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redress

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remedy or compensation for a wrongdoing or grievance

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repast

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a meal

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ribald

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referring to sexual matters in an amusingly rude or irreverent way

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rococo

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characterized by an elaborately ornamental late baroque style of decoration

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scintilla

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a tiny trace or spark of a specified quality or feeling (scintilla of regret)

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sobriquet

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a person's nickname

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supine

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failing to act as a result of moral weakness

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synoptic

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of or forming a general summary or synopsis

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toady

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act in an obsequious way

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turgid

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(of language or style) tediously pompous or bombastic

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tyro

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a beginner or novice

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umbrage

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offense or annoyance

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upbraid

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find fault with (someone)

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vitiate

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destroy or impair the legal validity of

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vociferous

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(especially of a person or speech) vehement or clamorous

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welter

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a large number of items in no order

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yoke

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a wooden cross piece that is fastened over the necks of two animals and attached to the plow or cart they are to pull

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profligate

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recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources

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scrupulous

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diligent, extremely careful

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hackneyed

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unoriginal and trite

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belie

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disguise or contradict

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pithy

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brief, to the point

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garrulous

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excessively talkative

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lionize

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treat someone as a celebrity

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providential

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lucky, occurring at a favorable time

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diffidence

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lack of confidence

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pedant

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a person who overemphasizes rules or minor details

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inchoate

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undeveloped, beginning

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dessicate

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remove the moisture from something

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arcane

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secret or only known to a select group

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ascetic

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austere or self-denying

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aver

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assert or allege

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craven

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cowardly to the point of being shameful

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disabuse

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dispel someone's illusions or false impressions about something

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elegy

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sad song or poem

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equable

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even-tempered

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estimable

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deserving respect, esteem, and admiration

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exculpate

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to exonerate or vindicate

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expatiate

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elaborate on something

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foment

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foster unrest or discontent

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gauche

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socially inept, inappropriate, or awkward

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glib

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talking volubly

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implacable

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unforgiving

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ingenuous

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naive or innocent

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inscrutable

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enigmatic, incomprehensible

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inveterate

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ingrained, habitual

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invulnerable

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indestructible, impervious to harm

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maverick

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unorthodox person or rebel

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mendacity

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dishonesty

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mollify

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placate

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obviate

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remove (a need or difficulty)

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opprobrium

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criticism or condemnation

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outstrip

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to overtake or outrun

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patent

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blatant, obvious

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phlegmatic

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cool and unruffled

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pith

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the essential substance of something

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prescient

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knowing things before they happen

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probity

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integrity and honor

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prodigious

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enormous, immense, gigantic

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salubrious

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health-promoting

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specious

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spurious; appearing true but actually false

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stolid

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calm and dependable

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supplant

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to overtake or replace

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torpor

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tiredness, lethargy

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tractable

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can be easily influenced or managed

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untenable

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weak or unsupportable

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antipathy

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extreme hostility or dislike

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acme

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the point at which someone or something is best, perfect, or most successful

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apocryphal

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doubtful authenticity, fictitious

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approbation

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approval or praise

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lucubration

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laborious thought, study, work

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amble

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walk or move at a slow, relaxed pace

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canon

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a collection or list of sacred books accepted as genuine

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dotard

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an old person, especially one who has become weak or senile

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levy

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impose a tax, free, or fine

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sanguinary

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involving or causing much bloodshed

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windfall

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a piece of unexpected good fortune

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vicissitude

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a change of circumstances or fortune

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pacific

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peaceful in character or intent

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propitious

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giving or indicating a good chance of success; favorable

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inculpate

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charge with wrongdoing; accuse

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malfeasance

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wrongdoing

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solecism

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grammatical mistake; blunder in speech

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abdicate

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to give up a position, right, or power

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glower

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to glare or stare angrily and intensely

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expurgate

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to censor

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fecund

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fertile, fruitful, productive

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orotund

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pompous

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sully

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to tarnish; taint

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missive

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a written note or letter

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nettle

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to irriate

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pulchritude

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beauty

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canard

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a lie

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neologism

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a newly coined word or expression

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stentorian

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(or a person's voice) loud and powerful

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ossify

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to become hardened or set in a rigid patterns

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seraphic

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angelic; sweet

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gambol

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to dance or skip around playfully

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contumacious

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rebellious; disobedient to authority

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fatuous

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stupid; self-satisfied