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accoutrement

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additional clothing or items worn or carried by someone

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bolster

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to strengthen, add to, support, or uphold

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disparage

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to speak of or treat slightingly; depreciate; belittle

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elicit

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to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke

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invidious

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calculated to create ill will or resentment or give offense; hateful

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aggrieve

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to oppress or wrong grievously; injure by justice

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guise

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general external appearance; aspect; semblance

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brawny

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strong, muscular

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seemly

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fitting or becoming with respect to propriety or good taste; decent

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abase

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to reduce or lower, as in rank, office, reputation or estimation; humble; degrade

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transitory

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not lasting, enduring, permanent, or eternal

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covet

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to wish, long, or crave for something (like property)

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lechery

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unrestrained or excessive indulgence of sexual desire.

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pilgrimage

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a journey, especially a long one, made to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion

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discretion

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freedom/authority to make judgements and to act as one sees fit

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plight

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a dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation

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furbish

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to restore to freshness of appearance or good condition

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smack

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to give an indication; be suggestive (often used with of)

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curb

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to control as with a curb; restrain; check

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rapt

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deeply engrossed or absorbed

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chastice

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to punish verbally or physically (beating)

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impede

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To obstruct the movement or progress of

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compunction

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A feeling of regret or guilt for doing something wrong

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beguile

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to charm or divert, usually by an attractive/pleasing distraction

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surcease
a temporary or complete stopping; cessation (things come to or are brought to a...)
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temperance
moderation and self-restraint, as in behavior or expression
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malice
a desire to harm others or to see others suffer
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trifle
a thing, matter, or affair of very little value, importance or significance
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pretense
pretending or feigning; a false show of something
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solemn
gravely or somberly impressive; causing serious thoughts or a grave mood
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bestow
to present as a gift; give
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chide
to express disapproval of; scold; reproach
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botch
to spoil by poor work; bungle
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posterity
succeeding or future generations collectively
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equivocate
to use ambiguous/unclear expressions, usually to avoid commitment or in order to mislead (speak to both sides of an issue)
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lament
to feel or express sorrow or regret for
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divulge
to disclose or reveal (something private, secret, or previously unknown)
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consurt
to associate; keep company with
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induce
to bribe or convince (someone) unlawfully or secretly to perform some misdead or to commit a crime
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subtle
fine or delicate in meaning or intent; difficult to perceive or understand
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pious
devoutly/deeply religious
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commend
to praise, express approval
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confound
to perplex or amaze, especially by a sudden disturbance or surprise
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barren
unproductive; unfruitful
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sundry
Various; miscellaneous
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usurp
to seize and hold a position by force or without right
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prowess
exceptional valor, bravery, or ability, especially in combat or battle
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avouch
to declare the provable truth or validity of; affirm
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pristine
having its ORIGINAL purity; uncorrupted or unsullied
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bosom
beloved; intimate (a bosom friend)
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importune
to beset with insistent or repeated requests; entreat pressingly, HARASS
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sustenance
something; especially food, that sustains life or health
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deplorable
lamentable; woeful; regrettable
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raiment
clothing; apparel; attire
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impromtu
made or done without previous preparation
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gregarious
fond of the company of others; others are fond of your company
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forte
a strong point, as of a person; that in which one excels
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innate
existing in one from birth
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sardonic
scornful, mocking; disdainfully humorous
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hiatus
a break or interruption in the continuity of a work or action
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Fervently
Intensely passionate; ardent
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Morose
Gloomy or sullen; unhappy or unwilling to speak or smile
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Audacious
Recklessly brave or daring
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Aversion
A strong feeling of dislike, opposition, repugnance
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Soporific
Causing or tending to cause sleep
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Turbid
Dense, thick, or cloudy (referring to a liquid usually
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Virulent
Actively poisonous; intensely noxious
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Thrall
A person who is morally or mentally enslaved by some power, influence, or the like
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Agnosticism
Form of skepticism that holds the existence of God cannot be logically proved or disproved
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Atheism
Denial of the existence of God or gods and of any supernatural existence
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Incoherent
Without logical or meaningful connection; disjointed; rambling
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Illustrious
Highly respected, well known, admired
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Repose
The state of being at rest; at piece; tranquil
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Enmity
A feeling or condition of hostility; hatred; ill will

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