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1
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strident

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loud & harsh, grating

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ululation

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howling, wailing, or hooting sound

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3
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susurration

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whispering

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sartorial

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relating to clothes

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5
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sepulcher

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a small room or monument in which a dead person is laid or buried

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dissimulation

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concealing your thoughts, feelings, or character; pretense

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7
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occidental

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western

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8
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axiom

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accepted truth

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esoteric

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intended for or understood by a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest

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postulate

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to suggest or assume the existence or truth of something

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celeritous

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swift, speedy

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dour

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stern, unfriendly

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incensed

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very angry, enraged

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soporific

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inducing drowsiness or sleep

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somniferous

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tending to induce sleep, soporific

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tacit

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understood or implied without being stated

17
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urchin

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a mischievous young child, especially one who is raggedly dressed

18
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imp

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a small, mischievous devil or sprite

19
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fecund

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fertile

20
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feckless

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lacking initiative or strength in character; irresponsible

21
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injurious

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causing or likely to cause damage or harm

22
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tallow

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a hard fatty substance made from rendered animal fat, used in making candles and soap

23
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fratricide

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killing of one’s brother or sister

24
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Back then, a female executor may have been called what?

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an executrix

25
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peccadillo

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a small, relatively unimportant offense or sin

26
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misanthrope

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a person who dislikes humankind and avoids human society

27
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misogamist

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a person who hates marriage

28
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ostentatious

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characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract notice

29
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onerous

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involving an amount of effort and difficulty that is oppressively burdensome

30
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the principle that the buyer alone is responsible for checking the quality and suitability of goods before a purchase is made

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caveat emptor

31
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egress

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the action of going out of or leaving a place

32
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elegy

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a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead

33
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inane

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silly; stupid

34
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abstruse

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difficult to understand; obscure

35
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temerity

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excessive confidence or boldness; audacity

36
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garrulous

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excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters

37
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peevish

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easily irritated, especially by unimportant things

38
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petulent

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childishly sulky or bad-tempered

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