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Veritable

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Used for emphasis (very), often to qualify a metaphor

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Plenitude

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An abundance

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Belligerent

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Hostile and aggressive

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Perturbed

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Anxious or unsettled; upset

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Ad Hoc

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Created or done for a particular purpose as necessary.

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Ad Nauseam

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Used to refer to the fact that something has been done or repeated so often that it has become annoying or tiresome.

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Extricate

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Free (someone or something) from a constraint or difficulty.

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Tarry

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To remain or stay

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Sojourn

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A temporary stay

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Diaspora (pronounced die aspora)

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The movement, migration, or scattering of a people away from an established or ancestral homeland. (Particularly Jews)

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Contrived

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Deliberately created rather than arising naturally or spontaneously.

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Spurious

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Not being what it purports to be; false or fake.

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Apocryphal

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(Of a story or statement) of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true.

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Veto

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A constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a lawmaking body.

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Wattle

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A fleshy caruncle hanging from various parts of the head or neck in several groups of birds and mammals.

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Propagate

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Spread and promote (an idea, theory, etc.) widely.

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Proliferation

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Rapid increase in the amount of number of something

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Homogenous

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Of the same kind, alike

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Moniker

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A name/ an allias

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Algorithim

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A process or set of rules to be followed in calculations or other problem-solving operations, especially by a computer.

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Indenture

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Bind (someone) by an indenture as an apprentice or labourer.

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Acquiese

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Accept something reluctantly but without protest.

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Pleat

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A double or multiple fold in a garment or other item made of cloth, held by stitching the top or side.

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Pallid

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Pale, or lacking vigour. Insipid.

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Insipid
Lacking flavour; weak or tasteless. Also pertains to interest.
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Mawkish
Sentimental in an exaggerated or false way.
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Canter
A pace of a horse or other quadruped between a trot and a gallop, with not less than one foot on the ground at any time.
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Ergonomic
Relating to or designed for efficiency and comfort in the working environment.
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Ubiquitous
Present, appearing or found everywhere
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Inhibited
Unable to act in a relaxed and natural way because of self-consciousness or mental restraint.
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Hypo-
The prefix denoting to beneath something. E.g. Hypodermic needle... under the skin
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Corporeal
Relating to someones physical body, not their spirit
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Tautology
The saying of the same thing twice over in different words, generally considered to be a fault of style (e.g. they arrived one after the other in succession ).
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Melancholy
A feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause.
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Pensive
Engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought.
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Cognizant
Having knowledge or awareness.
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Bismirch
Damage the reputation of someone
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Nuance
A subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound.
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Ad Nauseam
To the point of nausea
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Virtue Signalling
The action or practice of publicly expressing opinions or sentiments intended to demonstrate one's good character or the moral correctness of one's position on a particular issue.
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Pre-eminent
Surpassing all others; very distinguished in some way.
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Tonsure
The practice of cutting or shaving some or all of the hair on the scalp
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Concomitant
Naturally accompanying or associated.
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Exactitude
Accuracy
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Couture
The design and manufacture of fashionable clothes to a client's specific requirements and measurements.
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Serene
Calm, peaceful, and untroubled; tranquil.
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Caprice
A sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behaviour.
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Pageantry
Elaborate display or ceremony.
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Reproachful
Expressing disapproval or disappointment.
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Portly
Rather fat (especially of a man)
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Cummerbund
A sash worn around the waist, especially as part of a man's formal evening suit.
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Reconnaissance
Military observation of a region to locate an enemy or ascertain strategic features.
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Bullion
Gold or silver in bulk before coining, or valued by weight.
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Impetuous
Acting or done quickly and without thought or care.
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Contrived
Deliberately created rather than arising naturally or spontaneously
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Zeitgeist
The defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history as shown by this ideas and beliefs of the time.
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Ursine
Pertaining to bears
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Diurnal
Pertaining to daytime
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Conjugal
Pertaining to marriage
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Lachrymal
Pertaining to tears
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Pecuniary
Pertaining to money
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Diluvial
Pertaining to floods
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Austral
Pertaining to south
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Boreal/Septentrional
Pertaining to the north
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Rogering
Of a man having sexual intercourse with
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Unedifying
(Especially of an event taking place in public) distasteful; unpleasant.
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Roister
Enjoy oneself or celebrate in a noisy or boisterous way.
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Quaff
Drink (something, especially an alcoholic drink) heartily.
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Preclude
Prevent from happening; make impossible.
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Ardour
Great enthusiasm or passion.
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Bessotted
Strongly infatuated.
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Repose
A state of rest, sleep, or tranquillity.
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Apocryphal
(Of a story or statement) of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true.
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Apocethary
A person who prepared and sold medicines and drugs.
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Beseech
Ask someone urgently and fervently to do or give something.
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Fervently
Very enthusiastically or passionately.
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Besiege
Surround (a place) with armed forces in order to capture it or force its surrender.
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Rancour
Bitterness and resentfulness, especially when long standing.
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Querulous
Complaining in a rather petulant or whining manner.
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Truculent
Eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant.
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Groundling
An unsophisticated or uncritical spectator or reader.
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Bastion
An institution, place, or person strongly maintaining particular principles, attitudes, or activities.
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Dissemble
Conceal or disguise one's true feelings or beliefs.
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Contrite
Feeling or expressing remorse at the recognition that one has done wrong.
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Soliloquy
An act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in a play.
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Churlish
Rude in a mean-spirited and surly way.
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Exorbitant
Unreasonably high
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Unctuous
Excessively flattering or ingratiating; oily.
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Schism
A split or division between strongly opposed sections or parties, caused by differences in opinion or belief.
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Remit
Cancel or refrain from exacting or inflicting (a debt or punishment).
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Facile
Ignoring the true complexities of an issue; superficial. Or easily achieved
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Permutation
Each of several possible ways in which a set or number of things can be ordered or arranged.
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Frisson
A sudden shiver of excitement or fear.
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Mawkish
Sentimental in an exaggerated or false way.
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Moreish
So pleasant to eat that one wants more.
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Brinkmanship
The art or practice of pursuing a dangerous policy to the limits of safety before stopping, especially in politics.
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Enigmatic
Difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious.
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Palatial
Resembling a palace in being spacious and splendid.
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Sordid
Involving immoral or dishonourable actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt
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Brusquely
Abrupt, blunt, rough

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