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Abate (verb)

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to lessen in intensity or degree

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Accolade (noun)

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an expression of praise

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Adulation (noun)

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excessive praise; intense adoration

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Aesthetic (adj.)

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dealing with, appreciative of, or responsive to art or the beautiful

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Ameliorate (verb)

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to make better or more tolerable

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Ascetic (noun)

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

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Avarice (noun)

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greed, esp. for wealth (adj. form: avaricious)

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Axiom (noun)

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a universally recognized principle (adj. form: axiomatic)

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Burgeon (verb)

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to grow rapidly or flourish

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Bucolic (adj.)

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rustic and pastoral; characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants

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Cacophony (noun)

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harsh, jarring, discordant sound; dissonance (adj. form: cacophonous)

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Canon (noun)

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an established set of principles or code of laws, often religious in nature (adj. form: canonical)

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Castigation (noun)

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severe criticism or punishment (verb form: castigate)

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Catalyst (noun)

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a substance that accelerates the rate of a chemical reaction without itself changing; a person or thing that causes change

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Caustic (adj.)

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burning or stinging; causing corrosion

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Chary (adj.)

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wary; cautious; sparing

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Cogent (adj.)

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appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing

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Complaisance (noun)

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the willingness to comply with the wishes of others (adj. form: complaisant)

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Contentious (adj.)

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argumentative; quarrelsome; causing controversy or disagreement

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Contrite (adj.)

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regretful; penitent; seeking forgiveness (noun form: contrition)

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Culpable (adj.)

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deserving blame (noun form: culpability)

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Dearth (noun)

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smallness of quantity or number; scarcity; a lack

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Demur (verb)

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to question or oppose

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Didactic (adj.)

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intended to teach or instruct

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Discretion (noun)

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cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions (adj. form: discreet)

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Disinterested (adj.)

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free of bias or self-interest; impartial

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Dogmatic (adj.)

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expressing a rigid opinion based on unproved or improbable principles (noun form: dogma)

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Ebullience (noun)

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the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings (adj. form: ebullient)

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Eclectic (adj.)

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composed of elements drawn from various sources

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Elegy (noun)

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a mournful poem, esp. one lamenting the dead (adj. form: elegiac)

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Emollient (adj.) / (noun)

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soothing, esp. to the skin; making less harsh; mollifying; an agent that softens or smooths the skin

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Empirical (adj.)

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based on observation or experiment

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Enigmatic (adj.)

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mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand (noun form: enigma)

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Ephemeral (adj.)

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brief; fleeting

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Esoteric (adj.)

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intended for or understood by a small, specific group

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Eulogy (noun)

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a speech honoring the dead (verb form: eulogize)

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Exonerate (verb)

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to remove blame

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Facetious (adj.)

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playful; humorous

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Fallacy (noun)

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an invalid or incorrect notion; a mistaken belief (adj. form: fallacious)

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Furtive (adj.)

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markedly stealth; covert; surreptitious

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Gregarious (adj.)

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sociable; outgoing; enjoying the company of other people

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Harangue (verb) / (noun)

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to deliver a pompous speech or tirade; a long, pompous speech

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Heretical (adj.)

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violating accepted dogma or convention (noun form: heresy)

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Hyperbole (noun)

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an exaggerated statement, often used as a figure of speech (adj. form: hyperbolic)

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Impecunious (adj.)

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lacking funds; without money

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Incipient (adj.)

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beginning to come into being or to become apparent

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Inert (adj.)

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unmoving; lethargic; sluggish

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Innocuous (adj.)

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harmless; causing no damage

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Intransigent (adj.)

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refusing to comprise (noun form: intransigence)

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Inveigle (verb)

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to obtain by deception or flattery

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Morose (adj.)

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sad; sullen; melancholy

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Odious (adj.)

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evoking intense aversion or dislike

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Opaque (adj.)

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impenetrable by light; not reflecting light

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Oscillation (noun)

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the act or state of swinging back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm (verb form: oscillate)

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Penurious (adj.)

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penny-pinching; excessively thrifty; ungenerous

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Pernicious (adj.)

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extremely harmful in a way that is not easily seen or noticed

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Peruse (verb)

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to examine with great care (noun form: perusal)

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Pious (adj.)

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extremely reverent or devout; showing strong religious devotion (noun form: piety)

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Precursor (noun)

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one that precedes and indicates or announcing another

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Preen (verb)

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to dress up; to primp; to groom oneself elaborate care

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Prodigious (adj.)

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abundant in size, force, or extent; extraordinary

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Prolific (adj.)

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producing large volumes or amount; productive

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Putrefy (verb)

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to rot; to decay and give off a foul odor (adj. form: putrid)

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Quaff (verb)

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to drink deeply

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Quiescence (noun)

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stillness; motionlessness; quality of being rest (adj. form: quiescent)

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Redoubtable (adj.)

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awe-inspiring; worth of honor

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Sanction (noun) / (verb)

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

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Satire (noun)

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a literary work that ridicules or criticizes a human vice through humor or derision (adj. form: satirical)

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Squalid (adj.)

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sordid; wretched and dirty as from neglect (noun form: squalor)

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Stoic (adj.)

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indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain; steadfast (noun form: stoicism)

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Supplant (verb)

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to take the place of; to supersede

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Torpid (adj.)

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lethargic; sluggish; dormant (noun form: torpor)

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Ubiquitous (adj.)

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existing everywhere at the same time; constantly encountered; widespread

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Urbane (adj.)

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sophisticated; refined; elegant (noun form: urbanity)

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Vilify (verb)

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to defame; to characterize harshly

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Viscous (adj.)

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thick; sticky (noun form: viscosity)

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Etiolate (verb)

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to cause to appear pale or sickly

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