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scatological
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–noun
1. the study of or preoccupation with excrement or obscenity. 2. obscenity, esp. words or humor referring to excrement. 3. the study of fossil excrement. Also called coprology. |
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temerity
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–noun
reckless boldness; rashness. |
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bathos
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–noun
1. a ludicrous descent from the exalted to the commonplace; anticlimax. 2. insincere pathos(); mawkishness(); maudlin() 3. banality; triteness |
pathos -- noun -- pity
mawkishness: –adjective 1. effusively or insincerely emotional. 2. slightly nauseating; having a mildly sickening flavor; maudlin: adj; foolishly sentimental |
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intimation
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noun
1: an indirect suggestion; "not an intimation of scandal ever touched her" [syn: hint, breath] 2: a slight suggestion or vague understanding; "he had no intimation what was about to happen" [syn: inkling, glimmering, glimmer] |
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firmament
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the vault of heaven; sky. |
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sarcophagus
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noun
a stone coffin, esp. one bearing sculpture, inscriptions, etc., often displayed as a monument. |
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emolument
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noun
payment for employment; compensation for services Tips are an emolument in addition to wages. |
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brooding
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–adjective
1. preoccupied with depressing, morbid, or painful memories or thoughts: a brooding frame of mind. 2. cast in subdued light so as to convey a somewhat threatening atmosphere: Dusk fell on the brooding hills. |
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lugubrious
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–adjective
excessively mournful, esp. in an affected manner lugubrious songs of lost love |
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dispossess
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verb
1. To deprive (another) of the possession or occupancy of something, such as real property; oust. 2. to abandon ownership of (a building), esp. as a bad investment: Landlords have dispossessed many old tenement buildings. |
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diffident
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–adjective
1. lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness; timid; shy. 2. restrained or reserved in manner, conduct, etc. |
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august
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adjective
inspiring awe or admiration; majestic; grand the august presence of a monarch an august performance |
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torpor
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1. lethargic indifference; apathy. 2. A state of mental/ physical inactivity/insensibility. 3. dormancy, as of a hibernating animal. |
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maunder
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verb
To talk/move aimlessly; wander. |
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coven
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noun
an assembly of witches, esp. a group of thirteen. |
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ruminate
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v.
verb (used with object) 1. to chew again or over and over. 2. to meditate on; ponder. |
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brusque
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–adjective
abrupt in manner; blunt; rough: A brusque welcome greeted his unexpected return. |
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amalgam
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noun
1. an alloy of mercury with another metal or metals. 2. a mixture or combination: His character is a strange amalgam of contradictory traits. |
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burble
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verb (used without object)
1. to make a bubbling sound; bubble. 2. to speak in an excited manner; babble. |
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virile
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–adjective
1. of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a man; masculine; manly: a vigorous, masculine spirit: virile strength a virile literary style. 2. of, pertaining to, or capable of procreation. |
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patrician
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–adjective
1. aristocratic; of high social rank or noble family. 2. resembling aristocracy in background, education, and refinement: patrician tastes. 3. pertaining to the powerful families of ancient Rome. |
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plaintive
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–adjective
expressing sorrow or melancholy; mournful: a plaintive melody. |
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strafe
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verb
1. to attack (ground troops or installations) by airplanes with machine-gun fire. 2. Slang. to reprimand viciously. |
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granary
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noun
1. a storehouse or repository for grain, esp. after it has been threshed or husked. 2. a region that produces great quantities of grain. |
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