prosperous
    in fortunate circumstances financially
  291. intelligence
    the ability to comprehend
  292. complexity
    the quality of being intricate and compounded
  293. assumption
    the act of taking something for granted
  294. corridor
    an enclosed passageway
  295. particular
    unique or specific to a person or thing or category
  296. purification
    the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities
  297. satire
    witty language used to convey insults or scorn
  298. disposition
    your usual mood
  299. proposition
    a suggestion offered for acceptance or rejection
  300. entitle
    give the right to
  301. renewal
    the act of renewing
  302. assertive
    aggressively self-assured
  303. intimidated
    made scared or fearful as by threats
  304. receptacle
    a container that is used to put or keep things in
  305. concentrate
    make denser, stronger, or purer
  306. evaluate
    estimate the nature, quality, ability or significance of
  307. utterable
    capable of being uttered in words or sentences
  308. reign
    royal authority; the dominion of a monarch
  309. experiment
    the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
  310. substitute
    a person or thing that can take the place of another
  311. recipient
    a person to whom something is sent, given, or awarded
  312. exception
    an instance that does not conform to a rule
  313. remedial
    tending or intended to rectify or improve
  314. garment
    an article of clothing
  315. consistent
    the same throughout in structure or composition
  316. incredible
    amazing; extraordinarily good or great
  317. compress
    squeeze or push together
  318. diverge
    move or draw apart
  319. virtually
    in essence or in effect but not in fact
  320. entangled
    twisted together in a tangled mass
  321. cultivation
    production of food by preparing the land to grow crops
  322. intrinsic
    belonging to a thing by its very nature
  323. covetous
    immoderately desirous of acquiring something
  324. discrepancy
    a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions
  325. explanation
    making something understandable
  326. subsistence
    a means of surviving
  327. satisfactory
    giving contentment
  328. obliterate
    remove completely from recognition or memory
  329. stratification
    forming or depositing in layers
  330. caravan
    a procession traveling together in single file
  331. sufficiently
    to a degree that fulfills a need or requirement
  332. authoritative
    of recognized power or excellence
  333. provincial
    associated with an administrative district of a nation
  334. transience
    the attribute of being brief or fleeting
  335. contrivance
    the faculty of inventive skill
  336. incoherently
    in an incoherent manner
  337. cooperate
    work together on a common enterprise or project
  338. planetarium
    an apparatus or model for representing the solar systems
  339. perfectionism
    a disposition to feel that anything less than perfect is unacceptable
  340. innovator
    someone who helps to open up a new line of technology or art
  341. ardent
    characterized by intense emotion
  342. obituary
    a notice of someone's death
  343. occupancy
    an act of being a tenant
  344. arbitrary
    based on or subject to individual discretion or preference
  345. flirtatious
    behaving in a way to suggest a playful attraction to someone
  346. societal
    relating to people in general
  347. implicit
    suggested though not directly expressed
  348. commodity
    any good that can be bought and sold
  349. deodorant
    a toiletry applied to the skin to mask unpleasant smells
  350. demonstrable
    capable of being proved
  351. sentient
    endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness
  352. opulent
    rich and superior in quality
  353. consistency
    uniformity or stability in arrangement, behavior, or quality
  354. efficient
    being effective without wasting time, effort, or expense
  355. equivalent
    being essentially comparable to something
  356. prominent
    conspicuous in position or importance
  357. vantage
    place or situation affording some benefit
  358. intuitive
    spontaneously derived from or prompted by a natural tendency
  359. exterminate
    kill on a large scale
  360. indivisible
    impossible to split into parts
  361. longitude
    the angular distance from the prime meridian at Greenwich
  362. integral
    existing as an essential constituent or characteristic
  363. relentlessly
    in a relentless manner
  364. advocate
    a person who pleads for a person, cause, or idea
  365. immense
    unusually great in size or amount or extent or scope
  366. suspicion
    an impression that something might be the case
  367. ferocious
    marked by extreme and violent energy
  368. transcription
    something written, copied from one medium to another
  369. convention
    the act of meeting formally
  370. intricate
    having many complexly arranged elements; elaborate
  371. impossible
    not capable of happening or being done or dealt with
  372. ambitious
    having a strong desire for success or achievement
  373. magnificent
    characterized by grandeur
  374. transatlantic
    crossing the Atlantic Ocean
  375. vaporize
    turn into gas
  376. chastise
    scold or criticize severely
  377. restaurant
    a building where people go to eat
  378. reactionary
    extremely conservative or resistant to change
  379. congratulations
    an expression of approval and commendation
  380. environment
    the totality of surrounding conditions
  381. succumb
    give in, as to overwhelming force, influence, or pressure
  382. persistent
    stubbornly unyielding
  383. aviation
    the art of operating aircraft
  384. monumental
    of outstanding significance
  385. enterprise
    a purposeful or industrious undertaking
  386. magnificent
    characterized by grandeur
  387. transatlantic
    crossing the Atlantic Ocean
  388. vaporize
    turn into gas
  389. chastise
