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acquiesce
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to assent tacitly; submit or comply silently or without protest; agree; consent
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affinity
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a natural liking for or attraction to a person, thing, idea, etc
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blasphemous
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uttering, containing, or exhibiting blasphemy; irreverent; profane
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buttress
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any external prop or support built to steady a structure by opposing its outward thrusts, esp. a projecting support built into or against the outside of a masonry wall
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circumspect
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watchful and discreet; cautious; prudent
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corroboration
corroborate |
the act of corroborating
to confirm or support (facts, opinions, etc), esp by providing fresh evidence |
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deplete
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to decrease seriously or exhaust the abundance or supply of
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despotic
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of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a despot or despotism; autocratic; tyrannical
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emaciated
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to make abnormally lean or thin by a gradual wasting away of flesh
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empirical
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derived from or guided by experience or experiment
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extraneous
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introduced or coming from without; not belonging or proper to a thing; external; foreign
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fallow
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(of land) plowed and left unseeded for a season or more; uncultivated
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homogeneous
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composed of parts or elements that are all of the same kind; not heterogeneous
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hyperbole
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obvious and intentional exaggeration
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incontrovertible
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not controvertible; not open to question or dispute; indisputable
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irascible
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easily provoked to anger; very irritable
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laconic
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using few words; expressing much in few words; concise
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magnanimity
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generosity
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obsequious
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characterized by or showing servile complaisance or deference; fawning
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proliferation
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the growth or production of cells by multiplication of parts
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scrupulous
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having scruples; having or showing a strict regard for what one considers right; principled
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sublime
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elevated or lofty in thought, language
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surreptitious
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obtained, done, made, etc., by stealth; secret or unauthorized; clandestine
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veracity
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habitual observance of truth in speech or statement; truthfulness
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zeal
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fervor for a person, cause, or object; eager desire or endeavor; enthusiastic diligence; ardor
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