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minutiae

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n. A minor detail, often of negligible importance.

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dilettante

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n. A dabbler in an art or a field of knowledge. See Synonyms at amateur.

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probiscis

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n. A long flexible snout or trunk, as of an elephant.

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august

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adj. Inspiring awe or admiration; majestic: the august presence of the monarch.

See Synonyms at grand.

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feckless

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adj. Lacking purpose or vitality; feeble or ineffective.

adj. Careless and irresponsible.

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vituperate

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transitive v. To rebuke or criticize harshly or abusively; berate.

See Synonyms at scold.

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sedition

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n. Conduct or language inciting rebellion against the authority of a state.

n. Insurrection; rebellion.

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extemporaneous

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adj. Skilled at or given to unrehearsed speech or performance

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chicanery

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n. Deception by trickery or sophistry.

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recidivism

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n. Chronic repetition of criminal or other antisocial behavior.

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nigh

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adv. Near in time, place, or relationship:

Evening draws nigh.

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recondite

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adj. Not easily understood; abstruse. See Synonyms at ambiguous.

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panegyric

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n. Elaborate praise or laudation; an encomium.

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accretion

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n. Growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion.

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adumbration

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n. Shading.

n. A faint sketch; an outline, a brief representation.

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limn

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transitive v. To depict by painting or drawing. See Synonyms at represent.

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tenebrous

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adj. Dark and gloomy.

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inveigle

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transitive v. To win over by coaxing, flattery, or artful talk.

See Synonyms at lure.

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limpid

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adj. Characterized by transparent clearness; pellucid.

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epicure

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n. A person with refined taste, especially in food and wine.

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stygian

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adj. Gloomy and dark.

adj. Infernal; hellish.

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pulchritude

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n. Great physical beauty and appeal.

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skinflint

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n. One who is very reluctant to spend money; a miser.

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enormity

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n. The quality of passing all moral bounds; excessive wickedness or outrageousness.

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iniquity

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n. Gross immorality or injustice; wickedness.
n. A grossly immoral act; a sin.

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supplicant

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adj. begging, pleading

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attenuate

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transitive v. To reduce in force, value, amount, or degree; weaken:

Medicine attenuated the fever's effect.

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bedizen

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transitive v. To ornament or dress in a showy or gaudy manner.

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caparison

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n. Richly ornamented clothing; finery.

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extirpate

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transitive v. To pull up by the roots.
transitive v. To destroy totally; exterminate.

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foment

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transitive v. To promote the growth of; incite.transitive
v. To treat (the skin, for example) by fomentation.

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salacious

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adj. Appealing to or stimulating sexual desire; lascivious.
adj. Lustful; bawd

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sententious

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adj. given to moralizing in a pompous or affected manner.

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ignominious

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adj. Deserving disgrace or shame; despicable.

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peremptory

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adj. Offensively self-assured; dictatorial

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puerile

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adj. Belonging to childhood; juvenile.

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callow

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adj. Lacking adult maturity or experience; immature

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indolent

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adj. Disinclined to exert oneself; habitually lazy. See Synonyms at lazy.