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aeon
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an indefinitely long period of time; an age
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affectation
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behavior that is assumed rather than natural; artificiality
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affluent
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wealthy
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amalgam
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a combination of diverse elements; a mixture
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ambivalent
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having opposing attitude or feelings about something
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archaic
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referring to language that was once common but is now used chiefly to suggest an earlier style or period
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augment
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to increase
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austere
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having no adornment or ornamentation; bare
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avant-garde
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a group active in the invention and application of new techniques in a given field, especially in the arts
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bane
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fatal injury or ruin
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belligerent
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inclined or eager to fight; hostile or aggresive
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bipartisim
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supported by two political parties
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bog
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a wetland
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bolster
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to support
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boon
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a benefit bestowed
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bowdlerize
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to remove offensive portions from a book
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bucolic
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characteristic of the countryside; rustic
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burgeon
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to grow and flourish
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cantankerous
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ill-tempererd and quarrelsome; disagreeable
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capitulate
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to give up all resisteance; to surrender
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chagrin
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disappointment
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chicanery
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deception by trickery or sophistry
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clandestine
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kept or done in secret, often in order to conceal an illicit or improper purpose
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coin
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to devise (a new word or phrase)
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complaisant
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exhibiting a desire or willingness to pleases; cheerfully obliging
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complicity
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involvment as an accomplice in a questionable act or a crime
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condemn
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to express strong disapproval of
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conjecture
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a guess based on incomplete evidence
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cordial
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friendly
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covet
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to desire
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