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elegy
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a mournful poem, especially one lamenting the dead
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emollient
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soothing, especially to the skin; making less harsh; mollifying; an agent that softens or smoothes the skin
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canonical
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following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards
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diffident
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hesitant to assert oneself from a lack of self-confidence
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discordant
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conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound
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cacophony
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harsh, jarring, discordant sound; dissonance
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accolade
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an expression of praise
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empirical
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based on observation or experiment
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exculpate
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exonerate; to clear of blame
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censure
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to criticize severely; to officially rebuke
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ascetic
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one who practices rigid self-denial, especially as an act of religious devotion
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axiom
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a universally recognized principle
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effrontery
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extreme boldness; presumptuousness
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fallacy
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an invalid or incorrect notion; a mistaken belief
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furtive
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marked by stealth; covert; surreptitious
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