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schadenfreude

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(noun) satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone’s misfortune

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effete

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(adj.) lacking in wholesome vigor; degenerate; worn out

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foment

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(verb) to instigate or foster (discord, rebellion; promote the growth or development of

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precept

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(noun) a commandment or direction given as a rule of action or conduct

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effacing

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(verb) to wipe out; do away with; expunge

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imperious

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(adj.) domineering in a haughty manner; dictorial; overbearing

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plaintive

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(adj.) expressing sorrow or melancholy; mournful

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denouement

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(noun) the final resolution of the intricacies of a plot, as of a drama or novel; the outcome or resolution of a doubtful series of occurrences

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jilted

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(verb) to reject or cast aside ) a lover or sweetheart, especially abruptly or unfeelingly

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monastic

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(adj.) of or pertaining to monasteries (monk or nuns)

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potvaliancy

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(noun) brave only as a result of being drunk

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esoteric

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(adj.) only understood by a select group

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polemical

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(noun) a controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc.

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augury

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(noun) the practice or art of observing omens; an omen or indication

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ambivalence

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(noun) uncertainty or fluctuation, especially when caused by inability to make a choice or by a simultaneous desire to do two opposite or conflicting things

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didactic

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(adj.) intended for instruction; inclined to teach or lecture others too much

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covenant

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an agreement, usually formal, between two or more persons to do or not to do something

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conjectured

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(noun) formation or expression of an opinion or theory without sufficient evidence or proof

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extirpated

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(verb) to remove or destroy totally; exterminate

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humor

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(noun) peculiar features, oddities, quirks; temperament; comic

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physiognomy

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(noun) the face or countenance, especially when considered as an index to the character

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maladroit

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(adj._ lacking in clever skill; unskillful; awkward

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morose

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(adj.) gloomingly or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood

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prolific

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(adj.) producing offspring, young, fruit, etc. abundantly

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florid
(adj.) reddish; ruddy; rosy; flowery
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odium
(noun) intense hatred or dislike, especially toward a person or thing regarded as contemptible, despicable, or repugnant
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probity
(noun) integrity and uprightness; honesty
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antipathy
(noun) a natural, basic, or habitual repugnance; aversion...a strong antipathy towards spiders and snakes
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ignobility
(noun) low character, aims; low grade or quality
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parsimony
(noun) extreme or excessive economy or frugality
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precocity
(noun) tendency to be advanced or mature in development
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pernicious
(adj.) causing insidious harm or ruin; injurious; hurtful
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insidious
(adj.) intended to entrap or beguile
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deleterious
(adj.) injurious to health; harmful
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penury
(noun) extreme poverty; destitution
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opulence
(adj.) wealth, riches, affluence
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depraved
(adj.) corrupt, wicked, or perverted
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expurgate
(verb) to amend by removing words, passages, etc. deemed offensive or objectionable
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interdict (noun)
(noun) prohibitory act or decree of a court or administrative officer
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interdict (verb)
(verb) to forbid; prohibit
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extradite
(verb) to give up (an alleged fugitive or criminal) to another state, nation, or authority
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turgid
(adj.) swollen; inflated; overblown or pompous
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cowed
(verb) to frighten with threats, violence, etc.
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timorous
(adj.) full of fear; fearful
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inveterate
(adj.) settled or confirmed in a habit, practice, feeling, or the like
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intractable
(adj.) not easily controlled or directed; hard to shape or treat
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astute
(adj.) of keep penetration or discernment; shrewd; clever; cunning
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benignant
(adj.) kind, especially to inferiors, gracious
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acrimonious
(adj.) caustic, stinging, or bitter in nature, speech, behavior
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Arcane
(Adj.) known or understood by few; secretive; esoteric
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Myopic
(Adj.) near-sighted; narrow-minded
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Credo
(Noun) creed or formula or belief
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Chagrin
(Noun) a feeling marked my disappointment or humiliation
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Shirk
(Verb) to evade work, duty, responsibility
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dubious
(adj.) doubtful; marked by or occasioning doubt
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sagacious
(adj) having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense...a sagacious lawyer
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purloin
(verb) to take dishonestly; pilfer; steal...Vietnam war documents were purloined from the government safe to expose the story behind the war
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Dissemble
(Verb) to give a false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth or real nature of...to dissemble ones incompetence in business
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Pusillanimous
(Adj.) lacking courage or resolution; cowardly; faint-hearted...could have scored a victory had it not been led by pusillanimous pfficers
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Excoriate
(Verb) to denounce or berate severely...the American commander excoriated south Vietnamese officers for their poor performance
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truncated
(adj.) shortened by or as if by having a part cut off; cut short...an unnecessarily truncated essay
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mea culpa
through my fault; my fault (used as an acknowledgment of one's responsibility
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renege
(verb) to go back on one's work...he reneged on his promise
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furtive
(adj.) taken, done, used, surreptitiously or by stealth; secret...a furtive glance
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hamlets
(noun) a small village; a village without a church of its own, belonging to the parish of another village or town
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agitprop
(noun) agitation and propaganda, especially for the cause of communism
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clandestine
(adj.) characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, especially for purposes of subversion or deception; private or surreptitious...their clandestine meetings went undiscovered for two years
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piaster
(noun) a former coin of Turkey, the 100th par of a lira
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pejorative
(adj.) having a disparaging, derogatory, or belittling effect or force...the pejorative affix in
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oligarchy
(noun) a form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant class or clique; government by the few
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fiefdom
(noun) the estate or domain of a feudal lord
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affinity
(noun) a natural liking for or attraction to a person, thing, ideas, etc.
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auspice
(noun) patronage; support; sponsorship...under the auspices of the Department of Education
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congenial
(adj.) agreeable, suitable, or pleasing in nature or character...congenial surroundings

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