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theosophist
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any of a number of philosophies maintaining that a knowledge of God may be achieved through spiritual ecstasy, direct intuition, or special individual relations
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mountebank
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a person who deceives others, esp. in order to trick them out of their money; a charlatan.
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brummagem
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cheap, showy, or counterfeit
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tepid
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only slightly warm; lukewarm.
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bris
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the Jewish ceremony of circumcision. Also called "brith."
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incendiary
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(of a device or attack) designed to cause fires
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bivouac
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a temporary camp without tents or cover, used esp. by soldiers or mountaineers.
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unassuaged
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not soothed or relieved
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splenetic
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bad-tempered; spiteful
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virulent
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1 (of a disease or poison) extremely severe or harmful in its effects.
2 bitterly hostile |
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asperity
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harshness of tone or manner
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admix
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mix (something) with something else.
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baleful
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threatening harm; menacing
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draconian
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(of laws or their application) excessively harsh and severe.
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gambol
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run or jump about playfully
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plod
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walk doggedly and slowly with heavy steps
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remonstrate
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make a forcefully reproachful protest
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desultory
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lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm
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detritus
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waste or debris of any kind
• gravel, sand, silt, or other material produced by erosion. • organic matter produced by the decomposition of organisms. |
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crestfallen
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sad and disappointed
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vouchsafe
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give or grant (something) to (someone) in a gracious or condescending manner
[ trans. ] reveal or disclose (information) |
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high-handed
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using power or authority without considering the feelings of others
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hidebound
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unwilling or unable to change because of tradition or convention
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predilection
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a preference or special liking for something; a bias in favor of something
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jettison
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throw or drop (something) from an aircraft or ship
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mendicant
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given to begging
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panacea
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a solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases
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untrammeled
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not deprived of freedom of action or expression; not restricted or hampered
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moribund
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(of a person) at the point of death.
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soporific
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tending to induce drowsiness or sleep
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truculent
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eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant
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cursory
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hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed
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aver
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state or assert to be the case
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fell
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of terrible evil or ferocity; deadly
an animal's hide or skin with its hair. a hill or stretch of high moorland |
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disoblige
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offend (someone) by not acting in accordance with their wishes
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escheat
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the reversion of property to the state, or (in feudal law) to a lord, on the owner's dying without legal heirs.
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rake
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[noun] a fashionable or wealthy man of dissolute or promiscuous habits.
[ intrans. ] (of a ship's mast or funnel) incline from the perpendicular toward the stern. |
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limpid
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(of a liquid) free of anything that darkens; completely clear.
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obsequies
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funeral rites
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prurient
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having or encouraging an excessive interest in sexual matters
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purview
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the scope of the influence or concerns of something
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rebuff
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reject (someone or something) in an abrupt or ungracious manner
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recreant
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1 cowardly
2 unfaithful to a belief; apostate. |
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recriminate
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make counteraccusations
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ascetic
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characterized by or suggesting the practice of severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons
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