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Assuage |
Make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense (v) |
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Impudent |
Not showing due respect for another person; impertinent (adj) |
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Mortification |
Feeling of humiliation or shame as through some injury to ones pride or self-respect (n) |
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Tyrannical |
The government or rule of a tyrant or absolute ruler (adj) |
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Taciturn |
(Of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech (adj) |
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Epic |
A long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition (n) |
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Sojourn |
A temporary stay (n) |
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Indigenous |
Originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native (adj) |
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Condescending |
Having or showing a feeling of patronizing superiority (adj) |
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Immune |
Resistant to a particular infection or toxin owing to the presence of a specific antibodies or sensitized white blood cells (adj) |
