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Obdurate
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Callous; hardened; stubborn
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Narcissism
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A love of ones own body; egoism
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Plethora
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An oversupply; excess; overabundance
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Quadrennial
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Lasting four years; occurring once in four years
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Providentail
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Fortunate; lucky; favorable
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Malapropism
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A humorous misuse of a word
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Obeisance
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A gesture of respect such as bowing
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Whisk
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To wipe, sweep, or brush with a light, quick whipping motion
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Quirk
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A turn, twist, caprice; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy
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Atrophy
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The emancipation or wasting of body tissues, organs, or the entire body
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Pernicious
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Causing much harm; highly injurious; deadly
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Onerous
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Burdensome; troublesome; difficult; unpleasant
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Pyrography
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The burning of designs onto wood
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Vacuity
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Dullness of comprehension; lack of intelligence; stupidity
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Tithe
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One tenth tax
