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CASTIGATION

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severe criticism or punishment

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CANON

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an established set of principles or code of laws, often religious

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AVARICE

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greed

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CULPABLE

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deserving blame

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ACCOLADE

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an expression of praise

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EBULLIENCE

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the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings

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AXIOM

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a universally recognized principle

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BUCOLIC

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rustic and pastoral; characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants

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CACOPHONY

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harsh, jarring, discordant sound; dissonance

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AMELIORATE

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to make better or more tolerable

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EMPIRICAL

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based on observation or experiment

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CATALYST

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a substance that increases the rate of chemical reaction; a person or thing that causes change

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FACETIOUS

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playful; humorous

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ABATE

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to lessen in intensity or degree

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DOGMATIC

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expressing a rigid opinion based on unproved or improbable principles

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BURGEON

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to grow rapidly or flourish

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ADULATION

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excessive praise; intense adoration

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CAUSTIC

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burning or stinging; causing corrosion

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DEARTH

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smallness of quantity; scarcity; a lack

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CHARY

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wary; cautious; sparing

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DIDACTIC

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intended to teach or instruct

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REDOUBTABLE

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awe-inspiring; worthy of honor

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DISCRETION

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cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions

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DEMUR

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to question or oppose

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PRODIGIOUS

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abundant in size; force; extraordinary

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DISINTERESTED

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free of bias or self-interest; impartial

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AESTHETIC

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dealing with; appreciative of; or responsive to art or beauty

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COMPLAISANCE

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willingness to comply with the wishes of others

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ASCETIC

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one who practices rigid self-denial; esp. as an act of religious devotion

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SANCTION

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authoritative permission or approval; a penalty intended to enforce compliance; to give permission or authority to

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CONTRITE

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regretful; penitent; seeking forgiveness

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ECLECTIC

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composed of elements from various sources

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EMOLLIENT

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soothing; an agent that softens the skin

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EPHEMERAL

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brief; fleeting

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ESOTERIC

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intended for or understood by a small group

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COGENT

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appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing

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EULOGY

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a speech honoring the dead

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EXONERATE

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to remove blame

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SUPPLANT

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to take the place of; supersede

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MOROSE

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sad; sullen; melancholy

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HARANGUE

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to deliver a pompous speech; a long pompous speech

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HERETICAL

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violating accepted dogma or convention

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FURTIVE

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marked by stealth; covert; surreptitious

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SATIRE

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literary work that ridicules or criticizes human vice through humor or derision

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ELEGY

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a mournful poem, esp. one lamenting the dead

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PROLIFIC

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producing large amounts; productive

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ODIOUS

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evoking intense aversion or dislike

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IMPECUNIOUS

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lacking funds; without money

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OPAQUE

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impenetrable by light; not reflecting light

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INCIPIENT

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beginning to come into being or to become apparent

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HYPERBOLE

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an exaggerated statement, often used as a figure of speech

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INERT

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unmoving; lethargic; sluggish

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INTRANSIGENT

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refusing to compromise

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PERNICIOUS

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extremely harmful; potentially causing death

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PERUSE

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to examine with great care

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PENURIOUS

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penny-pitching; excessively thrifty; ungenerous

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OSCILLATION

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the act of swinging back and forth with a steady rhythm

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PRECURSOR

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one that precedes and indicates or announces another

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PREEN

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to dress up; primp; groom oneself with elaborate care

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INVEIGLE

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to obtain by deception or flattery

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VISCOUS

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thick; sticky

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UBIQUITOUS

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existing everywhere at the same time; widespread

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FALLACY

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an invalid or incorrect notion; a mistaken belief

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INNOCUOUS

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harmless; causing no damage

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PUTREFY

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to rot; decay and give off a foul odor

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CONTENTIOUS

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argumentative; quarrelsome; causing controversy or disagreement

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QUAFF

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to drink deeply

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QUIESCENCE

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stillness; motionlessness; being at rest

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STOIC

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indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain; steadfast

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PIOUS

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extremely reverent or devout; showing strong religious devotion

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TORPID

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lethargic; sluggish; dormant

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URBANE

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sophisticated; refined; elegant

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VILIFY

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to defame or characterize harshly

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GREGARIOUS

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sociable; outgoing; enjoying the company of other people

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SQUALID

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sordid; wretched and dirty from neglect

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