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Precept
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a rule of conduct or action
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noun
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Salutary
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beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome
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adjective
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Scathing
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bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm
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adjective
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Scourge
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*to whip, punish severely; **a cause of affliction or suffering; a source of severe punishment or criticism
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*verb **noun
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Sepulchral
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funereal, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal
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adjective
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Soporific
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*tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy; **something that induces sleep
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*adjective **noun
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Straitlaced
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extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish, puritanical
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adjective
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Transient
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*lasting only a short time, fleeting; **one who stays only a short time
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*adjective **noun
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Unwieldy
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not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity
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adjective
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Vapid
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dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force
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adjective
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