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a name or title

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appellation

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  1. showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks

2. showing an impudent lack of respect

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audacious

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3
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extreme greed for wealth or material gain

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avarice

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treat in an indulgent or overprotective way

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coddle

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express or feel sympathy or pity; sympathize

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commiserate

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criticize unfairly; disparage

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denigrate

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expressing disapproval; disapproving.

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deprecatory

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expressing contempt or ridicule

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derisive

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  1. (of a disease or condition) regularly found among particular people or in a certain area.
  2. (of a plant or animal) native or restricted to a certain country or area
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endemic

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a period of time in history or a person’s life, typically one marked by notable events or particular characteristics.

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Epoch

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the event of fading and gradually vanishing from sight; “the evanescence of the morning mist”

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evanescence

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of or relating to government revenue, esp. taxes

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fiscal

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have an angry or sullen look on one’s face; scow

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glower

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assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering

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imperious

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having a particular habit, activity, or interest that is long-established and unlikely to change.

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inveterate

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a part-song for several voices, esp. one of the Renaissance period, typically arranged in elaborate counterpoint and without instrumental accompaniment. Originally used of a genre of 14th-century Italian songs, the term now usually refers to English or Italian songs of the late 16th and early 17th c., in a free style strongly influenced by the text.

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madrigal

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bad-tempered and sulky; gloomy

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sullen

18
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a person who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain advantage.

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sycophants

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lack of thought or intelligence; empty-headedness

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vacuity

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experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person

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vicariously

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