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pristine

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1 : belonging to the earliest period or state : ORIGINAL <the hypothetical pristine lunar atmosphere>
2 a : not spoiled, corrupted, or polluted (as by civilization) : PURE <a pristine forest>

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efface

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1 : to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface <coins with dates effaced by wear>; also : to cause to vanish <daylight effaced the stars>
2 : to make (oneself) modestly or shyly inconspicuous

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eviscerate

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1 a : to take out the entrails of : DISEMBOWEL b : to deprive of vital content or force
2 : to remove an organ from (a patient) or the contents of (an organ)
intransitive senses : to protrude through a surgical incision or suffer protrusion of a part through an incision

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mire

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1 : wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh)
2 : heavy often deep mud or slush
3 : a troublesome or intractable situation <found themselves in a mire of debt>

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apportion

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to divide and share out according to a plan; especially : to make a proportionate division or distribution of

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ar·son

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the willful or malicious burning of property (as a building) especially with criminal or fraudulent intent

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bucolic

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1 : of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : PASTORAL
2 : relating to or typical of rural life

What brought him here, though, was not the ~ appeal of rural France.

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clientele

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a body of clients

<a shop that caters to exclusive ~>

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fecund

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1 : fruitful in offspring or vegetation : PROLIFIC
2 : intellectually productive or inventive to a marked degree

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torrid

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1 a : parched with heat especially of the sun : HOT <torrid sands> b : giving off intense heat : SCORCHING
2 : ARDENT, PASSIONATE <torrid love letters>

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scintillate

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1 : to emit sparks : SPARK
2 : to emit quick flashes as if throwing off sparks : SPARKLE
transitive senses : to throw off as a spark or as sparkling flashes <scintillate witticisms>

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scintillate

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1 : to emit sparks : SPARK
2 : to emit quick flashes as if throwing off sparks : SPARKLE
transitive senses : to throw off as a spark or as sparkling flashes <scintillate witticisms>

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panhandle

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intransitive senses : to stop people on the street and ask for food or money : BEG
transitive senses
1 : to accost on the street and beg from
2 : to get by panhandling

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avarice

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Immoderate desire for wealth; cupidity.

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ostensible

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Represented or appearing as such; ostensive

His ostensible purpose was charity, but his real goal was popularity.

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ostensible

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Represented or appearing as such; ostensive

His ostensible purpose was charity, but his real goal was popularity.

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hagiography

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1. Biography of saints.
2. A worshipful or idealizing biography.

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sinecure

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1. A position or office that requires little or no work but provides a salary.
2. Archaic. An ecclesiastical benefice not attached to the spiritual duties of a parish.

Etymology: Medieval Latin sine cura without cure (of souls)

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penury

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Etymology: Middle English, from Latin penuria, paenuria want; perhaps akin to Latin paene almost
1 : a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (as money); especially : severe poverty
2 : extreme and often niggardly frugality

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clemency

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1 a : disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due b : an act or instance of leniency
2 : pleasant mildness of weather
synonym see MERCY

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clemency

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1 a : disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due b : an act or instance of leniency
2 : pleasant mildness of weather
synonym see MERCY

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percolate

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to drain or seep through a porous substance.

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flatulent

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1 a : marked by or affected with gas generated in the intestine or stomach b : likely to cause gas
2 : pompously or portentously overblown : INFLATED

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schism

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# division of a group into opposing factions; "another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy"
# the formal separation of a church into two churches or the withdrawal of one group over doctrinal differences

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apostate

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# deserter: a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
# not faithful to religion or party or cause

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prostrate

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1. get into a position of submission
# render helpless or defenseless; "They prostrated the enemy"
# prone: lying face downward

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facetious

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bantering: cleverly amusing in tone

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redress

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To set right; to remedy; to compensate; to remove the causes of a grievance

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knave

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rogue; jack

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parsimony

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extreme or excessive thriftiness

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facetious

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joking, often inappropriately

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viz

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abbr. for videlicet:

that is to say; namely

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demagogue

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an orator who appeals to the passions and prejudices of his audience

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tosh

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baloney: pretentious or silly talk or writing

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cornucopia

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# horn of plenty: a goat's horn filled with grain and flowers and fruit symbolizing prosperity
# profusion: the property of being extremely abundant; "the profusion of detail"; "the idiomatic richness of English"

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prospector

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a person who searches for valuable minerals

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fealty

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allegiance: the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign)

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bough

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any of the larger branches of a tree

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ocelot

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nocturnal wildcat of Central America and South America having a dark-spotted buff-brown coat

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municipality

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people living in a town or city having local self-government

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lascivious

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driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires

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affront

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diss: treat, mention, or speak to rudely;

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menagerie

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# a collection of live animals for study or display

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saunter

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a careless leisurely gait

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contrite

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feeling regret for a fault or offence

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recalcitrant

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fractious: stubbornly resistant to authority or control; "a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness"; "a refractory child"

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fray

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# wear away by rubbing; "The friction frayed the sleeve"
# affray: a noisy fight
# rub: cause friction; "my sweater scratches"

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laconic

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crisp: brief and to the point

Laconia included Sparta.

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prurient

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lubricious: characterized by lust;

"eluding the lubricious embraces of her employer"; "her sensuous grace roused his lustful nature"; "prurient literature"; "prurient thoughts"; "a salacious rooster of a little man"

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petulant

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cranky; easily irritated or annoyed

Rooney was ~ in pushing Ronaldo away.