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abject

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utterly hopeless, miserable, humiliating, shamelessly servile; adj.

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admonition

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counsel, advice, or caution. Rebuke, n.

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aggrandizing

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to make great or greater in power, wealth, rank, or honor. Verb

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ambivalent

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having mixed feelings about someone or something adj

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anecdote

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a short account of a particular incident or event noun

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anomaly

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an odd, peculiar, or strange condition, situation, quality, etc. noun

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anthropologist

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a person who specializes in anthropology (the science of humans and their works) noun

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anthropology

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the science of humans and their works. Noun

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apparition

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anything that appears, especially something remarkable or startling (ghost) noun

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apprehensive

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uneasy or fearful about something that might happen adj.

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barges

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a flat-bottomed vessel, usually intended to be pushed or towed, for transporting freight noun

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bazaars

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a marketplace or shopping quarter, 2. a sale of miscellaneous contributed articles to benefit some charity, cause, organization, etc.

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besieged

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to crowd around; crowd in upon; surround, verb

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brazier

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a metal receptacle for holding live coals or other fuel, as for heating a room. Or -a person who makes articles of brass.

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calisthenics

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exercises usually performed without equipment. Noun

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candidacy

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a person who seeks an office or honor. noun

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candor

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open, sincere, direct. noun

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caravanserai

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a large inn or hotel, usually for caravans or a group of travelers

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cloisters

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a place of religious seclusion, as a monastery or convent, noun

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coal-scuttle

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a metal bucket, usually with a lip, for holding and carrying coal. Noun

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cognitive

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of or relating to the mental processes of perception, memory, judgment, and reasoning, adj.

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colloquial

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characteristic of or appropriate to ordinary or familiar conversation rather than formal speech, or writing; informal. Adj

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commodity

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something of use, advantage, or value. Noun

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condemn

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indicate strong disapproval of; censure. Verb

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conducive

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tending to produce; contributive; helpful; favorable, adj.

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construe

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to deduce by inference or interpretation; infer: verb

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contingent

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dependent for existence, occurrence, character, etc., on something not yet certain; conditional; adj

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cowed

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to frighten with threats, violence, etc. v

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decrepit

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weakened by old age; feeble; infirm. Adj.

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deferential

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respectful submission or yielding to the judgment, opinion, will, etc., of another. Adj

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defy

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to challenge the power of; resist boldly or openly; v

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demographers

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the science of vital and social statistics, as of the births, deaths, diseases, marriages, etc., n populations.

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despoil

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to strip of possessions, things of value, etc.; rob; plunder; pillage; v

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devaluation

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a reduction of a value, status, etc.;n

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dilutions

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the act of reducing the strength, force, or efficiency of by admixture.

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discomfiture

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confused; frustration of hopes or plans. N

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discord

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lack of concord or harmony between persons or things; n

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disenfranchised

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deprived of a franchise, privilege, or right.; like the right to vote, v

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disparaged

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to speak of or treat slightingly; depreciate; belittle v

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disparagement

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something that derogates or casts in a bad light, as a remark or censorious essay. N

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egocentrism

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having or regarding the self or the individual as the center of all things: adj

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eloquent

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having or exercising the power of fluent, forceful, and appropriate speech: adj

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endow

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to provide with a permanent fund or source of income; v

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enfranchisement

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to grant a franchise to; admit to citizenship, especially to the right of voting. V

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engender

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to produce, cause, or give rise to; v

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esthetic

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having a sense of the beautiful; characterized by a love of beauty. Adj

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evangel

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good news or tidings. N

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expenditures

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the act of cosuming something, especially funds; disbursement. N

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explicit

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fully and clearly expressed; leaving nothing merely implied; unequivocal; adj

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fanciful

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capricious or whimsical in appearance; imaginary or unreal adj

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feasibility

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capable of being done, effected, or accomplished; adj

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fluctuate

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to change continually; shift back and forth; vary irregularly; n

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fragmentary

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consisting of or reduced to fragments; broken; disconnected; incomplete: adj

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frankly

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in a frank manner; freely; candidly; openly; plainly: adv

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free markets

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an economic system in which prices and wages are determined by unrestricted competition between businesses, without government regulation or fear of monopolies. N

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fresco

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the art or technique of painting on a moist, plaster surface with colors ground up in water or a limewater mixture. N

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glutting

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to feed or fill to excess; v

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ignominiously

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disgrace; dishonor; public contempt. Adj

