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dandled

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pampered

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cossetted

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pampered

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expurgate

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censor

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provincial

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“local or regional,” or “narrow in scope”

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pertinatious

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holding firm to some purpose or belief

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dispassionate

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calm, objective

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parochial

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relating to a church parish; limited outlook

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teleology

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  1. The philosophical interpretation of natural phenomena as exhibiting purpose or design.
  2. The use of ultimate purpose or design as a means of explaining phenomena.
  3. Belief in or the perception of purposeful development toward an end, as in history.
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anthropomorphism

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The attribution of human characteristics or behavior to a god, animal, or object.

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perfidy

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Deceitfulness; untrustworthiness. betrayal of trust

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probity

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honesty and decency

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Traduce

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To speak badly of or tell lies, to damage reputation. To slander maliciously

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militate

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v. to have substantial weight or bearing on; to argue for or against

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recreant

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adj. unfaithful, disloyal to blief or principle. adj. cowardly or craven; n. one who is a coward, unfaithful, or disloyal

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plaintive

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adj. mournful, sorrowful, melancholy

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fulsome

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adj. offensively flattering or insincere.
adj. offensive to the taste
adj. generous or abundant

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apposite

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adj. relevant, suitable, or fitting

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adduce

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v. to offer as proof in an argument

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dirge

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n. a mournful song

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depredate

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v. to plunder, pillage, destroy

v. to exploit

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nonplussed

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confused

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traduce

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v. to slander or speak maliciously of

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adumbrate

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v. to foreshadow vaguely

v. to produce a faint outline or resemblance of something

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obdurate

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adj. stubborn; inflexible and unyielding

adj. emotionally cold; not compassionate

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wend

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v. to go, to proceed, to walk

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temerity

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recklessness

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discomfit

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v. to unsettle

v. to upset or prevent from succeeding

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froward

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adj. intractable, stubbornly disobedient, difficult to manage

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obviate

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v. to anticipate and prevent

v. to make obsolete

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supercilious

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adj. arrogant, overbearing; displaying condescending superiority over someone else

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gainsay

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v. to declare false
v. to deny
v. to contradict or claim exception to

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exhort

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v. to urge by strong appeal

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circumspect

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adj. prudent; cautious

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tendentious

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promoting a particular point of view; biased; having an aim; designed to further a cause; e.g. “tendentious rather than truth-seeking”

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ciliated

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having minute hairs (“cilium, cilia”)

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carapace

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shell covering the back (of a turtle, tortoise, crab, etc.)

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nugatory

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worthless; futile

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supposititious

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assumed; counterfeit; hypothetical

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swarthy

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dark; dusky

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crone

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hag; ugly woman

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kismet

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fate; destiny

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necromancy

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black magic; sorcery; dealings with the dead; art that professes to communicate with the spirits of the dead

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lucre

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money; profit; “filthy lucre”

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dilatory

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delaying; tending to delay

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cognate

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having a common origina; related linguistically’ allied by blood’ similar or akin in nature

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pique

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irritation; resentment from wounded pride; verb: provoke;a arouse; annoy; cause to feel resentment

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malinger

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to fake illness or injury, in order to shirk a duty

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feint

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trick; shift; sham blow; feigned attack to draw away defensive action

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rebuff

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reject bluntly; snub; beat back

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ductile

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malleable; pliable; easy pulled into shape; flexible; easily influenced or controlled

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brindled

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tawny or grayish with streaks or spots

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profligate

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wasteful, prodigal, licentious, extravagant

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paroxysm

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fit or attack of pain, laughter, rage; sudden outburst

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fractious

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unruly; peevish; cranky; bad-tempered

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knoll

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little round hill; hillock

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sphinx-like

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enigmatic; mysterious

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corpuscle

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red or white cell in the blood

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precipitous

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steep; overhasty; precipitate

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impolitic

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note wise; not expedient; not politic

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slag

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glossy residue from smelting metal; dross; waste matter

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juridical

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of the law and its administration

