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poseur

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poerson who affects an attitude to impress others

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reverent

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expressing deep respect, worshipful

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ostentatious

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showy; pretentious

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avocation

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secondary occupation

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disseminate

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to spread; scatter; disperse

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purport

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to profess, suppose, claim

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virtuoso

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someone with master skills, expert musician

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repine

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fret, complain

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saturnine

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gloomy

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sylvan

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related to the woods or forest

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physiognomy

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facial features

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defame

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to malign; harm someone’s reputation

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primordial

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original; existing from the beginning

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confound

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to baffle; perplex; mix up

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cloister

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to confine; seclude

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default

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to fail to act

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log

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record of a voyage; record of daily activities

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modicum

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limited quantity

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travail

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work, especially arduous work

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indigence

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poverty

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guise

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outward appearance; false appearance

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machiavellian

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crafty; double-dealing

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autonomous

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self-governing; independent

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lilliputian

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extremely small

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broach

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to mention for the first time

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proscribe

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to condemn, forbid, outlaw

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transient

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temporary, fleeting

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delineate

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to represent or depict

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emollient

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soothing; mollifying

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sodden

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thoroughly soaked, saturated

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plaintive

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melancholy; mournful

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refractory

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stubborn, resisting ordinary methods of treatment

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asperity

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severity; harshness; irritability

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sensuous

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relating to the senses

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subsume

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to include, incorporate

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puissant

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powerful

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prehensile

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capable of grasping

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intangible

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not material

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resolution

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determination, resolve

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Elysian

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delightful; blissful

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tortuous

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having many twists and turns, highly complex

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distill

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extract the essential elements

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fissure

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crevice

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hallowed

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holy; sacred

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ingenous

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naive and trusting; lacking sophistication

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convention

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practice widely observed in a group; custom; accepted technique or device

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egoism

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the tendency to see things in relation to oneself; self-centeredness

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venal

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mercenary, corruptible

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platonic

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spiritual; theoretical

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supplicant

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one who asks humbly and earnestly

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document

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to provide with written evidence to support

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execrable

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detertable; abhorrent

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cant

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insincere talk; language of a particular group

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dichotomy

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division into two usually contradictory parts

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piquant

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pleasantly pungent; attractive

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piety

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devoutness

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equable

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steady; unvarying; serene

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alchemy

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medieval chemical philosophy based on changing metal into gold; a seemingly magical power or process of transmutation

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skeptic

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one who doubts

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solicitous

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concerned, attentive, eager

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clamor

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noisy outcry

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visage

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appearance, aspect

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fervor

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warmth and intensity of emotion

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analgesic

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medication that reduces or eliminates pain

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arduous

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extremely difficult; laborious

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solvent

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able to meet financial obligations

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carnal

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of the flesh or body; related to physical appetities

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fauna

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animals of a period o region

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insouciant

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indifferent; lacking concern or care

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astringent

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harsh; severe

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apprise

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to inform

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welter

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wallow or roll, toss about, be in turmoil

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extemporaneous

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unrehearsed

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demographic

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related to population balance

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egotistical

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excessively self-centered; conceited

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impede

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to hinder; block

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clique

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a small, exclusive group

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provident

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providing for future need, frugal

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impute

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to attribute the fault to; relate to a particular cause or source

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permeable

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penetrable

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recalcitrant

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resisting authority or control

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stricture

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something that restrains, negative criticism

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occult

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relating to practices connected with supernatural phenomena

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gossamer

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sheer; light and delicate; like cobwebs

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interdict

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to forbid; prohibit

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hirsute

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covered with hair

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celestial

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concerned with sky or heavens; sublime

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talisman

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charm to bring good luck and avert misfortune

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evince

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to show plainly; be an indication of

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extrapolation

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the act of estimation by projecting known information

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problematic

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posing a problem; doubtful

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causal

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involving a cause

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simile

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comparison of one thing with another using “like” or “as”

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churlish

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rude; boorish

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apropos

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relevant

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fetter

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to bind; confine

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gustatory

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affecting the sense of taste

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salutary

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expecting an improvement, favorable to health

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vapid

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tasteless, dull

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concoct

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to invent

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rue

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regret

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appease

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to calm, pacify, placate

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quibble

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to argue over insignificant and irrelevant details

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facetious

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homorous

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internecine

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deadly to both sides

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blase

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bored because of frequent indulgence; unconcerned

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codify

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to systematize

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contentious

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quarrelsome; causing quarrels

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premonition

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forewarning; presentiment

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stint

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to be sparing

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imbroglio

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complicated situation; an entanglement

112
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ornithologist

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scientist who studies birds

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substantiate

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to support with proof or evidence

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rubric

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protocol, title or heading

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vituperative

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using or containing harsh, abusive censure

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tutelary

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serving as a guardian or protector

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fresco

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a painting done on plaster

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clairvoyant

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one who can predict the future; psychic

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factotum

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a person who does all sorts of work; a handyman

120
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adjunct

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something added, attached, or joined

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gauche

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coarse and uncouth; clumsy

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cognizant

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informed; conscious; aware

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misogynist

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one who hates women

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mnemonic

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realated to memory; assisting memory

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mettle

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courage; endurance

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query

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question

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lucre

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money or profits

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callous

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thick-skinned; insensitive

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canon

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an established set of principles; a basis or standard for judgment; a group of literary works

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demotic

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pertaining to people

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bawdy

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obscene

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disjointed

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lacking order or coherence; dislocated

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insinuate

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to suggest; say indirectly; imply

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taxonomy

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science of classification

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cardinal

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of foremost importance

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prate

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to talk idly; chatter

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brazen

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bold; shameless

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cosmology

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study of the universe as a totality; theory of the origin and structure of the universe

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strut

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to swagger, display to impress others

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lustrous

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shining

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flourish

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en embellishment or ornamentation

142
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vortex

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whirpool, center of turbulence

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archeology

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the study of material evidence of past human life

144
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juxtapose

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place side by side

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megalomania

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delusions of power or importance

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intimate

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marked by close acquaintance

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stanch

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to stop or check the flow of

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explicate

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to explain;interpret;clarify

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inadvertenly

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carelessly; unintentionally

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subversive

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intended to undermine or underthrow, especially an established government

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