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sardonic

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bitterly sneering; mocking

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lummox

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a clumsy person

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lugubrious

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sad or mournful; esp. in a way that seems exaggerated or ridicuous

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slipshod

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marked by carelessness or casual attention to detail; sloppy

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revere

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to honor

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recapitulate

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to summarize; to paraphrase

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idiosyncrasy

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a particular, peculiar, or eccentric trait

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subtle

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not immediately obvious; hard to understand

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saga

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a long prose narrative, often telling of adventure or heroism; a long, detailed report

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pantheon

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all the gods of a people; a group highly respected in a field

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rural

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relating to the country or farming

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refactory

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stubbornly resistant to control, authority, or treatment

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gratuitous

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unnecessary or inappropriate

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opprobrium

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a bad reputation or disgrace gained after a specific action

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forage

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to search for food or provisions

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sedulous

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working hard and steadily; diligent

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abolish

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to put to an end to

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proclivity

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a natural or habitual tendency or inclination

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sect

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a small group, esp. religious, united by a specific set of beliefs

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rhapsody

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a state of great happiness; such a state expressed in speech or writing

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kindle

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to start a fire

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somnolent

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sleepy

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scale

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to climb

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transparent

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obvious; undisguised

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impudent

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rude; shameless

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nirvana

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a place of ideal peace and harmony

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chimerical

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created by or as if by a fanciful imagination

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tremulous

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shaking; fearful

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odyssey

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a long, adventurous journey

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intricate

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elaborately detailed

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rail

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to speak bitterly or reproachfully

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raze

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to demolish; to flatten to ground level

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ineffable

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incapable of being expressed

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overwrought

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extremely nervous or excited

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vernacular

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informal speech; native language

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self-abnegation

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the putting aside of personal interest for the sake of others

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inherent

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included as an essential part; intrinsic

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pariah

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a social outcast

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acquiesce

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to agree without protest

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canny

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clever and cautious

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internecine

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pertaining to conflict within a group; mutually destructive

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bureaucracy

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a group of officials and administrators, esp. of a government

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culpable

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deserving blame or punishment

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hone

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to sharpen

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dissemble

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to deceive or conceal; to hide ones motives; to simulate

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debase

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to make lower in value, quality or character

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ruminate

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to ponder at length

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abjure

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to renounce under oath; to give up or deny

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sanguine

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optimistic, cheerful

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punitive

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inflicting or intended to inflict punishment