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104 Cards in this Set
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Perspicacity, perspicacious, perspicaciousness |
noun. keenness of mental perception and understanding; ingenuity; cleverness
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adroit
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adj. cleverly skillful; ingenious; (can also be) nimble in use of hands or body
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facetious, facetiousness
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adj. not meant to be taken seriously; amusing; humorous
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arbitrary
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adj. subject to change if one wishes; indefinite; unrestricted
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mercurial
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adj. volatile; erratic; (can rarely be used as an adjective synonymous with 'witty' or 'quick')
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capricious, capriciousness, capriciously
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adj. subject to sudden change; erratic; (does not have a particularly positive connotation)
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verbose
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adj. characterized by the use of many or too many words; wordy
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visceral, viscerally
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adj. proceeding from instinct rather than intellect
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inchoate
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adj. rudimentary; undeveloped
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assiduous
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adj. unceasing; persevering; unremitting
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promontory
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noun. an outcrop or protruding point on a landscape
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irreverent
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adj. characterized by direspect
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venerable
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adj. commanding respect because of age or dignity
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constituent
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noun. a component of something; a citizen
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conglomeration
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noun. a combination or mixture
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amalgamation
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noun. a combination, blend, or mixture.
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diminutive
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adj. small or tiny
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emaciated
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adj. marked by abnormal thinness such as associated with malnutrition
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petulance, petulant
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noun. state of showing irritation over a trifling annoyance
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vexatious, vexatiousness
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adj. annoying or bothersome
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abstruse
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adj. hard to understand
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esoteric
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adj. confidential; meant only for a select group
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portentous
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adj. foreboding; disquieting
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acrid
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adj. extremely bitter or biting; (can be used to describe weather or a person and their remarks)
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caustic
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adj. capable of corroding or burning; severely cynical or sarcastic
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convoluted
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adj. complicated; intricate
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Insouciant, insouciance (in soo see uhnt)
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adj. free from concern; carefree; apathetic
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Raiment
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noun. clothing; attire; (can be used similarly to facade)
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Unctuous, unctuously
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adj. suave; impressively respectful and tactful; characterized by excessive piousness or moralistic fervor;
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Transcendent, transcendental
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adj. supreme; metaphysical; going beyond ordinary limits; supernatural
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Attrite, attrition
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verb. To gradually wear down
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Innocuous
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adj. unlikely to offend; harmless
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hauteur (ho-tur)
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noun. arrogance
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torpor, torpid, torpidity, torpidness
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adj. inactive; sluggish; idle; apathetic
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denouement (day-new-maan)
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noun. resolution or outcome
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encomium
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noun. Eulogy; lofty oration
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panegyric
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noun. a lofty oration or writing in praise of something
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posterity
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noun. succeeding or future generations collectively
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desultory, desultorily, desultoriness
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adj. disorganized; lacking in consistency; random
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surreptitious, surreptitiously, surreptitiousness
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adj. done by stealth; clandestine
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clandestine, clandestinely
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adj. characterized or done in secrecy
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subreption, subreptitious
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noun. a fallacious representation; a concealment of pertinent facts
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egregious, egregiously (ih-gree-jus)
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adj. extraordinarily bad or shocking
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propitious, propitiously, propitiousness (pro-pish-us)
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adj. indicative of favor; presenting favorable conditions; auspicious
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vacillating, vacillant
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adj. indecisive; wavering; hesitating
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obfuscate, obfuscation
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verb. to confuse or bewilder; to make obscure
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vociferous
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adj. clamorous; noisy
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tenebrous, tenebrious
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adj. dark; gloomy; obscure
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demarcate, demarcation
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verb. to set off with specific boundaries
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circumspect, circumspectly
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adj. watchful and discreet; prudent
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deprecate, deprecation
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verb. to express earnest dissaproval
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ephemeral
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adj. transitory in nature
