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abound

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to be present in large numbers or in great quantity

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accommodating

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helpful, obliging

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advocate

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to plead in favor of, support

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agenda

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a list or outline of things to be considered or done

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alleviating

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relieving, lessening

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alloy

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a substance composed of two or more metals or of a metal and a nonmetal

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ameliorating

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making better or more tolerable

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apocryphal

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doubtful authenticity; of doubtful origin

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arachnid

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any of a class of arthropods comprising chiefly terrestrial invertebrates, including the spiders, scorpions, mites, and ticks, and having a segmented body divided into two regions of which the anterior bears

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aromatic

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fragrant

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baton

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a slender rod with which a leader directs a band or orchestra

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bauble

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trifle, trinket

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bibliophile

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a lover of books esp, for qualities of format

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boorish

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resembling or befitting a boor; crude insensitivity

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buffoon

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a gross and ill-educated or stupid person

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carp

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to find fault or complain querulously

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coddle

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to treat with extreme care; pamper

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conciliation

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reparation, compensation

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confounded

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confused, perplexed

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coy

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marked by cute, coquettish, or artful playfulness

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crudely

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immaturely, primitively, roughly, inexpertly

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cummerbund

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a broad waistband usually worn in place of a vest with men's dress clothes

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demeaning

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to lower in character, status, or reputation

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derail

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to obstruct the progress of

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disoriented

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incoherent, disjointed, disturbed

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disperse

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to cause to become spread widely

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dissipated

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scattered, dispersed

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dogged

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stubborn

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dogma

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a definite authoritative tenet, something held as an established opinion

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doleful

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full of grief

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domineering

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assertive, aggressive, inclined to intimidate

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dross

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the scum that forms on the surface of molten metal; waste

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dupe

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one that is easily deceived or cheated; a fool

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enhance

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to increase or improve in value, quality, desirability, or attractiveness

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epicure

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one with sensitive and discriminating tastes esp. in food or wine; sybarite

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equanimity

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eveness of mind esp. under stress

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evanescent

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tending to vanish like vapor

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excerpt

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a passage [as from a book or musical composition] selected, performed, or copied

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expedient

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characterized by concern with what is opportune

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expel

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to force to leave [as a place or organization] by official action

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facile

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easily accomplished or attained

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fidelity

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the quality or state of being faithful

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flustered

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in a state of agitated confusion; upset

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gander

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the adult male goose; simpleton

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gaudy

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ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented

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hedonist

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one who takes pleasure or happiness as the sole or chief good in life

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histrionically

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theatrically; deliberately affected; of or relating to actors, acting, or the theater

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homogeneity

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the state of having identical distribution of functions or values

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homogenous

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uniform

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impeccable

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not capable of sinning or being tainted

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implicate

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to imply, to involve as a consequence, corollary, or natural inference

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incarceration

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confinement, imprisonment

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incognito

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with one's identity disguised or concealed; the state or assumed identity of one living

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indulgent

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lenient, tolerant, allowing oneself unrestrained gratification

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ingenue

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a naive girl or young woman

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inscrutably

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in a manner which is difficult to understand

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intemperate

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excessive, overindulgent

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irreconcilable

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impossible to settle or resolve

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kit

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a fox of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico with exceptionally large ears and a black tip on the tail

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lamb

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a young sheep

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lathe

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to cut or shape

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laughing stock

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an object of ridicule

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lewdly

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evilly, wickedly; secually unchaste or licentious

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lustrous

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radiant in character or reputation

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malodorous

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having a bad odor

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mason

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a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material

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maudlin

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weakly and effusively sentimental

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meager

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having little flesh, thin

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monolithic

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consisting of or constituting a single unit

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mortality

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death of large numbers

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nanny

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a female domestic goat

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narcissist

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one who has excessive love or admiration for his or herself

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neurological

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physical, visceral

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nimble

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quick and light in motion

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obscurity

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the quality or state of being ambiguous, unclear

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opulent

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having a large estate or property, wealthy

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oust

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to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity

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outstrip

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to go faster or farther than someone or something; get ahead of

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paramount

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superior to all others

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pawn

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one that can be used to further the purposes of another

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pedant

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one who makes a show of knowledge, a male schoolteacher

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perpetual

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continuing forever, no finality

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perplexity

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bewilderment

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perverse

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turned away from what is right or good; corrupt

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piety

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fidelity to natural obligations

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pivotal

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vitally important; crucial

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pliable

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yielding readily to others, adjustable to varying conditions

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pliancy

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the quality or state of being flexible, yielding

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plurality

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multiplicity

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portly

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heavy or rotund of body

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preeminent

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outstanding; having paramount rank, dignity, or importance

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prevalence

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something generally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored

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proclaim

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to declare or declare to be solemnly, officially, or formally

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prophesy

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to predict with assurance or on the basis of mystic knowledge

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prophetic

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foretelling events

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pseudonym

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a fictitious name; a pen name

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quota

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the share or proportion assigned to each in a division or to each member of body

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redoubled

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to make twice as great in size or amount

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referendum

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a vote on a measure submitted or passed by a legislative body or by popular initiative

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refined

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cultivated; free from impurities

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refute

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to prove wrong by argument or evidence

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regaling

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of, relating to, or suitable for a king

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repute

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believe, consider

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rural

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relating to the country; rustic, crude, unsophisticated

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sage

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a mature or venerable man of sound judgment; traditionally, someone you go to for advice

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sanctimonious

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insincere, deceitful

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sanctity

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the quality or state of being holy or sacred

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savory

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appetizing to the taste or smell; piquantly pleasant to the mind

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sentimentalist

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one who is overly indulged in feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism

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skeptic

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a person who does not easily believe in either religion or what others say

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sordid

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marked by baseness or grossness; vile

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spurn

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to reject with disdain or contempt

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static

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characterized by a lack of movement, animation, or progression; little change

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statute

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a law enacted by the legislative branch of a government

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supple

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flexible with pliancy

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symmetry

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exact correspondence of form on opposite sides of dividing line or plane; the property of remaining invariant under certain changes

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taint

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to contaminate morally; corrupt

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tangential

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incidental, touching lightly, peripheral

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tardy

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late; not punctual

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thrive

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to grow vigorously

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toga

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the loose outer garment worn in public by citizens of ancient Rome wrapped around the torso

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trajectory

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a path, progression, or line of development

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trowel

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to smooth, mix, or apply with

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unctuously

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revealing or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality

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understatedly

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Restrainedly; purposely "played down" for effect

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urbane

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notably polite or finished in manner; suave

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utopian

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ideal social and political schemes

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vex

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to bring trouble, distress, or agitation to

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virtuosity

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great technical skill

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virtuoso

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one skilled in or having a taste for the fine arts

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vixen

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a female fox; a shrewish ill-tempered woman

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vogue

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popular acceptation or favor; fashion

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voluble

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characterized by ready or rapid speech