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spartan adj |
severe, rigourous, disciplined - austere |
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gadfly n |
a person who continually annoys others - goad |
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homage n |
action showing respect and honor - tribute |
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spurn v |
scornful refise or reject - repudiate |
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pedigree n |
anscestory or record of ancestory, line of descent - geneology |
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pittance n |
small amount or portion, escpecially in money - modicum |
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preposterous adj |
ridiculous, obviously absurd, contrary to reason - ludicris |
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macabre adj |
gruesome, horrible, causing fear, suggesting the horror of death - ghastly |
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farce n |
ridiculous, light comedy, slapstick comedy, absurd thing, mockery - burlesque |
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bombast n |
speech or writing that sounds grand or important but has little meaning - grandliloquence |
