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Catigation

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(n) Severe criticism, reproach or punishment

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Repine

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(v) To be discontent, complain or fret; to yearn or long deeply for something.

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Meteoric

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(adj) Like a meteor in speed or sudden (often temporary) brilliance

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Minatory

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(adj) Menacing or threatening in nature or aspect

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Endemic

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(adj) Natvie to or characteristic of a certain place; restricted or confined to a specific area or place.

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Abrogate

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(v) To abolish, annul or put aside, usually officially.

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Broach

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(v) To mention, suggest, or bring up; to tap, pierce, or open.

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Deposition

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(n) The act of removing from power (noun form of verb “depose”); testemony under oath; the process of depositing, or the state of being deposited.

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Accretion

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(n) Growth by gradual addition or buildup

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Deride

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(v) To scorn, mock, jeer or ridule

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Revere

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(v) To regard with respect, devotion, deference and awe

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Boisterous

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(adj) Rough and noisy or rowdy, clamorous

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Opprobrium

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(n) Disgrace or infamy due to shameful, despicable behavior; harsh contempt or condemnation; a cause for shame or disgrace

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Sate

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(v) To satisfy or appease (an appitite) fully; to indulge (an appetite) to excess; to glut

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Nascent

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(adj) Developing or coming into existence

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Equitable

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(adj) Characterized by or showing equity; Fair and impartial (Note: do not confuse with equivocal, meaning ambivalent, undecided)

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Natty

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(adj) Smart and trim in dress or appearance (usually of a man: “nattily dressed”)

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Accolade

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(n) An award, praise, or expression of approval

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Seamy

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(adj) Sordid, unpleasant, showing the low side of life

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Sedulous

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(adj) Diligent or perservering in effort or application; done or achieved through perserverance

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Efface

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(v) To erase; to rub or wipe out; To conduct oneself inconspicuously, to make oneself “invisible”. Often used in the the expression “self-effacing”.

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Neologism

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(n) A new word, phrase or usage; a psychotic symptom involving the creating of new words.

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Seminal

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(adj) Pertaining to seed, having possibility of future development; very original and influencing later works (as a seminal artist or artwork)

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Nexus

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(n) A link or connection; a connected froup or series; the core, focus or central point of connection.

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Tacit
(adj) Expressed without workds; unspoken; Implied or indicated but not explicitly expressed
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Supine
(adj) Lying on the back or face up; showing or characterized by lethargy, passivity, or apathetic inactivity; mentally or morally indifferent or lax
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Caustic
(adj) Capable of burning, corroding, or eating away at; cutting, harsh, sarcastic or severely critical
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Nugatory
(adj) Of little value, worth or important; trifling or inconsequential; without force or effectiveness
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Disaffect
(v) To make unhappy or unloyal, to alientate the affection or support of
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Bombastic
(adj) Overblown, pompous, inflated, or pretentious
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Estrange
(v) To make unfriendly or hostile, keep at a distance
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Sinewy
(adj) Full of sinews; tough and stringy or strong; lean and muscular, strong, forceful or vigorous
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Boor
(n) A rude or coarse person; someone without manners or sensitivity; a peasant
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Occluded
(v) To obstruct, close u, or block off; To prevent the passage of
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Slew
(n) A large number or quantity ("a whole slew of problems")
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Continent
(adj) Exercising or marked by self-restraint, expecially of the desires
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Cessation
(n) A temporary of final stopping or ceasing
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Odium
(n) The state or quality of being odious; contempt, dislike, or repugnance; Disgrace or infamy due to reprehensible or hateful acts
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Sodden
(adj) Weighted down with or as with water; soaked thoroughly; Dull or espessionless, as from drink; Slggish or torpid
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Surfeit
(n) 1. An escessive amount or oversupply; 2. Overindulgence (such as in food or drink), disgust from overindulgence; (v) To feed or supply to surfeit (i.e., satiety, excess, or disgust)
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Solvent
(adj) Able to pay ebts; not bankrupt
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Breach
(n) The act or result of rupturing or breaking; rift, fissure; A violation or infraction, a severance of friendly relations
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Onerous
(adj) Burdensome or troublesome ("onus" = burden); Entailing legal obligations that exceed the benefits
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Fervid
(adj) Very glowing or burning; Marked by great zeal, feeling, or fevor
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Opaque
(adj) Impenetrable to light; not transparent or reflecting light; Hard to understand, so obscure as to be unclear or unintelligible; Dim-witted or mentally slow
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Lethargic
(adj) Characterized by or causing lethargy, sluggishness, inactivity or indifference
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Chary
(adj) Cautious or wary; Sparing, hesitant to give, accept or expend
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Tendentious
(adj) Partisan, marked by a strong point of view
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Puerile
(adj) Pertaining to childhood; Childishly foolish or immature, juvenile
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Bedizen
(v) Dress or decorate in a gaudy, ostentatious way
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Internecine
(adj) Pertaining to conflict within a group; mutually destructive
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Screed
(n) A long discource or piece of writing; a diatribe, an angry speech
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Sere
(adj) Dry or withered
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Semiotics
(n) The theory or study of signs and sybols used as elements of communication; the study of languages, genstures, even clothing use as communication

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