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99 Cards in this Set
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Abrogate
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(v) to repeal, cancel, declare null
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Ambient
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(adj) completely surrounding, encompassing
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Asperity
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(n) roughness,severity; bitterness or tartness
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Burnish
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(v) to make smooth or glossy by rubbing, polish; (n)gloss, brightness,luster
SHINE |
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Cabal
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(n) a small group working in secret
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Delectable
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(adj) delightful, highly enjoyable; deliciously flavored, savory; (n) an appealing or appetizing food or dish
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Deprecate
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(v) to express mild disapproval; to belittle
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Detritus
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(n) loose bits and pieces of material resulting from disintegration or wearing away; fragments that result from any destruction
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Ebullient
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(adj) overflowing with enthusiasm and excitement; boiling, bubbling
EXHILARATED |
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Eclectic
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(adj) drawn from different sources; (n) one whose beliefs are drawn from various sources
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Flaccid
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(adj) limp, not firm; lacking vigor of effectiveness
SOFT |
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impecunious
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(adj) having little or no money
IMPOVERISHED |
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inexorable
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(adj) inflexible, beyond influence; relentless, unyielding
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moribund
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(adj) dying, on the way out
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necromancer
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(n) one who claims to reveal or influence the future through magic, especially communication with the dead; in general, a magician or wizard
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Onerous
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(Adj) burdensome; invovling hardship or difficulty
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rife
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(adj) common, prevalent, widespread, happening often; full, abounding; plentiful, abundant, replete
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rudiments
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(n. pl) the parts of any subject or discipline that are learned first; the earliest stage of anything
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sequester
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(v) to set apart, seperate for a special purpose; to take possession of and hold in custody
ISOLATE |
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winnow
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(v) to get rid of something unwanted, delete; to sift through to obtain what is desirable; to remove the chaff from wheat by blowing air on it; to blow on, fan
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aesthetic
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(adj) pertaining to beauty; sensitive or responsive to beauty
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defunct
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(adj) no longer in existence of functioning, dead
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discomfit
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(v) to frustrate,thwart, or defeat; to confuse, perplex, or embarrass
FOIL |
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espouse
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(v) to take up and support; to become attached to, adopt; to marry
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fetish
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(n) an object believed to have magical powers, an object of unreasoning devotion or reverence
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gregarious
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(adj) living together in a herd or group; sociable, seeing the company of others
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hapless
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(adj) marked by a persistent absence of good luck
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impeccable
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(adj) faultless, beyond criticism or blame
FLAWLESS |
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importune
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(v) to trouble with demands; to beg for insitently
INTERPOSE |
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irreparable
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(adj) incapable of being repaired or rectified
IRREMEDIABLE |
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laconic
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(adj) concise, using few words
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languish
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(v) to become weak, feeble, or dull; to droop; to be depressed or dispirited; to suffer neglect
FADE |
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mendacious
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(adj) given to lying or deception; untrue
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nadir
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(n) the lowest point
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omnipresent
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(adj) in all places at all times
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perfunctory
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(adj) done in a superficial or halfhearted manner; without interest or enthusiasm
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plaintive
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(adj) expressive of sorrow or woe, melancholy
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requite
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(v) to make suitable repayment, as for a kindness, service or favor; to make retaliation, as for an injury or wrong, to reciprocate
RECOMPENSE |
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tantamount
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(adj) equivalent, having the same meaning, value or effect
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abstruse
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(adj) extremely difficult to understand
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affront
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(n) an open or intentional insult; a slight (v) to insult to one's face; to face in defiance, confront
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canard
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(n) a false rumor; fabricated story
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captious
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(adj) excessively ready to find fault; given to petty criticism; intenced to trap, confuse, or show up
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cognizant
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(adj) aware, knowledgeable, informed; having jurisdiction
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contrite
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(adj) regretful for some misdeed or sin; plagued by a sense of guilt; thoroughly penitent
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cynosure
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(n) the center of attraction, attention, or interest; something that serves to guide or direct
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decorous
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(adj) well behaved, dignified, socially proper
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deign
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(v) to think it appropriate or suitable to one's dignity to do something; to condescend
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desiccated
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(adj) thoroughly dried out; divested of spirit or vitality; arid and uninteresting
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efficacy
