Academic Words

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Prudent

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Wise,well judged,judicious(ability to govern and discipline oneself by the use of reason)

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Apostles

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Disciples,followers,missionaries

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Swerve

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Deviate,veer(change or cause to change direction abruptly=suddenly

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Dissemination

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Circulation,distribution

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Polysemy

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The co-existence of many possible meanings for a word or phrase

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Perpendicular

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At an angle of 90°

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Discursive

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Moving from subject to another

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Succinctly

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In a brief and clearly expressed manner;concise;to the point

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Skewed

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Suddenly change direction or position

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Rudimentary

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Basic,elementary

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Lingering

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Lasting for a long time ,remaining,persisting

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Dogged

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Having or showing tenacity(determination)and grim persistence

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Kink

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A sharp twist or curve in smth that is otherwise straight

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Alignment

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Arrangement in a straight line

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Reciprocity

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The practice of changing things with others for mutual benefits

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Husbandry

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The care,cultivation(growing,raising)and breeding(reproduction) of crops and animals.

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Accentuation

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The action or fact of accentuating(making smth noticeable)

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Intersect

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Divide

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Univocal

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Having one possible meaning ;unambiguous

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Uncotested

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Unopposed

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Breach

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Contravention,rupture

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Quarrel

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Heated argument;good one

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Disparate

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Unable to be compared

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Foxed by

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Stain with colour ,discolour,blemish,soil,muddy

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Discrepancy

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Difference,inconsistency,disparity

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Residual

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Remaining,leftover

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Aberrant

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Deviant,derapting from an accepted standard

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Foreground

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The part of a view that is nearest to the observer ,ecpecially in a picture or photograph

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Overtly

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Openly,publicly

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Inadvertently

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Accidently,unintentionally,unwittingly

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Turncate

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Shorten smth by cutting off the top oe the end,curtail,dock,prune,trim,lop

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Mystify

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Utterly bewilder or perplex(make obscure or mysterious

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Coterminous

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Having the same boundaries or extent in space,time,or meaning

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Inflation

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Expansion,

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Disjuncture

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A separation or disconnection

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Detotalise

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Cause smth to no be the total state of things#retotalise

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Dispense

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Distribute,grant an exemption(free from smth)

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Denunciation

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Public condemnation of something

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Artisanal

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Skills of making a product by hand not by a merchanized way

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Fuse

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Flux,blend,joind as a whole,amalgamate

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Variegated

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Exhibiting different colours;variety of

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Vertically integrated

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Owning its suppliers and distributors

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Gleaming

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Shining

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Ingenious

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Skillful,clever

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Unleashed

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Released,free

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Grimy

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Dirty;full of grime,dingy;grubby

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Hastening

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Speeding the process;expedite

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Slums

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A squalid and overcrowded urban street or district inhabited by very poor people

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Bangalow

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كوخ

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FLIMSY

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unsubstantial and easy damaged

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Discarded

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Thrown away ,no longer useful

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Perpetuate

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Make smth continue indefinitely,preserve

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Subservient

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Prepared to obey others unquestioningly,submissive,deferential

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Alleged

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Said,without proof,so-called

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Dispersed

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Distributed,spread over a wider area

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Apocryphal

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Doubtful authenticity,fictious,untrue,spurious

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Scout

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Soldier,lookout,outrider.

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Ostensibly

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As appears ornis stated to be true,apparently

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Intrigue

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Interest,fascinate

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Garbled

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(Of a message,sound,or transmission)confused and distorted ;unclear

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Bestowal from

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تنزيل من

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Ponder

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تأمل،تذكر

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Incarnate

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In human physical form(deity or spirit)

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Appeasement

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Concilation,propitation,allaying,pacify someone by agreeing to their demands

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Demarcation

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The action of fixing the boundary or limits of something(separation didtinction,delimination)

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Cater

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Provide with what is needed or required,serve

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Illusory

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Based on illusion;not real

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Semblance

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the outward appearance,approximation

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Blatant

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(Of bad behaviour)done openly and unshamedly,flagrant,glaring);very obvious

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Etched

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Fixed clearly in the mind

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Stunt

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Prevent from growing or developing properly,inhibit,impede,hamper,hinder

