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Abstruse |
difficult to understand; obscure |
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Blunderbuss |
1. ancient weapon (type of gun); 2. a clumsy person |
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Cringe |
recoil; flinch; shy away |
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Envenom |
to cause bitterness and bad feeling |
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Hedonism |
self indulgence; pleasure-seeking |
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Laconic |
using few words; brief; to the point |
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Oblique |
indirect; slanting |
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Plumage |
feathers of a bird |
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Resignation |
acceptance of fate |
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Tenacious |
stubborn; resolute; holding firm to a purpose |
