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CIRCUMSPECT
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to look around, or be cautious; heedful of potential consequences; prudent
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CONJECTURE
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a conclusion deduced from defective of presumptive evidence
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MIEN
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air or bearing especially as expressive of attitude or personality
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STRICTURE
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1. a restraint, limit, or restriction
2. an adverse remark or criticism; censure 3. Pathology. An abnormal narrowing of a duct or passage |
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EFFUSIVE
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1. unrestrained or excessive in emotional expression; gushy
2. profuse; overflowing |
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PROGNOSTICATE
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1. to predict according to prsent indications or signs; foretell
2. to foreshadow; portend |
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LOO
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a card game in which each player contributes stakes to a pool
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PIQUET
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a card game for two people, played with a deck from which all cards below seven, aces being high, are omitted
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PANEGYRIC
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elaborate praise; an encomium; for expression of praise; a eulogy
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FASTIDIOUS
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possessing or displaying careful, meticulous attention to deal
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SUPERCILIOUS
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feeling or showing haughty disdain-low opinion
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PIQUE
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a state of vexation caused by a perceived slight or indignity; a feeling of wounded pride
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PEDANTIC
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characterized by a strict adherence to formal rules or literal meaning at the expense of a wider view; didactic
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COMPLAISANCE
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the inclination to comply willingly with the wises of others; amiability
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INSIPID
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lacking qualities that excite, stiumulate, or interest; dull; lacking flavor
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PETTICOAT
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1. a woman's slip or underskirt ath is often full and trimmed with ruffles or lace.
2. something, such as a decorative valance or flounce, that resembles a woman's underskirt |
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DECORUM
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1. appropriateness of behavior or confuct; propierty
2. the conventions or requirements of polite bhavior 3. the appropriateness of an element of an artistic or literary work, such as style or tone, to its paticular circumstance or to the composition as a whole |
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PALTRY
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lacking in importance or worth
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STILE
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steps for crossing a fence or wall; a vertical member of panel or frame, as in a door or window sash
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SOLICITUDE
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1. the state of being caring or concerning, as for the well-being of another
2. a cause of anxiety or concern. |
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INDOLENT
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1. disinclined to exert oneself; habitually lazy
2. causing little or no pain, as a tumor 3. slow to heal, grow, or develop, as an ulcer; inactive |
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PLIANT
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capable of plying or bending; readily yielding to force or pressure without breaking; flexible, pliable, lithe, limber, plastic; easily influence for good or evil; tractable
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MANOR
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the land belonging to a lord or nobleman or so much land as a lord or great personage kept in his own hands, for the use and subsistence of his family
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DUCTILITY
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the property of a metal which allows it to be drawn into wires or filaments; easily molded or shaped
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CHAISE
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any of various light, open carriages, often with a collapsible hood, esp. a two-wheeled carriage drawn by a horse
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SCRUPULOUS
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principled; conscientious and exact; painstaking
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CAPRICE
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an impulsive change of mind; a sudden, umpredictable action
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PHAETON
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a light, four-wheeled open carriage, usually drawn by a pair of horses
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DIFFIDENCE
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being timid or shy
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APPROBATION
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an expression of warm approval; praise; official approval
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CORPULENT
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having a large bulky body
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GLIB
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marked by ease and informality
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PELISSE
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a long cloak or coat made of fur or lined or trimmed with fur
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PORTENTOUS
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of, realting to, or constituting something that foreshadows a coming event
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VOLUBLE
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easily rolling or turning
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DEBAUCHERY
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extreme indulgence in sensuality
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LANGUID
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drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion
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ABJECT
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sunk to or existing in a low state or condition
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AVID
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desirous to the point of greed: urgently eager
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POTATIONS
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a usually alcoholic drink or brew
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FLORID
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very flowery in style
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TENEMENT
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a run-down, low rent apartment
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IRRESOLUTE
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uncertain how to act or proceed
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SULTRY
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very hot and humid
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LOATH
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unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking
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DRAY
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a vehicle used to haul goods
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AUDACITY
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bold or arrogant disregard of normal restraints
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RUSK
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hard crisp bread originally used as ship's stores
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PALTRY
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inferior, trashy, cheap
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TORPOR
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apathy, dullness; netal and motor inactivity
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FATUITY
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something foolish or stupid
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FERAL
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untamed, or suggestive of a wild beast
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CAUSTIC
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marked by incisive carcasm
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FORTUITOUS
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ocurring by chance
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QUINTESSENCE
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highly concentrated essence of something in its purest form; the most typical example or representative
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SAMOVAR
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an urn with a spigot at its base used especially in Russia to bil water for tea
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INCONGRUOUS
