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antecedent

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something that went before; a preceding cause or event

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impecunious

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without money; penniless

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usury

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the action or practice of lending money at unreasonably high rates of interest

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placid

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pleasingly calm; peaceful; not easily upset or excited

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presage

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to portend; to foreshadow; to forecast or predict

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ribald

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characterized by vulgar, lewd humor; referring to sexual matters in an amusingly rude or irreverent way

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gratis

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free of charge

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manifest

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visible; evident

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queue

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a line of waiting people or things; to get in line

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accrete

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to increase by growth or addition

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putative

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commonly accepted; generally considered or reputed to be; supposed; reputed

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arrant

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complete and utter; unmitigated; very bad

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consecrate

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to make or declare sacred

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eschew

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to avoid; to shun

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surreptitious

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sneaky; secret

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affectation

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unnatural or artificial behavior, usually intended to impress

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anathema

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something or someone loathed or detested; a formal ecclesiastical (Christian) curse or excommunication

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mendicant

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a beggar

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perturb

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to disturb greatly

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fulsome

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complimentary or flattering to an excessive degree

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discomfit

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make (someone) feel uneasy or embarrassed; to confuse; to disconcert; to thwart the plans of; to defeat in battle

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palliate

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to make less severe or intense; to make an offense seem less serious

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abnegate

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to deny oneself things; to reject; to renounce

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archetype

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an original model or pattern; a very typical example

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empirical

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relying on experience or observation; not merely theoretical

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plaintive

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expressive sadness or sorrow

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reprove

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to reprimand or criticize mildly

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banal

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unoriginal; ordinary

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cavil

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to quibble; to raise trivial objections

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predilection

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a natural preference for something

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corroborate

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to confirm; to back up with evidence

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allusion

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an indirect reference to something else; a hint

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quintessential

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being the most perfect example of

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animosity

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resentment; hostility; ill will

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brook

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to bear or tolerate; to put up with something

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abysmal

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extremely hopeless or wretched; bottomless

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deluge

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a flood

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discourse

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to converse; to formally discuss a subject

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conciliatory

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making peace; attempting to resolve a dispute through goodwill

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abject

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hopeless; extremely sad and servile; defeated

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callow

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immature

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indolent

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lazy

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respite

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a period of rest or relief

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guile

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cunning; duplicity; artfulness

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replete

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completely filled; abounding

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sycophant

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one who sucks up to others; a person who acts obsequiously towards someone important in order to gain advantage

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inexorable

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impossible to stop or prevent; (of a person) impossible to persuade; unrelenting; relentless; inevitable; unavoidable

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novel

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new; original

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impugn

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to dispute the truth, validity, or honesty of (a statement or motive); to call into question; to attack as false or questionable

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germane

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applicable; pertinent; relevant

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cognizant

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fully informed; knowledgable; aware

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privation

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a state in which food and other essentials for well-being are lacking; lack of comforts or necessities; poverty

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belabor

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to go over repeatedly or to an absurd extent

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aggregate

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sum total; a collection of separate things mixed together

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ambivalent

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undecided; having opposing feelings simultaneously

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circumspect

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cautious

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apostasy

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abandonment or rejection of faith or loyalty

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sage

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a wise person

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aphorism

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a brief, witty saying; a proverb

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enormity

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the great or extreme scale, seriousness, or extent of something perceived as bad or morally wrong

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panacea

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something that cures everything

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duplicitous

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deceitful

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portent

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a sign or warning that a momentous or calamitous event is likely to happen

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coalesce

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to come together as one; to fuse; to unite

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copious

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abundant; plentiful

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fetter

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to restrain; to hamper

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benign

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gentle; not harmful; kind; mild

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astute

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shrewd; keen in judgment

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lament

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to mourn

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vestige

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a remaining bit of something; a last trace

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broach

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to open up a subject for discussion, often a delicate subject

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coterie

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a select group of close associates

