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benediction

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a blessing *

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colloquium

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a meeting for discussion, especially in an academic setting

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edict

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an order issued by someone in authority

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elocution

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art of speaking out or reading effectively in public

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grandiloquence

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lofty, pompous language

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indict

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to charge with a crime; accuse

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interdict

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to forbid; prohibit*

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interlocutor

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a person who takes part in a conversation

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loquacious

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very talkative*

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Soliloquy

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A long speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone on stage*

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deleterious

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harmful, injurious*

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despoil

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Ravage; rob; loot.

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effectual

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able to produce a desired effect; valid

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jettison

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to cast overboard; to discard*

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obviate

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to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of*

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pinnacle

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a high peak or point*

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raze

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(v.) to tear down, destroy completely; to cut or scrape off or out*

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stultify

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to make ineffective or useless, cripple; to have a dulling effect on

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surmount

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to overcome, rise above

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wrest

A

take by force

21
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avarice

A

(n.) a greedy desire, particularly for wealth

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insatiable

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incapable of being satisfied

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inundate

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(v.) to flood, overflow; to overwhelm by numbers or size*

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myriad

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(adj.) in very great numbers; (n.) a very great number*

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parsimony

A

frugality, stinginess*

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prodigal

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wasteful, a person given to extravagance*

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replete

A

full; abundant

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Surfiet

A

excessive amount

29
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tumult

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Noisy excitement; an uproar or disturbance.*

30
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voluminous

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of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length*