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fidelity
(noun)

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faithfulness to a person, cause, or belief, demonstrated by continuing loyalty and support.
“he sought only the strictest fidelity to justice”

the degree of exactness with which something is copied or reproduced.
“the 1949 recording provides reasonable fidelity”

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constitute
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be (a part) of a whole.
“lone parents constitute a great proportion of the poor”

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dexterity
(noun)

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skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands.
“her dexterity with chopsticks”

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prevalent
(adjective)

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widespread in a particular area or at a particular time.
“the social ills prevalent in society today”

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abdicate
(verb)

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fail to fulfil or undertake (a responsibility or duty).
“she charged the board with abdicating its responsibilities”

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susceptibility
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the state or fact of being likely or liable to be influenced or harmed by a particular thing.
“lack of exercise increases susceptibility to disease”

a person’s feelings, typically considered as being easily hurt.
“I was so careful not to offend their susceptibilities”

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enumerate
(verb)

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mention (a number of things) one by one.
“there is not space to enumerate all his works”

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catharsis
(noun)

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the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions.
“music is a means of catharsis for them”

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eupsychian
(adjective)

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having or moving toward a superior mind or soul.
“in her pursuit of a career in psychology, she was inspired by the eupsychian principles of human flourishing and well-being.”

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antithesis
(noun)

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a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else.
“love is the antithesis of selfishness”

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gluttony
(noun)

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over-indulgence and over-consumption of food or drink.
“she said plumpness was a sign of gluttony in most cases”

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inordinate
(adjective)

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unusually or disproportionately large; excessive.
“the case had taken up an inordinate amount of time”

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tenuous
(adjective)

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very weak or slight.
“the tenuous link between interest rates and investment”

very slender or fine; insubstantial.
“a tenuous cloud”

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peripheral
(adjective)

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relating to or situated on the edge or periphery of something.
“the peripheral areas of Europe”

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improvident
(adjective)

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not having or showing foresight; spendthrift or thoughtless.
“improvident and undisciplined behaviour”

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fanatical
(adjective)

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filled with excessive and single-minded zeal.
“fanatical revolutionaries”

obsessively concerned with something.
“her husband was fanatical about tidiness”

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accentuate
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make more noticeable or prominent.
“his jacket unfortunately accentuated his paunch”

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exigency
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an urgent need or demand.
“women worked long hours when the exigencies of the family economy demanded it”

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crude
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constructed in a rudimentary or makeshift way.
“the inspectors dismissed the documents as crude forgeries”

offensively coarse or explicit, especially in relation to sexual matters.
“a crude joke”

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relinquish
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voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up.
“he relinquished his managerial role to become chief executive”

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adequately
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to a satisfactory or acceptable extent.
“the resources required to prepare adequately will be extensive”

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bestow
(verb)

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confer or present (an honour, right, or gift).
“the office was bestowed on him by the monarch of this realm”

put (something) in a specified place.
“stooping to bestow the presents into eager hands”

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foible
(noun)

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a minor weakness or eccentricity in someone’s character.
“they have to tolerate each other’s little foibles”

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pervade
(verb)

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(especially of a smell) spread through and be perceived in every part of.
“a smell of stale cabbage pervaded the air”

be present and apparent throughout.
“the sense of crisis which pervaded Europe in the 1930s”

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parlance
(noun)

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a particular way of speaking or using words, especially a way common to those with a particular job or interest.
“dated terms that were once in common parlance”

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scant
(adjective)

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barely sufficient or adequate.
“companies with scant regard for the safety of future generations”

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idolatrous
(adjective)

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relating to or practising idolatry; idol-worshipping.
“idolatrous religions”

showing extreme admiration or reverence for something.
“America’s idolatrous worship of the auto”

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vilify
(verb)

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speak or write about in an abusively disparaging manner.
“he has been vilified in the press”

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disparaging
(adjective, verb)

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expressing the opinion that something is of little worth; derogatory.
“disparaging remarks about council houses”
disparage

regard or represent as being of little worth.
“he never missed an opportunity to disparage his competitors”

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reluctance
(noun)

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unwillingness or disinclination to do something.
“she sensed his reluctance to continue”

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inertia
(noun)

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a tendency to do nothing or to remain unchanged.
“the problem runs deeper than bureaucratic inertia”

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altruistic
(adjective)

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showing a disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others; unselfish.
“it was an entirely altruistic act”

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egotistical
(adjective)

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excessively conceited or absorbed in oneself; self-centred.
“he’s selfish, egotistical, and arrogant”

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synergy
(noun)

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the interaction or cooperation of two or more organizations, substances, or other agents to produce a combined effect greater than the sum of their separate effects.
“the synergy between artist and record company”

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vigilance
(noun)

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the action or state of keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties.
“security duties that demand long hours of vigilance”

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rehabilitation
(noun)

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the action of restoring someone to health or normal life through training and therapy after imprisonment, addiction, or illness.
“she underwent rehabilitation and was walking within three weeks”

the action of restoring someone to former privileges or reputation after a period of disfavour.

“a posthumous rehabilitation of the activist”
the action of restoring something that has been damaged to its former condition.
“the rehabilitation of the mangrove forests”

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volitional
(adjective)

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relating to the use of one’s will.
“acceptance is a volitional act”

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antipodal
(adjective)

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relating to or situated on the opposite side of the earth.
diametrically opposed to.

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dynamism
(noun)

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the quality of being characterized by vigorous activity and progress.
“the dynamism and strength of the economy”

the theory that phenomena of matter or mind are due to the action of forces rather than to motion or matter.

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modality
(noun)

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modal quality.
“the harmony had a touch of modality”

a particular mode in which something exists or is experienced or expressed.

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transmutation
(noun)

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the action of changing or the state of being changed into another form.
“the transmutation of the political economy of the post-war years was complete”

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partial
(adjective)

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existing only in part; incomplete.
“a question to which we have only partial answers”

favouring one side in a dispute above the other; biased.
“the paper gave a distorted and very partial view of the situation”

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protracted
(adjective)

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lasting for a long time or longer than expected or usual.
“a protracted and bitter dispute”

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ennui
(noun)

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a feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement.
“he succumbed to ennui and despair”

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aptly
(adverb)

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in a manner that is appropriate or suitable in the circumstances.
“America’s aptly named Sunshine State”

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throes
(noun)

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intense or violent pain and struggle, especially accompanying birth, death, or great change.
“he convulsed in his death throes”

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strenuous
(adjective)

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requiring or using great effort or exertion.
“the government made strenuous efforts to upgrade the quality of the teaching profession”

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perturbed
(adjective, verb)

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feeling anxiety or concern; unsettled.
“she didn’t seem perturbed about the noises around her”

make (someone) anxious or unsettled.
“they were perturbed by her capricious behaviour”

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instancy
(noun)

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urgency.
“he told his servants to press the message with greater instancy”

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indomitable
(adjective)

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impossible to subdue or defeat.
“a woman of indomitable spirit”

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