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paucity |
(n)- scarcity; insufficiency
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asperity |
(n)- harshness; severity; sharpness of temper
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machination |
(n)- evil design
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abominate |
(vb)- to hate or loathe
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rapacious |
(adj)- grasping; excessively covetous; greedy
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coterie |
(n)- clique; select group
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ostracize |
(vb)- banish
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exculpate |
(vb)- to clear from blame
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divest |
(vb)- to deprive; to take something away
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fervent |
(adj)- emotional; passionate
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