English Part 2

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calumny

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an abusive attack on a person's character or good name

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impassive

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deliberately impassive in manner

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repudiate

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refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid

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sedentary

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used of persons or actions

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auspices

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kindly endorsement and guidance

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clandestine

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conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods

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foment

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bathe with warm water or medicated lotions

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reticent

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reluctant to draw attention to yourself

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temerity

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fearless daring

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vistige

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trace, remnant

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officious

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intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner

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treatise

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a formal exposition

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inexorable

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not capable of being swayed or diverted from a course

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moot

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open to argument or debate

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burnish

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polish and make shiny

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esoteric

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confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle

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atrophy

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any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)

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costernation

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Amazement of fear that makes one feel confused, dismay, confusion

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expound

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add details, as to an account or idea

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assiduous

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marked by care and persistent effort

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aver

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to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true

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equanimity

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steadiness of mind under stress

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iniquity

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an unjust act

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mercurial

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liable to sudden unpredictable change

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precuniary

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financial

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tenable

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based on sound reasoning or evidence

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avarice

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extreme greed for material wealth

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conciliate

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make compatible with

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espouse

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take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own

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extenuate

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lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of

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quell

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suppress or crush completely

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rancor

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a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will

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commiserate

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to feel or express sympathy or compassion

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evanescent

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tending to vanish like vapor

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maudlin

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effusively or insincerely emotional

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pallor

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unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)

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venal

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capable of being corrupted

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abstruse

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difficult to penetrate

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apostasy

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the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)

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opulence

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wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living

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promontory

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a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)

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usury

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the act of lending money at an exorbitant rate of interest

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abscond

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run away

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adjure

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command solemnly

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aspersion

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an abusive attack on a person's character or good name

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ignominy

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a state of dishonor

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malign

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speak unfavorably about

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capricious

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determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason

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emaciate

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grow weak and thin or waste away physically