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abate

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(v) to lessen in intensity or degree

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accolade

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(n) an expression of praise

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adulation

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(n) excessive praise, intense adoration

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aesthetic

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(adj) concerned with beauty/art or the appreciation of beauty/art

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ameliorate

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(v) to make better or more tolerable

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ascetic

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(n) one who practices rigid self-denial, especially as an act of religious devotion

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avarice

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(n) greed, especially for wealth

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axiom

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(n) a universally recognized principle

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burgeon

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(v) to grow rapidly or fluorish

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bucolic

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(adj) rustic and pastoral, characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants

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cacophony

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(n) harsh, jarring, discordant sound

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canon

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(n) an established set of principles or code of laws, often religious in nature

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castigation

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(n) severe criticism or punishment

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catalyst

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(n) 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

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(adj) burning or stinging, causing corrosion

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chary

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(adj) wary, cautious, sparing

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cogent

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(adj) clear, logical, convincing

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complaisance

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(n) the willingness to comply with the wishes of others

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contentious

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(adj) argumentative, quarrelsome, causing controversy or disagreement

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contrite

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(adj) regretful, seeking forgiveness

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culpable

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(adj) deserving blame

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dearth

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(n) smallness of quantity/number, scarcity, a lack

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demur

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(v) to question or oppose, or raise doubts/show reluctance

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didactic

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(adj) intended to teach or instruct

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discretion
(n) the quality of behaving or speaking in such a way as to avoid causing offense or revealing private information
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disinterested
(adj) free of bias or self-interest; impartial
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dogmatic
(adj) expressing a rigid opinion based on unproved or improvable principles
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ebullience
(n) the quality of lively/enthusiastic expression of thoughts/feelings
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eclectic
(adj) composed of elements drawn from various sources
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elegy
(n) a mournful poem, especially one lamenting the dead
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emollient
(adj/n) soothing, especially to the skin; an agent that softens or smoothes the skin
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empirical
(adj) based on observation or experiment
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enigmatic
(adj) mysterious, obscure, difficult to understand
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ephemeral
(adj) brief, fleeting
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esoteric
(adj) intended for or understood by a small, specific group
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eulogy
(n) a speech honoring the dead
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exonerate
(v) to remove blame
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facetious
(adj) humorous, sometimes inappropriately
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fallacy
(n) an invalid or incorrect notion, a mistaken belief
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furtive
(adj) marked by stealth, covert, surreptitious
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gregarious
(adj) sociable, outgoing
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harrange
(v/n) to lecture (someone) at length in a pompous/critical manner; a long, pompous speech
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heretical
(adj) violating accepted dogma or convention
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hyperbole
(n) an exaggerated statement, often used as a figure of speech
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impecunious
(adj) lacking funds, without money
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incipient
(adj) beginning to come into being or become apparent
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inert
(adj) unmoving, lethargic, sluggish
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innocuous
(adj) harmless, causing no damage
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intransigent
(adj) refusing to compromise
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inveigle
(v) to obtain or convince by deception
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morose
(adj) sad, sullen, melancholy
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odious
(adj) evoking intense aversion or dislike
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opaque
(adj) impenetrable by light; not reflecting light
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oscillation
(n) the act or state of swinging back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm
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penurious
(adj) penny-pinching, excessively thrifty, ungenerous
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pernicious
(adj) extremely harmful, potentially causing death
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peruse
(v) to examine with great care
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pious
(adj) showing strong religious devotion
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precursor
(n) one that precedes and indicates or announces another
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preen
(v) to dress up, primp, groom oneself with elaborate care
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prodigious
(adj) abundant in size, force, or extent; extraordinary
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prolific
(adj) producing large volumes or amounts, productive
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putrefy
(v) to rot, to decay and give off a foul odor
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quaff
(v) to drink deeply, especially an alcoholic drink
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quiescence
(n) stillness, motionlessness, quality of being at rest
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redoubtable
(adj) awe-inspiring, worthy of honor
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sanction
(n/v) authoritative permission/approval, a penalty to enforce compliance, to give permission or authority to
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satire
(n) a literary work that ridicules or criticizes a human vice through humor or derision
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squalid
(adj) sordid, wretched and dirty as from neglect
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stoic
(adj) indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain; steadfast
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supplant
(v) to take the place of, to supersede
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torpid
(adj) lethargic, sluggish, dormant
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ubiquitous
(adj) existing everywhere at the same time, constantly encountered, widespread
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urbane
(adj) sophisticated, refined, elegant
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vilify
(v) to defame, to characterize harshly
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viscous
(adj) thick, sticky

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