    scold or criticize severely
  390. restaurant
    a building where people go to eat
  391. reactionary
    extremely conservative or resistant to change
  392. congratulations
    an expression of approval and commendation
  393. environment
    the totality of surrounding conditions
  394. succumb
    give in, as to overwhelming force, influence, or pressure
  395. persistent
    stubbornly unyielding
  396. aviation
    the art of operating aircraft
  397. monumental
    of outstanding significance
  398. enterprise
    a purposeful or industrious undertaking
  399. stratification
    forming or depositing in layers
  400. caravan
    a procession traveling together in single file
  401. sufficiently
    to a degree that fulfills a need or requirement
  402. authoritative
    of recognized power or excellence
  403. provincial
    associated with an administrative district of a nation
  404. transience
    the attribute of being brief or fleeting
  405. contrivance
    the faculty of inventive skill
  406. incoherently
    in an incoherent manner
  407. cooperate
    work together on a common enterprise or project
  408. planetarium
    an apparatus or model for representing the solar systems
  409. perfectionism
    a disposition to feel that anything less than perfect is unacceptable
  410. innovator
    someone who helps to open up a new line of technology or art
  411. ardent
    characterized by intense emotion
  412. obituary
    a notice of someone's death
  413. occupancy
    an act of being a tenant
  414. arbitrary
    based on or subject to individual discretion or preference
  415. flirtatious
    behaving in a way to suggest a playful attraction to someone
  416. societal
    relating to people in general
  417. implicit
    suggested though not directly expressed
  418. commodity
    any good that can be bought and sold
  419. deodorant
    a toiletry applied to the skin to mask unpleasant smells
  420. demonstrable
    capable of being proved
  421. sentient
    endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness
  422. opulent
    rich and superior in quality
  423. consistency
    uniformity or stability in arrangement, behavior, or quality
  424. efficient
    being effective without wasting time, effort, or expense
  425. equivalent
    being essentially comparable to something
  426. prominent
    conspicuous in position or importance
  427. monitory
    serving to warn
  428. vernal
    suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh
  429. fallibility
    the quality or likelihood of making errors
  430. comportment
    manner of behaving or conducting oneself; bearing
  431. untenable
    incapable of being defended or justified
  432. archaic
    so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
  433. officiant
    a clergyman who officiates at a religious ceremony or service
  434. taciturn
    habitually reserved and uncommunicative
  435. unwonted
    out of the ordinary
  436. beguile
    attract; cause to be enamored
  437. impediment
    something immaterial that interferes with action or progress
  438. personage
    one whose actions and opinions have a strong impact
  439. predicament
    an unpleasant or difficult situation
  440. apportion
    distribute according to a set plan or special purpose
  441. interrogative
    relating to sentences that ask a question
  442. geologist
    a specialist in the history of the Earth recorded in rocks
  443. preposterous
    inviting ridicule
  444. constitutional
    existing as an essential characteristic
  445. audacious
    disposed to venture or take risks
  446. verbiage
    overabundance of words
  447. raucous
    unpleasantly loud and harsh
  448. statistician
    someone versed in the interpretation of numerical data
  449. compendium
    a publication containing a variety of works
  450. optometry
    the practice of an optometrist
  451. emulate
    strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
  452. disingenuous
    not straightforward or candid
  453. mitigate
    lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
  454. salinity
    the relative proportion of salt in a solution
  455. anxiety
    a vague unpleasant emotion in anticipation of a misfortune
  456. stimulus
    any information or event that acts to arouse action
  457. insurrection
    organized opposition to authority
  458. nominative
    appointed by nomination
  459. palate
    the surface of the mouth separating oral and nasal cavities
  460. anemic
    relating to or having a deficiency of red blood cells
  461. anaemic
    relating to anemia or suffering from anemia
  462. caricature
    a representation of a person exaggerated for comic effect
  463. compunction
    a feeling of deep regret, usually for some misdeed
  464. vantage
    place or situation affording some benefit
  465. intuitive
    spontaneously derived from or prompted by a natural tendency
  466. exterminate
    kill on a large scale
  467. indivisible
    impossible to split into parts
  468. longitude
    the angular distance from the prime meridian at Greenwich
  469. integral
    existing as an essential constituent or characteristic
  470. relentlessly
    in a relentless manner
  471. advocate
    a person who pleads for a person, cause, or idea
  472. depravity
    moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles
  473. manuscript
    the form of a literary work submitted for publication
  474. taboo
    a ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion
  475. tabu
    an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion
  476. accomplishment
    the action of achieving something
  477. empirical
    derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
  478. quantitative
    expressible as an amount that can be measured
  479. forensics
    the use of scientific techniques in criminal investigations
  480. fantastically
    exceedingly; extremely
  481. recyclable
    capable of being used again
Created on Sat Nov 24 12:02:25 EST 2012

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