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

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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, esp. for wealth

adj. form avaricious

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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 flourish

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Bucolic

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rustic and pastoral

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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. 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; 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. scarcity; a lack; smallness of quantity or number

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Demur

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v. to question or oppose

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Didactic

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adj. intended to teach or instruct

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Discretion

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n. cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions

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Disinterested

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adj. impartial

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Dogmatic

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adj. expressing a rigid opinion on unproved principles

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Ebullience

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n. the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings

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Eclectic

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adj. composed of elements drawn from various sources

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Elegy

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n. a mournful poem

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Emollient

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adj. soothing; making less harsh

n. an agent that softens or smooths the skin

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Empirical

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adj. based on observation or experimentation

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Enigmatic

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adj. mysterious; difficult to understand

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Ephemeral

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adj. brief; fleeting

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Esoteric

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adj. intended for or understood by a small, specific group

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Eulogy

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n. a speech honoring the dead

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Exonerate

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v. to remove blame

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Facetious

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adj. playful; humorous

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Fallacy

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n. an invalid or incorrect notion

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Furtive

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adj. stealthy; covert; surreptitious

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Gregarious

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adj. sociable and outgoing

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Harangue

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v. to deliver a pompous speech or tirade

n. a long, pompous speech

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Heretical

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adj. violating accepted dogma or convention

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Hyperbole

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n. an exaggerated statement, often used as a figure of speech

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Impecunious

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adj. lacking funds

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Incipient

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adj. beginning to come into being or become apparent

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Inert

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adj. unmoving; lethargic

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Innocuous

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adj. harmless

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Intransigent

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adj. refusing to compromise

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Inveigle

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v. to obtain by deception or flattery

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Morose

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adj. sad; sullen; melancholy

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Odious

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adj. evoking intense aversion or dislike

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Opaque

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adj. impenetrable by light; not reflecting light

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Oscillation

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n. the act or state of swinging back and forth with a steady rhythm

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Penurious

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adj. penny-pinching; ungenerous

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Pernicious

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adj. extremely harmful; potentially causing death

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Peruse

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v. to examine with great care

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Pious

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adj. extremely reverent or devout; showing strong religious devotion
(n. form piety)

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Precursor

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n. one that precedes and indicates or announces another

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Preen

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v. to dress up; to groom oneself with elaborate care

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Prodigious

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adj. abundant in size, force, or extent; extraordinary

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Prolific

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adj. productive

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Putrefy

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v. to rot; to decay and give off a foul odor

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Quaff

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v. to drink deeply

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Quiescence

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n. stillness; quality of being at rest

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Redoubtable

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adj. awe-inspiring; worthy of honor

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Sanction

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

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Satire

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n. a literary work that ridicules or criticizes a human vice through humor and derision

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Squalid

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adj. sordid; wretched and dirty

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Stoic

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adj. indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain; steadfast

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Supplant

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v. to take the place of; to supersede

72
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Torpid

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adj. lethargic; dormant

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Ubiquitous

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adj. existing everywhere at the same time; constantly encountered; widespread

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Urbane

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adj. sophisticated; refined

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Vilify

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v. to defame or characterize harshly

76
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Viscous

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adj. thick; sticky

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