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emetic

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substance causing vomiting

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chary

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cautious; unwilling to take risks; sparing or restrained about giving

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hew

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cut to pieces with ax or sword

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aphasia

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unable to speak or use words

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scurrilous

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vulgar, low, indecent

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callow

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immature, lacking sophistication

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orotund

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pompous

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mordacious

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caustic

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jaundice

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yellowish discoloration of the skin

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esurient

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hungry, greedy

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lugubrious

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sorrowful

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traduce

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expose to slander

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dissemble

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to hide, conceal, disguise

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splenetic

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bad tempered, irritable

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misogomy

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hatred of marriage

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provenance

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place or origin

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fatuous

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smugly and unconsciously foolish; inane; silly

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panegyric

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formal praise; encomium

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homily

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sermon; tedious moralizing lecture; serious warning

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balk

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stop short, as if faced with an obstacle, and refuse to continue; foil; stop or get in the way of; frustrate

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retrench

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cut down; cut down expenses; economize

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frock

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long loose garment

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quarry

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person or animal of pursuit; victim; object of a hunt; prey

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herald

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messenger; sign of something to come, V: announce; proclaim

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prosody

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art of versification; study of the metrical structure of verse

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pastiche

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imitation of another’s style in musical composition or in writing; work of art openly imitating the works of other artists

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inveterate

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deep-rooted; habitual

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dappled

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spotted

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mawkish

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mushy (sentimental) and gushy;

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excoriate

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scold with biting harshness; censure strongly’ strip the skin off

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ford

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place where river can be crossed on foot

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execrate

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curse; express abhorrence for; detest

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posterity

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descendants; future generations

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onus

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burden, responsibility

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prevaricate

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stray from or avoid the truth

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benison

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blessing

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propound

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put forth for consideration; set forth

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malapropism

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comic misuse of a word

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belie

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contradict, give a false impression

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aver

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affirm, assert, prove, justify

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welter

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turmoil; a bewildering jumble

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perfidious

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violating good faith, treacherous, dishonest

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litotes

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understatement for emphasis

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commiserate

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feel or express pity or sympathy for

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contumacious

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stubborn and disobedient; resisting authority

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ligneous

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like wood

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verdigris

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green coating or patina on copper exposed to weather

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Poseur

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someone taking on airs to impress others; a phony

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repast

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meal; feast; banquet

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variegate

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change the appearance of (by marking with different colors)

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demur

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object; raise an objection; hesitate

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importunate

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urging; always demanding; troublesomely urgent or persistent

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junket

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trip, especially one taken for pleasure by an official at public expense

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dormer

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window projecting upright form roof

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aquiline

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curved, hooked

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inveigh

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denounce; utter censure or invective

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coeval

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of the same period; coexisting

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expiate

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make amends for (a sin)

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hummock

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small hill; hillock

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disoblige

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to offend, insult, to refuse or act contrary to

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wangle

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achieve by cleverness or trick; wiggle out; fake

“wangle an invitation”

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saturnine

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gloomy, dark, sullen, morose

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prevaricate

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lie; hide the truth (by equivocating)

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droll

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queer and amusing

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salient

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prominent; projecting beyond a line; conspicuous

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galvanize

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stimulate or shock by an electric current; stimulate by shock; shock into action; stir up;

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despoil

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plunder; sack

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exigency

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emergency; an urgent situation

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incommodious

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not spacious; inconvenient

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foist

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insert improperly; impose upon another by coercion; palm off; pass off as genuine or worthy

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imbroglio

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confusion; entanglement

An extremely confused, complicated, or embarrassing situation: “the Watergate imbroglio”.

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plebiscite

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The direct vote of all the members of an electorate. referendum.

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ethologist

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one who studies animal behavior

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apologist

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one who rationalizes for a cause

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exculpate

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Show or declare that (someone) is not guilty of wrongdoing

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entomologist

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a zoologist who studies insects.

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etymologist

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a lexicographer who specializes in etymology

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shibboleth

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A custom, principle, or belief distinguishing a class or group of people.

