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Acute
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penetrating
characterized by sharpness of severity marked by keen discernment or intellectual perception |
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allegory
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a symbolic representation
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allusion
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an implied or indirect reference
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ameliorate
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improve upon
to make better or more tolerable |
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amenable
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readily brought to yield, submit, or cooperate
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cajole
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coax
to persuade with flattery or genle urging (especially in the face of reluctance) |
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anathema
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someone or something immensely disliked or loathed
a vigorous denunciation a ban or curse |
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approbation
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an act of approving formally
commendation, praise |
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accord
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agreement
conformity compact/treaty |
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barbarity
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inhumanity
an act of cruelty |
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beneficient
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doing or producing good
performing acts of kindness or charity |
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caveat
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a warning enjoining one freom certain acts or practices
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conjecture
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inference from defective or presumptive evidence
a conclusion deduced by surmise or guesswork |
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deference
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respect and esteem due to superiors or an elder
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deplorable
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lamentable
deserving censure or contempt wretched |
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desolate
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deserted
gloomy; lifeless; barren joyless, disconsolate, and sorrowful through or as if through separation from a loved one. |
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drivel
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nonesense
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earnest
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characterized by or preceeding from an intense and serious state of mind.
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edifice
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building
large or massive building abstract structure |
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emancipate
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to free from restrain, control, or the power of another
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emulate
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imitate
to strive to equal or excel |
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enumerate
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count
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evanescent
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tending to vanish like vapor
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exult
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rejoice
to be extremely joyful |
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hackneyed
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trite
lacking in freshness or originality |
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heterodox
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unorthodox
unconventional |
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impertinent
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irrelecant
characterized by insolent rudeness |
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incessant
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unceasing
continueing or following without interruption |
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incisive
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penetratitng; cutting; bitting' trenchant
remarkably clear and direct |
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inclement
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stormy
physically severe |
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indubitable
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unquestionable
to evident to be questioned |
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infamy
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evil reputation brought about by something grossly horrible, criminal, shocking
an extreme or publically known criminal or evil act |
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inscrutable
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mysterious
not readily investigated, or understood |
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invariable
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constant
not changing or capable of change |
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lassitude
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fatigue
languor a condition of weariness |
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lurid
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shocking
sensational melodramatic |
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marrow
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the inmost, best, or essential part; core
vegetable marrow |
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melancholy
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dejection
depression of spirits a pensive mood |
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misdemeanor
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a crime less serious than a felony
a misdeed |
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nebulous
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indistinct; vague
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nutriment
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something that nourishes or promotes growth
Repairs the natural wastage of life |
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orthodox
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conventional
conforming to established doctrine |
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pathos
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an element in experience or in artistic represnetation evoking pity or compassion
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perverse
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cranky
contrary obstinate in opposing what is right, reasonable or accepted marked by peevishness or petulance |
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physiognomy
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the facial features held to show qualities of mind or character by their configuration or expression
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proclivity
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an inclination or predisposition toward something; esp: a strong inherent inclination towards something objectionable
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scathing
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bitterly severe
caustic |
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raiment
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clothing; garments
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providence
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divine guidance or care: God concieved as teh power sustaining and guiding human destiny
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prodigious
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extraordinary in bulk, quantity, or degree
enormous |
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precocious
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exhibiting mature qualities at an unusually early age
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propinquity
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nearness of blood: kinship
nearness in place or time: proximity |
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plebian
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one of the common people
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salient
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standing out conspicuously: prominent
noticeable |
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scruple
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an ethical consideration or principle that inhibits action
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propagate
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to cause to spread out and affect a greater number or greater area:
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quicken
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to make alive: REVIVE
to cause to be enlivened: STIMULATE |
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scintillate
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to emit quick flashes as if throwing off sparks: SPARKLE
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rend
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to split or tear apart in pieces by violence
to tear (the hair or clothing) as a sign of anger, grief, or despair |
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repudiate
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to refuse to have anything to do with: DISOWN
to refuse to accept; especially: to reject as unauthorized or as having no binding force to reject as unture or unjust |
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simulate
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to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive: IMITATE
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stringent
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marked by rigor, strictness, or severity especially with regard to rule or standard
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sustenance
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means of support, maintenance, or subsistnece: LIVING
food, provisions, nourishment |
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tempest
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a violent storm
turmult, uproar |
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throng
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host
a crowding together of many person pressure |
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toil
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struggle, battle
long strenuous fatiguing labor |
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transcend
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to rise above or go beyond the limits of
overcome |
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usury
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interest
the lending of money at exorbitant interest rates |
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vagrant
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one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support
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venerable
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calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments
conveying an impression of aged goodness and benevolence |
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vestment
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an outer garmet
a robe of ceremony or office |
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vigor
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active bodily or mental strength or force
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vitriol
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something felt to resemble vitriol especially in caustic quality
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vivacious
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lively in temper, conduct, or spirt
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wanton
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being without check or limitation
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