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Dirge

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a song or hymn of grief or lamentation,

especially one intended to accompany funeral or memorial rites

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Apotheosis

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the perfect form or example of something : Quintessence

the apotheosis of Hollywood glamour

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La petite mort

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La petite mort (French pronunciation: ​[la pətit mɔʁ], the little death) is an expression which means “the brief loss or weakening of consciousness” and in modern usage refers specifically to “the sensation of orgasm as likened to death.”

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Capitulation

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a set of terms or articles constituting an agreement between governments,
the act of surrendering or yielding

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Petulant

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insolent or rude in speech or behaviour

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Pummel

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pound, beat

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Unhinged

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upset, unglued
especially : mentally deranged;
attacked by an unhinged extremist

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Anachronism

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an error in chronology
especially : a chronological misplacing of persons, events, objects, or customs in regard to each other;
found several anachronisms in the movie.
a person or a thing that is chronologically out of place

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Affidavit

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a sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation before an authorized magistrate or officer

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Callow

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lacking adult sophistication : IMMATURE

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Raucous

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disagreeably harsh or strident : HOARSE;
raucous voices.
boisterously disorderly

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Incongruous

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lacking congruity: such as
a : not harmonious : INCOMPATIBLE
incongruous colors
b : not conforming : DISAGREEING
conduct incongruous with principle
c : inconsistent within itself
an incongruous story
d : lacking propriety : UNSUITABLE
incongruous manners
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Tangy

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having or suggestive of a tang

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Quintessence

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the essence of a thing in its purest and most concentrated form,
the most typical example or representative

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forlorn

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1a : BEREFT, FORSAKEN
left quite forlorn of hope
b : sad and lonely because of isolation or desertion : DESOLATE
a forlorn landscape
2 : being in poor condition : MISERABLE, WRETCHED
forlorn tumbledown buildings
3 : nearly hopeless
a forlorn attempt
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palpable

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capable of being touched or felt : TANGIBLE,

easily perceptible : NOTICEABLE

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admonish

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to indicate duties or obligations to
to express warning or disapproval to especially in a gentle, earnest, or solicitous manner,
to give friendly earnest advice or encouragement to,
to say (something) as advice or a warning

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catharsis

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purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art,
a purification or purgation that brings about spiritual renewal or release from tension,
elimination of a complex by bringing it to consciousness and affording it expression

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sordid

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1 : marked by baseness or grossness : VILE
sordid motives
2a : DIRTY, FILTHY
b : WRETCHED, SQUALID
3 : meanly avaricious : COVETOUS
4 : of a dull or muddy colour
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sombre

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so shaded as to be dark and gloomy,
of a serious mien : GRAVE,
of a dull or heavy cast or shade : dark colored

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scaffold

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Scaffolding, also called scaffold [1] or staging,[2] is a temporary structure used to support a work crew and materials to aid in the construction, maintenance and repair of buildings, bridges and all other man made structures.

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virile

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1a : having traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree
b : characteristic of or associated with men : MASCULINE
2 : having the nature, properties, or qualities of an adult male
specifically : capable of functioning as a male in copulation
3 : ENERGETIC, VIGOROUS
4 : MASTERFUL, FORCEFUL

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soliciting

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1a : to make petition to : ENTREAT
b : to approach with a request or plea
2 : to urge (something, such as one’s cause) strongly
3a : to entice or lure especially into evil
b : to proposition (someone) especially as or in the character of a prostitute
4 : to try to obtain by usually urgent requests or pleas

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febrile

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marked or caused by fever : FEVERISH;

a febrile reaction caused by an allergy

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transgress

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to violate a command or law : SIN,

to go beyond a boundary or limit

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cipher

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cypher a system of writing that prevents most people from understanding the message:
The message was written in cipher.

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knicker

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panties a piece of underwear worn by women and girls covering the area between the waist and the tops of the legs,
knickerbockers short loose trousers that fit tightly below the knee, worn especially in the past

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cul de sac

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a street, lane, etc., closed at one end; blind alley; dead-end street.
any situation in which further progress is impossible.
the hemming in of a military force on all sides except behind.

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alcove

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a small recessed section of a room : NOOK,

an arched opening (as in a wall) : NICHE

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contemptuous

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manifesting, feeling, or expressing deep hatred or disapproval : feeling or showing contempt

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vindictive

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disposed to seek revenge : VENGEFUL,
intended for or involving revenge,
intended to cause anguish or hurt : SPITEFUL

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wistful

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full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy,

musingly sad : PENSIVE

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trepidation

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a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : APPREHENSION;
trepidation about starting a new job,
archaic : a tremulous motion : TREMOR

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postmortem

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done, occurring, or collected after death,

following the event

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gibbous

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marked by convexity or swelling,
of the moon or a planet : seen with more than half but not all of the apparent disk illuminated,
having a hump : HUMPBACKED

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incendiary

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a person who commits arson : ARSONIST

a substance or weapon (such as a bomb) used to start fires

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abscess

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An abscess is a collection of pus that has built up within the tissue of the body.

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perforate

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to make a hole through

especially : to make a line of holes in to facilitate separation

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mothball

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a ball made formerly of camphor but now often of naphthalene and paradichlorobenzene and used to keep moths from clothing

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flak

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strong criticism or opposition:

She took/caught some flak from her parents about her new dress.

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aperitif

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an alcoholic drink taken before a meal as an appetizer

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emissary

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one designated as the agent of another : REPRESENTATIVE,

a secret agent

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corsairs

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PIRATE especially : a privateer of the Barbary Coast

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privateer

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an armed private ship licensed to attack enemy shipping

also : a sailor on such a ship

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fresco

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(a picture made by) painting on wet plaster on a wall or ceiling

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