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civility

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n. formal politeness and courtesy in behavior or speech

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synthesis

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n. combination or composition

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cupidity

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n. greed for money or possessions

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lugubrious

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adj. looking or sounding sad and dismal

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effable

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adj. able to be described in words

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dismal

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adj. depressing; dreary
adj. (of a person or a mood) gloomy
adj. informal pitifully or disgracefully bad

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dreary

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adj. dull, bleak, and lifeless; depressing

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supplant

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v. supersede and replace

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soporific

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adj. tending to induce drowsiness or sleep

adj. tediously boring or monotonous

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pantheon

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n. all the gods of a people or religion collectively
n. a building in which the illustrious dead of a nation are buried or honored.
n. a group of particularly respected, famous, or important people

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illustrious

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adj. well known, respected, and admired for past achievements

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mortify

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v. cause (someone) to feel embarrassed, ashamed, or humiliated

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inimical

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adj. tending to obstruct or harm

adj. unfriendly; hostile

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iterate

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v. perform or utter repeatedly

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auspicious

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adj. conducive to success; favorable

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instate

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v. set up in position; install or establish

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conduce

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v. help to bring about (a particular situation or outcome)

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evoke

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v. bring or recall to the conscious mind

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superficial

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adj. existing or occurring at or on the surface

adj. not through, deep, or complete; cursory

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precarious

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adj. not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse
adj. dependent on chance; uncertain

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stigmatize

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v. describe or regard as worthy of disgrace or great disapproval
v. mark with stigmata

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stigmata

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n. a mark of disgrace associated with a particular circumstance, quality, or person

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manifest

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adj. clear or obvious to the eye or mind

v. display or show (a quality or feeling) by one’s acts or appearance; demonstrate

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manifesto

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n. a public declaration of policy and aims, esp. one issued before an election by a political party or candidate

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infinitesimal

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adj. extremely small

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vitriolic

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adj. filled with bitter criticism or malice

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proliferate

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v. increase rapidly in numbers; multiply

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resplendent

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adj. attractive and impressive through being richly colorful or sumptuous

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lucrative

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adj. producing a great deal of profit

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symposium

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n. a conference or meeting to discuss a particular subject
n. a collection of essays or papers on a particular subject by a number of contributors
n. a drinking party or convivial discussion, esp. as held in ancient Greece after a banquet (and notable as the title of a work by Plato)

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convivial

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adj. (of an atmosphere or event) friendly, lively, and enjoyable
adj. (of a person) cheerful and friendly; jovial

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ravenous

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adj. extremely hungry

adj. (of hunger or need) very great; voracious

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spike

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v. stop the progress of (a plan or undertaking); put an end to
v. increase and then decrease sharply; reach a peak
v. impale on or pierce with a sharp point

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impale

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v. pierce or transfix with a sharp instrument

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transfix

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v. cause (someone) to become motionless with horror, wonder, or astonishment
v. pierce with a sharp implement or weapon

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circumspect

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adj. wary and unwilling to take risks

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zest

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n. great enthusiasm and energy

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transient

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adj. lasting only for a short time; impermanent

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duplicitous

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adj. deceitful

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sublime

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adj. of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe

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sublimate

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v. (esp. in psychoanalytic theory) divert or modify (an instinctual impulse) into a culturally higher or socially more acceptable activity [INTO]

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subliminal

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adj. (of a stimulus or mental process) below the threshold of sensation or consciousness; perceived by or affecting someone’s mind without their being aware of it

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hunker

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v. squat or crouch down low
v. hunch; bend
v. take shelter in a defensive position
v. (hunker down) apply oneself seriously to a task

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surplus

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n. an amount of something left over when requirements have been met; an excess of production or supply over demand
n. an excess of income or assets over expenditure or liabilities in a given period, typically a fiscal year
n. the excess value of a company’s assets over the face value of its stock

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ramification

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n. a consequence of an action or event, esp. when complex or unwelcome

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autocrat

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n. a ruler who has absolute power

n. someone who insists on complete obedience from others; an imperious or domineering person

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imperious

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adj. assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering

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