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Lodge

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Submit,register,deposit

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Distraught

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Very worried and upset,fraught,shattered

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Nuance

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A slight in difrrence in meaning or expression

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Inchoate

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Not fully formed or developed

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Rigour

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Theroughness,severity or strictness,hardship

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Discord

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Disagreement between people,strife,conflict,friction,

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Scrutinize

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Examine oe inspect closely and thoroughly,scan,look over

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Meticulous

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Showing great attention to detail,very careful and precise

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Shoddy

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Badly made or done,inferior

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Exoteric

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Intended for or likely to be understood by the general public

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Esotric

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Intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or intrest,abstruse,arcane,recondite

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Anathema

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Something or someone that one vhemently diskiles(abhorrent,odious,repungant,repellent)

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Gusto

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Enjoyement and enthusiasm in doing smth

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Travesty

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Misreprsenteation,distortion,

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Syncopate

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Displace,shorten, word,music or a rhythm

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Supercilious

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Lordly,prideful,disdainful

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Concede

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Admit,acknowldege,accept;surrender(w possession,right or privilege)

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Quasi-official

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Supposedly offi,seemingly,apparently,allegedly

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Clandestine

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Kept secret or done sercretively,ecpecially because illicit,furtive,surreptitious,cloak-and-dagger

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Subtley

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The quality or state of being subtle,delicacy

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Minutely

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Happening every minute

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Astounding

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Surprisingly impressive or notable

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Diabolical

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Charasteristic of the devil,or so evil as to be suggestive of the devil;devilish,fiendish,mephistophelian,demonic

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Reconciliation

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Restoration of friendly relations

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Concordant

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In agreement,consistent,harmonic

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Dismal

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Dingy,drak,gloom,dim,somber,dreadful,melancholy,

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Crooner

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Typical male who sings sentimental songs in a soft,low voice

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Contrive

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Plan or achieve skilfully,manage to do

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Squalid

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Dirty,grubby,(of moral standards);sordid;

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Emanation

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Come or spread ou from,fruit,corollary,concomitant

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Hut

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A small,simple,single-storey(floor) house or shelter

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Discrepancy

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An illogical oe surprising lack of comptability or similatrity between two or more facts.

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Surrogate

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Substitute,replacement,agent,deputy

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Denominator

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قاسم مشترك

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Embryo

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Undeveloped,rudimentary

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Retracted

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Draw or be drawn back or back in,sheathe

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Sublimation

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Sublimation [n.]: The act of heightening or improving; exaltation; elevation; purification.

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Clinging

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Fitting closely to the body and showing its shape

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Erotic

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Relating to or tending to arouse sexual desire oe excitement,titillating

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Masochistic

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Deriving sexual gratification from one's own pain or humiliation;enjoying an activity that appears to be painful or tedious

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Insinuating

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Hinting at something bad in an inderict and unpleasant way;using subtle manipulation

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Ascetic

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Choosing to live without pleasures and luxuries,austere,abstinent,abstemious,recluse,hermit,anchorite,anchoress

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Prudish

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Having or revealing a tendency to be easily shocked by matters relating to sex to nudity ,puritanical,proggish,prim

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Downgraded

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Reduced to a lower grade,rank,or level of importance,demote

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Ubiquity

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Ubiquity [n.]: Existence everywhere, or in places, at the same time; omnipresence; as, the ubiquity of God is not disputed by those who admit his existence.

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Tenor

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The highest ordinary adult male singing voice;the general meaning or nature of something

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Fanaticism

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The quality of being fanatic,zealotry,extremism,militancy,sectarianism,متعصب لدين أو طائفة

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Methodical

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Done according to a systematic or established procedure

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Deride

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Ridicule,express contempt for;mock

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monad

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A single unit;organism;cell

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Monastic

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Of monks or nuns or their communities;cloistered,conventual,claustral,monkish

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Renunciation

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The formal rejection of something;typically a belief;claim;or course of action;abdication

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Bliss

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Great Joy,perfect happiness;ecstacy

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Denote

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Indicate;be a sign of,signify

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Foreboding

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A feeling that somth bad will happen,anxiety;pertrubation;presage;augur;portend;prognosticate.

