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Quixotic

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Extremely romantic or chivalrous.

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Schadenfreude

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Sadistic pleasure derived from someone’s misfortune.

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Animadversion

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A harsh critical remark.

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Hebetudinous

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One who lacks mental stimulation, dull-minded, very lethargic.

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Tatterdemalion

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A shabbily dressed person.

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Jejune

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Nothing interesting; rudimentary

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Solipsism

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A philosophical belief that only the self exist.

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Hedonism

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A belief that happiness is the only good thing in life.

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Perspicacious

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To have a very good judgement.

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Pleonasm

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Use of redundant words.

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Deipanosophnist

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A person who is adept at dinner conversation.

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Pareidolia

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A psychological phenomenon, wherein a person has the notion of seeing faces of people in clouds, hearing hidden messages and other such unusual feelings.

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Syzygy

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Linear alignment of the three celestial bodies.

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Bajulate

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To take the burden of; bear the burden.

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Spry

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Moving swiftly.

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Dalliance

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A brief love-affair.

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Dogmatic

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Someone who wants others to accept their ideas without discussion.

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Slimy

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Trying to get what you want by being overly-friendly.

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Lethargy

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A condition of extreme sleepiness or apathy.

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Anamoly

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Deviation or departure from the normal, common order, form or rule; One that is peculiar, irregular, abnormal, or difficult to classify.

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Portend

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To serve as a warning or omen.

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Dolorous

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Solemnly or ponderously sad.

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Bevy

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A large group or collection.

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Serendipity

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The faculty of making fortunate and unexpected discoveries by accident.