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  1. betray
    deliver to an enemy by treachery
    But at times he has been betrayed by his putter.
  2. concealed
    not accessible to view
    He then concealed their bodies, the affidavit said.
  3. whispered
    spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
    “Pass me a few extras,” the safety officer whispered.
  4. rather
    more readily or willingly
    Indeed, several money managers said they are buyers rather than sellers.
  5. disown
    cast off
    “He told me that his parents were disowning him,” Private Johnson said. New York Times (Jul 27, 2012)
  6. sword
    a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
  7. cite
    make reference to
    The new report cited research showing that teens get more sleep when high schools start later.
  8. vigour
    forceful exertion
    Mr Kenyatta's "vigour" would lead Kenya to "greater accomplishments", China's President Xi Jinping said.
  9. abate
    become less in amount or intensity
    "The sickness usually abates within one or two days, and there are no long-term effects."
  10. enthusiasm
    a feeling of excitement
  11. Methodism
    the religious beliefs and practices of Methodists characterized by concern with social welfare and public morals
  12. ashamed
    feeling guilt or embarrassment or remorse
    "In 50 years trying to serve my country I have never felt so depressed/ashamed," he said.
  13. tendency
    an inclination to do something
    “But then China has this tendency where the big hammers come out.”
  14. admire
    feel high regard for
    Paul had always told me how much he admired me. Forbes (Sep 24, 2013)
  15. exuberance
    joyful enthusiasm
    Watching that high school Peter Pan in the first rehearsal flying around gives me as much joyful exuberance as that young actor.
  16. ordination
    the act of conferring holy orders
    Male priests have been stripped of their holy orders for participating in ordination ceremonies for women.
  17. ascension
    a movement upward
  18. anoint
    administer an oil or ointment to, often ceremonially
    Has any other magazine anointed more male icons in the past 40-odd years?
  19. admonish
    scold or reprimand; take to task
    My dad will admonish her for going out to parties “at night.”
  20. plunder
    steal goods; take as spoils
    The alleged thieves plundered the art museum in the early hours of Oct.
  21. populate
    inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of
    The fire destroyed hundreds of homes in the densely populated area; no casualties were immediately reported. Wall Street Journal (Oct 2, 2013)
  22. sanctified
    made, declared, or believed to be holy
    Let’s say you went all “born-again, sanctified, saved-in-the-blood Christian” a few years back. Salon (Mar 20, 2013)
  23. dirge
    a song or hymn of mourning as a memorial to a dead person
  24. mourn
    feel sadness
  25. glutton
    a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess
  26. denounce
    speak out against
    For years, the late President Hugo Chavez denounced "American imperialism" in Latin America.
  27. sackcloth
    a coarse cloth resembling sacking
  28. reveal
    make visible
    The editing facility comes after Facebook revealed more than half its users accessed the site on mobile phones, which are more prone to typing errors.
  29. yoke
    a wooden frame across the shoulders for carrying buckets
  30. companion
    a friend who is frequently with another
    “For fifty years, they are companions to corruption,” he said.
  31. consecrated
    made, declared, or believed to be holy
    The guest speaker will be Bishop Samuel Lawrence Green Sr., 125th elected and consecrated bishop.
  32. desecrate
    violate the sacred character of a place or language
  33. shrivelled
    (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture
  34. proclaim
    declare formally
    The Washington Post front page banner headline proclaimed "SHUTDOWN: Congress stuck in funding stalemate."
  35. bruiser
    a large and strong and heavyset man
  36. reed
    a tall woody perennial grass with a slender hollow stem
  37. smouldering
    showing scarcely suppressed anger
  38. wicked
    having committed unrighteous acts
  39. snuff
    inhale audibly through the nose
  40. astonished
    filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise
  41. ruined
    destroyed physically or morally
  42. blasphemy
    profane language
    Most blasphemy cases have been directed against Egypt’s Christian minority and filed by ultraconservative Muslims known as Salafis.
