1701-1750

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dissonant

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adj. harsh and disagreeable in sound

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exude

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v. to give off; to emit; to radiate

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parity

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n. similarity; equality; sameness

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entice

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v. to attract or lure

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machination

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n. an artful or secret plot or scheme

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incumbent

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adj. necessary or obligatory

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vindictive

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adj. seeking revenge; marked by a desire to hurt

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remorse

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n. sadness or regret for what one has done

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decipher

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v. to read or interpret something confusing or illegible; to convert from a code

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stipend

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n. a fixed and regular payment

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canon

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n. a law or body of laws, esp. religious; an established principle or basis for judgment; the works of a writer that have been accepted as authentic

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onslaught

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n. a severe attack

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patent

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adj. obvious evident

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parochial

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adj. restricted; limited; narrow; local

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hinder

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v. to keep back; to block progress

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champion

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v. to support or defend

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orthodox

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adj. accepting the usual beliefs, esp. religious

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quiver

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v. to shake; to tremble from fear or cold

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encroach

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v. to infringe; to intrude; to trespass

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oligarchy

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n. a government in which only few people have power

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irk

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v. to irritate or be wearisome

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rhetoric

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n. persuasive or artful use of language

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lineaments

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n. any of the features of the body, usually the face

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abyss

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n. a deep, bottomless chasm; immeasurable depth

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omniscient

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adj. all-knowing

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stint

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v. to limit to a certain quantity, usually small; to be sparing in giving or using

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eclipse

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v. to overshadow

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rarefied

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adj. elevated in character; belonging to a select group

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eclectic

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adj. composed of materials from various sources

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sardonic

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adj. bitterly sneering; mocking

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dilettante

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n. one who engages an art with only superficial skill; an amateur

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succint

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adj. expressed without wasted words

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hector

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v. to harass; to bully

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heresy

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n. deviation from church doctrine or from an established belief

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peruse

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v. to read carefully

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attest

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v. to give that something is true or genuine

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philistine

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n. a narrow-minded person with no interest in the arts

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sedulous

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adj. working hard and steadily; diligent

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dissect

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v. to cut in parts for analysis

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invective

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n. language that buses or denounces

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protean

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adj. easily taking on different forms

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seemly

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adj. properly or fitting with respect to established customs

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gist

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n. the main objective or point

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turmoil

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n. extreme confusion; uproar

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cavalier

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adj. casual, disdainful

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omen

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n. an indication of the future

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pastoral

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adj. relating to country life, esp. of shepherds; rustic

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kitsch

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n. art characterized by sentimental, often pretentious bad taste