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Aesthetic

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Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty

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Digress

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Leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing

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Inculcate

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I still by persistent instruction

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Myriad

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A countless number

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Quandary

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A state of perplexity or uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation

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Anathema

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Something or someone that one strongly dislikes

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Elusive

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Difficult to find or catch

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Inert

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Lacking the ability or strength to move

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Obtuse

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Annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand

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Rendezvous

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A meeting at an agreed time and place

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Appeased

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To pacify or placate by acceding to their demands

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Evacuated

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Remove from a place of danger to a safe place

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Insatiable

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Impossible to satisfy

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Oppress

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Keep in subservience and hardship, especially by the unjust exercise

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Replicate

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Make an exact copy of, reproduce

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Aspiration

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A hope or ambition of achieving something

17
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Forestall

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Prevent or obstruct

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Latent

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Existing but not yet developed or manifested

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Pallor

A

Unhealthy pale appearance

20
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Tempest

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A violent wind storm

21
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Assimilate

A

Take in and understand fully

22
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Fortuitous

A

Happening by accident

23
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Lechery

A

Sexual desire

24
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Predication

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A preference

25
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Trepidation

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A felling of fear and agony

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Avarice

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Extreme greed for wealth or material growth

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Guile

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Sly or cunning intelligence

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Loath

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Reluctant or unwilling

29
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Preposterous

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Contrary to reason or common sense

30
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Volition

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The faculty or power of using one’s will

31
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Base

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The lowest part or edge of something

32
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Hedonistic

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Engaging in the pursuit of pleasure

33
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Mundane

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Lacking interest or excitement

34
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Pristine

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Unspoiled

35
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Xenophobia

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Irrational dislike of foreigners

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