  43. brood
    hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing
  44. viper
    a venomous Old World snake
  45. acquitted
    declared not guilty of a specific offense or crime
  46. condemn
    express strong disapproval of
  47. arid
    lacking sufficient water or rainfall
  48. unequivocal
    admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding
  49. striking
    having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
  50. paganism
    a religion outside of mainstream monotheism
  51. idol
    a material effigy that is worshipped
  52. belie
    be in contradiction with
  53. crooked
    having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned
  54. regime
    the governing authority of a political unit
  55. saffron
    crocus with pungent orange stigmas used in flavoring food
    Red beet juice and saffron have been added to bring out its natural colors.
  56. articulate
    express or state clearly
  57. disruption
    an act or event that causes a delay or break in an ongoing activity
  58. acquisition
    something gained
  59. secede
    withdraw from an organization or polity
  60. tough
    substantially made or constructed
  61. perception
    the process of becoming aware through the senses
  62. overcast
    filled or abounding with clouds
  63. interpret
    make sense of; assign a meaning to
  64. adulterous
    characterized by adultery
  65. revealing
    showing or making known
  66. Hades
    the god of the underworld in ancient mythology
  67. bind
    secure with or as if with ropes
  68. stumbling block
    any obstacle or impediment
  69. forfeit
    lose the right to or lose by some error, offense, or crime
  70. yeast
    a single-celled fungus that reproduces asexually
  71. predicate
    involve as a necessary condition or consequence
  72. confession
    an admission of misdeeds or faults
  73. recite
    repeat aloud from memory
  74. seldom
    not often
  75. innumerable
    too many to be counted
  76. jubilantly
    in a joyous manner
  77. eagerly
    with eagerness; in an eager manner
  78. assume
    take to be the case or to be true
  79. proportion
    relation with respect to comparative quantity or magnitude
  80. archangel
    a spiritual at the highest rank in the celestial hierarchy
  81. herald
    a person who announces important news
  82. offender
    a person who transgresses moral or civil law
  83. transfiguration
    a striking change in appearance or character
  84. seizure
    the taking possession of something by legal process
  85. woe
    misery resulting from affliction
  86. crippled
    disabled in the feet or legs
  87. gouge
    an impression in a surface, as made by a blow
  88. wander
    move or cause to move in a sinuous or circular course
  89. pagan
    a person following a polytheistic or pre-Christian religion
  90. grabber
    an unpleasant person who grabs inconsiderately
  91. choke
    struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
  92. awed
    inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence
  93. anxious
    causing or fraught with or showing nervousness
  94. supplication
    the act of communicating with a deity
  95. trim
    make a reduction in
  96. sanctified
    made, declared, or believed to be holy
  97. inadvertent
    happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally
  98. altar
    a raised structure on which sacrifices to a god are made
  99. initiative
    readiness to embark on bold new ventures
  100. conscience
    motivation deriving from ethical or moral principles
  101. eunuch
    a man who has been castrated and is unable to reproduce
  102. hinder
    be an obstacle to
  103. possession
    anything owned
  104. sake
    the purpose of achieving or obtaining
  105. seek
    try to locate, discover, or establish the existence of
  106. spitefully
    in a maliciously spiteful manner
  107. persecute
    cause to suffer
  108. overwhelm
    overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
  109. hostility
    a state of deep-seated ill-will
  110. solitude
    a state of social isolation
  111. bustle
    move or cause to move energetically or busily
  112. repetition
    the act of doing or performing again
  113. heathen
    a person who does not acknowledge your god
  114. verbalise
    express in speech
  115. sublime
    of high moral or intellectual value
  116. delight
    a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction
  117. enliven
    make more excited or spirited
  118. instinct
    inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to stimuli
  119. stimulate
    cause to act in a specified manner
  120. hire
    engage or hire for work
  121. foreman
    a person who exercises control over workers