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daunt

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to make fearful; to intimidate

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temerity

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recklessness; audacity; foolhardy disregard of danger

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abstruse

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hard to understand or grasp

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debauchery

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corruption by sensuality; intemperance; wild living

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remonstrate

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to make a forcefully reproachful protest; to argue against; to protest; to raise objections

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debacle

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a sudden disastrous collapse, downfall, or defeat; a rout

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epitome

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the perfect example of something; a paradigm

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decorous

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in good taste; orderly; proper

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partisan

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one who supports a particular party, group, or cause

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blithe

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carefree; cheerful

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endemic

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native; belonging to a specific region or people

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latent

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present but not visible or apparent; potential

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abrogate

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to abolish or repeal formally; to set aside; to nullify

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flag

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to weaken; to slow down

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appropriate

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to take without permission; to set aside for a particular use

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antithesis

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the direct opposite

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sagacity

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wisdom

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indulgent

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lenient; yielding to desire

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accede

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to give in; to yield; to agree

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epicure

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a person with refined taste in wine and food

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countenance

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face; facial expression

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sagacious

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wise

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equanimity

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composure; calm

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apex

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highest point

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ineluctable

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unable to be resisted or avoided; inescapable

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motility

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spontaneous movement

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inundate

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to flood; to overwhelm

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impromptu

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without preparation; on the spur of the moment

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cardinal

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most important; chief

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catholic

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universal; embracing everything

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deprecate

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to express disapproval of (noun: deprecation)

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rampart

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a defensive wall of a castle or walled city, having a broad top with a walkway and typically a stone parapet; a defensive or protective barrier

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noisome

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offensive or disgusting; stinking; noxious

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wizened

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shrivelled or wrinkled with age; shriveled; withered; shrunken

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aghast

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terrified; shocked

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collusion

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conspiracy; secret cooperation

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arcane

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mysterious; known only to a select few

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adroit

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skillful; dexterous; clever; socially at ease

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extol

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to praise highly

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levity

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the treatment of a serious matter with humour or lack of due respect; lightness; frivolity; unseriousness

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levee

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an embankment designed to prevent the flooding of a river

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consummate

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perfect; complete; supremely skillful

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deleterious

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harmful

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adduce

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to bring forward as an example or as proof; to cite

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incorrigible

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(of a person or their behaviour) not able to be changed or reformed; incapable of being reformed

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abash

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to make ashamed; to embarrass

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hermetic

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impervious to extremal influence; airtight

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contumely

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rudeness; insolence; arrogance

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reproach

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to express to (someone) one’s disapproval of or disappointment in their actions; to scold, usually in disappointment; to blame; to disgrace

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obsequious

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obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree

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licentious

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lascivious; lewd; promiscuous; amoral

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incipient

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beginning; emerging

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gambit

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an act or remark that is calculated to gain an advantage, especially at the outset of a situation; a scheme; a ploy

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cursory

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hasty; superficial

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remuneration

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payment; recompense

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consonant

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harmonious; in agreement

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paucity

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scarcity

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covet

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to wish for enviously

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abstemious

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sparing or moderate, especially in eating and drinking

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genial

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cheerful and pleasant; helpful; friendly

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patina

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surface discoloration caused by age and oxidation

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beleaguer

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to surround; to besiege; to harass

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choleric

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hot-tempered; quick to anger

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attrition

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a gradual wearing away, weakening, or loss; a natural decrease in numbers or size

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exhort

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to urge strongly

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inert

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inactive; sluggish; not reacting chemically

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auspicious

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favorable; promising

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oblique

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not expressed or done in a direct way; indirect; at an angle

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avow

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to claim; to declare boldly; to admit

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verdant

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covered with green plants; leafy; inexperienced

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augment

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to make bigger; to add to; to increase

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convivial

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fond of partying; festive

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inherent

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part of the essential nature of something; intrinsic

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maudlin

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tearfully sentimental; silly or weepy