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Fleeting

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Lasting for a very short time;brief,transcient,cursory

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Jovial

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Cheerful,friendly,convivial

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Copulation

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Sexual intercourse

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Indignant

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Feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment;aggrieved,resentful,affronted,disgrunted;discontented

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Drudgery

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Hard menial or dull work;toil;labouring

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Abduction

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The action of forcibly taking someone away against their will

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Elopement

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Elopement [n.]: The act of eloping; secret departure; -- said of a woman and a man, one or both, who run away from their homes for marriage or for cohabitation.

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Resignation

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Departure,leaving

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Grotesque

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Malformed,deformed,misshapen

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Pretext

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Excuse,plea

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Patch

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Reinforcement,cover, to strenghten a weak point

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Compel

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Force or oblige(smeo)to do smth,impel

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Rife

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Widespread,universal,overflowing;bursting;teeming,seething

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Defiant

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Showing defiance,resistant,obstinate,non-compliant,incooperative

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Prerequisite

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Precondition;necessary;required;

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Fictitious

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Not real or true;imaginary or fabricated;counterfeit,sham;bogus

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Boasting

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Boasting [n.]: The act of glorying or vaunting; vainglorious speaking; ostentatious display.;excessively proud

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Dreary

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blue; dark; depressing; dingy; disconsolate; dismal; dispiriting; gloomy; grim; sorry; drab; drear; dreary: causing dejection (ex.: a blue day; the dark days of the war; a week of rainy depressing weather; a disconsolate winter landscape; the first dismal dispiriting days of November; a dark gloomy day; grim rainy weather)

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Surly

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Bad-tempered and unfriendly;grumpy,glum,crotchety,pricky

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Replete

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Filled or well-supplied with smth;crammed

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Pretence

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An attempt to make smth that in not the case appear true;dissembling

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Physiignomy

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A person's facial features or expression;especially when regarded as indicative of character or ethnic origin;countenance

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Deceitful

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Dishonest;mendacious,untruthful

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Nestled

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nestled; snuggled: drawn or pressed close to someone or something for or as if for affection or protection (ex.: saw a number of small houses nestled against the hillside; like a baby snuggled in its mother's arms)

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Megalominia

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Obsession with the exercise of power,grandiosity

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Paranoid

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Unreasonably or obsessively anxious;suspicious;mistrutful

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Pixies

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Supernatural being in folklore and childern's stories;elf;fairy;sprite;imp;brownie;puck;leprechaun

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Depict

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Represent by a drawing;painting or other art form ;portray;illustrate;narrate

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Inclusion

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Addition;incorporation,insertion,involvement

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Divulge

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Reveal information;disclose;impart

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Incongrous

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Out of place;insuitable,inappropriate

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Glut

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An excessively abundant supply of smth;surplus;surfeit;superfluity

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Delinquency

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Minor crime;especially that committed by young people;wrongdoing;lawlessness

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Wax

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Polish or treat with wax

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Wane

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Become weaker;diminish;dwindle;shrink

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Zenith

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High point,acme

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Copious

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Abundant in supply or quantity;profuse

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Diffuse

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Spread over a wide area or between a large number of people;scatter'dispersed

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Prolific

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Productive;creative;inventive;fertile

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Laboriously

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In a way that takes considerable time and effort

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Tenet

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A principle or belief;doctrine;creed;credo;of a religion or philosophy

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Omission

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Some or smth that has been left out or excluded;deletion;lacuna;hiatus

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Fetishism

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Fetishism [n.]: Excessive devotion to one object or one idea; abject superstition; blind adoration.//fetishism; fetichism: sexual arousal or gratification resulting from handling a fetish (or a specific part of the body other than the sexual organs)

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Flit

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Move swifly or lightely;dart;dash

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Accrue

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Accrue [n.]: To come to by way of increase; to arise or spring as a growth or result; to be added as increase, profit, or damage, especially as the produce of money lent.

