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lugubrious |
excessively mournful; dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner |
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magnanimous |
free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness; high-minded; noble and generous in spirit |
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menagerie |
a collection of wild or unusual animals, especially for exhibition; a diverse or exotic group |
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ostentatious |
(of actions, manner, qualities exhibited, etc) intended to attract notice or in an attempt to impress others |
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precipice |
face or brink or overhang of a steep hill or mountain |
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prodigious |
extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc.; wonderful or marvelous; abnormal; monstrous |
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purloin |
to take dishonestly; to commit theft; steal |
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sagacity |
foresight, discernment, or keen perception; ability to make good judgements |
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solemn |
grave, sober, or mirthless; serious or earnest
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solemnity |
the state or character of being solemn; earnestness |
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stolid |
not easily stirred or moved mentally; unemotional; showing little or no emotion or interest |
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succumb |
to be fatally overwhelmed (by disease, old age, etc.); to give way in face of the overwhelming force (of) or desire (for) |
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sumptuous |
luxuriously fine or large; lavish; splendid |
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venerable |
(esp. in regards to a person) worthy of reverence on account of great age, religious associations, character, position, etc. |