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vitriol

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noun: cruel and bitter criticism; venom, nastiness

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vitiate

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verb: destroy or impair the legal validity of; put an end to, do away with, scrap

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anathema

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noun: curse, ban

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anodyne

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adjective: pain-soothing

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anoint

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verb: consecrate, to apply oil, especially as a sacred rite

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antediluvian

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adjective: ancient, obsolete, pre historic

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aphasia

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noun: inability to speak or use words

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aplomb

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noun: poise, confidence

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apostate

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noun: one who abandons one’s faith

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apotheosis

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noun: deification, glorification

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apporbation

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noun: praise, official approval

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arraign

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verb: indict, to call to court to answer a charge

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ascendancy

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noun: powerful state

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arrogate

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verb: seize without right, to demand or claim arrogantly

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asinine

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adjective: stupid

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aspersion

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noun: slander, false rumor, damaging report

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assiduous

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adjective: hard-working, diligent, persistent

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august

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adjective: noble, dignified, awe-inspiring, venerable

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avow

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verb: declare

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bacchanal

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noun/adjective: orgy, drunkenly festive

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baleful

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adjective: hostile, malignant, harmful with evil intentions

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balk

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verb: hesitate, refuse, shirk, prevent

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bane

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adjective: poison, nuisance, something causing ruin

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beleaguer

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verb: besiege, to harass, plague

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berate

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verb: to scold harshly

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bevy

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noun: group

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bilious

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adjective: ill-tempered

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blight

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verb: decay, afflict, destroy

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broach

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verb: bring up a topic of conversation

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bulwark

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noun: fortification

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canvass

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verb: survey, examine thoroughly

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careen

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verb: swerve, to lean on one side

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castigate

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verb: criticize, punish, chastise

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caucus

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noun: a small group within an organization or a meeting of such a group

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cede

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verb: transfer ownership, to surrender possession of something

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chary

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adjective: cautious, watchful, extremely shy

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cherubic

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adjective: sweet, innocent

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chide

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verb: scold, express disapproval

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chimerical

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adjective: imaginary, impossible

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circumlocution

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noun: roundabout expression

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clamor

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noun: noisy outcry

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cleave

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verb: to split or separate, to stick, adhere

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cognate

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adjective: from the same source, related

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cognomen

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noun: family name, any name, nickname

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conflagration

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noun: large fire, big, destructive fire

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crass

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adjective: crude, unrefined

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curmudgeon

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noun: boor, cranky person

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debauch

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verb: corrupt, seduce from virtue or duty

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deciduous

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adjective: shedding leaves, short-lived, temporary

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defile

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verb: pollute, to make unclean or dishonor

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deft

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adjective: skillful, dexterous

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defunct

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adjective: extinct, no longer existing, dead

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deluge

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verb: flood, submerge, overwhelm

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demagogue

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noun: an unprincipled politician, leader

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despodent

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adjective: depressed, feeling discouraged and dejected

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desultory

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adjective: without direction in life, at random, rambling, unmethodical

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disdain

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verb: to regard with scorn and cotempt

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dotage

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noun: senility, mental decline

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dour

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adjective: sullen and gloomy, stern and severe

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emend

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verb: correct

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entreat

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verb: plead, beg

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evanescent

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adjective: fleeting, very brief, short-lived

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evince

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verb: attest, demonstrate, show clearly

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execrable

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adjective: very bad, abominable, utterly detestable

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exhume

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verb: uncover, to remove from a grave

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extol

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verb: praise highly

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extraneous

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adjective: not essential, unnecessary

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exult

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verb: rejoice

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fallow

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adjective: unproductive, unpowered

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filch

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verb: steal something of little value

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filial

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adjective: of a son or daughter

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fitful

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adjective: irregular

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flagrant

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adjective: outrageous, shameless

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fulsome

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adjective: excessive, insincere

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gargantuan

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adjective: large

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glower

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verb: stare angrily

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heinous

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adjective: shocking, wicked

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hew

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verb: to cut with an ax

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hone

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verb: sharpen

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impassive

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adjective: calm, without feeling

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impecunious

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adjective: having no money

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impolitic

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adjective: unwise

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inadvertent

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adjective: unintentional

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inane

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adjective: vacuous, stupid

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incontrovertible

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adjective: indisputable

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indomitable

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adjective: invincible, fearless

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infalliable

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adjective: incapable of making a mistake

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ingrate

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noun: ungrateful person

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innuendo

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noun: indirect and subtle criticism

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insurgent

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adjective: rebellious

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inter

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verb: bury

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interloper

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noun: intruder, meddler in others’ affairs

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internecine

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adjective: mutually destructive

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invective

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noun: verbal insult

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inveigh

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verb: to rail against, protest strongly

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invidious

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adjective: incurring ill-will

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jaded

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adjective: spent, bored with one’s situation

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juggernaut

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noun: unstoppable force

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knell

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noun: sound of a funeral bell

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lampoon

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verb: satirize, to attack with satire

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larceny

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noun: theft of property

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levity

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noun: frivolity, humor

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licentious

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adjective: lewd, immoral

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limpid

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adjective: transparent, clearly understood

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lissome

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adjective: agile, supple

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lithe

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adjective: moving and bending with ease

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machination

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noun: plot or scheme

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malcontent

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noun: one who is forever dissatisfied

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malediction

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noun: curse

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minatory

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adjective: threatening

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miscreant

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noun: one who behaves criminally

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motley

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adjective: diverse, many colored

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multifarious

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adjective: diverse, many-sided

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nether

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adjective: located under or below

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nonentity

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noun: person of no significance

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obloquy

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verb: slander, abusive language

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obsequy

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noun: funeral ceremony

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odious

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adjective: despicable, hateful

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peccadillo

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noun: a minor fault

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pert

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adjective: flippant, bold

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precipice

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noun: cliff, edge

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prolix

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adjective: long-winded, wordy

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pulchritude

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noun: beauty

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stentorian

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adjective: extremely loud

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suave

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adjective: smooth

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sybarite

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noun: pleasure seeker, lover of luxury

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encomiastic

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adjective: praising, eulogistic

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empyreal

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adjective: celestial, fiery

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emolument

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noun: salary or fees for a job, remuneration, pay scale

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emetic

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noun: a medicine that causes vomiting

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