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adjective sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc
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acrid
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noun shortness of time or duration; briefness
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brevity
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adjective pleased, esp. with oneself or one's merits, advantages, situation, etc., often without awareness of some potential danger or defect; self-satisfied
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complacent
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noun a feeling of contempt for anything regarded as unworthy; haughty contempt; scorn.
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disdain
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noun a refraining from something
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forbearance
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adjective of, pertaining to, or belonging as a part of the whole; constituent or component
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integral
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adjective given to, characterized by, intended for, or suited to joking or jesting
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jocular
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noun a very great or indefinitely great number of persons or things
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myriad
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verb to swing or move to and fro, as a pendulum does
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oscillate
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noun a related or derived subject, problem, etc.; outgrowth; consequence; implication
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ramification
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adjective severely exact or accurate
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rigorous
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noun authoritative permission or approval, as for an action
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sanction
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adjective being beyond what is seen or avowed; intentionally kept concealed
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ulterior
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adjective done, shown, used, etc., maliciously or unjustifiably
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wanton
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noun an appointment to meet at a certain time and place
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tryst
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