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apocryphal
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to be questionable about origin
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adj
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arcane
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understood by few
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adj
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convene
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to summon or assemble
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verb
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expedient
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can be used for something
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adj
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exude
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to flow out slowly
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verb
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gesticulate
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to move energetically
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verb
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imperturbable
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calm or assured
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adj
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increment
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a gain by consecutive amounts
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noun
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levity
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excessive frivolity
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noun
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mortify
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to embarrass
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verb
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periphery
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the outermost part
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noun
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raconteur
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a skillful storyteller
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noun
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reiterate
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to do again
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verb
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subterfuge
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a strategy
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noun
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vacillate
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move back and forth from lack of balance
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verb
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atrophy
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to waste away
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verb
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efficacy
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the power to bring about
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noun
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emolument
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fees for work done
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noun
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icon
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a religious painting
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noun
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incipient
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beginning to exist or appear
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adj
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inculcate
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to impress upon
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verb
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inestimable
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too great or valuable
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adj
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lackluster
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lacking brightness
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adj
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martinet
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a strict disciplinarian
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noun
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prodigious
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extremely large in bulk
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adj
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regimen
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a regulated program
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noun
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stellar
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of or related to a star
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adj
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stoic
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one seemingly indifferent to pleasure
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noun
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vibrant
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full of life
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adj
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zealous
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very enthusiastic
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adj
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