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precis

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"A concise summary of a book, article, or other text; an abstract. "

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venial

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Easily excused or forgiven; pardonable

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pellucid

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translucent; Transparently clear in style or meaning

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preponderant

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"dominant; Having superior weight, force, importance, or influence"

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analogous

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comparable

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antipathy

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aversion; hostility

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ascetic

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practicing self-denial; austere

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emulate

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to strive to equal or excel

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facetious

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playfully jocular; humorous

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phlegmatic

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"Having or suggesting a calm, sluggish temperament; unemotional. "

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refractory

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unruly; Obstinately resistant to authority or control

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reprobate

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A morally unprincipled person

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abraded

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to wear down or rub away by friction, erode

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coeval

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originating or existing during the same period; lasting through the same era

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armory

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storehouse for arms

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molt

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to shed periodically part or all of a coat or an outer

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frieze

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A plain or decorated horizontal part of an entablature between the architrave and cornice.; A decorative horizontal band, as along the upper part of a wall in a room.

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sonata

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A composition for one or more solo instruments, one of which is usually a keyboard instrument, usually consisting of three or four independent movements varying in key, mood, and tempo

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strategem

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A clever, often underhanded scheme for achieving an objective.

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lintel

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A horizontal structural member, such as a beam or stone, that spans an opening, as between the uprights of a door or window or between two columns or piers.

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plait

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A braid, especially of hair.

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thyme

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Any of several aromatic Eurasian herbs or low shrubs of the genus;The leaves of this plant used as a seasoning.

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raconteur

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One who tells stories and anecdotes with skill and wit.

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foil

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One that by contrast underscores or enhances the distinctive characteristics of another: "I am resolved my husband shall not be a rival, but a foil to me" (Charlotte Brontë).

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ingenue

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A naive, innocent girl or young woman.

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pestle

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A club-shaped, hand-held tool for grinding or mashing substances in a mortar. ; A large bar moved vertically to stamp or pound, as in a press or mill.

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daguerreotype

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An early photographic process with the image made on a light-sensitive silver-coated metallic plate. ;A photograph made by this process.

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proof

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The alcoholic strength of a liquor, expressed by a number that is twice the percentage by volume of alcohol present

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convalescence

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Gradual return to health and strength after illness.

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mansard

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The upper story formed by the lower slope of a mansard roof.

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recidivism

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To return to a previous pattern of behavior, especially to return to criminal habits.

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homiletics

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the art of preaching

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sententious

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Terse and energetic in expression; pithy. ; Abounding in aphorisms. ; Given to aphoristic utterances. ; Abounding in pompous moralizing. ; Given to pompous moralizing.

saying , maxim , adage , saw 2 , motto , epigram , proverb , aphorism

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galley

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A large, usually single-decked medieval ship ; The kitchen of an airliner, ship, or camper.

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gangway

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An opening in the bulwark of a ship through which passengers may board.

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slough

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A depression or hollow, usually filled with deep mud or mire. ; A state of deep despair or moral gradation.

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elegiac

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Of, relating to, or involving elegy or mourning or expressing sorrow for that which is irrecoverably past

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strident

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Loud, harsh, grating, or shrill; discordant

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bluster

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A violent, gusty wind. ;Loud, arrogant speech, often full of empty threats.

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drawl

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To speak with lengthened or drawn-out vowels

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peroration

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To conclude a speech with a formal recapitulation. ; To speak at great length, often in a grandiloquent manner; declaim.

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stanza

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One of the divisions of a poem, composed of two or more lines usually characterized by a common pattern of meter, rhyme, and number of lines.

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fawn

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To seek favor or attention by flattery and obsequious behavior.

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smite

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To inflict a heavy blow on, with or as if with the hand, a tool, or a weapon.

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skinflint

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One who is very reluctant to spend money; a miser.

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leaven

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An element, influence, or agent that works subtly to lighten, enliven, or modify a whole.

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extemporize

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To do or perform (something) without prior preparation or practice: extemporized an acceptance speech

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leaven

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To cause to rise, especially by fermentation. ;To pervade with a lightening, enlivening, or modifying influence.

An element, influence, or agent that works subtly to lighten, enliven, or modify a whole.

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fresco

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The art of painting on fresh, moist plaster with pigments dissolved in water.

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plutocracy

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Government by the wealthy.

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ligneous

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Consisting of or having the texture or appearance of wood; woody.

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parquet

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type of wood flooring

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veneer

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A thin surface layer, as of finely grained wood, glued to a base of inferior material.

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lugubrious

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Mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree.

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hidebound

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Stubbornly prejudiced, narrow-minded, or inflexible.

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descry

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To catch sight of (something difficult to discern).

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clearsighted

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Having sharp, clear vision.

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quizzical

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1. Suggesting puzzlement; questioning

2. eccentric; odd

3. teasing, mocking

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temerity

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Foolhardy disregard of danger; recklessness.

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rarefied

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esoteric; lofty

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dissipated

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to squander

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licentious

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lacking moral discipline especially in sexual conduct

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shrewd

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Characterized by keen awareness, sharp

intelligence, and often a sense of the practical.

Disposed to artful and cunning practices; tricky.

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decry

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to condemn openly

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obluquy

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abusive language; ill repute

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objurgate

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to scold sharply

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esurient

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hungry; greedy

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acolyte; proselyte

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beginner

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fulsome; unctuous

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offensively flattering or insincere

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invidious

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tending to rouse ill will

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decamp

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to depart secrely or suddenly

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fealty

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faithfulness; allegiance

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recreant

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(adj) unfaithful; craven

(n) coward, disloyal person

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renitent

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resitant to physical pressure

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stultify

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to cripple

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periphrastic

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using circumlocution

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novitiate

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The period of being a novice.

A place where novices live.

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espouse

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to give one's loyalty or support

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mainstay

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a chief support

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munificent

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generous in giving

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compendious

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terse