Shakespeare's Secret Vocabulary

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PROWLING

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moving around restlessly and stealthily especially in search of or as if in each of prey.

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NOBILITY

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the quality of being noble in character,mind,birth, or rank.

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CURIOSITIES

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A strong desire to know of learn something.

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SKEPTICALLY

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Not being easily convinced;having doubts or reservations.

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INTRIGUING

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Arousing one's curiosity or interest;fascinating

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OBITUARIES

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notices of death,especially in a newspaper,typically including a brief biography of the deceased person.

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HOMAGE

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Special honor or respect shown publicly.

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UNSUNG

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Not celebrated or praised.

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BARRING

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Except for;if not for

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LOWLY

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Low in status or importance;humble

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OBLIVIOUSLY

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When not aware of or being not concerned about what is happening around one.

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PERCOLATED

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Filter gradually through a porous surface or substance.

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PSYCHIC

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relating to or denoting faculties or phenomena that are apparently inexplicable by natural laws, especially involving telepathy or clairvoyance.

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LAMINATE

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Overlay with a layer of plastic or some other protective material.

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UNOBTRUSIVELY

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Not conspicuous or attracting attention

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FUTILELY

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Incapable of producing any useful event;pointless

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DELINQUENTS

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(typically of a young person or that person's behavior) showing or characterized by a tendency to commit crime, particularly minor crime.

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INTERVENED

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Occur in time between events.

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INCREDULOUSLY

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(of a person or their manner) unwilling or unable to believe something.

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UTTER

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complete;absolute

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PRUDENCE

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The quality of being prudent

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Fare

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the money a passenger on public transportation has to pay.

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ABSURDLY

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( of an idea or suggestion) wildly unreasonable, illogical, or inappropriate.

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OPTIMISTIC

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hopeful and confident about the future.

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CONSPIRATORIALLY

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an evil, unlawful, treacherous, or surreptitious plan formulated in secretby two or more persons

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FURROWED

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a narrow groove made in the ground, especially by a plow.

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REVERENT

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feeling, exhibiting, or characterized by reverence; deeply respectful:a reverent greeting.

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PRECEDES

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to go before, as in place, order, rank, importance, or time.

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RUMMAGED

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to search thoroughly or actively through (a place, receptacle, etc.),especially by moving around, turning over, or looking through contents

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VAGUE

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not clearly or explicitly stated or expressed

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TWINGE

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to affect (the body or mind) with a sudden, sharp pain or pang.7

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HAPHAZARDLY

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characterized by lack of order or planning, by irregularity,or by randomness; determined by or dependent onchance; aimless.

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GILT

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a simple past tense and past participle of gild

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EMBLAZONED

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conspicuously inscribe or display (a design) on something.

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BADGERED

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ask (someone) repeatedly and annoyingly for something; pester.

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QUANDRY

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a state of perplexity or uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation.

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BELLIGERENTLY

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Being hostile and aggressive.

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MEEKLY

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humbly patient or docile, as under provocation from others

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SUCCOMB

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to give way to superior force; yield:

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CHAPTER 1,2,3

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CHAPTER 1,2,3

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CAMOUFLAGING

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To hide or disguise the presence of something

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TETCHY

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Bad tempered or irritable

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ACCENTUATED

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To make more noticable

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ANECDOTES

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A short account of a particular incident or event,especially of an interesting or amusing nature.

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LITERARY

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Pertaining to or of the nature of books and writing,especially those classed of literature

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CRANED

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Any large wading bird of the family characterized by long bills,legs,and neck.

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SULLENLY

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Showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve

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VAGUELY

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Not clearly or explicitly stated or expressed

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MURMUR

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To talk under your breath;very lightly

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STACCATO

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Shortened and detached when played or sung

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POSSE

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A body or force armed with people or legal authority

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FURTIVE

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taken,done,used,etc.

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CONSOLATION

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Groups of stars to make a picture.

