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repression |
the psychological mechanism by which ideas, impulses, etc. are kept from becoming conscious; any keeping down or holding back; strictly controlled so as to prevent the natural expression |
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mercurial |
having qualities suggestive of Mercury; quick; quick-witted; volatile; changeable; fickle, cleverness |
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incipient |
in the first stages of existence; just beginning to exist or come to notice |
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incarnate |
to invest with flesh; embodied; in the flesh; flesh-colored |
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scrim |
a light, sheer loosely woven cotton cloth used for curtains, upholstery linings, theater backdrops, etc. |
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laconic |
brief or terse in speech; using few words; short and concise |
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pithy |
full of substance or meaning; "meaty" |
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trepidation |
tremulous or trembling movement; quaking; tremor; fearful uncertainty, anxiety, etc; apprehension |
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volatile |
vaporizing or evaporating quickly; likely to shift quickly and unpredictably; unstable; expolsive |
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valise |
a piece of hand luggage; similar to a briefcase; traveling bag |
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dispel |
to scatter in various directions; break up and drive away; disburse |
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imbue |
to wet thoroughly; saturate; to instill, as with values, principles, morals, etc. |
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philander |
to make love without serious intention; a male flirt |
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carte blanche |
an authorization bearing only a signature, with all details, stipulations, etc. to be filled in by the bearer; unrestriced freedom and authority |
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ominously |
marked by a presentiment of evil, ill-omened |
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implacable |
that which cannot be appeased or satisfied; inexorable |
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gilt |
overlaid with gold; appearing bright and attractive, often falsely |
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seethe |
to cook by boiling; to soak, steep or saturate, saturate; to be violently agitated or disturbed |
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idyllic |
simply pleasing; pastoral; pleasant, peaceful |
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requiem |
any musical hymm, a composition or service for the dead |
