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Sanguine

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confidently optimistic and cheerful

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Sordid

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foul and run-down and repulsive

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Tableau

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any dramatic scene

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Ramification

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any consequence that develops after a situation

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Alcove

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a small alcove opening off a larger room

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Stricken

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hard-hid by a disease

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Nib

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the writing point of a pen

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Archaic

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something seemibly so old that it belongs to another period

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Procure

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gain by special effort

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Furtively

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in a secretive manner

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Falter

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to move hesistantly

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Strident

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particularly harsh and hard

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Interminable

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seemingly neverending

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Nebulous

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lacking definative form or limits

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Bigoted

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blindly and obstinately attached to some creed or opinion

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Adherent

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someone who believes and helps to spread a doctrine

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Hostility

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a state of deep-seated ill-will

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Formidable

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impressively large or strong

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Urbane

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showing a high degree of refinement

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Orthodoxy

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the quality of adhering to what is commonly accepted

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Treachery

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an act of deliberate betrayal

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Heresy

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a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion

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Aureole

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the outermost region of the sun’s atmosphere

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Doctrine

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a belief accepted as authoritative by some group or school

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Denounce

A

speak out against

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Orator

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a person who makes speeches

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Specious

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plausible but false

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Tramp

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travel by foot

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Compendium

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a publication containing a variety of works

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Clandestine

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conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods

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Inexorably

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in a manner impervious to change or persuasion

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Deride

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treat or speak of with contempt

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Heretic

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a person whose religious beliefs conflict with church dogma

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Horde

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a vast magnitude

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Odious

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unequivocally detestable

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Din

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a loud noise

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Delirium

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a usually brief state of excitement and mental confusion

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Inscrutable

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of an obscure nature

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Equivocal

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open to two or more interpretations

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Annihilate

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to kill in large numbers

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Hysteria

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exaggerated or uncontrollable emotion or excitement

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Varicose ulcer

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Venous ulcers (venous insufficiency ulceration, stasis ulcers, stasis dermatitis, varicose ulcers, or ulcus cruris) are wounds that are thought to occur due to improper functioning of venous valves, usually of the legs (hence leg ulcers).

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Contrived

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deliberately created rather than arising naturally or spontaneously.

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Truncheons

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a short, thick stick carried as a weapon by a police officer.

45
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Furtive

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suggestive of guilty nervousness.

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Myriad

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a countless or extremely great number of people or things.

47
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Interminable

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endless or apparently endless

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Renegade

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a person who deserts and betrays an organization, country, or set of principles.

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Futile

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incapable of producing any useful results; pointless.

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