  122. grumble
    make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath
  123. envious
    painfully desirous of another's advantages
  124. mock
    treat with contempt
  125. flogging
    beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
  126. crucify
    kill by nailing onto a cross
  127. indeed
    in truth (often tends to intensify)
  128. indignant
    angered at something unjust or wrong
  129. ransom
    the act of freeing from captivity or punishment
  130. compassion
    a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering
  131. sermon
    an address of a religious nature
  132. fervent
    characterized by intense emotion
  133. precisely
    in a sharply exact manner
  134. abundant
    present in great quantity
  135. trespass
    enter unlawfully on someone's property
  136. colt
    a young male horse under the age of four
  137. cloak
    a loose outer garment
  138. stirred
    set into a usually circular motion in order to mix or blend
  139. indignant
    angered at something unjust or wrong
  140. withered
    lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
  141. tenant
    someone who pays rent to use property owned by someone else
  142. heir
    a person entitled by law to inherit the estate of another
  143. inheritance
    hereditary succession to a title or an office or property
  144. wretch
    someone you feel sorry for
  145. exalt
    praise, glorify, or honor
  146. articulate
    express or state clearly
  147. liturgical
    in accord with rites prescribed for public worship
  148. blooming
    the organic process of bearing flowers
  149. sway
    move back and forth
  150. portrait
    any likeness of a person, in any medium
  151. inscription
    the activity of carving or engraving letters or words
  152. phylactery
    (Judaism) either of two small leather cases containing texts from the Hebrew Scriptures (known collectively as tefillin); traditionally worn (on the forehead and the left arm) by Jewish men during morning prayer
  153. tassel
    adornment consisting of a bunch of cords fastened at one end
  154. exalted
    of high moral or intellectual value
  155. oath
    a solemn promise regarding your future acts or behavior
  156. sacred
    made, declared, or believed to be holy
  157. swear
    to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
  158. altar
    a raised structure on which sacrifices to a god are made
  159. grave
    a place for the burial of a corpse
  160. brood
    hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing
  161. viper
    a venomous Old World snake
  162. cloak
    a loose outer garment
  163. vulture
    a large diurnal bird of prey feeding chiefly on carrion
  164. drunkard
    a chronic drinker
  165. flog
    beat with a whip, rod, or cane
  166. desolate
    providing no shelter or sustenance
  167. omnipotent
    having unlimited power
  168. omnipresent
    existing everywhere at once
  169. omniscient
    knowing, seeing, or understanding everything
  170. doxology
    a hymn or verse in Christian liturgy glorifying God
  171. exuberant
    joyously unrestrained
  172. pursuit
    the act of following in an effort to overtake or capture
  173. drowsy
    half asleep
  174. trimmed
    made neat and tidy by trimming
  175. entrust
    put into the care or protection of someone
  176. tongue
    a mobile mass of muscular tissue located in the oral cavity
  177. Christendom
    the collective body of Christians throughout the world and history (found predominantly in Europe and the Americas and Australia)
  178. leper
    a pariah who is avoided by others
  179. alabaster
    a fine-textured white gypsum used for carving
  180. reclining
    the act of assuming or maintaining a reclining position
  181. indignant
    angered at something unjust or wrong
  182. disown
    cast off
  183. overwhelm
    overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
  184. ravenous
    extremely hungry
  185. infallibility
    the quality of never making an error
  186. haste
    overly eager speed and possible carelessness
  187. sovereign
    a nation's ruler usually by hereditary right
  188. panicky
    thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation
  189. descendant
    a person considered as coming from some ancestor or race
  190. folly
    the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
  191. usher
    someone employed to conduct others
  192. indolence
    inactivity resulting from a dislike of work
  193. slothful
    disinclined to work or exertion
  194. forbidden
    excluded from use or mention
Created on Wed Oct 02 04:35:48 EDT 2013 (updated Wed Oct 16 13:15:53 EDT 2013)

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