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(n) the power to produce a desired result
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engender
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(v) to bring into existence, give rise to, produce; to come into exsistence, assume form
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ethereal
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(adj) light, airy, delicate; highly refined; suggesting what is heavently (rather than earthbound)
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facade
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(n) the front or face of a building; a surface appearance (as opposed to what may lie behind)
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ghoulish
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(adj) revolting in an unnatural or morbid way; suggestive of someone who robs graves or otherwise preys on the dead
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incongruos
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(adj) not in keeping, unsuitable, compatible
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machination
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(n) a crafty, scheming, or underhanded action designeed to accomplish something (usually evil)
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mesmerize
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(v) to hypnotize, entrance; to fascinate, enthrall, bewitch
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opprobrium
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(n) disgrace arising from shameful conduct; contempt, reproach
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putative
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(adj) generally regarded as such; reputed; hypothesized, inferred
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beatific
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(adj) blissful; rendering or making blessed
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behemoth
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(n) a creature of enormous size, power, or appearance
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blandishment
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(n, pl.) anything designed to flatter or coax; sweet talk, apple-polishing
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cacophonous
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(adj) harsh-sounding, raucous, discordant, dissonant
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chicanery
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(n) trickery, deceptive practices or tactics, double-dealing
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consign
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(v) to give over to another's care, charge, or control; to entrust, deliver; to set apart for a special use
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coup
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(n) a highly successful stroke, masterstroke, tour e force, act, plan, or stratagem; a sudden takeover of power or leadership
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euphemism
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(n) a mild or inoffensive expression used in place of a harsh or unpleasant one; a subsitute
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febrile
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(adj) feverish; pertaining to or marked by fever; frenetic
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gainsay
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(v) to deny, contradict, controvert; to disputer, oppose
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imminent
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(adj) about to happen, threatening
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innate
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(adj) natural, inborn, inherent; built-in
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loath
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(adj) unwilling, reluctant, disinclined
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manifest
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(adj) clear, evident to the eyes or mind (v) to show plainly, exhibit, evince (n) a list of cargo and or passengers
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minutiae
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(pl.n) small or trivial details, trifling matters
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moratorium
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(n) a suspension of activity; an official waiting period; an authorized period of delay
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nostrum
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(n) an alleged cure-all; a remedy or scheme of questionable effectiveness
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pariah
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(n) one who is rejected by a social group or organization
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visionary
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(adj) not practical, lacking in realism; having the nature of a fantasy or dream (n) one given to far-fetched ideas; a dreamer or seer characterized by vision or foresight
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wizened
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(adj) dry, shrunken, and wrinkled (often the result of aging)
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amenity
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(n) that which is pleasant or agreeable ( pl) attractive features, customs
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aperture
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(n) an opening, gap, hole; orifice
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dissidence
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(n) a difference of opinion; discontent
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epicurean
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(adj) devoted to the pursuit of pleasure; fond of good food, comfort and ease; with discriminating tastes (n) a person with discriminating tastes
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improvident
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(adj) not thrifty; failing to plan ahead
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iniquity
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(n) wickedness, sin; a grossly immoral act
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inviolable
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(adj) sacred; of such a charcter that it must not be broken; injured or profaned
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mutable
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(adj) open to or capable of change, fickle
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nascent
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(adj) just beginning to exist or develop; having just come into existence
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obeisance
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(n) a deep bow or other body movemnt, indicating respect or submission; deference, homage
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panegyric
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(n) formal or elaborate praise, a tribute
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pillory
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(n) a device for publicly punishing offenders; a means for exposing one to public ridicule (v) to expose to public ridicule
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pittance
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(n) a woefully meager allowance, wage, or portion
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presage
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(v) to foreshadow or point to a future event (n) a warning or indication of the future
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progeny
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(n) descendants, offspring, children, followers, disciples
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promulgate
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(v) to proclaim or issue officially; to make known far and wide
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rectitude
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(n) uprightness, righteousness; correctness
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restive
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(adj) restless, hard to manage, balky
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seraphic
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(adj) angelic, heavenly, celestial
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subsist
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(v) to have existence; to remain alive, manage to make a living or mantain life; to persist or continue
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