Sywm #4

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Epigraph
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quotation at the beginning of a literary work; an engraved inscription
Esoteric
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hard to understand
Exapatriate
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to exile, to banish; leave one's country either by force or by desire
Fetter
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to restrain, to hamper
Frugal
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penny-pinching; careful with money
Gild
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to overlay with a thin layer of gold; to give a superficial bright aspect
Hovel
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small miserable dwelling, an open low shed
Ineffable
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incapable of being expressed or described
Jettison
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to throw overboard in order to lighten a ship or plane, usually in an emergency
Lummox
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large, ungainly, dull-witted person
Mar
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to make less perfect, impair, spoil
Misnomer
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an incorrect or inappropriate name
Nebulous
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unclear, lacking form; vague, hazy; cloudlike or indefinite in outline
Nullify
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to make useless, cancel, undo
Obliterate
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to destroy entirely; remove all signs of
Perceive
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to understand; grasp mentally
Premise
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something to be taken as truth without proof
Remiss
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guilty of neglect, lacking care
Ruminate
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to ponder, think about; to reflect upon
Sagacious
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discerning, shrewd, keen in judgement; wise

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