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apocryphal (adj.)
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of questionable authenticity
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pedantically (adv.)
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in a dull manner of teaching, emphasizing detail and formal rules
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insensate (adj.)
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unfeeling
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ruminated (v.)
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thought over
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sedulously (adv.)
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carefully and diligently
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idiosyncratic (adj.)
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peculiar to an individual
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accoutrement (n)
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an item of clothing; an accessory
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turpitude (n.)
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corruption
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insidiously (adv.)
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gradually and harmfully, difficult to detect
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iniquity (n.)
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a sinful act
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effervesce (v.)
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to release bubbles of gas
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depravity (n.)
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moral corruption; evil
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propensity (n.)
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natural tendency
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disinterred (v.)
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dug up
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insurgent (adj.)
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rebellious
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slatternly (adj.)
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untidy; slovenly
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transcendental (adj.)
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mystical or supernatural
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transcience (n.)
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permanence
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diaphanous (adj.)
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transparent
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malefactor (n.)
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criminal; one who does evil
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