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spiteful

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full of malice or ill-intent

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juxtaposition

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an act or instance of placing close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast

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vixen

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an ill tempered or quarrelsome woman, often sexually promiscuous

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iconic

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of or relating to a representation of some sacred or well known personage

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prima donna

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a temperamental person; a person who takes adulation and privileged treatment as a right and reacts with petulance to criticism or inconvenience; a diva

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tangible

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capable of being touched; discernible by the touch; material or substantial

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prod (verb)

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to rouse or incite as if by poking; nag; goad

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reconcile

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to accept or be resigned to something not desired

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ludicrous

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causing laughter because of an absurdity; provoking or deserving derision; ridiculous;laughable

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mantra

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an often repeated word, formula, or phrase, often a truism

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susceptible

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accessible or especially liable or subject to some influence,mood, agency

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indefensible

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incapable of being protected or defended against attack

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pulp (noun)

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a magazine or book printed on rough, low quality paper made of wood pulp or rags, and usually containing sensational and lurid stories, articles

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shard

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a fragment

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deus ex machina

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literally meaning “god from the machine”; any artificial or improbable device resolving the difficulties of a plot

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feral

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existing in a natural or wild state, as in animals

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rabid

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irrationally extreme in opinion or practice

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arcane

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known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric

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chromatic

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pertaining to color

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alchemy

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any magical power or process of transmuting a common substance, usually of little value, into a substance of great value

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chaste

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free from obscenity (usually sex); decent

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saffron

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I’m a yellowish orange color

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adorn

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to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments

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cliche

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a trite, stereotyped expression; a sentence or phrase, usually, expressing a popular or common thought or idea, that has lost originality, ingenuity, and impact by long overuse

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interloper

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a person who interferes or meddles in the affairs of others