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256 Cards in this Set
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Allegory
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– type of work where everything is a symbol
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Alliteration
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– repetition of sounds or words separated by 2 or less words
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Allusion
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– reference to a work or person
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Analogy
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– comparison = simile – uses like/as, metaphor – not using like or as
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Diction
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– word choice
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Figurative
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– not meant to be taking literally
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Foreshadow
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– hints to the future
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Hyperbole
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– exaggeration
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Tragic Flaw
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– flaw in an otherwise perfect character that usually leads to his/her death
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Imagery
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– description that appeals to the senses
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Irony
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– opposite of the expectation
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Mood
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– how you’re supposed to feel
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Narration
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– the way a story is told, tense, point of view
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Oxymoron
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– words back to back or phases that are opposites
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Personification
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– human emotions
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Point of view
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• 1st
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– refined
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• Omniscient
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– see in everyones head
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• Limited omniscient
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– one or several set heads
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• Objective
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– in nobodies head
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Protagonist
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– good
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Antagonist
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– bad
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Sarcasm
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– lying obviously to mock a point of view
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Symbolism
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– has to be tangibl and has to have meaning
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Syntax
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– sentence structure
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Theme
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– reoccurring intangible idea
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Voice
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– reflection of the authors personality
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Anachronism
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– something out of place or time
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Anecdote
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– short story, or experience that is related
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Aphorism
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– wise witty saying
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Apostrophe
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– peom or address to something dead or intangible
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Aside
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– talks to someone else and original listener cant hear
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Ballad- s
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tory about someone’s life, ballad of Tommy Knox
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Caricature-
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character with exaggerated traits/ features, Pearl
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stereotype- r
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epresenting typical group, dumb jocks
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stock-
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repeated, staple characters in every story
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Round/flat-
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(flat), only one sided, boring, no back story, reverend Wilson, (round) back story, sympathy, tow sided, Hester Prynne
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foil-
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character that is used to highlight traits of another character by opposition, the nurse in Romeo and Juliet
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Colloquialism- i
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informal fraise or saying,
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Conceit-
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poem, lengthy or longer drawn out metaphor, author to her book
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Exposition-
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background information on settings, characters, conveyed early in work, Chillingworth first comes into town talking to the townsperson
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Genre-
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category/ type of work, poetry, horror
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Inversion-
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flips subject and object, Yoda
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Loose sentence-
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sentence that is complete early but goes on and on, run on
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Periodic sentence- s
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sentence that is not complete until the end, but goes on and on
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Metonymy-
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figurative device in which you use something synonymous to describe something, Washington is hard at work at the bill
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Synecdoche-
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part to whole, all hands on deck
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Objectivity-
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un-biased, general opinion
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Subjectivity-
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according to an opinion
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Onomatopoeia-
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a word that represents a sound
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Paradox-
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saying that sounds backwards, but makes sense, war is peace
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Parallelism-
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two stories, subjects, sentences, words, phrases that are placed side by side,
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Suspension of disbelief-
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plot wholes, sun disappears on Hester’s hand
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Anaphora
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– repeating first word in multiple sentences
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Elegy
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– poem for someone dead, turned into song
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Blank verse
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– unrhymed iambic pentameter
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Cacophony/Dissonance/Euphony
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– grating or harsh sounds
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Free verse
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– poetry with no rhyme scheme
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Refrain
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– line or stanza that repeats multiple times in a work
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Stanza
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– set of lines, separated by a space
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Sonnet
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– specific rhyme scheme, iambic pentameter, 14 lines
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Assonance
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– rhyming vowel sounds
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Consonance
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– rhyming consents
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End Rhyme
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– the last syllable rhymes
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Internal Rhyme
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– rhyme with in the line
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Masculine
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- one rhyming syalable
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Feminine
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– multiple rhyming syllabal
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Meter
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– how many feet in a line
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• Monometer
