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sagacious

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intelligent, showing good judgement

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facility

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happiness, joy

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stoic

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showing no emotion or reaction (especially in response to pain or hardship)

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elucidate

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to clarify, explain

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solace

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comfort during a hard time

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assiduous

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hard-working, dilligent

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enigmatic

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mysterious, difficult to understand

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sanguine

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optimistic or positive (especially in a difficult or uncertain situation)

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vicissitudes

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changes and challenges that occur in course of life or experience

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petulant

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easily annoyed or irritated (especially when things don’t go your way)

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corpulence

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extreme fatness

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puerile

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childish, immature, silly in a way that is not appropriate for an adult

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emulous

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wanting to be better than others

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inure

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to become immune to unpleasant events or situations

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indelible

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impossible to erase or forget

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trepidation

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feeling of fear or anxiety about something that may happen

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loquacious

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talkative or chatty

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inchoate

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unformed or formless, in a beginning state

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sesquipedalian

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using long and complex words

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unabashed

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not embarrassed or ashamed

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ineffable

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too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words

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pernicious

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extremely destructive or harmful

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aura

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a unique vibe or feeling someone gives off

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sedulous

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working hard and never giving up

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educe

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to bring out or develop something

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volition

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using your own will to make a choice

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effervescent

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bubbly, lively, and enthusiastic

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tenacious

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persistent and determined

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evince

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to show, reveal

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limina

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the smallest feeling you can notice

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execrable

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extremely bad or of very poor quality

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clowder

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a group of cats

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demure

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quiet, modest, reserved

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jnd

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smallest difference you can notice between two things

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castigate

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to punish or criticize harshly

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omniscient

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knowing everything

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reticent

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keeping to yourself, not likely to draw attention to yourself, uncommunicative

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kismat

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a person’s destiny or fate

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melancholic

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feeling sadness or depression without an obvious cause

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levity

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an inappropriate lack of seriousness, overly casual

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poppycock

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nonsense or foolishness

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teetotalism

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choosing not to drink alcohol

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reticence

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being quiet and not sharing thoughts easily

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carp

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to annoy, pester

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egregious

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extremely bad

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jaded

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tired, bored, or lacking enthusiasm because of overexposure or overindulgence

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precociousness

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being smart at a young age

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pensive

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engaged in deep, often melancholy, thought

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stoicism

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staying calm and strong no matter what happens

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myopic

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lacking foresight, having narrow view or long-range perspective

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equanimous

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calm and in control of emotions

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deleterious

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harmful

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celestial

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heavenly, divine

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latria

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special worship given only to god

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katharsis

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releasing strong emotions to feel better

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comely

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attractive, beautiful

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supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

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extraordinarily wonderful or fantastic, often used humorously

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enamor

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to fill with love, fascinate, usually used in passive form followed by ‘of’ or ‘with’

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meliorate

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to improve or make something better

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multifarious

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having great diversity or variety

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ambivalence

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state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone

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benevolence

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showing kindness or goodwill towards others

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versimilitude

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appearance of being true or real

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husband

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to manage prudently and economically

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ebullition

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a burst of strong emotion

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fetid

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having a foul odor

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philogynist

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someone who greatly respects and likes women

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perfidious

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disloyal, unfaithful

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contumacious

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stubbornly disobedient, rebellious

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zephyr

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a gentle breeze

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provident

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preparing wisely for the future

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idiosyncratic

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peculiar to one person, highly individualised

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imperturbable

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not disturbed or excited easily

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sororal

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like a sister

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intransigent

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refusing to compromise, often on an extreme opinion

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desultory

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jumping from one thing to another, disconnected

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epitome

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the perfect example

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esurient

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hungry, greedy, or eager for something

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bombastic

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excessively confident, pompous

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reticence

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being quiet and not sharing thoughts easily

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beatify

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to make someone extremely happy

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insouciance

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a casual lack of concern, indifference

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canard

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a false or baseless rumour, story or belief, often intended to deceive or mislead

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prevaricator

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a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly

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exculpate

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to free from guilt or blame, exonerate

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lionize

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to treat someone as very important

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clairvoyance

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ability to see or know things not visible

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pleonastic

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using more words than needed

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ubiquitous

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being present everywhere at once

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anodyne

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something that calms or soothes pain

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vapid

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lacking liveliness, dull

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sententiously

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using few words in a meaningful way

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ambulate

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to walk from place to place

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soporific

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causing sleep or lethargy

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apprehensive

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anxious or fearful that something bad might happen

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debonnaire

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having a charming and sophisticated manner

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filigree

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delicate and detailed metal decoration

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augury

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prophecy, prediction of events

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unflappable

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calm and composed, even in stressful situations

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opprobrium

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shameful act, public disgrace

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altrust

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someone who helps others selflessly

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vicissitude

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event that occurs by chance

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exacerbate

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to make worse, more violent, intense

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abnegation

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denial of comfort to oneself

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magnanimous

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generous, forgiving

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apocryphal

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fictitious, false, wrong

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introspect

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to examine your own thoughts or feelings

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insentient

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unable to feel or perceive

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indignant

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feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment

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ascetically

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living simply without luxury

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repudiate

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to reject, refuse to accept

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impertinent

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rude, insolent

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denigrate

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to belittle, diminish the opinion of

