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berate

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(v) to scold sharply

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amenable

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(Adj) willing to follow advice or authority, tractable, submissive; responsive; liable to be held responsible

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carnage

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(n) large scale slaughter or loss of life

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credulous

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(adj) too ready to believe, easily deceived

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criterion

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(n) a rule, test, standard for judgement or evaluation

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deplete

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(v) to use up as a result of spending or consumption; to diminish greatly

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expatiate

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(v) to expand on, write or talk at length or in detail; to move about freely

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extraneous

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(adj) coming from the outside, foreign, present but not essential, irrelevant

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inception

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(n) the beginning, start, earliest stage of some process, institution, etc

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infirmity

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(n). a weakness or ailment (physical, mental, moral, etc)

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Jejune

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(Adj) lacking in nutritive value; lacking in interest or substance; immature, juvenile

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Obdurate

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(adj) stubborn, unyielding

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potpourri

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(n) a collection of diverse or miscellaneous items; a general mixture; petals mixed with spices for scent

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Precocious

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(Adj) showing unusually early development (especially in talents and mental capacity)

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Sadistic

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(Adj) delighting in cruelty, excessively cruel

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sentitious

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(adj) self-righteous, characterized by moralizing; given to use of maxims and adages; saying much in few words, pithy

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Supplicate

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(V) to beg earnestly and humbly

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Surfeit

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(N) an excess or overindulgence, as in eating or drinking, causing disgust; (v) to feed or supply with anything to excess

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Torturous

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(Adj) winding, twisted, crooked; highly involved, complex; devious

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Turgid

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(Adj). Swollen, bloated, filled to excess; over decorated or excessive in language