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melange

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odds and ends: a motley assortment of things.

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burnish

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make shiny by rubbing; polish

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striated

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marked with parallel bands; striped; grooved ; (stria: thin groove or line)

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matrix

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point of origin; array of numbers or algebraic symbols; mold or die

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comity

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courtesy; civility

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precepts

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rules establishing standards of conduct

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igneous

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produced by fire; of fire; volcanic

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demagogue

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person who appeals to people’s prejudice; false leader of people

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propitiate

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appease; conciliate; make peaceful

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opprobrious

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shameful, expressing disgrace

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enclave

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territory enclosed within an alien land

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rarefy

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to make thin, to make less dense

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equable

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tranquil; of even calm temper; steady;

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laggard

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slow, sluggish

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slapdash

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hasty

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meretricious

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flashy; tawdry; attractive on the outside but no real value

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trappings

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outward decorations; ornaments

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parish

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area in the care of a single priest and served by one main church

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conclave

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private secret meeting

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remonstrate

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to protest, object

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unction

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the act of anointing with oil

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chagrin

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annoyance and disappointment; vexation

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bedraggle

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wet thoroughly (“bedraggled”)

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penury

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extreme poverty

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lumen

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unit of light energy (one candle’s worth)

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waylay

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ambush; lie in wait for and attack

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saccharine

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cloying sweet; characteristic of sugar or saccharin

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peripatetic

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walking about from place to place; moving

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lucid

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easily understood

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beatific

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blissful

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gamely

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in a spirited manner; with courage

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floridness

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ruddiness; heavily decorated; ornateness

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totem

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animal, plant, or natural object serving as a symbol of a clan or family; representation of this

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sibylline

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prophetic, oracular

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maladroit

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clumsy; not skillful; awkward; bungling

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impugn

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dispute or contradict (often in an insulting way); attack as false or questionable; challenge; gainsay

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petulant

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impatient, irritable

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fatalism

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belief that events are determined by forces or fates beyond one’s control

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purse

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pucker; contract (lips) into wrinkles

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plenary

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(of power) complete; full; fully attended by all qualified members

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chafe

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warm by rubbing; make sore by rubbing

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libertine

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immoral person

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punctilious

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precise, paying attention to trivialities, especially in regard to etiquette

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manumit

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emancipate; free from slavery or bondage

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bate

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let down; lessen the force of; moderate; restrain (CF. abate)

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arrears

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being in debt

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leaven

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add leaven to; cause to rise or grow lighter; enliven

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obtrude

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intrude; to become noticeable in an unwelcome or intrusive way; impose or force (something) in such a way

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lassitude

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weariness, tiredness

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oculist

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physician who specializes in treatment of the eyes

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debar

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bar, forbid

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prophylactic

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used to prevent disease

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irascible

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irritable; easily angered

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raffish

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low, vulgar, base, tawdry

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fulminate

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thunder; explode; issue a severe denunciation

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peremptory

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demanding and leaving no choice; no chance for debate

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gerrymander

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change voting district lines in order to favor a political party

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loll

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lounge about

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ragamuffin

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person in tattered clothes

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augury

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omen, prophecy

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succor

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assist (someone in difficulty); aid; comfort

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recondite

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not easily understood, abstruse, inscrutable

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inerrancy

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infallibility

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voluptuous

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sensual; of or giving sensual pleasure; indulging in sensual pleasures

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sanctimony

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self righteousness, hypocritical, with false piety

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cant

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insincere speech or expression of piety

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capillary

A

having a very fine bore; resembling a hair; fine and slender

207
Q

incorporeal

A

without a material body; insubstantial

208
Q

bromide

A

platitude; chemical compound used to calm excitement

209
Q

unguent

A

ointment

210
Q

hinterlands

A

back country; inner part of a country

211
Q

idyll

A

a carefree episode or experience; a short poen describing a picturesque episode

212
Q

hoary

A

white with age

213
Q

disclaim

A

disown; renounce claim to; deny

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