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Surfeit

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an overindulgence that causes disgust or revulsion

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Enmity

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hostility between enemies

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Swarthy

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having a dark complexion

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Supplicate

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an appeal made to somebody in authority

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Glean

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to obtain information in small amounts over time

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Bifurcate

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to divide in two

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Maladroit

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clumsy or insensitive in speech or behavior

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Dalliance

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1) a flirtation or affair; 2) an idle waste of time

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Facilitate

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to simplify a process

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Quisling

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a traitor

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Arrears

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unpaid debts

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Intone

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to say something in a solemn tone

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Hale

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in robust good health

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Skint

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penniless

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Bibulous

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tending to drink too much alcohol

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Spadework

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preliminary work that is often hard drudgery

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Indigence

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destitution

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Dotard

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offensive term for somebody who is thought to be unable to think clearly, especially when attributed to old age

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Inviolable

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secure from being infringed, breached, or broken

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Parricide

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murder of a parent

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Guerdon

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a reward

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Bewail

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to lament something

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Condign

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completely appropriate, fitting

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Libation

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the pouring out of a liquid as a sacrifice

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Oblation

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the offering of a gift or sacrifice to a deity

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Gaud

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a showy trinket or ornament

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Fardel

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a tied package (archaic)

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Insensate

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without feeling; cold and heartless

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Connivance

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secret plotting

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Emulous

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motivated or characterized by rivalry or imitation

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Cumber

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to hamper somebody

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32
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Insatiate

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same as insatiable

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Malapert

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impudent or bold in speech or behavior (archaic or literary)

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Verdure

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the green color associated with lush vegetation

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Recusant

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a Roman Catholic who broke the law by refusing to attend Church of England services in England between the 16th and 18th centuries

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Gibe

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mocking remark

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Impetuous

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acting impulsively

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Dilatory

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tending to waste time or move slowly

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Manifest

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clear to see or understand

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Repine

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to feel dissatisfied and complain about it

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Adduce

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to offer as evidence

42
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Deliquesce

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to become liquid from decaying

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Misologist

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a hater of ideas or reason

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Asseverate

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to state something earnestly or solemnly

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Equipoise

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a state of balance

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Perfidious

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deceitful and untrustworthy

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Wight

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a living person

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Panegyrist

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extravagant praise delivered in formal speech or writing

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Encomium

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a formal text that expresses high praise for somebody

50
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Epicure

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somebody who has developed a refined taste for food

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Impregnable

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too strong to be captured or entered by force

52
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Torpid

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sluggish

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Felicitate

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to congratulate somebody

54
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Quietus

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death, especially viewed as a welcome release from life

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Eristic

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fond of arguing or controversy

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Fecundity

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1) the ability to produce offspring, especially in large numbers; 2) the ability to produce many different and original ideas

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Concupiscence

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powerful feelings of physical desire

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Amenable

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1) willing to cooperate; 2) able to be affected or judged

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Allay

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to calm emotions or worry

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Facetious

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intended to be humorous, but usually inappropriate

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Inanition

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exhaustion caused by lack of food or water or as a result of disease

62
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Caitiff

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coward

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Supercilious

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full of contempt and arrogance

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Pastiche

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a piece of creative work, e.g. in literature, drama, or art, that imitates and often satirizes another work or style

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Remittance

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the act of paying

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Diasporas

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a dispersion of a people, language, or culture that was formerly concentrated in one place

67
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Gentrify

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to transform a run-down or aging neighborhood into a more prosperous one

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Presage

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a sense of something to come

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Embryonic

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in an initial or rudimentary stage of development

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Commensurable

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related by virtue of sharing the same system of measurement or by being measurable using the same units

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Corporeal

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relating to or involving the physical body rather than the mind or spirit

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Pugilist

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the practice, sport, or profession of boxing

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Chasten

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to make somebody less self-satisfied or self-assertive and more subdued

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Internecine

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1) involving conflict within a group; 2) damaging or injuring participants on both sides of a conflict

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Despond

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to become discouraged or lose hope

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Nimby

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somebody who objects to something unattractive or potentially dangerous being located near his or her home

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Fitful

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starting and stopping irregularly

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Hedonism

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a devotion, especially a self-indulgent one, to pleasure and happiness as a way of life

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Demimonde

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people who are not considered to be entirely respectable

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Ossification

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the process of becoming set and inflexible in behavior, attitudes, and actions

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Turgid

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swollen and distended or congested

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Conurbation

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an extended urban area, typically consisting of several towns merging with the suburbs of one or more cities

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Spurious

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not being what it purports to be; false or fake

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Dirigisme

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state control of economic and social matters

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Arriviste

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an ambitious or ruthlessly self-seeking person, especially one who has recently acquired wealth or social status

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Wastrel

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a wasteful or good-for-nothing person

87
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Historiography

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the study of historical writing

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Parsimonious

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unwilling to spend money or use resources; stingy or frugal

89
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Gumshoe

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a detective

90
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Espouse

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adopt or support

91
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Marginalize

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to treat as insignificant or peripheral

92
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Hamstring

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severely restrict the efficiency or effectiveness of

93
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Scintilla

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a tiny trace or spark of a specified quality or feeling

94
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Risible

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such as to provoke laughter

95
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Obstreperous

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noisy and difficult to control

96
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Mitigate

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make less severe, serious, or painful

97
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Capitulate

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cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; surrender

98
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Perfunctory

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carried out with a minimum of effort or reflection

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Pusillanimous

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showing a lack of courage or determination; timid

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Plebeian

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of or belonging to a lower class; lacking in refinement

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