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a building, especially one of large size or imposing appearance

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edifice

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of great weight; heavy; massive

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ponderous

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agreeable, suitable, or pleasing in nature or character

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congenial

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not auspicious; boding ill; ill-omened; unfavorable

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inauspicious

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any visionary system of political or social perfection.

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utopia

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to divide or distribute by share or portion; distribute or parcel out; apportion

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allot

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a tomb, grave, or burial place

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sepulchers

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the face or countenance, especially when considered as an index to the character

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physiognomies

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(of an event or circumstance) portend a good or bad outcome

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angur

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that cannot be doubted; patently evident or certain; unquestionable

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indubitably

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to lower in dignity, honor, or standing; debase

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demean

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commanding respect because of great age or impressive dignity

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venerable

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extremely bad reputation, public reproach, or strong condemnation as the result of a shameful, criminal, or outrageous act

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infamy

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ashamed or embarrassed; disconcerted

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abashed

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disgrace; dishonor; public contempt

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ignominy

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gross injustice or wickedness

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iniquity

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shameless or impudent

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brazen

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to perceive by the sight or some other sense or by the intellect; see, recognize, or apprehend

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discern

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to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.

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abate

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a temporary stay

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sojourn

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acuteness of mental discernment and soundness of judgment

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sagacity

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great warmth and earnestness of feeling

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fervor

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gruesome; horrible; revolting

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lurid

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ready or willing to answer, act, agree, or yield

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amenable

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leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal

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peremptory

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a form of chemistry and speculative philosophy practiced in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance and concerned principally with discovering methods for transmuting baser metals into gold and with finding a universal solvent and an elixir of life

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alchemy

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an illicit lover, especially of a married person

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paramour

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the quality or condition of being insubordinate, or of being disobedient to authority; defiance

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insubordination

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the act of expostulating; remonstrance; earnest and kindly protest

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expostulation

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to represent fictitiously; put on an appearance of

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feign

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to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle

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entice

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to take in and incorporate as one’s own; absorb

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assimilate

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belonging or pertaining to the common people

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plebeian

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to be enough or adequate, as for needs, purposes, etc

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suffice

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that galls; chafing; irritating; vexing; exasperating

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galling

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of or pertaining to an inquisitor or inquisition

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inquisitorial

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to come into or acquire

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incur

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profit, salary, or fees from office or employment; compensation for services

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emolument

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strong distaste, aversion, or objection; antipathy

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repugnance

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help; relief; aid; assistance

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succor

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desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness:

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malice

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to consume (liquids) by drinking; drink

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imbibe

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powerful; mighty

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potent

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intended to entrap or beguile

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insidious

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stubbornly perverse or rebellious; willfully and obstinately disobedient

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contumacious

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to assert or affirm with confidence; declare in a positive or peremptory manner.

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aver

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