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felicity

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happiness; appropriateness; quality of being felicitous

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obsequy

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funeral ceremony

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pith

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core or marrow; essence; substance

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tepid

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lukewarm; slightly warm; half-hearted

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lachrymose

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causing tears, tearful

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maroon

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leave helpless on a deserted island or coast

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pusillanimous

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cowardly, craven

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sententious

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short and pithy, full of maxims/proverbs

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satyr

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half human, half bestial being in the court of Dionysus; lecher

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catholic

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universal; general; wide-ranging liberal; including many different parts

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lien

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legal claim on a property

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scintillate

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sparkle; flash; be animated; be full of life

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jurisprudence

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science of law

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hoodwink

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deceive; delude

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expatiate

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talk at length; speak or write in detail

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concomitant

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that which accompanies; existing or happening together

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credulous

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gullible; too willing to believe

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asperity

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sharpness in temper

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pecuniary

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pertaining to money

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sledge

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large sled drawn by work animals

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crepuscular

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pertaining to twilight

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viand

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food

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shoot

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new growth from a plant

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edacious

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voracious, devouring

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premonitory

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serving to warn

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hue

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color, aspect

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clarion

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shrill, trumpetlike sound; kind of trumpet used in former times

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chaff

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worthless products of an endeavor; husk separated from grain

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glib

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fluent (with insincerity or superficiality); facile; slick

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careen

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lurch; sway from side to side; move with irregular swinging movement; stagger

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precis

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abstract; concise summing up of main points; concise summary of a text

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solicitor

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lawyer in the lower court of law

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lilotes

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understatement for evidence “not bad = pretty good)

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usury

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lending money at illegal high rates of interest

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suppliant

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entreating; beseeching

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protract

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prolong; lengthen in time; draw out

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inimical

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unfriendly; hostile; harmful, detrimental

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mendicant

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beggar

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taut

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tight; strained; tense; ready

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chase

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ornament a metal surface by indenting; follow rapidly to catch

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guileless

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without deceit; honest

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cistern

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reservoir or water tank

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sidereal

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pertaining to stars

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lank

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long and think

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suborn

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persuade to act unlawfully (especially perjury)

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gruel

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thin liquid porridge

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sinuous

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winding, undulating, serpentine

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Acme

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Highest point

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Winsome

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Charming, happily engaged.

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Acidulous

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Sour in taste or manner

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Diurnal

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Existing during the day

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Demur

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Express doubts or objections

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Cabal

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A secret group seeking to overturn something

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Stasis

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A state of balance or equilibrium; stagnation

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Sedition

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Behavior that promotes rebellion or civil disorder against the state

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Stentorian

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Extremely loud

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Upbraid

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To scold sharply

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Abjure

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To reject; abandon formally

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Stolid

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Unemotional; lacking sensitivity

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Cupidity

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Greed; strong desire

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Noisome

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Stinking, putrid

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Knell

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Sound of funeral bell; omen of death or failure

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Pusillanimous

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Cowardly

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Soporific

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Causing sleep or lethargy

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Rebarbative

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Causing annoyance or irritation

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Numismatics

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Coin collecting

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Quiescent

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Motionless

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Calumny

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False and malicious accusation; a misrepresentation

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Canard

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A lie

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Wan

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Silly pale

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Intransigent

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Uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled

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Pejorative

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Having bad connotations

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Amulet

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Charm against evil

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Lapidary

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Relating to precious stones or the art of cutting them

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Lissome

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Limber. Agile.

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Abase

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Humble. To disgrace.

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Contrite

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Deeply sorrowful and repentant for a wrong

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Diaphanous

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Allowing light to flow through

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Rococo

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Very highly ornamented

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Salubrious

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Healthful

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Sobriquet

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Nickname

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Opine

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Express an opinion

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Blithe

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Joyful, cheerful; without significant thought

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Investiture

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Ceremony conferring authority

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Jingoism

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Belligerent support Of ones country

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Abeyance

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Temporary suppression or suspension

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Anodyne

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Something that calms or soothes pain

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Aerie

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A neat built high in the air; elevated or secluded dwelling

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Epicure

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Person with refined taste in food and wine

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Raconteur

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A witty, skillful storyteller

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Ersatz

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Fake

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Arrogate

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To claim without justification; to claim for oneself without right

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Missive

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A written note or letter

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Overwrought

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Agitated; overdone

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Ethos

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Beliefs or character of a group

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Yoke

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To join together

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Nettle

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Irritate

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Perfidious

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Willing too betray ones trust

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Slake

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To calm down or moderate

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Umbrage

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Offense; resentment

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Militate

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To operate against; to work against

102
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Pulchritude

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Beauty

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Solecism

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Grammatical mistake; blunder in speech

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Sybarite

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A person devoted to pleasure and luxury

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Vicissitude

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A change or variation; ups and downs

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Vim

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Vitality and energy

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Vituperate

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To abuse verbally; to berate

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Legerdemain

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Trickery

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Alacrity

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Speed or quickness

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Distaff

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The female branch of the family

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Blight

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To afflict; to destroy

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Wanton

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Undisciplined; unrestrained; reckless

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Phalanx

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A compact or close-knit body of people, animals, or things

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Desultory

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Jumping from one thing to another, disconnected

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Decorous

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Proper, tasteful, socially correct

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Coterie

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An intimate group of persons with a similar purpose

117
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Amortize

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To diminish by installment payments.

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