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Pernicious

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baneful; deadly; pernicious; pestilent: exceedingly harmful

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Deviant

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Different from what is considered normal

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Render

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Provide a service,help;Cause to become;a payment of rent

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Preposterous

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laughably; ridiculously; ludicrously; preposterously: so as to arouse or deserve laughter (ex.: her income was laughably small, but she managed to live well)

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Gasp

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blown; gasping; out of breath; panting; pursy; short-winded; winded: breathing laboriously or convulsively

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Pertinent

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pertinent [a.]: 1. Fit, appropriate, suitable, relevant, apposite, adapted, applicable, pat, proper, to the point, to the purpose.2. Regarding, concerning, belonging, pertaining, appurtenant.

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Borne

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Borne [p. p.]of (bear): Carried; conveyed; supported; defrayed. See Bear, v. t.

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Banter

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banter [n.]: Raillery, ridicule, mockery, derision, persiflage, pleasantry, badinage, asteism, joking, jesting, quizzing, chaff (colloq.).

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Remit

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Set aside;cancel

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Phantasm

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apparition; phantom; phantasm; phantasma; fantasm; shadow: something existing in perception only (ex.: a ghostly apparition at midnight)

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Ordain

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appointed; decreed; ordained; prescribed: fixed or established especially by order or command (ex.: at the time appointed (or the appointed time))

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Amplify

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amplify [v. a.]: 1. Enlarge, greaten, extend, augment, magnify, dilate, expand, widen, develop.2. Make copious or diffuse, present in all or many aspects, dilate, expand.

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Jive

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Dance ti music,;jive with:be in accord,agree

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Footnote

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footnote; footer: a printed note placed below the text on a printed page

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Dichotomy

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Dichotomy [n.]: Division or distribution of genera into two species; division into two subordinate parts.

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Seldom

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Rarely;not often

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Budding

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budding: beginning to develop (ex.: a budding genius)

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Ambivalence

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Uncertainty;doubt;mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about smth or someo

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Appal

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aghast; appalled; dismayed; shocked: struck with fear, dread, or consternation

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Modicum

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modicum: a small or moderate or token amount (ex.: England still expects a modicum of eccentricity in its artists- Ian Jack)

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Nook

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Corner,recess,alcove;cranny

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Tautological

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pleonastic; redundant; tautologic; tautological: repetition of same sense in different words (ex.: 'a true fact' and 'a free gift' are pleonastic expressions; the phrase 'a beginner who has just started' is tautological; at the risk of being redundant I return to my original proposition- J.B.Conant)

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Invidious

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discriminatory; invidious: containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice (ex.: discriminatory attitudes and practices; invidious comparisons)

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Conspicuous

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blatant; blazing; conspicuous: without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious (ex.: blatant disregard of the law; a blatant appeal to vanity; a blazing indiscretion)

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Evinve

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Reveal,show

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Reciprocal

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Intechanged

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Amply

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Fully;richly(amply; fully: sufficiently; more than adequately (ex.: the evidence amply (or fully) confirms our suspicions; they were fully (or amply) fed)

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Verdict

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Judgement/opinion

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Parade

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A public procession,especially one celebrating a special day or event,cavalcafr,motorcade,carcad,cortége;a public square or promenade

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Agnostic

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agnostic: a person who claims that they cannot have true knowledge about the existence of God (but does not deny that God might exist)

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Customarily

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In a way which follows customs or usual practices; usually;traditionally;normally

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Adduce

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Cite as evidence;quote

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Tokens

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Symbols;sign;emblem

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Sanctity

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Holiness;godliness;sacred

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Hem

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1-edge;trim

2-surround;encircle

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Repudiation

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repudiation; renunciation: rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid (ex.: Congressional repudiation of the treaty that the President had negotiated)

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Ineluctable

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Ineluctable [a.]: Not to be overcome by struggling; irresistible; inevitable.1

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Behest

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behest [n.]: Command, commandment, mandate, order, precept, injunction, direction, charge, bidding, hest.

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Condolence

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Condolence [n.]: Expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.

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Construe

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construe [v. a.]: Interpret, explain, expound, translate, render, put an interpretation upon.

