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peruse
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to examine with great care (noun form: perusal)
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pious
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extremely reverent or devout; showing strong religious devotion (noun form: piety)
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precursor
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one that precedes and indicates or announces another
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preen
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to dress up; to primp; to groom oneself with elaborate care
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prodigious
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abundant in size, force, or extent; extraordinary
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prolific
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producing large volumes or amounts; productive
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putrefy
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to rot; to decay and give off a foul odor (adj. form: putrid)
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quaff
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to drink deeply
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quiescence
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stillness; motionlessness; quality of being at rest (adj. form: quiescent)
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redoubtable
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awe-inspiring; worthy of honor
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sanction
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authoritative permission or approval; a penalty intended to enforce compliance; to give permission or authority to
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satire
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a literary work that ridicules or criticizes a human vice through humor or derision (adj. form: satirical)
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squalid
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sordid; wretched and dirty as from neglect (noun form: squalor)
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stoic
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indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain; steadfast (noun form: stoicism)
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supplant
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to take the place of; supercede
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torpid
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lethargic; sluggish; dormant (noun form: torpor)
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ubiquitous
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existing everywhere at the same time; constantly encountered; widespread
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urbane
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sophisticated; refined; elegant (noun form: urbanity)
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vilify
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to defame; to characterize harshly
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viscous
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thick; sticky (noun form: viscosity)
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