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Book 10 · High school II
Chapter 17 · List 17 · Office & order
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allocate (v)
To set apart for a purpose.
augur (v)
To predict.
bastion (n)
A stronghold.
decorum (n)
Proper behaviour.
defunct (adj)
No longer in operation.
disarray (n)
A state of disorder.
halcyon (adj)
Calm and peaceful.
hyperbole (n)
Exaggeration.
importune (v)
To beg persistently.
jurisdiction (n)
Official authority.
ostracism (n)
Exclusion from society.
ruminate (v)
To meditate; to chew over.
temerity (n)
Reckless boldness.
tertiary (adj)
Third in rank.
winnow (v)
To separate; to remove the unwanted.