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precis

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thesis

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sullen

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depressed

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ebb

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to decrease

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entailed

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necessity or consequence

a loss entailing no regret.

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cronies, chums

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close companions

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contemporaries

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people belonging to the same time period as a partiular person

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flourishes

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ostentatious display

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to cavil

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to criticize small things (cavalier)

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to gloat

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to be a schadenfreude

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sleuth

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a detective

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colloquial

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speaking

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blasé

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unconcerned

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overt

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not covert, visible to public

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disparage

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to insult

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agnosticism

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a disbelief that claims ultimate knowledge

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corral

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to gather

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heckler

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one who incites the crowd

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scuttling

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walking away

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protracted

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to prolong

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deliberation

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carefulling examining options

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romanticize

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idealize

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ennoble

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to give someone a noble status

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dicey

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potentially dangerous

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pageantry

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showy display

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schmooze

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gossip

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hobnob

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mix with the people of higher status

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muckrake

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search and spread scandal about famous people

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unassuming

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modest

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sacerdotal

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a respectable person

a sacerdotal priest

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pandemonium

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chaotic situation

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despondent

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forlorn

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straitened

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characterized by poverty

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vestige

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a trace of something that existed

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Flagrant

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A conspicuous and obvious mistake

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gratuitous

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uncalled for

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puckish

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playful (arch)

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forthcoming

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also means about to come

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auguries

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an omen, a prediction

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tropes

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themes repeated many times

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peccadillo

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small mistake

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quibble

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a slight objection

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Ancillary

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Providing support necessary for the operation.

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ambit

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restricting in scope. “ambit of science”