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lacking congruity; not harmonious; out of place
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ANEMIC
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having a condition in which the blood is deficient in red blood cells, in hemoglobing, or in total volume; lacking vigor/energy
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PHANTASMAGORIA
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an exhibition or display of optical effects and illusions
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BOOR
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a rude or insensitive person
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EPILOGUE
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a short addition or concluding section at the end of a literary work, often dealing with the future of its characters
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EXCULPATE
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to clear of guilt or blame
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CONFLAGRATION
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a large destructive fire
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OBSEQUIOUS
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full of or exhibiting servile compliance, fawing (brown noser)
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PROFLIGATE
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given over to dissipation; dissolute; wildly extravagant
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SCHISMATIC
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of, relating to, or engaging in schism
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DISSIMILATION
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the act or process of making or becoming displaced or changed; disguised; feigned; appeared
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FERRET
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to drive out
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EFFACE
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to erase or make indistict by or as if by rubbing; wipe out
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INEXORABLE
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not capable of being persuaded by entreaty; unyielding
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CONCOMITANT
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existing or occurring concurrently; accompanying; attendant
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DEFERENCE
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submission or courteous yielding to the opinion wises or judgement of another
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PATHOS
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a quality that arouses feelings of pity, sympathy, tenderness, or sorrow
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SURREPTITIOUSLY
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performed, made or acquired by secret, clandestine, or stealthy means
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PAROXYSM
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a sudden outburst of emotion or action
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CONJECTURE
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inference based on inconclusive or incomplete evidence; to guess
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AFFABLE
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easy to speak to; amiable
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DEJECTION
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the state of being depressed; melancholy
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RAKE
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immoral person
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STULTIFY
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to render useless or ineffectual; cripple
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LOUSE
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any of numberous small, flat-bodied, wingless biting or sucking insects of the order Anoplura, many of which are external parasites on various animals including man
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CASUISTRY
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the determination of right and wrong in questions of conduct or conscience by the application of general principles of ethics
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PEREMPTORILY
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putting an ed to all debate or action
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PROPENSITY
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an innate inclination; tendency
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COUNTENANCE
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appearance, esp. the expression of the face.
2. the face or fcial features |
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HARBINGER
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one that indicates or foreshadows what is to come; forerunner
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AXIOM
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a self evident or universally recognized truth; maxim
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INURED
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to make used to something undesirable; esp by prolonged sbjection; accustom
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PERNICIOUS
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tending to cause death or serious injure; deadly
2. causing great harm; destruction |
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ARBITER
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one chosen or appointed to judge or decide a disputed issue; arbitrator
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PRAGMATIC
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dealing or concerned with facts or actual occurrences; practical
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PERFUNCTORY
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acting with indifference; showing little interest or care
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DISQUIETUDE
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worried unease; anxiety
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BOWER
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rustic cottage or chamber; attractive dwelling or retreat
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ZEUGMA
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a construction in which a singleword, especially a verb or an adjective, is applied to two or more nounds when its sense is appropriate to only one of them or to both in different ways
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PEJORATIVE
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tending to make or become worse. disparaging; belitting
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PITHY
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precisely meaningful; forecful and brief
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LETHARGY
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a state of sluggishness, inactivity, and apathy
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GARRULOUS
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given to excessive and often trivial or rambling talk; tiresomely talkative
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HERCULEAN
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requiring the strength of Hercules; hence, very greaty, difficult, or dangerous
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BOWDLERIZE
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to expurgate prudishly. to modify, as by shortening or simplifying or by skweing the content in a certain manner
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PANDEMONIUM
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a very noisy place: wild uproar or noise
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PANDER
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to act as a go-between or liaison in sexual intrigues; function as a procurer
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QUIXOTIC
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caught up in the romance of noble deeds and the pursuit of unreachable goals; idealistic without regard to practicality. capricious; impulsive
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CYNICAL
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negative or pessimistic, as from world-wearines
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STOIC
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one who is seemingly indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain
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STIGMA
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a mark or token of infamy, disgrace, or reproach: a small mark; a scar or birthmark
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IMPEDE
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to retard or obstruct the progress of
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EXPEDITE
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to speed up the progress of; accelerate
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TANTALIZE
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to excite by exposing something desirable while keeping it out of reach
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GALVANIZE
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to stiumlate or shock with an electric current
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OSTRACIZE
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to exclude from a group
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LACONIC
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using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise
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DILATORY
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intended to delay. tending to postpone or delay
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AVER
