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Discord

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N lack of harmony conflict

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Prevalent

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Adj widely existing or occurring

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Treacherous

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Adj dangerous

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Extort

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V to obtain by threat or violence

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Ostentation

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N boastful display

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Parsimony

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N stinginess

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Termagent

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N a harsh tempered or overbearing woman

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Miserly

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Adj stingy penurious

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Celibacy

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Abstention from sexual relations

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Usurer

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N a person who lends money and charges interest especially at an exorbitant or unlawful rate

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Obstinate

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Adj not yielding firmly or stubbornly adhering to one’s purpose opinion

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Efface

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Erase or wipe out

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Eloquence

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N expressiveness

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Pensive

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Adj expressing deep thoughtfulness

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Venerable

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Adj worthy of respect

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Expedients

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N a means to a desired end

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Sobriquet

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N a nickname

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Pretension

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N a claim or title to something doing things for show make a fine appearance

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Gesticulations

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N an animated or excited gesture

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Puerile

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Adj of or pertaining to a child or to childhood; childish; juvenile

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Mummery

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N any performance ceremony regarded as absurd false or ostentatious

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Interpose

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V. To place between; cause to intervene

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Ascertain

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V to find out definitely learn with certainty or assurance; determine by trial & research

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Panoply

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N a wide ranging and impressive array or display

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Tenerity

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N a reckless boldness rashness foolhardiness

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Communion

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N the act of sharing ones thoughts intimate conversation

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Blight

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N frustrates plans or hopes to destroy

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Shroud

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N a cloth or sheet in which a corpse is wrapped for burial

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Pall

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N a cloth for spreading over a coffin

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Hoary

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Adj gray or white with age

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Abodes

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N a place in which a person resides residence; dwelling

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Sepulcher

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N a tomb, grave, or burial place

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