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nostrum
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a questionable remedy; pancea
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refurbish
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to make new; to renovate
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satire
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a novel or play that uses humor or irony to expose folly
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mandate
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order; change
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determinate
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distinct limits
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apprehensive
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fearful; aware; concious
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nefarious
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villainous or wicked
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lethal
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deadly
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tacit
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not voiced or expressed
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malediction
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curse; evil; spell
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narcissistic
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egotistical; self-centered; self-love; excessive interest in one's appearance, comfort and abilities
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knotty
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to be puzzling or hard to explain
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depict
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to portray; to describe
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munificent
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very generous in giving; lavish
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dirge
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a hymn for a funeral; a song or poem expressing lament
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vantage
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position giving an advantage
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neutral
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impartial; unbiased
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pallor
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lack of facial color
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venerate
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to revere
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neutral
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impartial; unbiased
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miser
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penny-pincher; stingy person
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misanthrope
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a hater of mankind
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mercurial
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quick; changeable; fickle
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melodious
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pleasing to hear
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assuage
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to lessen or calm
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paradigm
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model; prototype; pattern
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conceit
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an exaggerated personal opinion
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apocryphal
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counterfeit; of doubtful authorship or authenticity
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ingratiate
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to bring into one's good graces
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scanty
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inadequate; sparse
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malicious
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spiteful; vindictive
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malefactor
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an evil person
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reproach
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to blame and thus make feel ashamed; to rebuke
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luxuriant
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grown with energy and in great abundance
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burly
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strong; bulky; stalky
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catalyst
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anything which creates a situation in which change can occur
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saunter
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to walk at a leisurely pace; to stroll
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condone
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to overlook; to forgive
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percussion
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striking one object against another
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consternation
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amazement or terror that causes confusion; dismay
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pittance
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small allowance
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coagulate
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to become a semisolid, soft mass; to clot
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conundrum
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a puzzle or riddle
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lecherous
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impure in thought and act
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rebuttal
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refutation
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duress
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force; constraint
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meticulous
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exacting; precise
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impale
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to pierce through with, or stick on, something pointed
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replete
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well supplied
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caprice
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a sudden, unpredictable, or whimsical change
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sequester
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to separate or segregate
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specious
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plausible, but deceptive; apparently, but not actually true
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approbatory
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approving or sanctioning
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desist
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to stop or cease
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jollity
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being fun or jolly
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yoke
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harness; collar; bond
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solicit
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to ask; to seek
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unique
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without equal; incomparable
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jester
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a person employed to amuse
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inveterate
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a practice settled on over along period of time
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intrepid
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fearless; bold
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codify
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to organize laws or rules into a systematic collection (code)
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garbled
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mixed up; distorted or confused
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abase
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to degrade; to humiliate; to disgrace
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ingenuous
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noble; honorable; candid; also naive, simple, artless, without guile
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imperturbable
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calm; not easily excited
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suppress
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to bring to an end; to hold back
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commiserate
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to show sympathy for
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irreproachable
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without blame or faults
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affiliate
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to connect or associate with; to accept as a member
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irreparable
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not repairable
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haughty
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to have or show great pride in oneself
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abject
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of the worst or lowest degree
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sojourn
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temporary stay; visit
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concede
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1. to acknowledge; to admit 2. to surrender, to abandon one's position
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