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expostulate
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verb. to reason earnestly with someone against something they intend to do
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scoffing
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adj. derisive; jeering; mocking; contemptuous
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fastidious, fastidiously, fastidiousness
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adj. (usually) excessively particular or critical; hard to please; (occasionally) very delicate
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erroneous, erroneously
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adj. containing error; mistaken; incorrect
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dilatory
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adj. tardy; slow to act; procrastinating; (occasionally) meant to cause delay such as in "dilatory tactics"
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deposition
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noun. (Legally) giving of a testimony; (Politically) removal from office
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indolent
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adj. avoiding exertion; idle; lethargic
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opulent
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adj. wealthy; rich; affluent
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concupiscent
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adj. lustful or sensual; full of desire
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atavistic
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adj. relating to something ancient or ancestral
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Propound
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verb. to put forth; to propose
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harried
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adj. annoyed; harassed
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sophism
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noun. a false or deceitful argument
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specious
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adj. superficially pleasing or believable but lacking true merit
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poignant
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adj. strongly affecting the mind, senses, or emotions
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promenade
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noun. a stroll or walk in a public place as for pleasure or display
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verbose
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adj. excessively wordy
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Discommend
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verb. Deprecate; condemn
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Auspices
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noun. Patronage; support; blessing
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Capitulate
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verb. To surrender or give up resistance unconditionally or under specified terms
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idiosyncratic
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adj. Relating to idiosyncrasy; characteristic of a specific person; individual
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erratic
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adj. having no certain or definite course; deviating from the expected; eccentric
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Ameliorate
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verb. To make better or convalesce
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Affinal
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adj. Related by or concerning marriage
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Vassalage
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noun. State of subjection or servitude
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Littoral
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adj. Related to or situated on the shore of a lake, sea, or ocean; pertaining to the shore of a lake, sea, or ocean
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Pernicious
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adj. Ruinous; hurtful; injurious; (old) evil or wicked
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Unscrupulous
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adj. Unprincipled; conscienceless; wrong
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Scrupulous
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adj. Showing regard for what one considers right or moral; markedly precise or careful
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Impetus
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noun. The momentum of a moving body especially with reference to the cause of motion
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Paucity
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noun. Scantiness; scarcity
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Pernicious
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adj. Baleful; full of menacing or malign influences; causing harm or ruin; injurious
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Occasion
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verb. Can be used as a synonym for cause or foster
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Salient
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adj. Prominent or conspicuous
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Hubris, hubristic
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noun. Excessive pride or self-confidence; arrogance
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Pare
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verb. To cut out or diminish; to remove the outer layer by cutting
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Feckless
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adj. Incompetent; lacking responsibility
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Onerous
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adj. Burdensome; oppressive; troublesome; causing hardship
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Stricture
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noun. A restriction (often referring to legal passages)
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Captious
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adj. Apt to notice and make much of trivial faults
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Vicissitude
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noun. Change or variation occurring in the course of something
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Doyen (doi-en)
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noun. A senior member as in age, rank, or experience of a profession, class, or institution
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Compunctious, compunction
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adj. Regretful; causing or feeling anxiety of the conscience; causing remorse or regret; causing uneasiness or hesitation regarding the rightness of an action
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Profusion
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noun. Abundance; a great quantity or amount (followed by "of")
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Excoriate
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verb. To denounce or berate severely; to flay verbally; to strip off or remove the skin from
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Flay
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verb. To strip off the skin or outer covering of; to criticize with scathing severity; to deprive of money or property
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Daedal
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adj. skillful, ingenious; cleverly intricate |
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Magnanimous |
adj. generous in forgiving insult or injury; free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness; high-minded; noble |
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Duplicity |
noun. deceitfulness; doubleness |
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Mange |
noun. a skin disease of mammals caused by mites that is rarely communicable to humans |
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Prosaic |
adj. having the style or diction of prose; lacking poetic beauty; unromantic |
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duchy |
noun. the territory of a duke or duchess; a dukedome |
