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5000freevocab #1

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Meaning
aboveboard   without concealment, fraud, or trickery  
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actuary   an officer, as of an insurance company, who calculates and states the risks and premiums  
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adjuvant   auxillary; that helps or aids  
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animadversion   the utterance of criticism or censure; a critical (esp. unfavorable) comment (on or upon something)  
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ante   in the game of poker, to put up a stake before the cards are dealt  
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antracite   hard coal  
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antic   a grotesque, ludicrous, or fantastic action  
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antilogy   a contradiction in ideas, statements, or terms  
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averse   reluctant  
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balsam   medical preparation, aromatic and oily, used for healing  
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beck   to give a signal to, by nod or gesture  
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brae   a sloping bank; hillside  
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brimstone   sulfur  
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cameo   any small engraved or carved work in relief; a minor but well defined role in a play, movie, etc, esp. when performed by a notable actor  
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chagrin   a feeling of embarrassment and annoyance because one has failed or been disappointed; mortification  
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codicil   an addition to a will that changes, explains, revokes, or adds provisions  
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commissariat   the department of an army charged with the provision of its food and water and daily needs  
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chiffon   a very thin guaze used for trimmings, evening dress, etc.  
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complicity   participation or partnership, as in wrong-doing or with a wrong-doer  
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cornice   an ornamental molding running round the walls of a room close to the ceiling  
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coxswain   one who steers a rowboat, or one who has charge of a ship's boat and its crew under a officer  
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culvert   any artificial covered channel for the passage of water through a bank or under a road, canal  
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curio   any unusual or rare article  
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cynosure   any person or thing that is the center of attention or interest  
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dendroid   treelike in form  
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derrick   a large apparatus for lifting and moving heavy objects  
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datum   something known or assumed; information from which conclusions can be inferred  
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defalcate   to steal or misuse funds entrusted to one's care; embezzle  
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caitiff   a mean, evil, or corwardly person  
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cadenza   an elaborate, often improvised musical passage played unaccompanied by the solo instrument in a concerto  
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