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to affirm positively; declare
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FASTIDIOUS
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possessing or displaying careful, meticulous attention to detail
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INFERNAL
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of or relating to a lower word of the dead
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SCINTILLATING
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brilliantly clever
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APPELLATION
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a name, title, or designation
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PLIABLE
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easily bent or shaped
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MERCURAIL
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quick and changeable in temperament; volatile
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DIFFIDENT
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lacking or marked by a lack of self-confidence; shy and timid; reserved in manner
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INDUCE
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to infer by inductive reasoning; persuasive; to cause
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BILATERAL
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having or formed of two sides; two-sided
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VIRAGO
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a large, strong, courageous woman
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PRECEPTOR
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a teacher, an instructor
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NOSTRUM
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a quack rememdy
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PEREGRINATION
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travel (especially by foot)
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PLATITUDE
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lack of originality; triteness
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PARAGON
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a model of excellence of perfection of a kind; a peerless example
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EXCORIATE
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to tear or wear off the skin; abrade
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AMENABLE
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responsive to advice; authority, or suggestion; willing
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REPINE
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to be discontented or low in spirits; complain or fret. to yearn after something
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NEBULOUS
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cloudy, misty or hazy
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ODIOUS
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arousing or meriting strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure
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EXPIATE
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to make amends; atone
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CIRCUMLOCUTION
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a roundabout expression
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CAJOLE
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to urge with gentle and repated appeals, teasking or flattery; wheedle
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GAFFE
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a socially awkward or tactless act
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SUBROGATE
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to substitue one person for another
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CIRCUMSPECT
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heedful of circumstances and potential consequences; prudent
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CONGRUENCE
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agreement; harmony; conformity or correspondence
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ERSTWHILE
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in the past; at a former time; formerly
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FORTNIGHT
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a period of 14 days; two weeks
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SATURNINE
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melancholy or sullen
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DERELICTION
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willful neglect, as of dusty or principle. the act of abandoning; abandonment
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ELYSIUM
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a place or condition of ideal happiness
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FLIPPANT
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talkative; voluble. disrespectful levity; speaking with ease and rapidity
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IGNOMINY
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great personal dishonor or humiliation
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PROSAIC
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lacking in imagination and spirit; dull
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LOQUACIOUS
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very talkative; garrulous
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EXTRICATE
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to release from an entaglement or difficulty; disengage
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EPHEMERAL
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a markedly short-lived thing
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LIVID
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extremely angry; furious
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RANKLE
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to become sore or inflamed; fester
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INSPIPID
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lacking flavor or zest; not tasty
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CAPRICIOUS
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charaterized by or subject to whim; impulsive and unpredicatble
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ENVERVATE
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to weakn or destory the strength or vitality of
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COTERIE
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a small, often select group of persons who associate with one another frequently
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ENNUI
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listlessness and dissastifaction resulting from lack of interest, boredom
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MOOT
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to discuss or debate
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HISTRIONIC
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excessively dramatic or emotional; affected
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PROBITY
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complete and confirmed integiry; uprightness
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STENTORIAN
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extremely loud
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SUBLIME
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characterized by nobitlity; majestic
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TURGID
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swollen or distended, as from a fluid; bloated
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UMBRAGE
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offense; resentment
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WRY
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dryly humorous; often with a touch of irony
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TACITURN
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habitually untalkative
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DISSEMBLE
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to make a flase show of; feign
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DOGMA
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an authoritative princple, belief, or statemnt of ideas or opinion, especially one considered to be absolutely true
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APLOMB
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self-confident assurance; pose
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SURREY
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a four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage having two or four seats
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BLASPHEMY
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the act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God
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DEMURE
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modest and reserved in manner or behavior
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PUERILE
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belonging to childhood; juvenile. immature; childish
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DISSIPATION
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an amusement; a diversion
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ANTEBELLUM
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belonging to the period before a war, especially the American civil war
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TRAVESTY
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an exaggerated or grotesque imitation; such as a parody of a literary work
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