Cat's Cradle, Of Mice And Men, 1/5 Of Great Expectations: Vocabulary

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dulcitude

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Sweetness.

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august

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Noble, venerable, often of the highest social class.

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dictaphone

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A machine used for dictation.

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mawkish

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Excessively or falsely sentimental.

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piquant

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Engaging, charming, favorably stimulating.

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cadaverous

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Having the appearance of a dead body. As in, sickly, pale, and thin.

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debauch

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To morally corrupt.

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indigo

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Not only a color, but a wood capable of producing a dye of a deep blue color.

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aft

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The stern position of a vessel.

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feculence

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Dirty, or containing impurities, especially feces.

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brazen

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Shamelessly shocking and offensive.

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fuselage

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The main body of an aircraft.

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tumid

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Swollen. Usually used pertaining to a person's stomach.

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imperious

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Domineering, overbearing without justification.

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major-domo

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The most important servant.

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orgiastic

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Relating to orgy, wild, uncontrolled.

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querulous

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Often complaining.

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impasto

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Thick paints used to create physical depth in a painting.

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apoplexy

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Sudden loss of consciousness. Also used colloquially to describe utter confusion.

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glissando

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A musical term that refers to either a continuous sliding one pitch to another.

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cosmogony

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Any theory on the origin of the universe.

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acquiesce

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To agree reluctantly but without opposition.

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diaphanous

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Light, delicate, and translucent.

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gossamer

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A soft, sheer fabric.

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oubliette

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A secret dungeon with only access from the ceiling.

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gourmand

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A person who eats and drinks excessively.

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petrescence

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The process of changing into stone.

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vacillate

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To swing indecisively between two options.

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cogent

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Reasonable and persuasive.

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reticule

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A small women's bag.

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tableau

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A striking and vivid representation.

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peristalsis

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Rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract.

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reticent

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To keep one's thoughts to themselves.

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mountebank

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Someone who deceives others. Usually used in a "flashier" sense than "charlatan".

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recumbent

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Lying down.

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bindle

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Any cord or rope used to bind something.

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swamper

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A handyman or general employee.

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mollify

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To appease someone's anger or anxiety.

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flounce

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To make spastic motions.

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euchre

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A card game played with only 24 cards.

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hoosegow

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An archaic slang term for jail.

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fustian

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Pretentious writing or speech.

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gibbet

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An upright post with a crosspiece used for execution.

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flaxen

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A pale yellow brown.

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connubial

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Of or relating to the state of being married.

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trenchant

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Keen, severe, vigorously effective.

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remonstrance

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A disapproving objection.

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imbrue

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To stain. Usually referring to blood.

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garret

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A small attic.

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interpose

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To insert between.

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interlocutor

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A person who takes part in conversation.

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pall

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The canvas laid over a coffin.

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decant

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To pour slowly so as to not disturb the sediment.

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cravat

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A wide fabric band worn as a necktie by men.

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clerical

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Of or relating to clerks or their work.

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obstinate

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Unreasonably stubborn.

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ague

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A mostly archaic term for sickness.

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fetter

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A chain used to bind a person or animal by its legs.

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imprecation

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A curse, as in an expletive.

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conciliate

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To attempt to placate or diffuse a situation.

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countenance

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The appearance in features and expression of one's face.

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vicarious

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Experienced in the imagination through actions of another thing or person.

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blithe

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Cheerful, happy, or indifferent to a dangerous level: "Ignorance is bliss."

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penitential

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Relating to the expression of remorse.

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banns

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A legally required announcement of a forthcoming marriage.

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vestry

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A room in a church for storage.

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goad

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A long, pointed stick used to prod animals.

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declamation

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The act of declaiming. Often seen as a statement made in a pretentious manner.

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presentiment

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A feeling that something bad will happen.

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commiserate

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To express compassion or sympathy.

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contumacious

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Willfully disobedient, rebellious to authority.

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spasmodic

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Erratic or unsustained

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expectorate

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To cough or to spit

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stipulate

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To require as a condition of an agreement.

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parley

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A conference or discussion between enemies.

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mangle

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A manual device for wringing laundry.

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slumberous

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Sleepy, drowsy.

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infirmity

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Feebleness and frailty due to old age.

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memorandum

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A short note serving as a reminder.

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purblind

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Partially blind.

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erudition

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Profound knowledge based of scholarship.

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perspicuity

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The state of being clearly expressed and easily understood.

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sagacious

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Having keen discernment and judgement.

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assent

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To agree or give approval.

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candor

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Sincerity and honesty in speech.

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peal

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A loud sound or succession of loud sounds.

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ablution

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The act of washing something.

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farinaceous

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Having a floury or grainy texture.

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discomfit

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Being uneasy or embarrassed.

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propound

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To offer for discussion or debate.

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disputatious

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Inclined to argue.

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genteel

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Proper or refined.

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capricious

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Impulsive and unpredictable.

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ignominious

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Marked by shame or disgrace.

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caparison

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A rich, ornamental covering for an animal, especially a horse.

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plait

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To fold.

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felicitous

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Working out well.

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paroxysm

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A random or sudden outburst.

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refractory

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Strongly stubborn.

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expound

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To lay open the meaning of.

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ophthalmic

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Of or pertaining to eyes.

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supercilious

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Arrogantly expressing the belief that one is superior.

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induce

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To cause or produce.

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wintry

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Suggestive or characteristic of cold or age.

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epergne

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A table centerpiece.

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fitful

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Irregular and unsteady.

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sal

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A type of tree.

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denude

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To strip off.

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sanguinary

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Attended with bloodshed.

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myrmidon

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A soldier or a subordinate civil officer who executes orders of a superior without protest or pity.

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suborn

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Bribe or otherwise induce someone to commit a crime.

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injudicious

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Showing poor judgement.

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stolid

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Having or revealing little emotion or sensibility.