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austere
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severe or stern in disposition or appearance
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The austere teacher gave everyone in class an F.
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juggernaut
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an overwhelming, terrible, destructive force
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A juggernaut is what a football team strives to get.
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proprieties
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the usages and customs of polite society
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My mother brought me up with good proprieties.
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heresy
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an opinion or doctrine at variance with established religious beliefs
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Many people have different heresies to what they believe.
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labyrinth
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an intricate structure of interconnecting passages through which it is difficult to find one's way
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"The garden was like a labyrinth," said the young boy.
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fortnight
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a period of 14 days; 2 weeks
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The girl was out of school for a fortnight.
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somber
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dull or dark in color; gloomy
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The room had a somber color to it.
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inordinate
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exceeding reasonable limits
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The poor family had an inordinate amount of debt.
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catholicity
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the condition or quality of being Catholic
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Kids go to CCD to study catholicity.
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harpy
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a monster with the head and trunk of a woman, and the tail, wings, and talons of a bird
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Young children might fear they have a harpy living under their bed.
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apocryphal
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of doubtful authorship or authenticity
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Downloading music off LimeWire is an apocryphal action.
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pedant
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a person who makes an excessive or inappropriate display of learning
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The valedictorian showed pedant actions when asked questions by students.
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balderdash
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senseless, stupid, or exaggerated talk or writing
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The novel was written in a bladerdash fashion.
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troglodytic
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a person of degraded, primitive, or brutal character
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The troglodytic bully was being mean to a young kid, but a teacher stopped him.
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emulate
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to rival with some degree of success
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Smaller stores now emulate the major chain stores.
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florid
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flowery; excessively ornate
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There was a florid scent in the air.
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sordid
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dirty or filthy
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The abandoned house was in sordid quality.
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