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sacrament

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something regarded as possessing sacred character; a religious ceremony or act of the christian church that is regarded as an outward and visible sign of inward and spiritual divine grace

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sacrilege

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the violation of anything sacred

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execrable

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extremely bad or unpleasant; abominable

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abominable

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causing moral revulsion; “the uprising was suppressed with abominable cruelty”

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salient

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prominent or conspicuous; most noticeable or important

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insolent

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boldly rude or disrespectful

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exult

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to show or feel triumphant joy

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desultory

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at random, unmethodical

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scrupulous

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strict regard for what one considers right; principled

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prescient

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having knowledge of things before they happen; foresight

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obsequious

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obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree; fawning; overly submissive; “They were served by obsequious waiters”

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invoke

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  1. call on (a deity or spirit) in prayer, as a witness, or for inspiration. “I invoked the madonna”
  2. Call earnestly for; “she invoked his help against the attack”
  3. Cite in support of an argument ; “the antiquated defense of insanity is rarely invoked today”
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convoke

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to call together

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vociferous

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crying out noisily

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avocation

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something one does in addition to their principle occupation

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equivocate

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use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself.
““Not that we are aware of,” she equivocated”

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revile

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to criticize with harsh language “he was now reviled by the party that he helped to lead”

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vilify

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to slander, to defame

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convivial

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sociable

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joie de vivre

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joy of life

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verdure

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fresh, rich vegitation. “A portrait if a fresh-faced teenage girl in all of her youthful verdure and irrepressible joie de vivre”

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verdant

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green with vegetation; inexperienced

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aver

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to affirm, to declare to be true

“he averred that he was innocent of the allegations”

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verisimilatude

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the appearance or semblance of truth

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verity

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truthfulness

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veracious

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habitually truthful

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adventitious

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happening or carried on according to chance rather than design or inherent nature.
“my adventures were always adventitious, always thrust on me”

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contravene

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conflict with (a right, principle, etc.), especially to its detriment.
"this contravened Washington's commitment to its own proposal"
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utilitarian

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efficient, functional, useful

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intransigent

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refusing to agree or compromise

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protract

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to prolong, draw out, extend

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tractable

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easily managed or controlled

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apotheosis

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glorification, glorified ideal; the elevation of someone to divine status; the perfect example.

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extenuating

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making less serious by offering excuses

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attenuate

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to weaken or reduce in force

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distend

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to expand by stretching

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tendentious

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having a predisposition towards a point of view

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pertinacious

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persistent, stubborn

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tenable

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capable of being held, maintained, or defended

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taciturn

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uncommunicative

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tacit

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unspoken understanding

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surmount

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to get over or across, to prevail

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supercilious

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arrogant, haughty, condescending; behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others

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superlative

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of the highest quality; “the critics ran out of superlatives to describe her”

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subterfuge

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deceit used in order to achieve one’s goals

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supposition

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an uncertain belief; “they were working under the supposition that his death was a murder”

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apostasy

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renunciation of an object of one’s previous loyalty

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specious

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deceptively attractive

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perspicacious

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having keen mental perception and understanding

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dissolute

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indifferent to moral restraints; lax in morals

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insensate

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without feeling or sensitivity

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assiduous

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diligent, persistent, hardworking

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insidious

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intended to entrap or beguile

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subsidiary

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serving to assist or supplement

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dissident

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disagreeing (with an opinion, belief, organization, religion)

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sedition

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incitement of discontent or rebellion against government

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conscription

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cumpulsory enlistment for state servince; draft

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proscribe

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to condemn as harmful or odious (extremely unpleasant, repulsive)

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prescient

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having knowledge of things before they happen

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arrogate

A

take or claim (something) w/o justification

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abrogate

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to abolish by formal means

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risible

A

causing laughter

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derision

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the act of mockery

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quiescence

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the condition of being at rest, still, inactive

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perquisite

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a gratuity, tip

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querulous

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full of complaints

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punctilious

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showing great attention to detail; strict or exact in the observance of formalities

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pugilist

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a fighter or boxer

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repugnant

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objectionable or offensive

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pugnacious

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to quarrel or fight readily

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probity

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integrity, honesty, decency, high-mindedness

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reprobate

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a depraved or wicked person; an unprincipled person (often used humorously or affectionately); “a long-missed old reprobate drinking comrade”

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opprobrium

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the disgrace incurred by shameful conduct

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approbation

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praise, consideration

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provident

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having or showing foresight

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propound

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to set forth for consideration

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proselytize

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to convert or attempt to recruit

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prodigious

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extraordinary in size, amount, or extent

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reprisal

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act of retaliation; “three youths died in the reprisals that followed”

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presentiment

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intuitive feeling about the future, especially one of foreboding

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precocious

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unusually advanced or mature in mental development or talent

82
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posterity

A

future generations

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posthumous

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after death

84
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importune

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to urge or press with excessive persistence; He stood on the street corner, importuning passersby for help.

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disport

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to divert or amuse oneself

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deportment

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conduct, behavior

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impugn

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to challenge as false

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