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impartiality

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not partial or biased; fair; just: adj

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implicit

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implied, rather than expressly stated: adj

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imprudent

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lacking discretion; incautious; rash. Adj

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incredulous

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disinclined or indisposed to believe; skeptical. Adj

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inefficacious

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not able to produce the desired effect; ineffective. Adj

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ingenious

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cleverly inventive or resourceful: adj

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lacquer

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a protective coating consisting of a resin, cellulose ester, or both, dissolved in a volatile solvent n

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lament

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to feel or express sorrow or regret for: v

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locomotion

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the act or power of moving from place to place. N

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malleable

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adaptable or tractable: adj

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meekness

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humbly patient or docile, submissive

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monetary

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of or relating to money; adj

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mould

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something formed in or on a mold: n

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neuroplasticity

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the capacity of the nervous system to develop new neuronal connections:

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non-committal

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not pleding oneself, or not involving committal, to a particular view, course, or the like:

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omnibuses

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bus; or a volume of reprinted works of a single author or of works related in interest or theme. N

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ornate

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elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so: adj

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parity

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equality, as in amount, status, or character. N

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permutations

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alteration; transformation. N

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pervasive

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spread throughout: adj

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plastic

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capable of being molded or of receiving form: adj or something, or a group of things, made of or resembling plastic: or credit

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primitive

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being the first or earliest of the kind or in existence, especially in an early age of the world: adj

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procession

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the act of moving along in orderly succession or in a formal and ceremonious manner, as a line of people, animals, vehicles, etc. n

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prospecting

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anticipation; expectation; a looking forward; or something in view as a source of profit.

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provincial

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considered characteristic of unsophisticated inhabitants of a province; rustic; narrow or illiberal; parochial: adj

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provocative

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tending or serving to provoke; inciting, stimulating, irritating, or vexing. Adj

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proxy

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an ally or confederate who can be relied upon to speak or act in one’s behalf. N

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pulpit

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a platform or raised structure in a church, from which the sermon is delivered or the service is conducted. N

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purine

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a white, crystalline compound, C 5 H 4 N 4, from which is derived a group of compounds including uric acid, xanthine, and caffeine. N

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ramified

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to divide or spread out into branches or branchlike parts; extend into subdivisions. V

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receptive

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having the quality of receiving, taking in, or admitting. Adj

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repression

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the rejection from consciousness of painful or disagreeable ideas, memories, feelings, or impulses. N

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revamp

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to renovate, redo, or revise: v

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reverberate

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to reecho or resound: v

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sixpence

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British. a sum of six pennies. N

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solidarity

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union or fellowship arising from common responsibilities and interests, as between members of a group or between classes, peoples, etc.: n

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specie

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in a similar manner; in kind: (or coin) n

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squalid

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foul and repulsive, as from lack of care or cleanliness; neglected and filthy. adj

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stewardship

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the responsible overseeing and protection of something considered worth caring for and preserving: n

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straphanger

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a passenger who stands in a crowded bus or subway train and holds onto a strap or other support suspended from above. N

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subjugate

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to bring under complete control or subjection; conquer; master. V

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sublunary

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situated beneath the moon or between the earth and the moon. Adj

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sullen

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showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve. Adj

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tactful

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a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations. Adj

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tinamous

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any of several birds of the family Tinamidae, of South and Central America, n

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to wit

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that is to say; namely:

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traipsing

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to walk or go aimlessly or idly or without finding or reaching one’s goal: v

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undulating

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to move with a sinuous or wavelike motion; v

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unprecedented

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without previous instance; never before known or experienced; unexampled or unparalleled: adj

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unseemliness

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inappropriate for time or place: adj

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vantage

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a position, condition, or place affording some advantage or a commanding view. N

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venerable

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commanding respect because of great age or impressive dignity; worthy of veneration or reverence, as because of high office or noble character:

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veranda

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a large, open porch, usually roofed and partly enclosed, as by a railing, often extending across the front and sides of a house; gallery. N

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viable

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capable of living. Adj

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virtuous

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conforming to moral and ethical principles; morally excellent; upright: adj

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wayside

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being, situated, or found at or along the side; adj

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welter

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to roll, toss, or heave, as waves or the sea. V or a confused mass; a jumble or muddle: n

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wont

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custom; habit; practice: n

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yearning

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deep longing, especially when accompanied by tenderness or sadness: n

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