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wanderlust

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n. strong longing for or impulse toward wandering

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sectarianism

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n 宗派主义 教派意识

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reverberate

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v/ to resound, echo

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gallant

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adj. brave and noble’ polite and attentive to women

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valiant

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adj courageous

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chromatic

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adj having color or colors

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replete

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adj fully or abundantly provided or filled

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hoard

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v to accumulate and hide or keep in reserve

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impending

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adj imminent

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motley

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adj heterogeneous’ of many colors

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posthumously

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adv after death

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disenfranchise

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v to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege

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antecedent

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n a preceding event, condition, or cause

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expository

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adj explanatory; serving to explain

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tenet

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n a principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true

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dappled

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adj covered with spots of a different color

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erudite

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adj learned; scholarly

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evince

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v to show plainly; indicate

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insidious

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adj working or spreading harmfully in a subtle or stealthy manner

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connotation

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n idea or notion suggested in addition to its explicit meaning or denotation

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stark

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adj barren; desolate; rigid as if in death

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dilettante

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n/ amateur

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improvident

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adj lacking foresight or thrit

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feckless

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adj inefficient; irresponsible

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titular

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adj existing in title only

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forlorn

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adj abandoned or deserted

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rampant

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adj marked by a menacing wildness

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trepidation

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n uncertainty; agitation

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propensity

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n an often intense natural inclination or preference

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hiatus

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n a gap in space, time, or continuity

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ubiquitous

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adj existing or being everywhere at the same time

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downplay

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v to belittle

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discomfited

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adj frustrated

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erratically

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adv in an erratic and unpredictable manner