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muse

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be absorbed in thought.

“he was musing on the problems he faced”

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gleam

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shine brightly, especially with reflected light.

“light gleamed on the china cats”

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headstrong

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energetically wilful and determined.

“the headstrong impulsiveness of youth”

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gloaming

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twilight; dusk.

“hundreds of lights are already shimmering in the gloaming”

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stile

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an arrangement of steps that allows people but not animals to climb over a fence or wall.

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colloquize

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to engage in colloquy

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colloquy

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a formal conversation or conference

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facile

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ignoring the true complexities of an issue; superficial.

“facile generalizations”

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eventide

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the end of the day; evening.

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effervesce

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(of a liquid) give off bubbles.

“the waves seemed to effervesce as they swept by”

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entreat

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ask someone earnestly or anxiously to do something.

“his friends entreated him not to go”

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vouchsafe

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give or grant (something) to (someone) in a gracious or condescending manner.
“it is a blessing vouchsafed him by heaven”

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piquant

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having a pleasantly sharp taste or appetizing flavour.

“a piquant tartare sauce”

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smite

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strike with a firm blow.

“he smites the water with his sword”

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upbraid

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find fault with (someone); scold.

“he was upbraided for his slovenly appearance”

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expostulate

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express strong disapproval or disagreement.

“he found Fox expostulating with a young man”

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avaricious

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having or showing an extreme greed for wealth or material gain.
“a corrupt and avaricious government”

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besotted

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strongly infatuated.

“he became besotted with a local barmaid”

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infatuated

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possessed with an intense but short-lived passion or admiration for someone.
“an infatuated teenager”

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prurience

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Prurience is when someone pays too much attention to sex

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indigence

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a state of extreme poverty; destitution.

“he did valuable work towards the relief of indigence”

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noxious

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harmful, poisonous, or very unpleasant.

“they were overcome by the noxious fumes”

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visage

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a person’s face, with reference to the form or proportions of the features.
“an elegant, angular visage”

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reverie

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a state of being pleasantly lost in one’s thoughts; a daydream.
“a knock on the door broke her reverie”

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bilious

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affected by or associated with nausea or vomiting.

“a bilious attack”

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hypochondriac

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a person who is abnormally anxious about their health

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epicure

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a person who takes particular pleasure in fine food and drink.
“they see themselves as epicures—delighting in food that is properly prepared”

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indomitable

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impossible to subdue or defeat.

“a woman of indomitable spirit”

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bereaved

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deprived of a close relation or friend through their death.

“bereaved families”

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soliloquy

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an act of speaking one’s thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in a play.
“Edmund ends the scene as he had begun it, with a soliloquy”

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parson

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a beneficed member of the clergy; a rector or a vicar

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sequestered

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of a place) isolated and hidden away.

“a wild sequestered spot”

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consecration

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the action of making or declaring something, typically a church, sacred.
“the consecration of this cathedral was a magical event”

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halcyon

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denoting a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy and peaceful.
“the halcyon days of the mid 1980s, when profits were soaring”

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brooding

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engaged in or showing deep thought about something that makes one sad, angry, or worried.
“he stared with brooding eyes”

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approbation

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approval or praise.

“a term of approbation”

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inscrutable

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impossible to understand or interpret.

“Guy looked blankly inscrutable”

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vivacity

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(especially in a woman) the quality of being attractively lively and animated.
“he was struck by her vivacity, humour and charm”

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pensive

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engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought.
“a pensive mood”

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temper

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act as a neutralizing or counterbalancing force to (something).
“their idealism is tempered with realism”

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sully

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damage the purity or integrity of.

“they were outraged that anyone should sully their good name”

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cravat

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a short, wide strip of fabric worn by men round the neck and tucked inside an open-necked shirt.

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impudent

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not showing due respect for another person; impertinent.

“he could have strangled this impudent upstart”

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Grecian

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relating to ancient Greece, especially its architecture.

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lachrymose

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tearful or given to weeping.

“she was pink-eyed and lachrymose”

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purveyor

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a person who sells or deals in particular goods.

“a purveyor of large luxury vehicles”

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corporeal

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relating to a person’s body, especially as opposed to their spirit.
“he was frank about his corporeal appetites”

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infirmity

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physical or mental weakness.

“old age and infirmity come to men and women alike”

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enchantment

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a feeling of great pleasure; delight.

“the enchantment of the mountains”

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ruddy

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(of a person’s face) having a healthy red colour.

“a cheerful pipe-smoking man of ruddy complexion”

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stone-blind

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totally blind.

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