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– 1 in a line
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• Dimeter
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– 2 in a line
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• Trimeter
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– 3 in a line
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• Tetrameter
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– 4
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• Pentameter
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– 5 in a line
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• Hexameter
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– 6
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• Heptameter
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– 7
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• Anapest
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• Dactyl -
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/ _ _
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• Iamb -
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• Troche
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– / _
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• Spondee
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1. Reticent
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– reserved (passive)
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2. Aesthetic
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– concerning beauty, sensory appeal
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3. Ascetic
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– plain, without complications
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4. Autonomy
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– independence
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5. Innocuous
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– harmless
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6. Banal
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– cliché
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7. Ambiguous
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– vague, not clearly defined, to have 2 or more possible meanings
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8. Atrophy
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– to decay, degrade
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9. Extol
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– to praise
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10. Augment
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– to supplement and make better
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11. Benevolent
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– nice, charitable, genorous
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12. Indolence
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– laziness, apathy (negative)
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13. Charlatan
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– fake, phony, imposter
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14. Prodigal
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– wasteful
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15. Perspicacious
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– keen mental perception and understanding
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16. Prosaic
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– dull, plan, boring
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17. Austere
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– stern, plain, strict
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18. Erudite
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– scholarly, wise
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19. Antediluvian
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– extremely primitive, outdated
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20. Ethereal
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– other worldly
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21. Depravity -
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corruption
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22. Expedite
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– to speed up
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23. Taciturn
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– silent, to the point of being unapproachable
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24. Fastidious
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– cautious, meticulous
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25. Apprehensive
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– extremely cautious
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26. Parsimony
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– unwillingness to spend money, cheap,(negative connotations)
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27. Provincial
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– simple, unsophisticated
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28. Desecrate
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– destroy something holy, ruin, damage
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29. Cacophonous
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– loud and harsh sounding
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30. Guile
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– cunning
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31. Euphonious
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– beautiful sounding
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32. Immutable
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– unchangeable
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33. Bastion
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– haven safe house
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34. Incredulous
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– disbelieving
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35. Disparage
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– to make negative remarks
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36. Philanthropist
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– humanitarian, a person who gives to charity
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37. Virulent
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– causing harm or damage
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38. Zeal
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– passion
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39. Acuity
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– discerning, sharpness, mental acuity
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40. Affable
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– friendly, likeable
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41. Assuage
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– pacify, mollify, to make less difficult
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42. Avarice
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– greed
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43. Dissonance
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– 2 sounds that don’t go together, harsh sounds
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44. Philistine
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– uncivilized, doesn’t appreciate beauty
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45. Scrupulous
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– attention to detail, careful, cautious
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46. Tentative
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– unsure
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47. Adulation
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– reverence
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48. Dogmatic
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– strict attachment to rules or principals
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49. Languid
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– lacking energy, drained
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50. Pious
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– religious as hell
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Protracted
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extended or drawn out
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52. Deference
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extreme respect
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53. Heretic
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some one who goes against a church doctrine
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54. Paucity
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lack of something, scarcity
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55. Profuse
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a large amount
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56. Contrite
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feeling of remorse
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57. Didactic
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preachy
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58. Diffident
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in different, uncaring
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59. Digression
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to go off topic
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60. Elucidate
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to make clear, to bring light to something
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61. Denounce
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to disapprove strongly, condemn
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62. Laud
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to praise, extol
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63. Surreptitious
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sneaky
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64. Astute
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mentally aware
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65. Blasphemy
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to speak or swear or words that oppose the church
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66. Censure
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disapproval
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67. Pedestrian(adj.)
