Unit Eight Flashcards
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serrated
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ascetic
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pyre
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bivouac
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antithesis
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incredulous
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ichor
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demure
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ineffable
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affable
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succor
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scepter
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din
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fray
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hecatomb
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aegis
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acclimate
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hoi oligoi
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apotheosis
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philistine
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hoi polloi
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arbitrage
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chagrin
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miser
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allay
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malaise
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interlude
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clairvoyant
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remedial
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epistle
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fornicate
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mar
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seminal
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cantankerous
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ignominious
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fait accompli
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denizen
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apropos
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monochrome
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candor
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actus reus
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connote
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hobble
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persona non grata
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portmanteau
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circumscribe
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presuppose
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presupposition
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obfuscate
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vim
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tome
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ambrosial
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concupiscent
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vicarage
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venerate
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filial
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disapprobation
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vociferous
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reticent
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interpose
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myrrh
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vaunt
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unscrupulous
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mimetic
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mimesis
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baseness
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debase
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purgation
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wantonness
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intemperance
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proscribe
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entreat
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prolixity
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maxim
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chide
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catharsis
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aphorism
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sultry
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sultriness
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incipient
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nascent
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triage
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inculcate
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antipathy
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hearken
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conspicuous
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licentiousness
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licentious
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ordain
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pernicious
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prudent
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lascivious
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supple
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ennoble
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ensign
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entwine
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clemency
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days of yore
a time long ago
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of yore
(literary) of long ago or former times (used in nostalgic or mock-nostalgic recollection)
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serendipity
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anagram
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fire and brimestone
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brimestone
(n) an alternative name for sulfur
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peradventure
(archaic, humorous) (adv.) perhaps; (n.) uncertainty or doubt as to whether something is the case
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alabaster
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iniquity
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victual
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chargé d'affaires
(n.) a diplomatic official who temporarily takes the place of an ambassador
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pro tempore
for the time being
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shew
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hubbub
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malefactor
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auspicious
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cogent
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semantic
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impugn
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surreptitiously
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accede
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duplicity
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bodacious
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vehement
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beget
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vagabond
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countenance
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wroth
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enmity
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contrive
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aporia
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interpose
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assured
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bequeath
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myrtle
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yew
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purveyor
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epithet
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panegyrist
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propitiate
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elegiac
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iambic
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vestibule
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triad
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remiss
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irreverent
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palanquin
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umbrage
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sully
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emissary
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immolation
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ebullient
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ossify
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convalescence
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objets de vertu
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anachronism
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obsequious
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joie de vivre
(n.) exuberant enjoyment of life
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raison d'être
(n.) the most important reason or purpose for someone or something's existence
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non compos mentis
(adj.) not sane or in one's right mind
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caprice
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specter
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milieu
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austere
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ostensibly
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quintessential
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vapid
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chagrin
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apotheosis
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antrhopic
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vagrant
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Hanlon's razor
Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
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Occam's razor
The principle that in explaining a thing no more assumptions should be made than are necessary.
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sojourner
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convivial
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caterwaul
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bleat
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pièce de résistance
(n.) (esp. with reference to creative work or a meal) the most important or remarkable feature
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affable
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abate
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blatant
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succor
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truism
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nimrod
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anthology
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ineffable
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cacophony
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egress
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ingress
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letters of marque
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redux
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conundrum
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chafe
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rout
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metropole
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entwinement
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obviate
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repast
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catamite
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cataclysm
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catechism
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cadre
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curmudgeon
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paragon
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apoplectic
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indefatigable
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bon mots
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denouement
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blithely
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conceit
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sapphistry
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sophistry
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trite
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daft
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forsake
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imbue
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inimitable
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upbraid
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gibe
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cur
(n.) an aggressive dog or one that is in poor condition, especially a mongrel
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antihero
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boon
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compass
(v.)
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compunction
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redoubtable
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adorn
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importune
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assail
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wassail
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engender
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interlocutor
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kleptocrat
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mystique
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gamut
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hyponym
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indelible
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banal
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chutzpah
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extol
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extolment
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hem
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heraldry
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disposition
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impart
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solace
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hermetic
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obstinate
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premadonna
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fealty
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inane
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thane
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jarl
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talon
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honorbound
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epitaph
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demur
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erudite
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plebiscite
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contrition
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irascible
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happenstance
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cincture
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fain
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vixen
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denigrate
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knavery
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sullenly
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guile
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archon
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squalor
(n.) the state of being extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially as a result of poverty or neglect
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prodigious
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contumely
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implacable
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gainsay
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vouchsafe
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quorum
(n.) the minimum number of members of an assembly or society that must be present at any of its meetings to make the proceedings of that meeting valid
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rapport
(n.) a close and harmonious relationship in which the people or groups concerned understand each other's feelings or ideas and communicate well
