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Abate Part of Speech

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Verb

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Accolade Part of Speech

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Noun

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Adulation Part of Speech

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Noun

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Aesthetic Part of Speech

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Adj

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Ameliorate Part of Speech

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Ascetic Part of Speech

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Noun

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Avarice Part of Speech

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Noun

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Axiom Part of Speech

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Burgeon Part of Speech

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Bucolic Part of Speech

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Cacophony Part of Speech

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Noun

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Canon Part of Speech

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Noun

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Castigation Part of Speech

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Catalyst Part of Speech

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Caustic Part of Speech

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Chary Part of Speech

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Cogent Part of Speech

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Complaisance Part of Speech

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Contentious Part of Speech

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Contrite Part of Speech

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Culpable Part of Speech

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Adj

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Dearth Part of Speech

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Noun

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Demur Part of Speech

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Didactic Part of Speech

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Discretion Part of Speech

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Noun

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Disinterested Part of Speech

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Adj

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Abate

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To lessen in intensity or degree

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Accolade

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An expression of praise

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Adulation

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Excessive praise

Intense adoration

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Aesthetic

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Dealing with, appreciative of, or responsive to art or the beautiful

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Ameliorate

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To make better or more tolerable

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Ascetic

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One who practices rigid self-denial especially as an act of religious devotion

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Avarice

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Greed especially for wealth

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Axiom

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A universally recognized principle

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Burgeon

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To grow rapidly

Flourish

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Bucolic

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Rustic and pastoral

Characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants

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Cacophony

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Harsh, jarring, discordant sound

Dissonance

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Canon

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An established set of principles or code of laws

Often religious in nature

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Castigation

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Severe criticism or punishment

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Catalyst

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A substance that accelerates the rate of a chemical reaction without itself changing
A person or thing that causes a change

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Caustic

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Burning or stinging

Causing corrosion

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Chary

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Wary
Cautious
Sparing

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Cogent

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Appealing forcibly to the mind or reason

Convincing

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Complaisance

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The willingness to comply with the wishes of others

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Contentious

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Argumentative
Quarrelsome
Causing controversy or disagreement

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Contrite

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Regretful
Penitent
Seeking forgiveness

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Culpable

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Deserving blame

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Dearth

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Smallness of quantity or number
Scarcity
A lack

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Demur

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To question or oppose

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Didactic

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Intended to teach or instruct

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Discretion

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Cautious reserve in speech

Ability to make responsible decisions

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Disinterested

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Free of bias or self-interest

Impartial

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Dogmatic Part of Speech

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Adj

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Ebullience Part of Speech

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Noun

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Eclectic Part of Speech

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Adj

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Elegy Part of Speech

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Noun

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Emollient Part of Speech

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Adj

Noun

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Empirical Part of Speech

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Adj

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Enigmatic Part of Speech

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Adj

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Ephemeral Part of Speech

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Adj

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Esoteric Part of Speech

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Adj

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Eulogy Part of Speech

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Noun

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Exonerate Part of Speech

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Verb

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Facetious Part of Speech

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Adj

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Fallacy Part of Speech

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Noun

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Furtive Part of Speech

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Adj

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Gregarious Part of Speech

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Adj

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Harangue Part of Speech

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Verb

Noun

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Heretical Part of Speech

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Adj

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Hyperbole Part of Speech

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Noun

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Impecunious Part of Speech

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Adj

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Incipient Part of Speech

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Adj

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Inert Part of Speech

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Adj

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Innocuous Part of Speech

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Adj

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Intransigent Part of Speech

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Adj

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Inveigle Part of Speech

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Verb

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Morose Part of Speech

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Adj

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Odious Part of Speech

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Adj

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Opaque Part of Speech

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Adj

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Oscillation Part of Speech

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Noun

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Penurious Part of Speech

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Adj

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Dogmatic

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Expressing a rigid opinion based on unproved or improvable principles

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Ebullience

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Quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings

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Eclectic

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Composed of elements drawn from various sources

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Elegy

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A mournful poem especially one lamenting the dead

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Emollient

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Soothing especially to the skin
Making less harsh
Mollifying
An agent that softens or smoothes the skin

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Empirical

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Based on observation or experiment

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Enigmatic

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Mysterious
Obscure
Difficult to understand

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Ephemeral

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Brief

Fleeting

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Esoteric

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Intended for or understood by a small, specific group

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Eulogy

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A speech honoring the dead

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Exonerate

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To remove blame

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Facetious

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Playful

Humorous

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Fallacy

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An invalid or incorrect notion

Mistaken belief

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Furtive

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Marked by stealth
Covert
Surreptitious

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Gregarious

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Sociable
Outgoing
Enjoying the company of other people

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Harangue

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To deliver a forceful or angry speech

Ranting speech or writing

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Heretical

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Violating accepted dogma or convention

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Hyperbole

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An exaggerated statement, often used as a figure of speech

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Impecunious

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Lacking funds

Without money

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Incipient

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Beginning to come into being or to become apparent

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Inert

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Unmoving
Lethargic
Sluggish

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Innocuous

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Harmless

Causing no damage

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Intransigent

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Refusing to compromise

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Inveigle

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To obtain by deception or flattery

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Morose

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Sad
Sullen
Melancholy

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Odious

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Evoking intense aversion or dislike

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Opaque

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Impenetrable by light

Not reflecting light

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Oscillation

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The act or state of swinging back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm

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Penurious

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Penny-pinching
Excessively thrifty
Ungenerous

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Pernicious Part of Speech

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Adj

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Peruse Part of Speech

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Verb

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Pious Part of Speech

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Adj

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Precursor Part of Speech

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Noun

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Preen Part of Speech

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Verb

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Prodigious Part of Speech

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Adj

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Prolific Part of Speech

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Adj

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Putrefy Part of Speech

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Verb

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Quaff Part of Speech

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Verb

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Quiescence Part of Speech

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Noun

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Redoubtable Part of Speech

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Adj

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Sanction Part of Speech

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Noun

Verb

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Satire Part of Speech

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Noun

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Squalid Part of Speech

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Adj

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Stoic Part of Speech

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Adj

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Supplant Part of Speech

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Verb

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Torpid Part of Speech

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Adj

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Ubiquitous Part of Speech

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Adj

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Urbane Part of Speech

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Adj

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Vilify Part of Speech

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Verb

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Viscous Part of Speech

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Adj

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Pernicious

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Extremely harmful in a way that is not easily seen or noticed

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Peruse

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To examine with great care

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Pious

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Extremely reverent or devout

Showing strong religious devotion

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Precursor

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One that precedes and indicates or announces another

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Preen

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To dress up
To primp
To groom oneself with elaborate care

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Prodigious

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Abundant in size, force, or extent

Productive

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Prolific

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Producing large volumes or amounts

Productive

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Putrefy

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To rot

To decay and give off a foul odor

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Quaff

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To drink deeply

141
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Quiescence

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Stillness
Motionlessness
Quality of being at rest

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Redoubtable

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Awe-inspiring

Worthy of honor

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Sanction

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Authoritative permission or approval
A penalty in intended to enforce compliance
To give permission or authority

144
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Satire

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A literary work that ridicules or criticizes a human vice through humor or derision

145
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Squalid

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Sordid

Wretched and dirty as from neglect

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Stoic

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Indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure pain

Steadfast

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Supplant

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To take the place of

To supersede

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Torpid

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Lethargic
Sluggish
Dormant

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Ubiquitous

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Existing everywhere at the same time
Constantly encountered
Widespread

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Urbane

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Sophisticated
Refined
Elegant

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Vilify

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To defame

To characterize harshly

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Viscous

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Thick

Sticky

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