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Puntilious
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carefully obsvervant of the fine points of behavior, scrupulous, exact.
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reprisal
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a forceful measure (short of war) taken by one country against another in retaliation for infuries inflicted on it; any injury done for an injury recieved.
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sacerdotal
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of priests, priestly
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scintillating
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giving off sparks, slashing, animated and brilliant
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spienetic
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spiteful, irritable, peevish; bad tempered.
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superannuated
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retired from service, esp. w/ a pension b/c of old age
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temerity
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boldness; rashness, foolhardiness, recklessness
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timorous
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timid, fearful
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tirade
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a long vehement speech, esp. of denunciation, a harangue
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verbose
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wordy, long-winded prolix
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virago
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a bold quarrelsome woman, a shrew
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vociferous
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shouting noisily, making a loud outcry, clamorous
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volatile
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cahnging readily to vapor, evaporationg easily, changeable
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wheedle
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to cajole, to coax, attempt to persuade by flattery
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zodiac
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an imaginary belt in heavens divided into twelve signs, each named for a constellation; a circular figure representing the zodiac
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opportune
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timely, advantageous seasonable
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platonic
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idealistic, spiritual unsensual
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promiscuous
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loose sexually uncontrolled
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egregious
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bad, obvious, flagrant
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prodigious
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huge, monstous, mighty
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desultory
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occasional, random, haphazard
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explicit
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clearly stated, definite, outspoken
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blashemous
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to curse, speak irreverntly
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hallowed
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holy sacred blssed
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ornate
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elaborately decorated, showy, sumptuous
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