The Story Of The Buddha Vocab

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To be wizened (84)

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to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality

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mien (84):

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air or bearing, especially as expressive of mood or personality: demeanor

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mendicant (84):

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beggar. Member of a religious order combining monastic life and outside religious activity and often owning neither personal nor community property.

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diminutive (84):

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indicating small size and sometimes the state or quality of being familiarly known, lovable, pitiable, or contemptible.

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instantiation (87):

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the representation by a concrete instance.

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aspiration (87):

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a strong desire to achieve something great.

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quintessence (88):

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the essence of a thing in its purest and most concentrated form.

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calyx (89):

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the external usually green or leafy part of a flower consisting of sepals.

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to emanate (91):

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to come out from a source.

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millennial (231):

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of or relating to a millennium. Belief in a coming ideal society and esp. one created by revolutionary action.

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alchemical (231):

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a mysterious power or process of transforming something common into something special.

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disparate (232):

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containing or made up of fundamentally different and often incongruous elements.

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apocryphal (232):

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of doubtful authenticity; spurious

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exegetical (233):

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an explanation or critical interpretation of a text.

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variegated (233):

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having discreet markings of different colors

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inexorable (234):

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not to be persuaded or moved by entreaty: relentless.

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to fructify (235):

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to make fruitful or productive.

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volatile (235):

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characterized by rapid change. Tending to erupt into violence.

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profligate (236):

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completely given up to licentiousness and dissipation.

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enmity (240):

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active and typically mutual hatred or ill will.

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hubris (241):

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exaggerated pride or self-confidence often resulting in retribution.

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purview (27):

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the extent of function, power, or competence; scope.

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omniscient (28):

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having total knowledge; knowing everything.

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turgid (28):

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excessively ornate or complex (e.g. turgid prose)

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nihilism (30):

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a doctrine holding that all values are baseless and that nothing can be known or communicated.

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endemic (30):

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prevalent in or peculiar to a particular locality, region, or people

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pejorative (31):

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disparaging; belittling; a disparaging word or expression

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etymology (31):

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the origin and development of a word.

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salubrious (31):

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conducive or favorable to health or well-being.

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elision (59):

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an omission; something that has been struck out

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to disseminate (60):

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to spread or become spread; diffuse

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vitriolic (69):

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bitterly scathing; caustic

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tautology (71):

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needless repetition of the same sense in different words; redundancy

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simile (73):

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a figure of speech in which two essentially unlike things are compared (often using “like” or “as”)

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penultimate (118):

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second to last

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polemic (121):

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a controversy or refutation

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exegesis (132):

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exposition; explanation, especially a critical interpretation of a text

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replete (132):

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fully or abundantly provided or filled

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to enjoin (135):

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to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition

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injunction (135):

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The act or an instance of enjoining: order, admonition

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misogyny (136):

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the hatred or distrust of women

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to eschew (137):

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to avoid habitually, especially on moral or practical grounds; shun

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necrophilia (142):

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with and usually erotic interest in or stimulation by corpses

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infraction (144):

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infringement; violation

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hermaphrodite (145):

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an animal or plant having both male and female reproductive organs

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facsimile (148):

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an exact copy

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apocryphal (150):

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of doubtful authenticity; spurious

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hubris (151):

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exaggerated pride or self-confidence often resulting in retribution

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to curtail (159):

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to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part

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to transmute (169):

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to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and esp. to a higher form.

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trepidation (170):

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timorous uncertain agitation

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to satiate (172):

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to satisfy (as a need or desire) fully or to excess

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solace (174):

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alleviation of grief or anxiety. A source of relief or consolation

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largesse (182):

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liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior; also, something so given. Generosity.

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supine (183):

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lying on the back or with the face upward

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supine (183):

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lying on the back or with the face upward

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to propitiate (185):

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to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of: appease, conciliate

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opprobrium (186):

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public disgrace or ill fame that follows from conduct considered grossly wrong or vicious: infamy. Contempt; reproach.

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to peruse (189):

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to examine or consider with attention and in detail: study. Read.

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cacophony (189):

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harsh or discordant sound: dissonance, specif harshness in the sound of words or phrases.

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pernicious (191):

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highly injurious or destructive: deadly

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fishmonger (194):

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a fish dealer

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eclectic (196):

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selecting what appears to be best in various doctrines, methods, or styles. Composed of elements drawn from various sources.

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locus classicus (198):

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a passage that has become a standard for the elucidation of a word or subject.