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Pleurisy

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a lung disease

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Guffaw

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a loud and boisterous laugh

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Corpulence

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the state of being fat; obesity

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Phalanstery

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a group of people living together in community, free of external regulation and holding property in common

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Aureole

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a circle of light or brightness surrounding something, especially as depicted in art around the head or body of a person represented as holy.

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Punchinello

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a short, stout, comical-looking person

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Vivisection

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the practice of performing operations on live animals for the purpose of experimentation or scientific research

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Capacious

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having a lot of space inside; roomy

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Imperious

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assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering

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Efface

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to erase (a mark) from a surface

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Privation

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a state in which things that are essential for human well-being such as food and warmth are scarce or lacking

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Primeval

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of or resembling the earliest ages in the history of the world

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Roulade

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a florid passage of runs in classical music for a virtuoso singer, especially one sung to one syllable

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Profundity

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deep insight; great depth of knowledge or thought

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Troglodyte

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a person who lives in a cave; a hermit; a person who is regarded as being deliberately ignorant or old-fashioned.

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Ennui

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a feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement

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Akimbo

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with hands on the hips and elbows turned outward

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Importunate

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persistent, especially to the point of annoyance or intrusion

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Foist

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impose an unwelcome or unnecessary person or thing on

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Quitrent

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rent in lieu of feudal service

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Canaille

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the lowest class of people

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Obdurate

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stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or course of action

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Vulpine

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Of or relating to a fox or foxes

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Enervate

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cause (someone) to feel drained of energy or vitality; weaken

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Cadge

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obtain something by begging

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Noisome

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disgusting

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Disabuse

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make someone aware of an error in thinking

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Intemperate

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excessive; immoderate

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Nonplussed

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confused

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Satiate

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to satisfy

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Slake

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to quench; to satisfy

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32
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Artless

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without effort; simple

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Comely

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(typically of a woman) pleasant to look at; attractive

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Doff

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to take off

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Erudite

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a scholar

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Plaintive

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sad; mournful

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Suborn

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bribe

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Tendentious

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dogmatic; biased

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Tortuous

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indirect; winding

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Nascent

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emerging; newly formed

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Reproof

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scolding; criticism

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Abscission

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cutting; process causing leaves to fall off

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Contentious

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causing argument

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Toady

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a sycophant; flatterer

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Torrid

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hot and steamy

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Veracious

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Blowhard

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boastful person

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Disingenuous

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Labile

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changing rapidly; unstable

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Posture

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to put on a act

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Gaucherie

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awkwardness

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Heterodox

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unorthodox

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Mannered

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stylized; pretentious

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Sedulous

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eager and thorough

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Acolyte

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disciple; follower or attendant

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Intractable

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stubborn; resistant

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Undergird

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support; strengthen

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Vitiate

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weaken; sap energy

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Gainsay

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contradict

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Rebus

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puzzle in which pictures give clues

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Sere

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withered; old

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Vulpine

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like a fox

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Hapless

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Centurion

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a roman soldier

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Fusillade

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long burst of gunfire

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Inerrancy

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infallibility; inability to make mistakes

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Platitude

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unoriginal, obvious saying

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Phenomenology

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branch of science concerned with things as they are perceived; not directly derived from theory

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Dross

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something worthless; impurities left after refining

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Enervate

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Neophyte

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new convert

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Panegyric

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speech praising someone; laudatory words

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Serration

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jagged edge

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Unprepossessing

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unattractive

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Lacuna

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gap; missing part

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Descry

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to see (esp. at a distance); catch sight of

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Usury

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lending money at high interest rates

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Wag

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a witty person

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Atavism

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reappearance of ancestral traits; regression

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Gambit

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opening move; transaction

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Stanch

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Waft

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drift smoothly

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Gossamer

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delicate; filmy; like gauze

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Stipple

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cover with dots of paint

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Irrespective

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without taking something into account

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Vagary

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an unexpected and inexplicable change in a situation or in someone’s behavior:

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Suffuse

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gradually spread through or over

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Doyen

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The senior member, as in age, rank, or experience, of a group, class, profession, etc.

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Ubiquitous

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present, appearing, or found everywhere

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Tendentious

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expressing or intending to promote a particular cause or point of view, especially a controversial one

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Perfidy

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deliberate treachery

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Factotum

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somebody employed to do a variety of jobs for somebody else

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Anodyne

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a painkiller; something that comforts

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Virulence

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bitterness

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Imbroglio

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a confusing, messy, or complicated situation, especially one that involves disagreement or intrigue

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Foment

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to cause or stir up trouble or rebellion

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Fusillade

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a blast of gunfire; an onslaught

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Dromedary

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one-humped camel

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Cursory

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done in a quick or superficial way

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Drivel

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silly and irrelevant or inaccurate talk

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Inviolate

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1) not subject to change, damage, or destruction; 2) kept pure, untouched, or unblemished

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Brocade

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a heavy silk, cotton, or woolen fabric with a raised design, often in metallic thread

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Costive

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1) constipated; 2) hesitant

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