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average everyday
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68. Evanescent
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fading passing out of sight
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69. Pithy
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to the point, to the core of something
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70. Succinct
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to the point
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71. Circumlocution
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to talk around a point to avoid
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72. Colloquial
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informal languge ADJ
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73. Diffuse
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spread out
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74. Garrulous
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talkative
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75. Chary
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cautious or wary
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prattle
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pointless carrying on(talking)
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rhetorical
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for the purpose of rhetoric, language/words
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verbose
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overly talkative
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hauteur
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the quality of arrogance, or being stuck up
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narcissist
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someone who loves themselves, selfobsorbed
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ostentatious
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extravagant, showy, flashy
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presumptuous
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assuming previous to having evidence
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supercilious
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arrogant, condascending
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hackneyed
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overused, cliche
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lackluster
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dull, boring, unimpressive
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hedonist
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a person who indulges in pleasurable activities
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vapid
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DULL, BOARING - to the extreem
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saturnine
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slow, gloomy, scornfull
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convivial
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with life
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jocular
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amusing, lighthearted, jocking
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levity
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humor
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bellicose
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war-like
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cantankerous
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really grumpy
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polemical
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preachy
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pugnacious
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agressive
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lavish
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decadent, luxurious
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penurious
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extremely stingy or frugal
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conflaaration
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large, destructive fire
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deleterious
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extremely harmful or dangerous
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plegmatic
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unemotional disposition
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abjure
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renounce (v)
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abrogate
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abolish, repeal formally (v)
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acebic
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bitter, sharp (adj)
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acrimony
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resentment (n)
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acumen
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accurate insight (n)
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adumbrate
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to give a vague warning or indication of something to come (v)
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alacrity
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quick, eagerness, speed (n)
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anathema
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detested person or thing (n)
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blandish
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coax using flattery (v)
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brusque
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abrupt, short (adj)
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buffet
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to hit or strike with force (v)
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cajole
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to urge or coax with force (v)
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calumny
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lies, dirty lies, ruin reputation plural and singular(n)
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clemency
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mercy (n)
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cognent
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intellectually convincing (adj)
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contrite
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eager to be forgiven (adj)
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credulity
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readiness to believe (n)
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cupidity
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greed, strong desire (n)
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cursory
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brief to the point of being superficial
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decry
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criticize openly (v)
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demure
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quiet passive (adj)
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deprecate
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to tear down (v)
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desicated
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dried completely (adj)
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diaphanous
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light, airy, transparent (adj)
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discursive
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random, lacking order (adj)
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dissemble
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to put on a false appearence (v)
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dither
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to behave in a nervous or divisiveness way (v)
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ebullient
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full of cheerful excitement or enthusiasm (adj)
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effrontery
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bold behavior to the point of arrogance (n)
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effulgent
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shining brightly (adj)
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egregious
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horribly bad (adj(
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enervate
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to weaken someone physically, mentally or morally (adj)
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ephemeral
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short lasting (adj)
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evince
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to show a feeling or quality clearly (v)
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eschew
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to avoid something on principal (v)
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execrable
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extremely bad (adj)
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exigent
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demanding immediate action (adj)
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expiate
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to show remorse (v)
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extant
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still existing (adj)
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fallacious
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involving something false (adj)
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fatuous
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showing a lack of intelligence, lack of awareness (adj)
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fecund
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capable of producing many works that are hightly imaginative (adj)
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fettid
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rotting smell (adj)
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florid
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glowing red in completion (adj)
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grandiloquence
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pompoul or lofty manner of speaking or writing (n)
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gregarious
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very sociable (adj)
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harangue
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a lecture (n)
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hegemony
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control or domination influence over others: political group over a society or one nation over another(n)
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iconoclast
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someone who overturns or challenges traditions (n)
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impassive
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showing no emotion (adj)
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imperious
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domineering, haughty (adj)
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impertinent
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showing a bold lack of respect (adj)
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impervious
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impermeable, unable to penetrate (adj)
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impinge
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to impose (v)
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implacable
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impossible to pacify or reduce in strength (adj)
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inchoate
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incomplete (adj)
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incontrovertable
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unquestionable (adj)
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indefatigable
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untiring (adj)
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ineffable
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indescribable (adj)
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inexhorable
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unalterable (adj)
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ingenuous
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honest, direct (adj)
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inimical
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hostile (adj)
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iniquity
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evil (n)
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inure
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to harden, to aclamate someone, to make someone used to something over a long period of time (v)
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invective
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an abusive expression (n)
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inveterate
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fixed in habit or practice (adj)
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jubilant
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overjoyed (adj)
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juxtapose
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to place next to each other for comparison (n)
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laconic
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using few words (adj)
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largess
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generosity (n)
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latent
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already existing, but in an underdeveloped or unexpressed form (adj)
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legerdemain
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slight of hand, prestidigitation (n)
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licentious
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unprincipled in sexual matters, "overly horny" (adj)
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limpid
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clear, transparent (adj)
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malestrom
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an extremely large, violent whirlpool (n)
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impetuous
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impulsive (adj)
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