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English: Vocab Final Flashcards

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afoot

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adv. on foot
adj. astir, in progress

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frivolous

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adj. self indulgently carefree; lacking serious purpose

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calamity

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n. a great misfortune or disaster

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confound

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v. to perplex or amaze, especially by surprise

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abolish

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verb. to do away with

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resolute

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adj. determined, set in purpose

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blithe

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adj. carefree

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infernal

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adj. troublesome, annoying

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muse

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v. to think or meditate in silence

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sublime

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adj. impressive, outstanding

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contrite

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adj. caused by or showing sincere remorse

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divination

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n. the practice of attempting to predict the future

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brazen

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adj. shameless or impudent

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haughty

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adj. snobbish; scornfully arrogant

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ponderous

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adj. of great weight; heavy

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air

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n. general character or complexion
v. to bring to public notice; display

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languid

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adj. lacking in spirit or interest

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temperance

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n. self control

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soliloquy

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n. a monologue; the act of talking to oneself

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histrionic

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adj. overly dramatic

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dissipation

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n. the wasting away by misuse; a dissolute way of living (like drinking)

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ignominy

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n. shame; loss of one’s name or reputation

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tempestuous

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adj. tumultuous; turbulent

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ascetic

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adj. exceedingly strict in religious exercises

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contumely

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n. contemptuous or humiliating treatment; insult

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progenitors

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adj. a biologically related ancestor; predecessor

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mutability

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n. the state of being easily changed

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remonstrance

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n. a pleading protest

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edifice

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n. a building, especially a large one of imposing appearance

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emolument

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n. profit, salary, or fees from office or employment

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infirmity

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n. a physical weakness or ailment

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amenable

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adj. agreeable; submissive

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iniquity

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n. unjust action, act of wickedness

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uncongenial

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adj. disagreeable

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incredulity

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n. unwillingness to believe

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preternaturally

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adv. outside of nature; supernatural

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evanescent

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adj. vanishing; tending to become imperceptible

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caprice

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n. a whim; a tendancy to change one mind without apparent motive

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furrowed

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adj. wrinkled, grooved

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eldritch

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adj. eerie; weird; spooky

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ignominious

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adj. shameful; contemptible; marked by ignomy

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embittered

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v. to make bitter; cause to feel bitter

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creed

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n. any system, doctrine or formula of religious belief, as of a denomination

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ingratiating

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adj. charming; agreeable; pleasing

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corroborate

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v. to make more certain, confirm with evidence, prove

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perverse

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adj. persistent or obstinate in what is wrong; improper

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rankle

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v. to cause irritation or bitter resentment; fester

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abominations

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n. anything disliked or worthy of hatred

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intimations

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n. something communicated indirectly

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hypocrisy

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n. a pretense of having a virtuous character, moral or religious beliefs that one does not really possess

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junta

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n. a small group ruling a society, especially after taking power by force

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spareness / spare

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n. being plain, healthfully clean

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homage

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n. respect or reverence paid or rendered

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titillate

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v. to excite or arouse sexually

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paradox

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n. a statement that seems self contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth

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predilection

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n. Established preference

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dissembling

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v. to give a false or misleading appearance; to pretend

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contention

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n. a point made in a debate

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formidable

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adj. causing fear, apprehension, or dread

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providence

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n. divine guidance, care, protection

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calumny

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n. a false and malicious statement designed to injure the reputation of someone or something

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crestfallen

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adj. dejected; dispirited; discouraged

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writhe

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v. to twist the body about, or squirm, as in pain, violent effort as in pain, violent effort

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reprehensible

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adj. deserving of reproof, rebuke, or censure; blameworthy

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pugnacious

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adj. inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent

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woodenly

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adv. without spirit, animation, or awareness

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aloof

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adj. reserved or reticent; indifferent; distinguished

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reverently

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adv. feeling exhibiting, or characterized by reverence; deeply respectful

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lumbered

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v. to move clumsily or heavily, especially from some great or ponderous bulk

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junctures

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n. the line or point at which two bodies are joined; joint or articulation; seam

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slough

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v. to dispose or get rid of

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stilted

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adj. stiffly dignified or formal; pompous

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complacently

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adv. Pleased, especially with oneself or one’s merits, advantages, situation, often without awareness or some potential danger or defect

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relish

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n. Pleasurable appreciation

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indignation

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n. strong displeasure a something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base; righteous anger

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wisps

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n. any thin tuft, lock, mass, etc.

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scuttle

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v. to run with quick, hasty steps; scurry

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mollified

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v. to soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease

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belligerently

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adv. warlike; given to waging war

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ominously

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adv. portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening

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appreciation

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n. gratitude; thankful recognition

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monotonous

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adv. lacking in variety; tediously unvarying

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apprehension

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n. anticipation of adversity or misfortune; suspicion or fear of future trouble or evil

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mottled

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adj. spotted or blotched in coloring

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imperiously

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adj. domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial; overbearing

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brittle

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adj. lacking warmth, sensitivity, or compassion

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bemused

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adj. lost in thought; preoccupied

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derogatory

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adj. rude; inappropriate

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morosely

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adv. gloomily or sullenly ill-humored

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derision

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n. ridicule, mockery

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plaintively

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adv. expressing sorrow or melancholy; mournful

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gleaming

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adj. shining

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incessant

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adj. continuing without interruption; ceaseless

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material

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adj. pertaining to the physical rather than the intellectual

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incoherent

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adj. without logical or meaningful connection, disjointed

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obscene

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adj. offensive to morality or decency; indecent

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scrawled

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adj. written awkwardly, carelessly, or illegibly

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raspingly

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adv. harsh; grating

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inessential

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adj. not necessary; nonessential, without essence

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pandered

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v. to cater to someone’s weaknesses

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transitory

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adj. not lasting; short lived

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enchanted

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adj. utterly delighted or captivated, fascinated; charmed

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aesthetic

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adj. having a heightened sensitivity to beauty

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contemplation

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n. deep consideration, reflection

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commensurate

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adj. corresponding in amount, magnitude, or degree

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brooding

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adj. preoccupied with depressing, morbid, or painful memories or thoughts

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obscurity

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n. uncertainty of meaning or expression

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recedes

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v. to become more distant; withdraw

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elude

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v. to avoid or escape by speed, cleverness

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orgastic

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adj. intensely exciting

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ceaselessly

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adj. without stop or pause; unending

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hues

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n. a gradation or variety of colors

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