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Accolade (noun)

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An expression of praise

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Abate (verb)

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To lessen in intensity or degree

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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)

Avaricious (adj)

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Greed, esp. For wealth

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Axiom (noun)

Axiomatic (adj)

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A universally recognized principle

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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)

Cacophonous (adj)

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Harsh, jarring, discordant sound; dissonance

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Dissonance (noun)

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Conflict or incongruity

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Canon (noun)

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An established set of principles or code of laws, often religious in nature

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Castigation (noun)

Castigate (verb)

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Severe criticism or punishment

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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)

Complaisant (adj)

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The willingness to comply with the wishes of others

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Contentious (adj)

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Argumentative; quarrelsome; causing controversy or disagreement

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Contrite (adj)

Contrition (noun)

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Regretful; penitent; seeking forgiveness

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Culpable (adj)

Culpability (noun)

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Deserving blame

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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)

Discreet (adj)

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Cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions

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Disinterested (adj)

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Free of bias or self interest; impartial

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Dogmatic (adj)

Dogma (noun)

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Expressing a rigid opinion based on unproved or improbable principles

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Ebullience (noun)

Ebullient (adj)

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The quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings

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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

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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 smoothes the skin

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empirical (adj)

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based on observation or experiment

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enigmatic (adj)

enigma (noun)

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mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand

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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 )

eulogize (verb0

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a speech honoring the dead

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exonerate

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to remove from blame

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facetious (adj)

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treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; playful

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fallacy (noun)

fallacious (adj)

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an invalid or incorrect notion; a mistaken belief

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furtive (adj)

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marked by stealth; covert; surreptitious (kept secret)

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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)

heresy (noun)

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violating accepted dogma or convention

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hyperbole (noun)

hyperbolic (adj)

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an exaggerated statement, often used as a figure of speech

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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)

intransigence (noun)

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refusing to compromise

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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; melencholy

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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

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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)

perusal (noun)

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to examine with great care

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pious (adj)

piety (noun)

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extremely reverent or devout; showing strong religious devotion

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precursor (noun)

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one that precedes and indicates or announces another

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preen (verb)

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to dress up; to primp; to groom oneself with 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)

putrid (adj)

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to rot; to decay and give off a foul odor

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quaff (verb)

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to drink deeply

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quiescence (noun)

quiescent (adj)

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stillness; motionless, quality of being at rest

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redoubtable (adj)

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awe-inspiring; worthy 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

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squalid (adj)

squalor (noun)

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sordid; wretched and dirty as from neglect

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stoic (adj)

stoicism (noun)

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indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain; steadfast

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supplant (verb)

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to take the place of; to supersede

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torpid (adj)

torpor (noun)

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lethargic; sluggish; dormant

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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)

urbanity (noun)

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sophisticated; refined; elegant

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vilify (verb)

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to defame; to characterize harshly

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viscous (adj)

viscosity (noun)

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thick; sticky

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