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mural
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a large picture painted or affixed directly on a wall or ceiling
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obscure
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ambiguous, vague, or uncertain
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profuse
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abundant; in great amount
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oblivion
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the state of being completely forgotten or unknown
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prattling
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to talk in a foolish or simple-minded way; chatter; babble
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pedantry
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slavish attention to rules, details
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scythe
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an agricultural implement consisting of a long, curving blade fastened at an angle to a handle, for cutting grass, grain, etc., by hand
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parry
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to turn aside; evade or dodge
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tactile
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of, pertaining to, endowed with, or affecting the sense of touch.
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phoenix
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a mythical bird of great beauty fabled to live 500 or 600 years in the Arabian wilderness, to burn itself on a funeral pyre, and to rise from its ashes in the freshness of youth and live through another cycle of years
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stagnant
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stale or foul from standing
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perfunctorily
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performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial
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stolid
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not easily stirred or moved mentally; unemotional; impassive
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pulverize
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to demolish or crush completely
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serene
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calm, peaceful, or tranquil; unruffled
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odious
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highly offensive; repugnant; disgusting
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saccharine
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Having a cloyingly sweet attitude, tone, or character
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stoked
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to tend the fire of, supply with fuel
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perpetuate
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To cause to continue indefinitely; make perpetual.
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stratum
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a layer of material, naturally or artificially formed, often one of a number of parallel layers one upon another
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