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spite

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a desire to harm, anger, or defeat another person especially because you feel that you have been treated wrongly in some way

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fallible

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liable to err; capable of making mistakes or being wrong

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integral

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very important and necessary

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implicit

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understood though not clearly or directly stated

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credulity

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ability or willingness to believe something

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nadir

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lowest point

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defile

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to take away or ruin the purity, honor, or goodness of

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epiphany

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a moment in which you suddenly see or understand something in a new or very clear way

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astringent

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stern, harsh, or severe

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ascendant

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becoming more popular or successful

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factitious

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not spontaneous or natural; artificial; contrived

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expurgate

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clean; remove offensive parts of a book

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untimely

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happening or done sooner than you expect; occurring before the proper or right time

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lackadaisical

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lacking energy and vitality; languid

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concomitant

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that which accompanies

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prescient

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having or showing and ability to know what will happen before it does

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carry

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to be marked or labeled

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interminable

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endless

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entice

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lure; attract; tempt

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jubilation

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rejoicing

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indefatigable

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tireless

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mortify

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to cause to feel very embarrassed and foolish

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kindred

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alike or similar

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timid

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feeling or showing a lack of courage or confidence

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indolent

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lazy

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capitulate

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to stop trying to fight or resist something

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pragmatic

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practical

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medium

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the thing by which or through which something is done; means

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self-effacing

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modest; not trying to get attention

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bleak

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not hopeful or encouraging

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presupposition

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to be based on the idea that something is true or will happen

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infiltrate

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pass into or through; penetrate

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adamant

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hard; inflexible

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query

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a question or a request for information about something

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frail

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weak; slender; delicate; fragile

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habituate

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to cause to become familiar with and used to a particular place, situation, etc.

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wade

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to become involved in a discussion, situation, activity, etc., in a forceful, direct, or careless way

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prevailing

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usual, common, or popular

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ruminate

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chew over and over; mull over; ponder

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testament

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proof or evidence that something exists or is true

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misdemeanor

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minor crime

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masquerade

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to pretend to be someone or something

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deleterious

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damaging or harmful

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depredate

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to plunder and pillage; to despoil

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savor

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to enjoy the taste or smell of for as long as possible

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ominous

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suggesting that something bad is going to happen in the future

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province

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a subject or area of interest that a person knows about or is involved in

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cathartic

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the act or process of releasing a strong emotion

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seasoned

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having a lot of experience doing something

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hardy

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sturdy; robust