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acolyte

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a person who assists in some religious services by carrying out minor duties; a follower

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bibulous

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given to the consumption of alcoholic drinks

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coalesce

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to grow together to unite to form a whole

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covert

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not openly acknowledged

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declaim

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to recite something in the style of a public speech, to speak in a loud theatrical way

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delineate

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to describe vivildy and in detail

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demagogue

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a leader who seeks power by appealing to people's emotions and prejudices and by making false claims and promises

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encomium

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an expression of warm and enthusiastic praise; a tribute

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obdurate

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resistant to persuasion; inflexible

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prescience

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foresight; knowledge beforehand of events

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protagonist

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the chief character in a drama or story

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sedulous

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completed with careful perseverance; diligent

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trenchant

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expressed with vigor and penetrating insight; keenly perceptive

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utopia

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a place or state of perfect social and political conditions

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valedictory

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a farewell address, especially one given at a graduation ceremony

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absolve

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to clear guilt, or toe free from a promise of a responsibility

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adumbrate

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to foreshadow in an indirect way

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apothegm

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a short, instructive saying

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aspersion

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a defamatory expression; slander

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coadjutor

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one who works with another, usually in a subordinate position; an assistant

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congenital

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existing at or dating from birth, being an essential characteristic

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elan

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a lively spirit with a distinctive style

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germane

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pertinent and fitting

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hiatus

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an interrruption or gap in space, continuty or time

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immure

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to confine within or as if within walls, to imprison

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ineluctable

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not to be avoided or changed, inevitable

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internecine

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marked by slaughter, mutually destructive

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invoke

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to appeal to earnestly

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prototype

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a person or thing that serves as an example of its kind, an original

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quadrennial

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occuring every four years

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amalgam

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an alloy of mercury and other metals

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antediluvian

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very old or old fashioned

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apothecary

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one who prepares and sells ointments, drugs, and similar items for medicinal purposes

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ascetic

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refraining from self-indulgence

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beneficent

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doing or producing good

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charlatan

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one who falsely claims knowledge or ability

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denizen

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an inhabitant, resident, or frequenter of a place

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doyen

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a senior member of a group,, esp. one who is highly respected

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flora

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plants considered as a group in a particular area or era

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imbbibe

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to consume by drinking

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nostrum

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a medicine or remedy whose effectiveness has not been proven

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obviate

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to prevent or make unneccesary, to get rid of

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perennial

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lasting indefinitely or recurring; a plant that lives three or more years

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putative

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commonly accepted or supposed; assumed to exist

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savant

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a person with detailed knowledge in a specialized field

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approbation

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an expression of approval, praise

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benighted

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existing in a state of moral cultural or intellectual darkness

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bourgeois

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MIDDLE CLASS

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credo

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STRONG HELD BELIEF

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empirical

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EXPERIENCE
OBSERVATION

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eschew

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SHUN

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expatiate

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ELABORATE, speak/write DETAIL

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iconoclast

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one who ATTACKS BELIEFS

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indigence

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EXTREME POVERTY

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laaudable

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PRAISEWORTHY

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mandate

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CLEAR COMMAND

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ostensible

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APPARENT

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recalcitrant

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STUBBURNLY DEFIANT

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regurgitate

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EXPEL FROM STOMACH

REPEAT MINDLESSLY

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risible

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PROVOKING LAUGHTER

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archaic

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EARLIER TIMES

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carouse

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NOISY

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chicanery

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CLEVER DECEPTION

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contentious

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MARKED BY ARGUMENT

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dissemble

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conceal with intent to DECEIVE

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egregious

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BAD

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execrate

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DETESTABLE

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fealty

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FAITHFULNESS

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microcosm

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MINIATURE WORLD

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paroxysm

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VIOLENT ACTION

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pecuniary

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MONEY

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rectitude

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HIGH MORAL CHARACTER

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stratagem

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CLEVER SCHEME

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stultify

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TO WEAKEN

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vendetta

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BLOODY FEUD

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actuate

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TAKE ACTION

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brackish

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mixture of water and seawater

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cognitive

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REMEMBERING

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dissertation

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LENGTHY DISCUSSION OF TOPIC

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dolorous

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PAIN MISERY SORROW

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endemic

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pecuiliar to a certain place

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fecund

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OFFSPRING PRODUCTION

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genealogy

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HISTORY OF FAMILY

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inebriated

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result of IMBIBING ALCOHOL

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insidious

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DECEPTIVE