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itinerate

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verb. to go from place to place, especially in a regular circuit

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acrimony

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noun. sharp or bitter feelings, disposition, nature, speech

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treatise

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noun. a formal and systematic exposition in writing of the principles of a subject (longer and more detailed than an essay)

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contempt

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noun. state of being despised, dishonored

noun. the feeling with which a person considers something mean, vile or worthless

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mire

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noun. area of wet, swampy ground
verb. (used with an object) to involve or tangle
verb. (without an object) to sink

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ensconce

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verb. to settle securely or snugly

verb. to cover or shelter

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metastasized

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verb. to spread injuriously

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dredge up

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verb. to unearth or bring to notice

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virile

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adj. masculine, exhibiting strength

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verb. to go from place to place, especially in a regular circuit

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itinerate

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noun. sharp or bitter feelings, disposition, nature, speech

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acrimony

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noun. a formal and systematic exposition in writing of the principles of a subject (longer and more detailed than an essay)

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treatise

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noun. state of being despised, dishonored

noun. the feeling with which a person considers something mean, vile or worthless

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contempt

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noun. area of wet, swampy ground
verb. (used with an object) to involve or tangle
verb. (without an object) to sink

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mire

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verb. to settle securely or snugly

verb. to cover or shelter

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ensconce

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verb. to spread injuriously

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metastasized

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verb. to unearth or bring to notice

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dredge up

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adj. masculine, exhibiting strength

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virile

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pious

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adj. characterized by a hypocritical concern with virtue or religious devotion; sanctimonious
adj. of or pertaining to religious devotion; sacred rather than secular

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adj. characterized by a hypocritical concern with virtue or religious devotion; sanctimonious
adj. of or pertaining to religious devotion; sacred rather than secular

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pious

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nebulous

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adj. hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused

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adj. hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused

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nebulous

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adj. undistinguished or uninteresting; dull or insipid

noun. a person or a thing of no particular or notable type or kind

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nondescript

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nondescript

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adj. undistinguished or uninteresting; dull or insipid

noun. a person or a thing of no particular or notable type or kind

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