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austere

A
  • severe/stern in manner
  • without adornment/luxury
  • simple, plain
  • harsh or sour in flavour
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beneficient

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performing acts of kindness/charity

doing good

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cadaverous

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pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse

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crass

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coarse, unfeeling, stupid

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debase

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to lower in quality, character or value

degrade

to cause deteriorate

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desecrate

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treat irreverently

to contaminate, pollute

profane/violate

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disconcert

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to confuse

to disturb the composure of

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grandlose

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grand in an impressive way

marked by pompous affection or grandeur

absurdly exaggerated

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inconsequential

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trifling, unimportant

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infraction

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a breaking of a law or obligation

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mitigate

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to make milder or softer

to moderate in force or intensity

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pilliage

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to rob of goods by open force (as in war), act of looting, booty, sack

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prate

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to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion

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punctilious

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very careful and exact

attentive to fine points of etiquette or propriety

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redoubtable

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inspiring fear or awe

illustrious

eminent

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reprove

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to find fault with/scold/rebuke

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restitution

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the act of restoring someone or something to the rightful owner or to a former state or position

making good on a loss or damage

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stalwart

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strong, sturdy, brave, resolute

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acrimonious

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stinging, bitter in temper or tone

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bovine

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resembling a cow/ox, sluggish, unresponsive

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consternation

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dismay, confusion

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corpulent

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fat, having a large, bulky body

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disavow

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to deny responsibility for or connection with

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dispassionate

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impartial, calm, free from emotion

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dissension

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disagreement, sharp difference of opinion

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dissipate

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to cause to disappear

to scatter

to spend foolishly, to be extravagant in pursuit of pleasure

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expurgate

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to remove objectionable passages or words from a written text

to cleanse/purify

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gauntlet

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an armored or protective glove

a challenge

two line of men armed with weapons with which to beat a person forced to run between them

an ordeal

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hypothetical

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based on an assumption or guess; used as a provisional or tentative idea to guide or direct investigation

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ignoble

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mean, low, base

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impugn

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to call into question

to attack as false

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intemperate

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immoderate, lacking in self-control

inclement

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odium

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hatred, contempt, disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct

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perdify

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faithlessness, treachery

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relegate

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to place in a lower position, to assign

refer, turn over

to banish

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squeamish

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inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset

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subservient

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suboridinate in capacity or role

submissively obedient

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abate

A

to make less in amount

to deduct

become less

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adulation

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praise or flattery that is excessive

40
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anathema

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an object of intense dislike; a curse or strong denunciation

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astute

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shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom

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avarice

A

greed desire for wealth

43
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culpable

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deserving blame, worthy of condemnation

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dilatory

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tending to delay or procrastinate

45
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egregious

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conspicuous

standing out from the mass (used in an unfavourable sense)

46
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equivocate

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to speak or act in a way that allows 2 or more intepretations

to be deliberately vague or ambiguous

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evanescent

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vanishing, soon passing away, light and airy

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irresolute

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unable to make up ones mind, hesitating

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nebulous

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cloudlike, not transparent, vague, confused, indistinct

50
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penury

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extreme poverty, insufficiency

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recapitulate

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to review a series of facts, to sum up

52
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resuscitate

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to revive, bring back to consciousness or existence

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slovenly

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untidy, dirty

54
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supposition

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something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence

55
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torpid

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inactive, sluggish, dull

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