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Anatomize
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Dissect in order to analyze.
"He will anatomize the bodies of the victims of this strange disease." |
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Rankle
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To gnaw into; make resentful or angry. "His actions rankled her."
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Multifarious
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Having many aspects. "The multifarious noise of New York City."
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Abstruse
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Difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge. "The meaning of life is abstruse."
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Panegyric
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A formal expression of praise. "He concluded with a panegyric upon his English teacher."
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Physiognomy
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The human face. "He had a repulsive physiognomy."
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Incipient
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Only partly in existence; imperfectly formed. "He has an incipient tumor."
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Transmute
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Change in outward structure or looks. "The plastic surgeon transmuted her."
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Benignity
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The quality of being kind and gentle. "The monster's behavior was not benign."
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Beneficence
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Doing good; feeling beneficent. "His beneficence was well-taken by his fellow members of the charity."
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