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askance

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with suspicion

distrust or disapproval

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attenuate

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to make thin or slender

to weaken or lessen in force, intensity or value

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benign

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gentle, kind

forgiving, understanding

having a favourable or beneficial effect

not malignant

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cavil

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to find fault in a petty way, carp

a trivial objection or criticsm

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charlatan

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one who feigns knowledge or ability

a pretender, impostor or quack

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decimate

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to kill or destroy a large part of

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foible

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a weak point, failing, minor flaw

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forgo

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to do without, abstain from, give up

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fraught

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full of or loaded with

accompanied by

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inure

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to toughen, harden

to render used to sth by long subjection or exposure

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luminous

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emitting or reflecting light

glowing

illuminating

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obsequious

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marked by slavish attentiveness

excessively submissive

often for purely self-interested reasps

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obtuse

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blunt

not coming to a point

slow or dull in understanding

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penitent

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regretful for one’s sins or mistakes

one who is sorry for wrongdoing

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peremptory

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having the nature of a command that leaves no opportunity for debate

denial or refusal

offensively self-assured

dictatorial, determined, resolute

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rebuff

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to snub, to repel

drive away

a curt rejection, a check

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reconnoiter

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to engage in reconnaissance

to make a preliminary inspection

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shambles

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a slaughterhouse

a place of mass bloodshed

a state of complete disorder and confusion

mess

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sporadic

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occuring at irregular intervals

having no set plan or order

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abrogate

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to repeal, cancel, declare null and void

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ambient

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completely surrounding, encompassing

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asperity

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roughness, severity

bitterness or tartness

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burnish

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to make smooth or glossy by rubbing

polish

gloss, brightness, luster

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cabal

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small group working in secret

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delectable

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delightful, highly enjoyable

deliciously flavoured, savory

an appealing or appetising food or dish

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deprecate

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to express mild disapproval

to belittle

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detritus

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loose bits and pieces of material resulting from disintegration or wearing away

fragments that result from any destruction

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ebullient

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overflowing with enthusiasm and excitement

boiling and bubbling

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eclectic

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drawn from different sources

one whose beliefs are drawn from various sources

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impecunious

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having little or no money

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inexorable

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inflexible, beyond influence, relentless, unyielding

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moribund

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dying, on the way out

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necromancer

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one who claims to reveal or influence the future through magic, especially communication with the dead

a magician or wizard

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onerous

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burdensome

involving hardship or difficulty

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rife

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common, prevalent, widespread

happening often

full, abounding

plentiful, abundant, replete

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rudiments

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the parts of any subject or discipline that are learned first

the earliest stages of anything

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sequester

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to set apart

separate for special purpose

to take possession of and hold custody

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winnow

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to get rid of sth unwanted

delete

to sift through to obtain what is desirable

to remove the chaff from the wheat by blowing air on it

to blow on, fan

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defunct

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no longer in existence or functioning

dead

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discomfit

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to frustrate, thwart or defeat

to confuse, perplex or embarrass

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espouse

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to take up and support

to become attached to, adopt

to marry

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fetish

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an object believed to have magical powers

an object of unreasoning devotion or reverence

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gregarious

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living together in a herd or group

sociable

seeking the company of others

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hapless

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marked by persistent absence of good luck

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impeccable

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faultless

beyond criticism or blame

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importune

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to trouble with demands

to beg for insistently

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interpolate

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to insert between other parts or things

to present as an addition or correction

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irreparable

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incapable of being repaired or rectified

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laconic

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concise

using few words

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languish

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to become weak, feeble or dull

to droop

to be depressed or dispirited

to suffer neglect

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mendacious

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given to lying or deception

untrue

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nadir

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the lowest point

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omnipresent

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present in all places at all times

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perfunctory

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done in a superficial or halfhearted manner

without interest or enthusiasm

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plaintive

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expressive of sorrow or woe

melancholy

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requite

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to make suitable repayment, as for a kindness, service or favour

to make retaliation

as for an injury or wrong

to reciprocate

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tantamount

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equivalent

having the same meaning, value or effect

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