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INDIFFERENT

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Having no particular interest or sympathy

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COMMOTION

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A state of confused or noisy disturbance

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SIMULTANEOUSLY

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At the same time

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EMBLEM

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A heraldic device or symbolic object as a distinctive badge or a nation organization or family

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SCEPTER

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1.

an ornamented staff carried by rulers on ceremonial occasions as a symbol of sovereignty.

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RELEVANT

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Closely connected or appropriate to the matter at hand.

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CRESTFALLEN

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Sad and Disappointed

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REALM

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a Kingdom

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SLANDER

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The action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation

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CONFRONT

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meet someone face to face with hostile or argumentative intent

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FARE

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The money a public passenger has to pay.

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DECEIVE

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(of a person) cause (someone) to believe something that is not true, typically in order to gain some personal advantage.

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JUBILANT

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Feeling or expressing great happiness or triumph

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WAYLAY

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Stop or interrupt someone and detain them in conversation or trouble them in some other way

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SCAM

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A dishonest scheme;a fraud

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HOAX

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A humorous or malicious deception

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FIDGETY

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inclined to fidget;restless or uneasy

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PROVOKE

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stimulate or give rise to (a reaction or emotion, typically a strong or unwelcome one) in someone.

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SMIRK

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smile in an irritatingly smug, conceited, or silly way.

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INTERMINABLY

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monotonously or annoyingly protracted or continued; unceasing;

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DISPERSE

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to drive or send off in various directions; scatter

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HOISTED

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to raise or lift, especially by some mechanical appliance

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IMMENSELY

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vast; huge; very great

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DIAGNOSIS

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the decision reached from such an examination.

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MERE

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being nothing more nor better than

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CAPACITY

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the maximum amount or number that can be received or contained;cubic contents; volume

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CONCEAL

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to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; cover or keep from sight

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PREOCCUPIED

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previously occupied; taken; filled.

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DEPLORABLE

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causing or being a subject for grief or regret; lamentable

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SKEPTICAL

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doubtful about a particular thing

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NOTORIOUSLY

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publicly or generally known, as for a particular trait

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SHEEPISH

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embarrassed or bashful, as by having done something wrong or foolish

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JAUNTILY

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easy and sprightly in manner or bearing

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DREARY

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causing sadness or gloom.

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SCOUNDREL

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an unprincipled, dishonorable person; villain.

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ENGROSS

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absorb all the attention or interest of.

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HAZARD

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a danger or risk.

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NONDESCRIPT

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lacking distinctive or interesting features or characteristics.

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VANDALIZED

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deliberately destroy or damage (public or private property).

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VULGAR

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lacking sophistication or good taste; unrefined.

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PERSECUTION

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hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of race or political or religious beliefs.

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BREACH

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an act of breaking or failing to observe a law, agreement, or code of conduct.

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PROTOCOL

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the official procedure or system of rules governing affairs of state or diplomatic occasions.

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REGALIA

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the emblems or insignia of royalty, especially the crown, scepter, and other ornaments used at a coronation.

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ILLIGITIMATE

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not authorized by the law; not in accordance with accepted standards or rules.

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IMPENDING

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Something is about to happen

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WARILY

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cautiously; carefully.

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SUBTLE

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(especially of a change or distinction) so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyze or describe.

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FOLIO

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an individual leaf of paper or parchment, numbered on the recto or front side only, occurring either loose as one of a series or forming part of a bound volume.

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ENDOWMENT

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the action of endowing something or someone.

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GINGERLY

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in a careful or cautious manner.

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UBIQUITOUS

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present, appearing, or found everywhere.

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TWINGE

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a sudden, sharp localized pain.

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DETER

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discourage (someone) from doing something, typically by instilling doubt or fear of the consequences.

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OBLIVIOUS

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not aware of or not concerned about what is happening around one.

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OFT

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archaic, poetic/literary, or jocular form of often.