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Alloy

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To commingle, to debase by mixing with something inferior

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Appropriate

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To take for one’s own use, to confiscate

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Arrest/arresting

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To suspend, to engage, holding one’s attention- as in an arresting portrait

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August

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Majestic, venerable, respected and impressive
“She was in august company”

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Bent

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Leaning, inclination, proclivity, tendency

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Broach

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To bring up, to announce, to begin to talk about

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Brook

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To tolerate, to endure, to countenance
“Jenny would brook no criticism of Matthew”

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Cardinal

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Major, as in cardinal sin

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Chauvinist

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A blindly devoted patriot

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Color

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To change as if by dyeing, to distort, gloss, or affect

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Consequential

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Pompous, self important

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Damp

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To diminish the intensity or check the vibration of a sound

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Die

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A tool used for shaping, as in a tool-and-die shop

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Essay

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To test or try, to attempt, to experiment

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Exact

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To demand, to call for, to require, to take

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Fell (verb)

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To cause to fall by striking

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Fell (adjective)

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Inhumanly cruel

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Flag

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To sag or droop, to become spiritless, to decline

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Flip

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Sarcastic, impertinent, as in flippant- a flip remark

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Ford

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To wade across the shallow part of a river or stream

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Grouse

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To complain or grumble

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Guy

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A rope, cord, or cable attached to something as a brace or guide, to steadying or reinforce using a guy

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Intimate

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To imply, suggest, or insinuate

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List

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To tilt or lean to one side

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Lumber

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To move heavily and clumsily

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Meet

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Fitting, proper
“It is a theater meet for great events”

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Milk

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To exploit, to squeeze every last ounce of

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Mince

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To pronounce or speak affectedly, to euphemize, to speak too carefully, to take tiny steps, to tiptoe

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Nice

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Exacting, fastidious, extremely precise
“A nice distinction”

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Occult

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Hidden, concealed, beyond comprehension
“A weird occult sensation of having experienced this situation before”

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Pedestrian

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Commonplace, trite, unremarkable

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Pied

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Multicolored, usually in blotches

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Pine

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To lose vigor (as through grief), to yearn

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Plastic

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Moldable, pliable, not rigid

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Pluck

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Courage, spunk, fortitude

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Prize

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To pry, to press or force with a lever, something taken by force, spoils

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Rail

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To complain about bitterly

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Rent

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Torn, an opening or tear caused by tearing

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Quail

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To lose courage, to turn frightened
“She quailed at his heartless words”

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Qualify

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To limit

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Sap

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To enervate or weaken the vitality of

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Scurvy

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Contemptible, despicable

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Singular

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Exceptional, unusual, odd

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Stand

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A group of trees

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Steep

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To saturate or completely soak, as in to let a tea bag steep

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Table

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To remove (as in a parliamentary motion) from consideration

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Tender

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To proffer or offer

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Waffle

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To equivocate, to change one’s position

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Wag

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Wit, joker

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Vituperative

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Bitter and abusive.
“the criticism soon turned into a vituperative attack”

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Venal

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Showing or motivated by susceptibility to bribery.
“their generosity had been at least partly venal

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Obloquy

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strong public criticism or verbal abuse.
“he endured years of contempt and obloquy”

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Obfuscation

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The action of making something obscure, unclear, or unintelligible. “when confronted with sharp questions they resort to obfuscation”

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Ossification

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The process of bone formation

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Redolent

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strongly reminiscent or suggestive of.
“names redolent of history and tradition”
fragrant or sweet-smelling.
“a rich, inky, redolent wine”

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Recondite

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(of a subject or knowledge) little known; abstruse.
“the book is full of recondite information”

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Recreant

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cowardly. “what a recreant figure must he make”
unfaithful to a belief; apostate

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Arcane

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understood by few; mysterious or secret.
“modern math and its arcane notation”

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Limpid

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(of a liquid) free of anything that darkens; completely clear.
“the limpid waters of the Caribbean”
(of a person’s eyes) unclouded; clear.
“the limpid gray eyes gazed trustfully at her”
(especially of writing or music) clear and accessible or melodious.
“the limpid notes of a recorder”

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Droll

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curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement.
“his unique brand of droll self-mockery”
A jester or entertainer

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Rarefied

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  1. (of air, especially that at high altitudes) of lower pressure than usual; thin. “every ounce carried counts triple when you’re trudging uphill in rarefied air”
  2. distant from the lives and concerns of ordinary people.
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Estimable

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worthy of great respect.
“she was shown into that estimable woman’s presence”

63
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Tribulation

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a cause or state of great trouble or suffering.
“the tribulations of being a megastar

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Reticent

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not revealing one’s thoughts or feelings readily.
“she was extremely reticent about her personal affairs”

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Quiescence

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inactivity or dormancy.
“this method has been shown to induce sleep-like quiescence in adult animals”

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Verisimilitude

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the appearance of being true or real. “the detail gives the novel some verisimilitude”

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Specious

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  1. superficially plausible, but actually wrong. “a specious argument”
  2. misleading in appearance, especially misleadingly attractive. “the music trade gives Golden Oldies a specious appearance of novelty”
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Venerable

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accorded a great deal of respect, especially because of age, wisdom, or character.
“a venerable statesman”

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Prosaic

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  1. having the style or diction of prose; lacking poetic beauty.
    “prosaic language can’t convey the experience”
  2. commonplace; unromantic.
    “the masses were too preoccupied by prosaic day-to-day concerns”
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Pastoral

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  1. (especially of land or a farm) used for or related to the keeping or grazing of sheep or cattle. “scattered pastoral farms”
  2. (in the Christian Church) concerning or appropriate to the giving of spiritual guidance.
    “pastoral and doctrinal issues”
  3. a work of literature portraying an idealized version of country life.
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Noisome

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  1. having an extremely offensive smell. “noisome vapors from the smoldering waste”
  2. disagreeable; unpleasant.
    “noisome scandals”
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Atavistic

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relating to or characterized by reversion to something ancient or ancestral.
“atavistic fears and instincts”

73
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Olfactory

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relating to the sense of smell.
“the olfactory organs”

74
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Mephitic

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(especially of a gas or vapor) foul-smelling; noxious.
“the cloud of mephitic vapors lingered above our heads”

75
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Disbursed

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pay out (money from a fund).
“$67 million of the pledged aid had already been disbursed”

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Morose

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sullen and ill-tempered.
“she was morose and silent when she got home”

77
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Equanimity

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mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper, especially in a difficult situation.
“she accepted both the good and the bad with equanimity

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Byzantine

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(of a system or situation) excessively complicated, and typically involving a great deal of administrative detail. “Byzantine insurance regulations”

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Bovine

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relating to or affecting cattle.
“bovine tuberculosis”

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