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Abjured
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To give up; abstain from
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Beguiling
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To distract the attention of; divert
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Benign
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Having a kindly disposition; gracious
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Bereft
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deprived, often after suffering the death of a loved one
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Beseeched
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to beg eagerly for
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abjured
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to easily give up; abstain from
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Beguiling
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To distract the attention of; divert:
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Benign
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Having a kindly disposition; gracious:
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Bereft
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deprived, often after suffering the death of a loved one
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Beseeched
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to beg eagerly for
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Demise
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Death
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Eunuch
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a castrated man, esp. one formerly employed by Oriental rulers as a harem guard or palace official.
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Fell
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destructive; deadly
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Hyperbole
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obvious and intentional exaggeration.
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Ingratiate
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to establish (oneself) in the favor or good graces of others, esp. by deliberate effort
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Meritorious
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Deserving reward or praise; having merit.
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Mollified
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To calm in temper or feeling; soothe
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Motley
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exhibiting great diversity of elements; heterogeneous
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Nubile
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(of a young woman) suitable for marriage
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On Tenterhooks
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Idiom
in a state of uneasy suspense or painful anxiety Tenter: a framework on which cloth in the process of manufacture is stretched so it may set or dry evenly. Tenterhook: one of the hooks or bent nails that hold cloth stretched on a tenter |
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Pined
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to yearn deeply; suffer with longing; long painfully
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Pulchritudinous
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physically beautiful; comely.
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Sage
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a profoundly wise person
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Sequestering
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To remove or set apart; segregate
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Unrequited
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Not returned or reciprocated
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