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Purport

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aim; purpose; purport; propose: propose or intend (ex.: I aim to arrive at noon)

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Delineated

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delineated; represented; delineate: represented accurately or precisely

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Immanent

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Immanent [a.]: Remaining within; inherent; indwelling; abiding; intrinsic; internal or subjective; hence, limited in activity, agency, or effect, to the subject or associated acts; -- opposed to emanant, transitory, transitive, or objective.

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Elusive

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Elusive [a.]: Tending to elude; using arts or deception to escape; adroitly escaping or evading; eluding the grasp; fallacious.

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Interpellate

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interpellate [v. a.]: Question, interrogate, question imperatively.

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Forefront

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vanguard; forefront; cutting edge: the position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field (ex.: the Cotswolds were once at the forefront of woollen manufacturing in England; the idea of motion was always to the forefront of his mind and central to his philosophy)

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Pivotal

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pivotal; polar: being of crucial importance (ex.: a pivotal event; Its pivotal location has also exposed it to periodic invasions- Henry Kissinger; the polar events of this study; a polar principal);turning point

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Render

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interpret; render: give an interpretation or rendition of (ex.: The pianist rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully); bestow

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Irrevocable

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Irrevocable [a.]: Incapable of being recalled or revoked; unchangeable; irreversible; unalterable; as, an irrevocable promise or decree; irrevocable fate.

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Abeyance

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abeyance [n.]: 1. (Law.) Expectation, prospect, expectancy, waiting, anticipation, calculation, contemplation.2. Suspense, suspension, suspendedness, reservation, intermission, remission, dormancy, quiescence, suppression, sublation.

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Ramification

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Ramification [n.]: A division into principal and subordinate classes, heads, or departments; also, one of the subordinate parts; as, the ramifications of a subject or scheme.;;

2-complication; ramification: a development that complicates a situation (ex.: the court's decision had many unforeseen ramifications)

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Oscillation

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Oscillation [n.]: Fluctuation; variation; change back and forth.

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Dismamtling

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dismantling; dismantlement; disassembly: the act of taking something apart (as a piece of machinery) (ex.: Russia and the United States discussed the dismantling of their nuclear weapons)

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Futile

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futile [a.]: 1. Trifling, frivolous, trivial.2. Worthless, valueless, useless, profitless, fruitless, bootless, vain, idle, unprofitable, unavailing, ineffectual, of no or none effect, to no purpose.

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Sporadic

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Sporadic [a.]: Occuring singly, or apart from other things of the same kind, or in scattered instances; separate; single; as, a sporadic fireball; a sporadic case of disease; a sporadic example of a flower.

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Inebriation

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Drunkness

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Replete

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Full

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Extraneous

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Extraneous [a.]: Not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing; without or beyond a thing; not essential or intrinsic; foreign; as, to separate gold from extraneous matter.

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Aphorism

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Aphorism [n.]: A comprehensive maxim or principle expressed in a few words; a sharply defined sentence relating to abstract truth rather than to practical matters.

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Encapsulate

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Summarize;express the essential features of smth succinctly

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Intact

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Complete;not damaged

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Anew

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Again;once more

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Vexatious

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annoying; bothersome; galling; irritating; nettlesome; pesky; pestering; pestiferous; plaguy; plaguey; teasing; vexatious; vexing: causing irritation or annoyance (ex.: tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork; aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport; found it galling to have to ask permission; an irritating delay; nettlesome paperwork; a pesky mosquito; swarms of pestering gnats; a plaguey newfangled safety catch; a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him; a vexatious child; it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong)

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Treason

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faithless; traitorous; unfaithful; treasonable; treasonous: having the character of, or characteristic of, a traitor (ex.: the faithless Benedict Arnold; a lying traitorous insurrectionist)

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Austerity

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Sterness or severity of manner or attitude

Difficult economic conditions created by government measures to reduce public expenditure(the act of spending funds)

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Unwittingly

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Unintentionally;without being aware

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Bewildering

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Confusing;perplexing;puzzling

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Placidly

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placidly: in a quiet and tranquil manner (ex.: the sea now shimmered placidly before our eyes)

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Aridity

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Aridity [n.]: The state or quality of being arid or without moisture; dryness.

