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apocryphal
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of dubious authenticity or origin; spurious
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arcane
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understood by only a few; mysterious
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convene
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to summon or cause to assemble
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expedient
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useful for some purpose; convenient
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exude
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to flow out slowly; to ooze
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gesticulate
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to motion energetically with the body or limbs
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imperturbable
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calm and assured
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increment
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an increase
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levity
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excessive frivolity; a lack of seriousness; joking
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mortify
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to embarrass or humiliate
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periphery
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the area around the edges' the outermost part
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raconteur
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one who tells stories with skill and wit
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reiterate
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to say or do over again; to repeat
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subterfuge
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a deceptive scheme or strategy
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vacillate
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to move back and forth from lack of balance; waver
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accountrements
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equipment or accessories
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aggrieved
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feeling or expressing a sense of injustice
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choleric
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easily angered; quick-tempered
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comport
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to behave or conduct oneself
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disconcert
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to disrupt the self-possession or confidence of; to perturb or fluster
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fauna
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animals of a region or period
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interpose
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to place or come between; to intervene or interrupt
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maraud
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to roam in search of plunder
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modicum
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a small amount
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opulent
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having or exhibiting great wealth or abundance
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patrician
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a member of nobility
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phlegmatic
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not given to action or reaction; sluggish or calm in temperament
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propensity
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a natural inclination or tendency
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therapeutic
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relaing to the treatment of a disease; contributing to general well-being
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utilitarian
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relating to usefulness rather than beauty; practical
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atrophy
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to waste away or fail to develop
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efficacy
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the power to bring about the desired result; effectiveness
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emolument
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salary or fees for work done; compensation
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icon
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a religious painting
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incipient
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beginning to exist or appear; in the first stage
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inculcate
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to impress upon or teach by frequent repetition
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inestimable
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too valuable or great to be measured
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lackluster
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lacking brightness or vitality; without spirit or enthusiasm
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martinet
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a strict disciplinarian
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prodigious
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extremely large in bulk
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regimen
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a regulated program
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stellar
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of or related to a star; outstanding or briliant
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stoic
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one seemingly indifferent to pleasure or pain
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vibrant
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full or life or vigor; bright or vivid
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zealous
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very enthusiastic; fervent; passionate on behalf of someone or something
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autonomy
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the quality or state bf being self-governing; independence
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circumspect
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cautious and prudent; heedful or consequences
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composure
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calmness of mind or bearing; self-control
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edifice
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a large
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ensconce
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to settle or place securely or snugly
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environs
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the area adjoining or surrounding a place
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hapless
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marked by the absence of good luck; unfortunate
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heinous
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shockingly evil or wicked
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incognito
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with one's identity concealed; unrecognized
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indoctrinate
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to teach or train in the fundamentals
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interim
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an interval of time between events
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mausoleum
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a large and impressive tomb
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pillage
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to rob and plunder
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reverie
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the condition of being lost in thought
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thrall
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a loss of one's ability to act freely; a state over which one appears to have no control
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abstruse
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difficult to understand
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accrue
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to arise or increase as a natural result or growth
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acquiesce
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to accept as inevitable; to comply passively
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besmirch
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to stain or tarnish; to make dirty
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explicit
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fully and clearly expressed
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histrionic
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purposefuly affected; theatrical
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impropriety
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the quality or state of being improper or unsuitable
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inveige
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to lure or trick into doing something
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penitent
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sorry for having done wrong
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probity
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honesty; trustworthiness; adherence to virtue
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purport
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to give or present the often false impression of being someone or intending something
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repercussion
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an unforeseen or indirect result or effect of an event
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revelation
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something that is made known or revealed
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surfeit
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an overabundant supply; an excess
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unsavory
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having an unpleasent look
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