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Emphatic

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Emphatic:

(Adj) Showing or giving emphasis; expressing something forcibly and clearly.

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Trivial

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Trivial:

(Adj) of little value or importance.

(Of a person) concerned only with unimportant things.

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Contingent

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Contingent:
(Adj) subject to chance; Dependent on.

(n) a group of ppl united by some common feature, forming part of a larger group.

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Sus-cep-ti-ble

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Susceptible:

(Adj) capable, liable to be influenced by a particular thing.

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Am-bi-ence

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Ambience: (n)

the character and atmosphere of a place.

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Con-ces-sion

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Concession: (n)

a thing that is granted, especially in response to demands; a thing conceded.

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Con-fed-er-ate

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Confederate:
(adj) joined by an agreement or treaty.

(n) an accomplice.
(v) bring into an alliance

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Intrinsic

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Intrinsic

(Adj) belonging to a thing by its very nature:

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Rave

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Rave:

(v) talk wildly or incoherently, as if one were delirious or insane.

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Languish

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Languish

  1. (V) (of living things) lose or lack vitality; grow weak or feeble.
  2. (V) suffer from being forced to remain in an unpleasant place or situation.
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Per-vade

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Pervade:

(v) be present and apparent throughout.

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Intuition

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Intuition:

(n) the ability to understand something immediately, without the need for conscious reasoning.

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Ab•stract

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Abstract:

(Adj) existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence.
(v) extract or remove (something).

(n) a summary of the contents of a book, article, or formal speech.

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Contrast

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Contrast:

(n) the state of being strikingly different from something else

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Amenity

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Amenity:

(n) a desirable or useful feature of a building or place.

I.e. “heating is regarded as a basic amenity”

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Amble

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Amble (n) (v)

Walk or move at a slow, relaxed pace.

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Defer

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Defer:

(v) put off to a later time, postpone.

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Ethics

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Ethics:

(n) moral principles that govern a person’s behavior or the conducting of an activity.

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Callous

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Callous :

(adj) showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others.

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Perpetual

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Perpetual:

(adj) never ending or changing.

“deep caves in perpetual darkness”

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Coercion

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(n) the practice of persuading someone to do something by force or threat.

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Clemency

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(n) mercy, lenience

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Sadistic

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adjective:

deriving pleasure from inflicting pain, suffering, or humiliation on others.

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Hiatus

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noun:

a pause or gap in a sequence, series, or process.

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Sublime

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(adj) of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe.

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Harrowing

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(adj) acutely distressing.

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Vanity

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(n) 1.excessive pride in or admiration of one’s own appearance or achievements.
2. the quality of being worthless or futile

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Providence

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(n) the protective care of god or of nature as a spiritual power.
2. time preparation for future eventualities.

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Prose

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(n) 1. written or spoken language in its ordinary form

2. (v) talk tediously

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Diffidence

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(n) modesty or shyness resulting from a lack of self-confidence

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Indenture

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(n) a formal legal agreement, contract, or document.

(v) bind by an indenture

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Frugality

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(n) the quality of being economical with money or food; thriftiness.

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Prudent

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(Adj) acting with or showing care and thought for the future.

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Discrete

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(Adj) individually separate and distinct.

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Eminent

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(adj) (of a person) famous and respected within a particular sphere or profession

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Garret

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(n) a top-floor or attic room.

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Covert

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(adj) not openly acknowledged or displayed.

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Ratified

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(v) sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making it officially valid.

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Sovereignty

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(n) the authority of a state to govern itself or another state.

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Itinerant

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(adj) (n) traveling from place to place

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Emancipation

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(n) The fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions; liberation.

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Wanton

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(n) (adj) sexually immodest or promiscuous.

(v) behave in a sexually immodest or promiscuous way.

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Formidable

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(adj) inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable.
Difficult to defeat or overcome.

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