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Analects
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A collection of short literary or philosophical extracts
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analgesic
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relief from pain
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anaphora
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The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
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anthropomorphic
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Having human characteristics
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apostasy
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The abandonment or renunciation of a religious or political belief
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apotheosis
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The elevation of someone to divine status
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assiduous
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Showing great care and perseverance
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autochthonous
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formed or originating in the place where found
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bas-relief
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A sculpture, carving, or molding in bas-relief
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bellicose
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Demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight
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bowdlerize
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Remove material that is considered improper or offensive from (a text or account)
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colloquy
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conversation
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contiguous
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touching
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cosmology
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The science of the origin and development of the universe.
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desultory
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Lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm
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diction
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The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing
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discursive
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Digressing from subject to subject
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disinter
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Dig up
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disjecta membra
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Scattered fragments
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egregious
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Outstandingly bad; shocking
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emissary
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A person sent on a special mission
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equilibrist
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An acrobat
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euphony
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good sound
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euthanasia
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Painless killing
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exegesis
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Critical explanation or interpretation of a text
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expatiate
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Speak or write at length or in detail
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expedite
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make something happen quicker
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expository
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Intended to explain or describe something
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funambulist
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tightrope walker
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hedonism
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the pursuit of pleasure
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idee fixe
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an obession
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ignominious
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Deserving or causing public disgrace or shame
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impugn
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Dispute the truth
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in loco parentis
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In the place of a parent
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incisive
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accurate, sharply focused
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ineffable
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Too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words
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ineluctable
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Unable to be resisted
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interstice
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An intervening space
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intractable
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hard to control
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lionize
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treat as a celebrity
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loctus classicus
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A passage considered to be the best known or most authoritative on a particular subject
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lubrication
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the condition of having been made smooth or slippery
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magnum opus
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one regarded as the most important work of an artist or writer
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maladroit
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Ineffective
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malediction
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a curse
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malefic
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supernatural powers
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manumission
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release from slavery
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mellifluous
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pleasant to hear
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miscreant
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a bad dude
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moribund
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at the point of dying
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narcissism
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in love with oneself
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nepotism
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giving relatives jobs
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nonpareil
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unrivaled
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obloquy
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Strong public criticism
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on the qui vive
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alertness
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patrician
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Belonging to or characteristic of the aristocracy
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physiognomy
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The supposed art of judging character from facial characteristics
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postprandial
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uring or relating to the period after dinner or lunch
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precursor
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a forerunner
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interdiction
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to stop
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prolix
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tediously lengthy
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pugnacious
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quick to argue
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punctilio
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a procedure
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pusillanimous
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timid
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recondite
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Little known
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reiterate
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Say something again
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remonstrate
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Make a forcefully reproachful protest
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sanction
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Official permission or approval for an action
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schism
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a division
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sedentary
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Tending to spend much time seated
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sententious
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Given to moralizing in a pompous or affected manner
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solipsism
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The view or theory that the self is all that can be known to exist
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specious
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Misleading in appearance
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stoicism
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The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
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superannuated
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Obsolete through age or new technological or intellectual developments
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supercilious
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Behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others
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supererogatory
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excess
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surrealistic
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Surrealism is a cultural movement that began in the early 1920s, and is best known for the visual artworks and writings of the group members.
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suspiration
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sigh
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synopsis
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A brief summary or general survey of something
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terra firma
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Dry land
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thanatopsis
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an essay expressing a view on the subject of death
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truculent
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Eager or quick to argue or fight
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vacuous
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Having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence
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valediction
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The action of saying farewell
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xenophobia
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Intense or irrational dislike or fear of people from other countries
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