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Amplify

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verb: To make larger or more powerful; (augment)

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Assiduous

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adjective: Diligent, persistent, hard working.

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Ascetic

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adjective: Self-denying, leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; (austere) — (noun): A person who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of contemplative ideals

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Contrite

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adjective: Caused by or showing deep remorse; deeply sorrowful and repentant; apologetic. (rueful)

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Convivial

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adjective: Sociable; fond of feasting, drinking and good company; sociable; vivacious

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Corporeal

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adjective: Of, relating to, or characteristic of the body (tangible)

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Coquette

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noun: A woman who flirts lightheartedly with men to win their admiration and affection; flirt.

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Curmudgeon

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noun: A cranky person; Difficult to work with.

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Discursive

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adjective: Wandering from topic to topic (circumlocution)

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Diurnal

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adjective: Daily; relating to or active in the daytime (quotidian, circadian)

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Doleful

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adjective: Sad or mournful; crestfallen; melancholy. (lugubrious, rueful, dolorous).

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Effrontery

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noun: An instance of audacious behavior; brazen and shameful behavior

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Effulgent

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adjective: Shining brilliantly; luminous.

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Enunciate

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verb: To pronounce clearly.

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Erudite

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adjective: Characterized by great knowledge; having or showing profound knowledge; learned; scholarly.

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Ethereal

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adjective: Light, airy, or tenuous; not earthly.

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Exhort

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verb: To urge, advise, or caution earnestly; (expostulate)

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Formidable

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adjective: Strong and excellent; arousing fear.

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Filch

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verb: To steal; to purloin.

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Harbinger

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noun: A precursor; a sign of something to come. (augury, omen)

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Heathen

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noun: An irreligious, uncultured, or uncivilized person.

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Husbandry

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noun: To farm; the breeding and care of animals or livestock.

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Improvident

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adjective: Without planning for the future; a lack of foresight. (extemporaneous)

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Incandescent

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adjective: Shining brilliantly; effulgent; luminous.

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Incendiary

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adjective: Tending to inflame or stimulate the senses. (noun): One who creates or stirs up factionalism or sedition.

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Incipient

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adjective: Beginning to exist or appear; in an initial stage. (inchoate)

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Jargon

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noun: Unintelligible and confusing speech or writing.

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Jurisprudence

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noun: Philosophy of law.

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Labyrinth

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noun: An intricate and complex maze.

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Lassitude

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noun: Lethargy; sluggishness; apathy; indolence.

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Manumit

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verb: To free from slavery; to emancipate.

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Mundane

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adjective: Found in the ordinary course of events; commonplace. (banal, hackneyed)

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Munificent

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adjective: Very liberal in giving; generous; beneficent; benevolent. (largess)

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Stalwart

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adjective: Having or marked by imposing physical strength. (noun): One who is physically and morally strong.

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Titular

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adjective: In title only. (noun): A person who bears a title.