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Impound
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*Impound
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(v) 1. temporary
possession of as a security, by legal authorityex:: the customs agents
impounded the illegal shipment 2. place or shut up in a pound ex:: impound
the cows so they don't stray
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*Sumptuous
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(adj) rich &
superior in quality ex:: sumptuous dining rooms
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*Impingement
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(n) influencing
strongly ex:: they resented impingement of American values on European
culture
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*Loquacious
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(adj) full of
trivial conversationex::kept from her housework by loquacious neighbors
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*Eulogy
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(n) 1. a formal
expression of praise for someone who has died recently 2. a formal expression
of praise
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*Tranquility
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(n) 1. an
untroubled state; free from disturbances 2. a state of peace & quite 3. a
disposition free from stress & emotions
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*Tantalizing
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(adj) arousing
desire or expectation for something unattainable or mockingly outofreach•a
tantalizing taste of success
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*Exertion
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(n) use of
physical or mentalenergy; hard workex:: they managed only with great exertion
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*Formidable
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(adj) 1.
extremely impressive in strength or excellenceex:: a formidable opponent; had
a formidable array of compositions to his credit;the challenge was
formidable;the formidable army of brains at the Prime Minister's disposal 2.
inspiring fear ex:: the formidable prospect of major surgery
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*Recalcitrant
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(n) the trait of
being unmanageable
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*Agog
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(adj) highly
excitedex:: the internet users are agog over Google
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*Appall
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(v) fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to
be unpleasantly surprisedex::I was appalled at the thought of being late for
my interview
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*Luscious
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(adj) extremely
pleasing to the senseoftaste
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*Obscureness
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(n) 1. the state
of being humble and unimportant 2. the state of being indistinct or
indefinite for lack of adequate illumination 3. the quality of being unclear
or abstruse and hard to understand
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*Maladroitness
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(n) skillfulness
resulting from a lack of training
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*Segregation
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(n) a
socialsystem that provides separate facilities for minoritygroups
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*Cordon
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(n) a line of
police, troops, guards, tape, etc. around an area to prevent entry by other
people
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*Oppression
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(n) 1. state of
being keptdown by unjust use of force or authorityex:: after years of
oppression they finally revolted 2. the act of subjugating by cruelty ex::
the tyrant's oppression of the people
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*Ostracism
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(n) the state of
being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)ex::
the association should get rid of its elderly members not by euthanasia, of
course, but by ostracism
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