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chattel

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personal property

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austere

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unadorned, stern

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lament

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express sorrow

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aloof

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reserved in manner

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incongruous

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not appropriate

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bulwark

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a principal defense

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connoisseur

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an expert in taste

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cacophony

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harsh sounds

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expunge

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to remove

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trenchant

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cutting, sharp

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impede

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interfere with

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forbear

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to refrain from

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efface

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to rub away

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asunder

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separate into parts

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incite

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arouse to action

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quixotic

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impractical

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beleaguer

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to surround, harass

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milieu

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surroundings

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histrionic

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overly dramatic

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arduous

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hard, tiresome

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reminisce

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recalling the past

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dulcet

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melodious, soothing

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lassitude

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listless, weariness

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coterie

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close associates

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ambiance

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mood, atmosphere

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girth

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distance around

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askew

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crooked, awry

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cubism

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style of art

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cranny

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small opening

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laconic

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using few words

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harrowing

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disturbing, frightening

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aptitude

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natural ability

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chronic

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continuous

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irascible

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easily angered

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cower

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to cringe from fear

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gossamer

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something delicate

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grandiloquent

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impress with big words

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caucus

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meeting, to assemble

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harangue

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to berate, lecture

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atrophy

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to wither away

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beget

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give birth to

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muster

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collect, inspect

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curtail

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to lessen, shorten

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craven

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cowardly

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obtuse

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block-headed

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congenial

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pleasant, social

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fjord

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narrow sea inlet

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aspire

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hopeful goal

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doldrums

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period of inactivity

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consensus

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general agreement

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blather

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to talk nonsensical

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defame

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libel or slander

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elapse

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passage of time

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astute

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skilled worker

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misnomer

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inappropriate name

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resurgent

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rise after defeat

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draconian

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severe, cruel

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amenable

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pleasant, agreeable

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criterion

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standard for judgment

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guise

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appearance

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lesion

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wound

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gird

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encircle, prepare

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fetish

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object of obsession

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disperse

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distribute widely

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dissolution

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to break into parts

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forage

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hunt for food

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denounce

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condemn, expose

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torque

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twisting force

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docile

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easy to handle

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hovel

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small dwelling

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balm

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soothing

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divine (v)

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to guess; foretell

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wane

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decrease

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fraught

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full, teeming with

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chasm

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a deep opening

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erudite

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scholarly

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also-ran

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defeated in a race

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aggrandize

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to exaggerate

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ensemble

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coordinated group

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claimant

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person making a claim

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empirical

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based on observation

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jocular

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characterized by joking, jesting, or good humor

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iridescent

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displaying a play of lustrous colors like that of the rainbow

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sardonic

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characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering

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apathetic

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having or showing little or no emotion:

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equivocal

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allowing the possibility of several different meanings, as a word or phrase, especially with intent to deceive or misguide; susceptible of double interpretation; deliberately ambiguous:

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resigned

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submissive or acquiescent.

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acquiesce

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to assent tacitly; submit or comply silently or without protest; agree; consent:

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contemptuous

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showing or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful; disrespectful.

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ironic

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using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning;

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solemn

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grave, sober, or mirthless, as a person, the face, speech, tone, or mood:

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didactice

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intended for instruction; instructive:

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nonchalant

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coolly unconcerned, indifferent, or unexcited; casual:

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unabashed

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not ashamed, disconcerted, or apologetic; boldly certain of one’s position.

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disdainful

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full of or showing disdain; scornful.

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capricious

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subject to, led by, or indicative of a sudden, odd notion or unpredictable change; erratic:

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wistful

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characterized by melancholy; longing; yearning.

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aesthetic

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concerned with the study of the mind and emotions in relation to the sense of beauty.

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allusion

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a passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication:

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ambivalent

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having mixed feelings about someone or something;

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