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1
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indolence

A

laziness

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impudence

A

the trait of being rude and impertinent

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3
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eminence

A

high status importance owing to marked superiority

, high rank

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treatise

A

formal essay

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5
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profundity

A

the intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas

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poignancy

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a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow)

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7
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pejoratives

A

(Adj) Expressing disapproval

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vitriol

A

subject to bitter verbal abuse

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disparagement

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criticism

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unassailable

A

impossible to dispute or disprove; undeniable

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vindicated

A

proved correct, freed from blame

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12
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impunity

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exemption from punishment or loss, freedom from punishment or harm

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13
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capriciousness

A

unpredictable behavior

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14
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DESICCATE

A

remove water from

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15
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DEBILITATE

A

make weak

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16
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augur

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to predict

17
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ANODYNE

A

a medicine used to relieve pain

18
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SOPORIFIC

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sleep inducing

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DILUVIAL

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relating to a flood

20
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DERISIVE

A

ridiculing, mocking

21
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BRIGAND

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an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band

22
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EXPURGATE

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edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate, to censor

23
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saturnine

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gloomy

24
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titan

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a person of exceptional importance and reputation

25
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demotic

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relating to ordinary people

26
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HIERATIC

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priestly

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SECULAR

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non-religious

28
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dorian

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Member of a group of people who migrated into the greek mainland

29
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seraphic

A

angelic, heavenly, celestial

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