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ascetic
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one who practices rigid self-denial, esp. as an act of religious devotion
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axiom
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universally recognized principle
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canonical
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following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards
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contentious
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argumentative; quarrelsome; causing controversy or disagreement
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disabuse
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to undeceive; to set right
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effrontery
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extreme boldness; presumptuousness
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extemporaneous
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improvised; done without preparation
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facetious
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playful; humorous
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fulminate
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to loudly attack or denounce
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paean
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a song or hymn of praise or thanksgiving
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penurious
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penny-pinching; excessively thrifty; ungenerous
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perfidy
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intentional breach of faith; treachery
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perspicacious
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acutely perceptive; having keen discernment
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precipitate
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adj.-acting with excessive haste or impulse
verb-to cause or happen before anticipated or required |
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predilection
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a disposition in favor of something; preference
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prolific
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producing large volumes or amounts; productive
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quiescence
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stillness; motionless; quality of being at rest
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recant
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to retract, esp. a previously held belief
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redoubtable
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awe-inspiring, worthy of honor
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reticent
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quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings
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stymie
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to block; thwart
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supplant
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to take place of; supercede
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torpid
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lethargic; sluggish; dormant
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torque
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force that causes a rotation
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ubiquitous
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existing everywhere at the same time; constantly encountered; widespread
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veracity
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truthfulness; honesty
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virulent
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extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic
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avarice
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greed, esp. for wealth
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burgeon
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to grow rapidly or flourish
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canon
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an established set of principles or code of laws, often religious in nature
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