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Cinch

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Make sure of

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Numinous

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Having a religious or spirtual quality ;indicating or suggesting the presence of divinity

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Introspection

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Self-analysis

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Surrogate

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Substitute

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Consign

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Alocate;place

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Verge upon/on

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Come near to being

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Trope

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A figurative or metaphorical use of a word or expression

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Threshold

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Doorstep;a point of entry or beginning;doorway

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Mused

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Pondered;considered

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Stoically

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Without emotion(complaining about pain)

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Befits

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Suits

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Estranged

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Alienated

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Scarcely

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Hardly;rarely

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Negation

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Denial;repudiation

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Augmenting

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Increasing

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Duel

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Fencing

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Hover

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Hang ;float

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Elegy

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A poem of something reflection ;lament requiem

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Venture

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A risky or darning journey or undertaking;progress

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Subsume

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Include or absorb smth in someone else

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Adroitly

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In a clever or skilful way

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Sublime

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Of very great excellence ;exalted;noble

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Apocalyptic

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Catastrophic

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Abyss

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Chasm;the region of hell

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Preternatural

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Beyond what is normal or natural

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Supersede

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Take the place of ;supplant

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Vestige

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Remnant;trace

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Evaporate

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Turn from liquid to vapour;vaporize

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Lunatic

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Maniac;fool;madman

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Genealogical

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Relating to the study or tracing of lines of family descent

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Smite(past:smote)

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Strike with;defeate;conquer

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Potsherd

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A broken pieces of ceramic material

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Scarpe

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Use a sharp of hard implement to remove (dirt)from smth

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Heath

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Moor;uncultivated land

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Uncanny

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Strange;mysterious;eerie;preternatural

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Belatedly

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Later than should have been the case

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Fiends

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Evil spirit;demon

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Epitomize

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Be a perfect axample of

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Laconic

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Brief;concise;

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Veneration

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Great respect;reverence

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Stigmata

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Shame;disgrace

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Palpable

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Perceptible;visible

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Revelatory

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Revealing smth hitherto unkown

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Shrewdly

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Sharply;astute;acute

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Pled;plead

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Beg;entreat

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Serendipity

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Chance;luck

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Exuberant

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Full of energy;excitment

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Ambivalence

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Doubtful,indecisivness

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Aura

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Air;quality;atmosphere

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Fathered

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Be a father of himself;established;originated

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Latent

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Inactive;dormant;quiescent

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Coda

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Comcluding section;passage;dance

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Emanation

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Result;product

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Contamination

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Infection

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Juggler

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A person who adroitly balances several activities

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Metalepsis

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A figurative of speech in which a word or a phrase from figurative speech is used in a new context

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Hyperbole

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Exaggeration;magnification

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Tavern

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Place of business to drink

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Deferred

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Put off ;postpone

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Servitude

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Servitude [n.]: The state of voluntary or compulsory subjection to a master; the condition of being bound to service; the condition of a slave; slavery; bondage; hence, a state of slavish dependence.

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Abruptly

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abruptly; suddenly; short; dead: quickly and without warning (ex.: he stopped suddenly)

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Stultifying

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Cause to lose enthusiasm and initiative,especially as a result.of a tedious(dull,boring)or restrictive routine.

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Viability

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Ability to work successfully;

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Hamper ;v

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hamper [v. a.]: Shackle, fetter, entangle, clog, encumber, restrain, hinder, impede, clog.

Handicap

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Blunt

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Make less sharp;dull;flat;

Bluntly [adv.]: In a blunt manner; coarsely; plainly; abruptly; without delicacy, or the usual forms of civility.

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Ferment

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agitation; ferment; fermentation; tempestuousness; unrest: a state of agitation or turbulent change or development (ex.: the political ferment produced new leadership; social unrest)

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Unfathomable

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unfathomable [a.]: 1. Fathomless, bottomless, soundless, very deep, very profound, abysmal.2. Inscrutable, unsearchable, impenetrable, mysterious.

abysmal; abyssal; unfathomable: so deep as to be unmeasurable (ex.: the abyssal depths of the ocean)

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Cusp

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A point of transition between two different states.

A sharp or rigid point.

