Vocab

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assuage(v)

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lessen the severity of. to ease/ make more bearible

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unsullied (adj)

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clean; free from stains or impurities

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taciturn (adj)

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not speaking freely; quiet; uncommunicative

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vapid (adj)

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lacking spirit, liveliness or zest; dull or boring; bland

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malevolent (adj)

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evil-wishing, desire to hurt others

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predilection (n)

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preference, leaning towards

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nebulous (adj)

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cloudy, hazey, indistinct, more than one interpretation; unclear

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morification (n)

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embarrassment, humiliation

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sojourner (n)

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a traveler/ one who is a temporary resident

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iniquities (n)

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sin, grossly (large) immoral act, wickedness

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fraught (Adv)

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to be filled with accompanied by. "it was fraught with..."

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fractious (adj)

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wild, irritable, uncontrallable, stubborn

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disapprobation (n)

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disaproval

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judicious (adj)

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good judgement, fair, sensible

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auspicious (adj)

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promising, promising a favorable outcome

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abominable (adj)

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horrid, not acceptable, detestible

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gothic n/adj

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1) savage or uncivilized, mysterious
2)gothic architecture, grotesque

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pestilence (n)

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a disease that's epidemic, that can cause death

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tacit (adj)

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conveying indirectly without words or speech, implicit, unstated, implied

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benevolence (n)

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charitable nature, goodwill, kindness

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gape (v)

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gaze in wonder or surprise

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edification (n)

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instruction (moral or spiritual) which will help your character

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cleave (v)

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1) to split, break apart, seperate

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aberration (n)

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deviation from what's normal or standard

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perpetrate(v)

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to carry out something against the law

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guilessness (n)

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to be natural, to be without dishonesty, without tickery or deception; to be innocent

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obstreperous (adj)

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refusing or neglecting to obey; loud mouthed, voisterous

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invective (n)

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coarse, insulting, **abusive language**

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ruthless (adj)

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having no pity, merciless

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apoplectic (adj)

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looks like about to have a stroke

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(take) umbrage (n)

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offence, resentment

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philippic (n)

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tyrade, speech full of bitter condemnation (put down)

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palliative(n)

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to ease without curing. treats symptoms, but doesn't cure disease.
"sudafed is a palliative"

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viscous(adj)

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thick, sticky, slowmoving, adhears to

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tedious(adj)

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boring, long, tiresome. doing repetitive things. lacking liveliness

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giddy(adj)

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silly, light hearted

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prerogative(n)

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special right or priveledge, based on status

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venue(n)

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place, where illeged things take place

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ramshackle(adj)

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shakey or near collapse

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elucidate(v)

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to clarify, to explain

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dispel(v)

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to clear away, scatter (ideas only)

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corroborate (V)

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to support with evidence, to confirm

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acrimonious(adj)

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harshness of language or feelings, angry, sharp, irrate

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tenet(n)

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principle of belief, opinions, beliefs

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mollify(v)

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to pacify, to sooth in temper, to placate

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malarky/malarkey (n)

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nonsense or exadgeration

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expunge(v)

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to erase, to blot out

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arid(adj/n)

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dry, waterless, devoid of mousture (boring?)

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enormity(n)

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-huge size
-great wickedness, evil

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mitigate(v)

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to ease/lessen the severity of, **to relieve**

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temerity(n)

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nerve, boldness
"you had the temerity to do that to me?"

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demur(v)

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to hesitate, to object to

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furtive(adj)

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sneaky, sly, done in secret
"furtive as a fox"

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aggravate(v)

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-heighten or magnify the intensity of
-to annoy, cause displeasure, irritate

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squalor(n)

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not a person of great integrity
(ewells)

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recluse n/adj

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secluded, solitary, withdrawn from society (hermit)

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alleged(adj)

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to assert without proof, questionable, **supposed**
"the alleged murderer"

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spurious(adj)

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-not recognized legally to have the same rights, not genuine
-not genuine, authentic or true

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proffer(v)

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to offer, to present for acceptance

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specious(adj/n)

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false, inaccurate, incorrect

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efflorescence(n)

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act of flowering, blooming, growing up

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effulgence(n)

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great brightness, radiance, brilliance

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omen(n)

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a sign or warning for the future

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strident(adj)

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disagreeable to the ear

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eccentric(adj)

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out of the center, odd in behavior, bizarre, strange

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toy(v)

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to triffle with, to play with, to behave without serious intent
"to toy with someones emotions"

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arrogance(n)

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pride, showing an offensive sense of superiority

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suffuse(v)

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to spread over or through, infuse, to introduce one thing into another so as to change or affect it (chem)

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immure(v)

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to be caged in, to be enclosed

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hiatus(n)

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a gap, a break in continuity

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ebullience(n)

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lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts or feelings, exuberance, enthusiastic

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officious(adj)

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volunteering ones services unnecessarily, impurtenance

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contemptuously(adv)

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despisingly, disdainfully, disparagingly, scornfully - feeling or expressing contempt

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vicissitudes(n)

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irregular, unexpected, or surprising change (ups and downs of life)

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inscrutable(adj)

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being beyond one's power to discover, understand or explain - can't understand; mysterious, enigmatic

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abyss(n)

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bottomless pit; immeasurable void; hell

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contrite(adj)

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motivated by remorse; remorseful, apologetic

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belligerence(n)

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action or an attitude that is walike or produces a fight; attack, aggression, combativeness; pugnacious

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detritus(n)

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rock fragments

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errant(adj)

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1)erratic, devious, stray, wandering (moving without a fixed course
2)deviating from an accepted pattern or standard
3) fallible, faulty (inclined to error)

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effigy(n)

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a likeness of a person or image of a person

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tremulous(adj)

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trembling or quaking; shivering

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diffident(adj)

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shy, backward, bashful, coy, demure, timid

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incredulity(n)

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attitude or state of mind of one who does not believe; ***disbelief***, doubt

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obtuse(adj)

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1)slow witted
lacking sharpness of edge or point; dull

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propitiatingly(adv)

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to allay anger; pacifying, placate, -win the foacor of; prevent or ruduce the anger of

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truculently(adv)

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savagely; threateningly or bullying; fierce or cruel - belligerently

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incantation(n)

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use of spoken or sung charms or spells as a magic ritual

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talisman(n)

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a charm, amulet to ward off evil

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intimate(v)

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hint at, suggest

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stipend(n)

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fixed sum of money that you're given for a specific purpose(usually)

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irresolute(adj)

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unfirm, undetermined

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robot(n)

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a traffic light

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behoove(V)

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necessary, proper

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obscure(adj)

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not readily percieved or understood; vague, cryptic

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desolate(adj)

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deserted
abandoned or alone

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falter(v)

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-walk unsteadily, totter
-hesitate, weaken

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bereaved(adj)

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mourning, suffering of the loss/death of a loved one

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menace (v/n)

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(v) - to threaten
(n) - the threat

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vacillate(v)

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waver, go up and down, sway

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tenacious(adj)

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"stick-to-it-iveness" tending to adhear, persistant

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rapture(n)

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state of: ecstacy/ being carried away by overwhelming emotion

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smote(v)

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kill, strike or injure

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humility(n)

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not arrogant, modest, meek

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prodigal(adj)

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spending extravagantly, wasting

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repent(v)

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to regret

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distraught(adj)

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agitated, insane, crazed

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succour(adj)

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to provide aid, help, provide releif (with love and care)

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comply(v)

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to conform or adapt to the rules/wishes of others

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absolve(v)

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to set free from obligation, to clear from blame; aquit

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implicate(v)

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to suggest, to imply

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forlorn(adj)

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sad, lonely, lost

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toils(n)

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work, labor

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bereft(adj)

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suffering from the loss of a loved one

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intimidate(v)

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to fighten, or to control by threats, to terrorize

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complicity(n)

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participation or association (with a wrongful act)

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extenuating(adj)

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lessen the seirousness of by giving partial excusses, to thin out

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constraint(n)

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a force by imposed limits
-one is being checked by ones own beliefs

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escarpment(n)

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steep slope

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beseech(v)

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ask, beg

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prostrate(adj)

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lying down, reclined (on ground)

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wattles(n)

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loose flesh hanging down the neck (like a turkey)

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inveigle(v)

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lure, persuade by flattering

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capacious(adj)

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spacious, roomy

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cupola(n)

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rounded roof or dome

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specters(n)

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ghosts or spirits

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prodigy(n)

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-someone who has exceptional talents or powers
-great in size, force, or appetite

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rhetoric(n)

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art of written persuasion, persuasive writing

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invincible(adj)

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unbeatable

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inane(adj)

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empty

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catacomb(n)

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tunnels, chambers, cripts, underground barial places

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inured(adj)

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to become accustomed to soemthing that is usually undesirable (usually physical)

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insidious(adj)

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trechorous, seductive, **hidden**

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enmity(n)

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mutual hate/hatrid, enemy

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effulgence(n)

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great brightness

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decalogue(n)

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binding laws

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idiosyncrasy(n)

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peculiarity, distinctive characteristic

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sinecure(adj)

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an easy job that pays well (vice prez)

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salient(adj)

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prominent physical feature on a person/ landscape

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impinge(v)

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to strick or collide with (figuritively)
to infringe upon

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rank(n)

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1)growing at an immoderate rate 2)covered with growth or herbage 3)obscene language 4)conspicuously bad, gross 5)smelly, putrid 6)to put in order 7)class or status 8)classified by order

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plausible(adj)

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believable, reasonable

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provoke(v)

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1)to excite, anger or annoy 2) disturb 3)promote activity 4)to lead someone into doing something

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sanctity(n)

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holiness

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grotesque(adj)

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fantastic, bizzare, strange
made without reference to reality

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sentenciousness(n)

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state of spiritual soundness, devoit

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gibe(v) [pronounced "jibe"]

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mock, ridicule, **taunt**

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cacophony(n)

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harsh noise (strident)

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holocaust(n)

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great destruction, destruction by fire,

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guile(n/adj)

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sly, artful, astute, crafty, cunning