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affinity

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n. a natural attraction or liking

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Abyss

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n. Bottomless hole, a vast expanse or depth

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Requite

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v. 1. to make payment or return.2. to avenge

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antithesis

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n. the opposite

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Bastion

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n. stonghold

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Warrant

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v. 1. to guarantee the quality2. to guarantee the reliability of; vouch for

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apathy

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n. lack of feeling, emotion. or interest

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Covert

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adj. Secret, concealed

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Slander

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n. a false and malicious statement about someone

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beguile

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v. to deceive

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Credulous

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adj. believing on slight evidence, gullible

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Mirth

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n. gladness and gaiety

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concede

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v. 1. to acknowledge defeat 2. admit that an opposing view is correct

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Declivity

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n. downward slope

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Melancholy

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n. sadness or depression

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condescend

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v. to deal with people in a superior or haughty manner

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decorum

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n. appropriate conduct

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Transgression

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n. a violation of a law

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decorum

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n. appropriateness of behavior or conduct

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Demur

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v. to hesitate, to delay

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Valiant

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adj. possessing valor; brave

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disparage

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v. to belittle or to criticize

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Derision

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n. scoffing at, mockery, ridicule

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Wit

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n. that natural ability to perceive and understand; intellegence

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docile
adj. gentle, submissive, or obedient
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Diffidence
n. shyness, reserve, unassertive
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Knave
n. an unprincipled, crafty man
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empathize
v. to understand and identify with another's situation and feelings
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Discursive
adj. rambling, moving from one topic to another randomly
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Heretic
n. one holding controversial opinion, esp. country to the accepted dogma of Christianity
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facetious
adj. 1. playfully humorous or not serious 2. jesting in a rude manner
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Disinclination
n. a desire to avoid, aversion
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Disdain
v. to regard or treat with haughty contempt; despise
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hyperbole
n. an exaggerated statement
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Dubious
adj. doubtful, not clear
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Pernicious
adj. 1. deadly2. casing great harm; destructive
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imminent
adj. about to happen
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Ebullience
n. overflowing with excitement, showing enthusiasm
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Vex
v. to annoy or bother
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inadvertent
adj. accidental or unintentional
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Ferocity
n. savagery
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Traunt
n. one who shirks work or duty
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incontrovertible
adj. incapable of being corrected, improves, or reformed
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Foliage
n. leaves of a plant, leafage
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Impediment
n. something that impedes' a hindrance or obstruction
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incorrigible
adj. indisputable or unquestionable
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Furtive
adj. secret in an underhanded way, stealthy
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Adverse
adj. acting or serving to oppose; antagonistic
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introspection
n. a looking inward; self-examination, or inspection of one's own thoughts and feelings
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Impervious
adj. incapable of being entered, not capable of being damaged
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Plantiff
n. the part that institutes a suit in court; accuser
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judicious
adj. having or exhibiting sound judgement or wisdom
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Inscrutable
adj. difficult to understand, mysterious
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Discource
n. Verbal expression in speech or writing
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meticulous
adj. extremely careful or precise
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interminable
adj. having or seeming to have no end
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Disparage
v. to speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; belittle
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mediate
v. to help the opposing sides in a dispute come to an agreement
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lament
v. to mourn to express sorrow in a demonstrative manner
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Censured
v.criticized severely; blamed
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narcissistic
adj. egotistic: characteristic of those having an inflated idea of their own importance
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malevolently
adv. to have ill will or evil intentions
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Jest
v. to act or speak playfully
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nuance
n. a subtle or slight degree of difference
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obscure
adj. difficult to see, vague
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Beseech
v. to request earnestly; beg for
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pandemonium
n. 1. wild uproar or noise 2. a place of wild disorder and confusion
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obtuse
adj. dull of mind, insensitive
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Epithet
n. a term used to characterize a person or thing
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precarious
adj. dangerously lacking in security or stability
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officious
adj. overly obliging, insisting on providing service not requested
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Valor
n. courage and boldness; beg for
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provisional
adj. temporary
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parody
n. humorous or ridiculous imitation
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Semblance
n. a representation or copy
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rectify
v. to set right or correct
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rue
v. to be sorry for, regret
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Detractions
n. a derogatory or damaging comment on a person's reputation
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superfluous
adj. extra or necessary
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ululation
n. howl, a long loud emotional utterance
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Ominous
adj. menacing; threatening
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surreptitious
adj. sneaky or done in secret
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tacit
adj. understood, silent, not spoken
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Treatise
n. a written discourse on a topic
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tantamount
adj. equal in significance, effect, or value
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vexed
adj. discomfort or distressed
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Orthography
n. the art or study of standard spelling
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vacillate
v. to waver indecisively between one course of action and another
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vicissitude
n. change or luck, a passing from one thing to another
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Predestinate
adj. determined in advance

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