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Credo

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A statement of the beliefs or aims which guide someone's actions.

creed; credo: any system of principles or beliefs

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Espousal

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adoption; acceptance; acceptation; espousal: the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception (ex.: its adoption by society; the proposal found wide acceptance)

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Taut

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Consice;tight;stretched;rigid

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Abstruse

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Obscure' difficult to understand, arcane,esotric

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Bask

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Be exposed; relax; glory

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Intrusion

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Invasion; the action of intruding;

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Sordid

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baseness; sordidness; contemptibility; despicableness; despicability: unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values;dishonest

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Squalor

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Squalor [n.]: Squalidness; foulness; filthness; squalidity.

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Savoir-faire

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savoir-faire; address: social skill

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Indignation

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indignation [n.]: Anger, wrath, ire, resentment, fury, rage, choler, exasperation (at wrong and injustice).

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Pretence

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pretense; pretence; make-believe: imaginative intellectual play

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Inanity

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inanity [n.]: 1. Emptiness, vacuity, inanition.2. Vanity, frivolousness, puerility, folly, worthlessness.

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Perverse

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depraved; immoral; perverse; perverted; reprobate: marked by immorality; deviating from what is considered right or proper or good (ex.: depraved criminals; a perverted sense of loyalty; the reprobate conduct of a gambling aristocrat)

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Crack

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ace; A-one; crack; fantastic; first-rate; super; tiptop; topnotch; tops: of the highest quality (ex.: an ace reporter; a crack shot; a first-rate golfer; a super party; played top-notch tennis; an athlete in tiptop condition; she is absolutely tops)

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precipitating:

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precipitating: bringing on suddenly or abruptly (ex.: the completion of the railroad was the precipitating cause in the extinction of waterborne commerce)

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Vista

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Vista [n.]: A view; especially, a view through or between intervening objects, as trees; a view or prospect through an avenue, or the like; hence, the trees or other objects that form the avenue.

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Frown

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Frown [n.]: A wrinkling of the face in displeasure, rebuke, etc.; a sour, severe, or stere look; a scowl.

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Devourer

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devourer: someone who eats greedily or voraciously

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Tinge

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Tinge [n.]: A degree, usually a slight degree, of some color, taste, or something foreign, infused into another substance or mixture, or added to it; tincture; color; dye; hue; shade; taste.

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Ardour

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ardor; ardour; fervor; fervour; fervency; fire; fervidness: feelings of great warmth and intensity (ex.: he spoke with great ardor)

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Nominally

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Nominally [adv.]: In a nominal manner; by name; in name only; not in reality.

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Ostensible

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apparent; ostensible; seeming: appearing as such but not necessarily so (ex.: for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent; the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies; the ostensible truth of their theories; his seeming honesty)

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Grimy

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grimy [a.]: Foul, begrimed, defiled, dirty, filthy, full of grime.

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Glazed

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glassy; glazed: (used of eyes) lacking liveliness (ex.: empty eyes; a glassy stare; his eyes were glazed over with boredom)

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Pane

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A single sheet of glass in a window or door

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Discreetly

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discreetly: with discretion; prudently and with wise self-restraint (ex.: I sent for the sergeant of the platoon both men were in and asked him to try to find out discreetly what lay behind this)

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Ajar

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Ajar [adv.]: Slightly turned or opened; as, the door was standing ajar.:discord "out if harmony

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Patent

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apparent; evident; manifest; patent; plain; unmistakable: clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment (ex.: the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields; evident hostility; manifest disapproval; patent advantages; made his meaning plain; it is plain that he is no reactionary; in plain view)

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Flimsy

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flimsy [a.]: 1. Slight, thin, unsubstantial, of frail texture.2. Weak, feeble, trivial, frivolous, foolish, trifling, light, puerile, shallow, superficial, trashy.

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Dingy

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begrimed; dingy; grimy; grubby; grungy; raunchy: thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot (ex.: a miner's begrimed face; dingy linen; grimy hands; grubby little fingers; a grungy kitchen)

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Nether

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nether; under: located below or beneath something else (ex.: nether garments; the under parts of a machine)

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Dodge

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Dodge [v. t.]: To follow by dodging, or suddenly shifting from place to place.

dodge; dodging; scheme: a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery

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Bane

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A cause of great distress or annoyance; ruination

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Bisect

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bisect [v. a.]: Cut or divide into two equal parts, cut in halves, halve.