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melacholia

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deep, pensive sadness, often with no apparent cause

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catholicon

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a cure for all diseases

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immutable

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not changeable

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rancor

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deep, bitter resentment

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neophyte

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a person who is new or inexperienced in a particular activity or field

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innocuous

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harmless, inoffensive

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aphorist

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a person who shares wise sayings

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dogmatic

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aggressively and arrogantly certain about unproved principles

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expatiate

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to talk or write in detail

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euphonious

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pleasant-sounding, melodious

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dolichocephalic

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having a long-shaped head

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endearing

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lovable, affectionate

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efface

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to wipe out, obliterate, rub away

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indefatigable

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incapable or defeat, failure, decay

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lacrimation

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the act of shedding tears

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dauntless

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not afraid of anything

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inundate

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to flood with abundance

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enrapture

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to make someone feel very happy

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surreptitious

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kept secret (especially because it would not be approved of)

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befog

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to make someone feel confused

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effulgent

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radiant, splendorous

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ennul

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a feeling or boredom or weariness

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eclecticism

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practice of borrowing ideas, styles, or techniques from diverse sources, creating a unique and varied approach

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sapiential

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showing great wisdom or knowledge

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rejuvenescence

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making something or someone feel young again

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ultramontane

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from over the mountains, especially the alps

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incisive

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clear, sharp, direct

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analeptic

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boosting your brain’s alertness and energy

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bemused

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puzzled, confused or bewildered

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superlicious

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behaving or looking as though one thinks they are superior to others

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ardor

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extreme vigor, energy, enthusiasm

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evanesce

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to slowly disappear or fade away

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rapscallion

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a mischievous or dishonest person, often used affectionately

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impassivity

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staying calm without showing emotions

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malinger

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to pretend to be ill or otherwise incapacitated in order to escape duty or work

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reverie

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a state of being pleasantly lost in one’s thoughts, a daydream

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candid

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being honest and direct

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surly

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rude, unfriendly, bad-tempered

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approbation

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praise

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stolid

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expressing little sensibility, unemotional

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pedagogy

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the methods and practice of teaching

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umbrage

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resentment, offense

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soliloquy

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a speech by one person to themselves

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unequivocal

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absolute, certain

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discerning

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having good judgement or perceptiveness

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preponderate

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to have more influence or power than others

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licentious

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disregarding societal norms or moral restraints, particularly with regard to sexual behaviour, promiscuous or morally unrestrained

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dichotomously

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in two completely different ways

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fractious

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troublesome or irritable

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sonorous

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having deep, rich sound

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propitious

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favorable

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mettlesome

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brave and energetic

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risible

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able to make people laugh

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sterling

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excellent and of high quality

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unstinted

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very generous and giving without limits

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foible

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weakness

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wanton

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undisciplined, lewd, lustful

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copacetic

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satisfactory, acceptable, or in good order

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dialectician

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someone skilled in logical reasoning

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despondent

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feeling depressed, discouraged, hopeless

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sniveling

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showing disapproval often complaining or crying, in a way that is annoying

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jounce

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a sudden, bumpy movement

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memento

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an item that reminds you of a special time

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purl

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to make water swirl in a small, gentle whirlpool

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canniest

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very clever and careful with decisions

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intrepid

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brave in the face of danger

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assimilate

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to adjust or become similar

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incensed

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extremely angry or enraged

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ruminate

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to contemplate, reflect

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lugubrious

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looking or sounding sad and gloomy

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loadstar

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a guiding light or model to follow

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amorous

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showing sexual desire

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irreverence

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disrespect

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humanize

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to make kinder or more compassionate

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accentuate

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to stress, highlight

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septenary

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the number seven

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bastioned

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strongly protected or fortified

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exigent

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urgent, critical

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endeaavor

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an attempt to achieve a goal

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credence

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trust or belief in something

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revel

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to enjoy intensely

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affiance

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to promise to marry someone

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benignity

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being kind and gentle to others

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collocate

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to place things next to each other

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vehement

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showing strong feeling, forceful, passionate, or intense

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eulogise

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to praise someone in a special way

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blithe

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carefree and unconcerned

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ramify

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to split into different branches or parts

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apperceptive

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understanding new things by comparing to past experiences

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vilify

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to lower in importance, defame

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elocution

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the skill of clear and expressive speaking

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coalescence

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coming together to form one

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inane

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silly and meaningless

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delectation

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great pleasure or enjoyable

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exuberant

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unrestrained (especially with regard to feelings)

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obstinate

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not yielding easily, stubborn

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dissuasion

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talking someone out of a decision or plan

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deist

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believes in god without believing in religious texts

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pliancy

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being able to adapt easily

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heptad

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the number seven

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exultation

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a feeling of great happiness

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onomasticon

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a list of names of people or places

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axiom

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a statement or proposition which is regarded as being established, accepted, or self-evidently true

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penitence

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feeling sorry for doing something wrong

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ambrosial

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extremely pleasant in taste or smell

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ebullient

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enthusiastic, cheerful

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marginalize

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to treat a person, group or concept as insignificant or peripheral

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jiggered

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feeling very surprised or shocked

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neurolinguistics

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study of how the brain processes language

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bibliophile

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someone who really loves books

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eclat

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great public praise or approval

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amiable

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friendly

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