Vibrant 3

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minimalist

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Simple; not doing too much

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caparison

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To decorate using ornaments

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virtuoso

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extremely skilled:

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injudicious

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showing bad judgment:

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effusive

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strongly expressed, or expressed with a lot of emotion

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idolatrous

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relating to the religious practice of praying to a picture or object:

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salutary

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causing improvement of behaviour or character:

Question 8

evince

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to show clearly; make evident or manifest; prove.

to reveal the possession of (a quality, trait, etc.).

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heterodoxy

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beliefs, ideas, or activities that are different to and oppose generally accepted beliefs or standards:

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resilient

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able to be happy, successful, etc. again after something difficult or bad has happened:

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gentrified

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to change a place from being a poor area to a richer one, by people of a higher social class moving to live there:

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clandestine

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planned or done in secret, especially describing something that is not officially allowed:

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quaint

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attractive because of being unusual and especially old-fashioned:

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epitaph

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a short piece of writing or a poem about a dead person, especially one written on their gravestone

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decidedly

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certainly and obviously:

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manifest

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easily noticed or obvious
to show something clearly, through signs or actions
a list of people and goods carried on a ship or plane:

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radical

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Very important
Supporting change (esp social and political)
surgery

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superannuated

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Avant-garde ideas, styles, and methods are very original or modern in comparison to the period in which they happen:

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comely

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pleasing in appearance; attractive; fair:

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sanctity

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the quality of being holy:

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precept

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a rule for action or behaviour, especially obtained from moral thought:

Question 22

one of the principles on which a belief or theory is based:

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tenet

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epithet

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an adjective added to a person’s name or a phrase used instead of it, usually to criticize or praise them:

Question 24

amortized

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to reduce a debt or cost by paying small regular amounts

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paganism

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a religion that worships many gods

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obeisant / obeisance

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the fact of obeying or respecting someone, or something you do that expresses this:

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decamped

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to leave suddenly and unexpectedly, usually without telling anyone:

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divest

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to get rid of an investment, part of a business, etc. by selling:

Question 29

incapacitated

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to remove someone’s ability to do something:

Question 30

Divulge

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To reveal a secret

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costive

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slow or reluctant in speech or action; unforthcoming.

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dotage

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old age, especially with some loss of mental ability

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jouissance

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joy

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Dole out / doling out

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to give money, food, or something else that can be divided to several people:

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Deem / deemed

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to consider or judge:

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Floes

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glaciers

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cad

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a man who behaves badly or dishonestly, especially to women:

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dirge

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lament

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fib

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to tell a small lie that does not cause any harm:

Question 40

fluke

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achieve (something) by luck rather than skill.

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teeth

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effective force or power:

Question 42

counterpoint

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any element that is juxtaposed and contrasted with another.

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contrapuntal

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of or relating to counterpoint.

Question 44

albatross

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something or someone you want to be free from because that thing or person is causing you problems:

Question 45

ballast

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sand gravel used for stability in construction

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Bodes / bode

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to be a sign of something good or bad for the future:

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resilience

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the quality of being able to return quickly to a previous good condition after problems:

Question 48

humble

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cause (someone) to feel less important or proud.

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impenetrable

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impossible to see through or go through:

Question 50

sop

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something unimportant or of little value that is offered to stop complaints or unhappiness: