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Amorphous
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without a clearly defined shape or form
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ascetic
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characterized by or suggesting the practice of severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons
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doggerel
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comic verse composed in irregular rhythm
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guile
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sly or cunning intelligence
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Proffer
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hold out (something) to someone for acceptance; offer
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protégé
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a person who is guided and supported by an older and more experienced or influential person
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sanguine
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cheerfully optimistic
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seraph
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an angelic being, regarded in traditional Christian angelology as belonging to the highest order of the celestial hierarchy, associated with light, ardor, and purity
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