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Virtuoso

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(n) a person who is supremely skilled in a fine art

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(adj) sheer and filmy; transparent

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Diaphanous

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Sapient

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(adj) wise

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(adj) secretive or covert

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Clandestine

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Peerless

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(adj) without equivalent; better than or above all others

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(adj) wise

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Sapient

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(n) lack of consciousness, knowledge, or memory; being completely forgotten

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Oblivion

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(v) to discover the meaning of a cipher or encryption; to understand a coded or hidden meaning

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Decipher

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Aboveboard

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(adj) honest and unconcealed; forthright

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Finite

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(adj) having an end or limit; not infinite

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(adj) found in ample supply

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Plenteous

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(adj) sorry for past actions; desiring forgiveness

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Contrite

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(adj) having an end or limit; not infinite

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Finite

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(v) to rush; to act with urgency

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Hustle

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Oblivion

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(n) lack of consciousness, knowledge, or memory; being completely forgotten

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Indignant

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(adj) poor; lacking sufficient money

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(v) to misinterpret; to understand incorrectly

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Misapprehend

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Diaphanous

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(adj) sheer and filmy; transparent

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Stupendous

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(adj) immense in size or magnitude

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Aroma

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(n) a typically pleasant scent or smell

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Reoccur

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(v) to happen for a second time, or to happen repeatedly at intervals

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Toilsome

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(adj) difficult; requiring great labor

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Prudence

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(n) wise caution; the quality of being careful and judicious

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(adj) poor; lacking sufficient money

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Indignant

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(adj) honest and unconcealed; forthright

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Aboveboard

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Luminous

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(adj) giving off light

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Unctuous

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(adj) smarmy or greasy

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(adj) smarmy or greasy

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Unctuous

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Hustle

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(v) to rush; to act with urgency

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Decipher

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(v) to discover the meaning of a cipher or encryption; to understand a coded or hidden meaning

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(n) wise caution; the quality of being careful and judicious

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Prudence

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Clandestine

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(adj) secretive or covert

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(adj) difficult; requiring great labor

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Toilsome

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Outcry

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(n) a loud noise or exclamation, particularly of disapproval

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(n) a recess or partially enclosed area connected to a larger room

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Alcove

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Misapprehend

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(v) to misinterpret; to understand incorrectly

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(n) a typically pleasant scent or smell

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Aroma

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(v) to happen for a second time, or to happen repeatedly at intervals

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Reoccur

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(n) a loud noise or exclamation, particularly of disapproval

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Outcry

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Contrite

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(adj) sorry for past actions; desiring forgiveness

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Embroil

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(v) to entangle in disagreement, argument, or conflict

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Plenteous

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(adj) found in ample supply

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(adj) immense in size or magnitude

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Stupendous

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Boisterous

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(adj) active and happy; full of energy

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(n) a person who is supremely skilled in a fine art

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Virtuoso

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Alcove

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(n) a recess or partially enclosed area connected to a larger room

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(adj) without equivalent; better than or above all others

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Peerless

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(v) to entangle in disagreement, argument, or conflict

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Embroil

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(adj) active and happy; full of energy

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Boisterous

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(adj) giving off light

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Luminous

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