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askance

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disapprovingly; disdainfully; distrustfully; with a side glance

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deviation

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a turning away or departure from; a divergence

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devoid

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not containing or possessing; empty; without

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dogma

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a set of specific ideas or beliefs; a doctrine

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focalization

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the act or action of focusing or concentrating; the location of concentrated attention

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inscrutable

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not able to be searched into and understood

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insidious

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progressing harmfully but hardly noticed; deceitful in a subtle way; wily; treacherous

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interim

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time between; meantime

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intercessor

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one who acts between two parties; a mediator

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melancholic

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excessively and unreasonably brooding; chronically depressed; despondent; causing or suggesting such feeling

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mollify

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to calm or appease; to soothe; to make less severe

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nemesis

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deserved punishment or its source; anything or anyone that always seems certain to defeat or frustrate

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scathing

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harshly critical; extremely severe; caustic

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sidled

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stepped or moved sideways in a shy or stealthy manner

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trenchant

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incisive; perceptive; to the point; keen; vigorous; forceful

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aridity

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dryness; barrenness; the state of being dull, without interest

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blazon

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to richly adorn; to depict symbolically; such a depiction or its description

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disparaging

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degrading; depreciating; “cutting down”; belittling

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dissenter

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one who dissents, disagrees, differs in principle; one who refuses to assent to established doctrine

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emit

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to put out or give off light, heat, sound, etc.; to utter sounds, expression, etc.

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exemplary

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setting an example; admirable; commendable

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hyperbole

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extreme exaggeration in expression; overstatement

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hypercritical

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overly critical; faultfinding; carping

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hypochondriac

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one who is unduly anxious over personal health; one who imagines illnesses

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impeccable
free from fault, blemish or error; flawless; unerring
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inimitable
not able to be imitated; unequaled; unparalleled; unique
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innate
coming naturally from within; inborn; natural
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innocuous
harmless; without harmful effect or qualities
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reciprocal
done or given responsively or in return; affecting both parties; mutual; a counterpart
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sinister
tending toward disaster; threatening; foreboding; evil; wicked
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contentious
quarrelsome; argumentative; uncooperative
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credible
believable; trustworthy; reliable
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expedient
suitable or advisable at the moment; opportune or useful but not necessarily right; such an action or means
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furtive
stealthy; secretive; sly; evasive
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impunity
exemption or freedom from punishment or harm
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incarcerate
to imprison; to confine
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indefatigable
not able to be fatigued; never tiring; unflagging
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misanthrope
one who hates or constantly distrusts mankind
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modicum
a small quantity or portion
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mutability
tendency to change; alterability; inconsistency
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parody
a humorous and ridiculing imitation; a farce; a poor imitation; to act in such a manner
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stipple
an arrangement of dots or speckles; to use or produce an area or pattern of such
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substantiate
to verify; to attest as true; to give substance to.
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verbatim
word for word; in the exact words
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verdant
green with vegetation
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apathetic
indifferent; unconcerned; unemotional
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archaic
of an earlier or primitive time; ancient; no longer in popular use
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collusion
secret cooperation for a wrongful purpose
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deferential
yielding or deferring the wishes, ideas, etc. of another; respectful
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doleful
sad; sorrowful
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flaunt
to display proudly or defiantly; to wave or flourish arrogantly
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intrepid
fearless, dauntless
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natatorium
indoor swimming pool
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puerile
childish; immature; juvenile
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ramifications
branches; offshoots; subdivisions; results or consequences
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recalcitrant
resistant to control; stubborn; defiant; rebellious
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spasmodic
temporarily impulsive or violent; intermittent and intense
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tawdry
cheap looking; shoddy; vulgar
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tenable
able to be maintained or held; defendable
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trepidation
fearfulness; alarm; agitation; trembling from such a cause
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allocate
to assign as portion or share; to set apart for; to distribute
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acquiesced
yielded; gave in; assented to
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augment
to add to; to increase; to supplement
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commiserate
to sympathize or condole with; to feel or show pity or sorrow for
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didactic
instructive; teaching a moral lesson
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diffident
lacking confidence; timid; shy
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diminutive
little; small; diminished or diminishing; a word expressing smallness; familiarity
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empathy
understanding and identification with the mental state and emotions of another person
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emulate
to strive to equal or surpass; to successfully rival
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facetious
not serious; flippantly humorous
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martial
having to do with the military; war-like
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multifarious
having many parts or elements; of great variety; diverse
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pragmatic
pertaining or attentive to all related causes and effects; practical or workable based on full study
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propensity
a natural tendency, disposition or inclination
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sequel
that which follows; a continuation
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effulgence
radiance; splendor; brightness; shining
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elucidation
explanation; clarification
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exploit
to use selfishly or to take advantage of; to put to full and practical use; a great and bold or daring deed
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expunged
removed completely; wiped out; erased; deleted
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grandiloquent
pompous in speech; bombastic; flamboyant
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gregarious
living in groups; sociable
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impregnable
not able to be penetrated by force; unyielding; unconquerable
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modulate
to change, adjust or regulate; to vary the pitch or tone of sound
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ostracized
banished; excluded; shut out
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polyglot
speaking or writing in several languages; multilingual; a mixture of languages
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prerequisite
required beforehand in conjunction with something to follow; anything so required
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querulous
fault-finding; complaining; argumentative; peevish
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ravenous
extremely hungry; eagerly and intensely desirous; voracious
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superfluous
more than is necessary; excessive; redundant
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verbose
using too many words

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