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142 Cards in this Set
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truncate
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to shorten by cutting off
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adroit
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skillful
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berate
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to scold
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improvident
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shortsighted
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intractable
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not easily managed
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paramount
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superior to all others
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propagate
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to multiply
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vehement
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intensely emotional
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ontological
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related to the essence of nature
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bloviate
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to speak at length in a boastful manner
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esoteric
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designed for or understood by only a select few
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laconic
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involving few words
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parry
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to avoid
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punctilious
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strict or exact
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venerate
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to revere
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infer
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to conclude by reasoning
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innocuous
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causing or intending little or no harm
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objective
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not affected by personal feelings
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patent
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obvious
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preclude
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to make impossible
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tacit
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implied
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counsel
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advice, to advise
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council
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a group that advises
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affable
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at ease in talking to others
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bombastic
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a little too much
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excoriate
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to wear off the skin
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iconoclast
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one who destroys religious images
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lascivious
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lustful
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quandary
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a problem that's hard to figure out
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virulent
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venomous
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conceit
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a strange idea
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tract
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a piece of land
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unbiased
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without prejudice
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void
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no longer used
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aesthetic
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pertaining to beauty
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opaque
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not transparent
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paradox
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something that seems to contradict itself
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phenomena
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facts
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pilfer
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to steal
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stylized
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style, often an unrealistic one
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mollify
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to soothe
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sundry
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various; different
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alacrity
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alertness
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capricious
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unpredictable
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facetious
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in the habit of joking
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inexorable
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inflexible
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laudable
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praiseworthy
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pernicious
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highly injurious with corrupting effects
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reticence
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reserve; restraint
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trite
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lacking in freshness because of overuse; like the use of swag, it's said too much
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phonetics
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the study of sounds in a language
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synopsis
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a plot summary
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recompense
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reward
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mar
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to impair the imperfection of
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manifold
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of many kinds
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negate
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to destroy the validity of something
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ominous
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indicative that something evil is about to happen
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premonition
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a feeling that something is about to happen
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persevere
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to persist
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omnipotent
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all-powerful
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ineffable
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inexpressible
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dolorous
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sad
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illegitimate
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born of unmarried parents
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imp
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a small demon
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retribution
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punishment
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scaffold
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a platform of execution
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augur
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to be a sign
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ensue
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to follow as a result
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contrive
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invent
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paramour
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an illicit lover
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besmirch
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to soil
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repugnant
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offensive
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pedestal
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an architectural support for a statue or vase
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dexterity
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skill in using the body, especially the hands; cleverness
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efficacy
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effectiveness
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aver
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to assert with confidence
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guise
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an assumed appearance
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subsequent
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occurring or coming later or after
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procure
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to obtain by care
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proximity
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nearness
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depravity
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a state of moral corruption or perversion
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imbue
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to inspire thoroughly
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mutable
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subject to change
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epoch
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a period of time of noteworthy events
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perpetuate
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everlasting
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despondency
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depression of spirits from loss of courage or hope
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amenable
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agreeable
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similitude
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likeness
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emblem
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an object symbolizing a quality or state
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caper
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to prance; a prank of trick
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papistry
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term to show contempt for Roman Catholic policies
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infirmity
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a physical weakness
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tumult
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uproar
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attribute
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quality, characteristic
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imbibe
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to consume by drinking; to receive into the mind
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indefeasible
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not able to be annulled
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requital
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an action in return for a kindness; retaliation for a wrong
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appellation
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an identifying name, title, or designation
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enumerate
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to name one by one
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concord
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agreement
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sagacious
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showing eager practical sense
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iniquity
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a wicked act
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pious
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having or showing reverence for God
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penitential
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feeling sorry for what they've done
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manifest
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evident
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constrain
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to force
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traverse
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to pass; to cross
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adhere
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to hold closely or firmly
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luminary
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an inspiration to others
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defunct
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no longer in use
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patriarch
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the male head of a family
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apotheosis
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epitome; ideal example
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decorous
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showing respect for social customs and manners
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abase
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to degrade
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ignominy
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dishonor
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infamy
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extremely bad reputation
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confer
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to consult
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pestilence
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a deadly disease
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usurp
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to seize and hold by force or without legal right
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propinquity
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proximity; nearness
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who
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use this as the subject of a verb
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whom
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use this as the subject of a proposition
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incongruity
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the state of seeming out of place
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capricious
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unpredictable
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petulant
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showing sudden irritation
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precocity
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state of being unusually advanced
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acute
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insight
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sterling
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thoroughly excellent
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acrid
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harshly pungent in taste or smell
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propensity
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a natural inclination or tendency
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innate
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existing in one from birth
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contiguous
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touching; being close to each other without touching; adjacent in time
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malevolent
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wishing evil or harm to others
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tarry
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to staying in place
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colloquy
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a dialogue
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pillory
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a wooden framework with holes for securing the head and hands used to expose on offender to public derision
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trammel
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to catch in a net
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inured
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to toughen by exposure to
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deportment
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conduct; behavior
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discourse
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conversation
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pathos
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the power of life or art to evoke a feeling of pity or compassion
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ethereal
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light; airy; heavenly
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