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Rubber stamp

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handstamp; rubber stamp: a stamp (usually made of rubber) for imprinting a mark or design by hand

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Circumvent

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besiege; beleaguer; surround; hem in; circumvent: surround so as to force to give up (ex.: The Turks besieged Vienna)

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Impudent

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fresh; impertinent; impudent; overbold; smart; saucy; sassy; wise: improperly forward or bold (ex.: don't be fresh with me; impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup; an impudent boy given to insulting strangers; Don't get wise with me!)

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Virulence

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fresh; impertinent; impudent; overbold; smart; saucy; sassy; wise: improperly forward or bold (ex.: don't be fresh with me; impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup; an impudent boy given to insulting strangers; Don't get wise with me!)

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Clatter

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clatter: a rattling noise (often produced by rapid movement) (ex.: the shutters clattered against the house; the clatter of iron wheels on cobblestones)

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Parlour

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parlor; parlour: reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received

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Amiable

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affability; affableness; amiability; amiableness; bonhomie; geniality: a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to)

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Abominable

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Abominable [a.]: Worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful; detestable; loathsome; execrable.

Abominable [a.]: Excessive; large; -- used as an intensive.

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Bust

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bosomy; busty; buxom; curvaceous; curvy; full-bosomed; sonsie; sonsy; voluptuous; well-endowed: (of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves (ex.: Hollywood seems full of curvaceous blondes; a curvy young woman in a tight dress)

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Bodice

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Bodice [n.]: A kind of under waist stiffened with whalebone, etc., worn esp. by women; a corset; stays.

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Commonplace

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Usual;ordinary

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Quietistic

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A passive withdrawn attitude or policy toward the world or wordly affairs.

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Incessant

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Continuing without stop

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Scheme

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Plan

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Disinterestedness

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Unbiased by personal interest ;not influenced by self-motives

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Compel

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Force

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Ethos

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Character

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Hew

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Chop;cut;hack

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Implacable

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Unable to be appeased;unable to be stopped.

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Serenity

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Calmness

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Lore

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Mythology;stories.

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Discern

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Perceive;recognize

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Countermand

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Revoke;cancel;undo(order)

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Admonition

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Admonition [n.]: Gentle or friendly reproof; counseling against a fault or error; expression of authoritative advice; friendly caution or warning.

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Obscurity

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obscureness; obscurity; abstruseness; reconditeness: the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand

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Nocturnal

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nocturnal: belonging to or active during the night (ex.: nocturnal animals are active at night; nocturnal plants have flowers that open at night and close by day)

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Solitary

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alone; lone; lonely; solitary: lacking companions or companionship (ex.: he was alone when we met him; she is alone much of the time; the lone skier on the mountain; a lonely fisherman stood on a tuft of gravel; a lonely soul; a solitary traveler)

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Lest

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Lest [a.]: For fear that; that . . . not; in order that . . . not.خشية أن

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Omniscience

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omniscience: the state of being omniscient; having infinite knowledge

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Recondite

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abstruse; deep; recondite: difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge (ex.: the professor's lectures were so abstruse that students tended to avoid them; a deep metaphysical theory; some recondite problem in historiography)

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Elapse

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elapse; lapse; pass; slip by; glide by; slip away; go by; slide by; go along: pass by (ex.: three years elapsed)

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Scorn

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contemn; despise; scorn; disdain: look down on with disdain (ex.: He despises the people he has to work for; The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately)

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Grisly

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Grisly [a.]: Frightful; horrible; dreadful; harsh; as, grisly locks; a grisly specter.

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Gratuitous

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Gratuitous [a.]: Given without an equivalent or recompense; conferred without valuable consideration; granted without pay, or without claim or merit; not required by justice.

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Rancorous

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rancorous: showing deep-seated resentment (ex.: preserve...from rancourous envy of the rich- Aldous Huxley)

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Hubris

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hubris: overbearing pride or presumption