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vitiate

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to spoil or impair the quality or efficiency of; to destroy or impair the legal validity of; to make faulty or defective; impair; corrupt morally

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affable

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easy to talk to; friendly

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exposition

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a setting forth of meaning or intent; a discourse intended to explain

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allege

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to assert without proof

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elucidate

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to explain; to make understandable

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nominal

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in name only; insignificant

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renaissance

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a rebirth or revival

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belie

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to give a false impression of; to contradict

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ancillary

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subordinate; providing assistance

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inveterate

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having a particular habit, activity, or interest that is long-established and unlikely to change; habitual; deeply rooted

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fatuous

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foolish; silly; idiotic

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inept

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clumsy; incompetent

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evince

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reveal the presence of (a quality or feeling); indicate; to show or demonstrate clearly; manifest

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founder

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to fail; to collapse; to sink

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reprobate

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a wicked, sinful, depraved person

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espouse

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to support; to advocate

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unalloyed

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not alloyed; pure; complete and unreserved; undiluted; pure

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largess

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generosity in bestowing money or gifts upon others; money or gifts given generously; generosity of attitude

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quay

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a landing on the edge of the water; wharf; pier

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redolent

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strongly reminiscent or suggestive of; strongly smelling of; aromatic; fragrant

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provincial

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of or concerning the regions outside the capital city of a country, especially when regarded as unsophisticated or narrow-minded; limited in outlook to one’s own small corner of the world; narrow

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forbear

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to politely or patiently restrain an impulse to do something; to refrain

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amorphous

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shapeless; bloblike

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magnate

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a rich, powerful, or very successful businessperson

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itinerant

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moving from place to place

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incandescent

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brilliant; giving off heat or light

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chagrin

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humiliation; embarrassed disappointment

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ignominy

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deep disgrace

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venal

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showing or motivated by susceptibility to bribery; capable of being bribed; corrupt

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bereave

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to deprive or leave desolate, especially through death

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doggerel

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comic, loose verse

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egregious

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extremely bad; flagrant

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foment

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to instigate or stir up (an undesirable or violent sentiment or course of action)

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sanguine

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cheerful; optimistic; hopeful

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taciturn

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untalkative by nature

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harbinger

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a forerunner; a signal of

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apocryphal

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of dubious authenticity; fictitious

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ambience

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atmosphere; mood; feeling

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prurient

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having lustful thoughts or desires; causing lust

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gainsay

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to deny; to speak or act against; to oppose

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paradox

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a true statement or phenomena that seems to contradict itself

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lascivious

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lustful; obscene; lewd

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judicious

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exercising sound judgment

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ersatz

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(of a product) made or used as a substitute, typically an inferior one, for something else

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apposite

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distinctly suitable; pertinent

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amiable

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friendly; agreeable

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flippant

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not showing a serious or respectful attitude

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antipathy

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firm dislike; a strong feeling of aversion

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advent

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arrival; coming; beginning

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salutary

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healthful; remedial; wholesome; (especially with reference to something unwelcome or unpleasant) producing good effects; beneficial

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pedestrian

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unoriginal; banal

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cull

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to pick out from among many; to select; to collect

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maxim

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a fundamental principle; an old saying

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idyllic

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charming in a rustic way; naturally peaceful

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commensurate

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equal; proportionate

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gratuitous

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given freely (said of something bad); unjustified; unprovoked; uncalled for

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precipitous

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steep

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arbiter

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one who decides; a judge

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piquant

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pleasantly pungent or tart

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coda

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a concluding event, remark, or section; a passage concluding a musical composition

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paradigm

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a model or example

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turpitude

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depraved or wicked behaviour or character

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dilapidated

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broken-down; fallen into ruin

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parsimonious

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very unwilling to spend money or use resources; stingy; miserly

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plumb

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to measure the depth of something

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facile

A

fluent; skillful in a superficial way; easy

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