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162 Cards in this Set
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recluse
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one who lives in seclusion, apart from society
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decanter
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vessel used to hold liquid
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yeoman
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person attending another; farmer
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bourgeoisie
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middle class
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gentry
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nobles; people of good social position
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laity
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body of religious worshippers
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penury
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extreme poverty
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subtlety
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state of being elusive, crafty
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potpourri
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medley; miscellaneous collection
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dismemberment
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act of being deprived of limbs
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discord
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disagreement, difference of opinion
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elegiac
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expressing sorrow
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rollicking
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joyous, high-spirited
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grotesque
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ugly, absurd, unnatural in shape
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virulent
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actively poisonous; marked by a destructive course
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poignant
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deeply affecting the feelings
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enigmatic
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perplexing, mysterious
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emulate
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to try to equal or excel
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promulgate
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to set forth or teach publicly
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ravage
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to wreak havoc upon; do ruinous damage
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emotive
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relating to emotion
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paltry
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lacking in importance; insignificant
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loathsome
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abhorrent, offensive
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vile
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disgusting; miserably poor; evil
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bereft
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lacking something needed or expected
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gilded
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having a gold color; deceptively pleasing
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vehement
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marked by intensity of conviction; emphatic
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prodigious
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impressively great in size, force, extent
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garner
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to gather and store; to amass, acquire
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loom
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to come into view as a massive image; seem imminent
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assay
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to evaluate; to attempt
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vex
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to annoy, bother
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wane
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to decrease gradually in size, amount, intensity, degree
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raze
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to level to the ground, demolish
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colossus
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something, someone very large and powerful
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diligence
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steady effort
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tumult
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disorderly commotion; agitation of the mind
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wile
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stratagem intended to deceive or ensnare
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cache
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hiding place; store of concealed goods
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coffer
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a strongbox; a treasury
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confounded
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bewildered, confused, perplexed
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contemptible
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worthy of being despised
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debonair
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courteous, gracious, sophisticated
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disdain
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to consider unworthy of consideration
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ephemeral
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lasting a very short time
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gaudy
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extravagantly bright, showy
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grapple
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a struggle; to wrestle
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indict
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to formally accuse of a crime
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jaundiced
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showing or affected by prejudice or envy
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jaunty
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having a self-confident air
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keen
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marked by intellectual quickness
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lament
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expression of grief
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perquisite
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thing regarded as a special right or privilege
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pomp
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dignified or magnificent display
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prostration
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complete physical or mental exhaustion
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prostrate
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lying face down
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supine
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lying face up
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swill
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something suggestive of slop or garbage
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terse
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using few words
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trove
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discovery, find
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verisimilitude
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appearance of truth; sense that it is real
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victuals
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supplies of food, provisions
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mirth
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gladness, merriment
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fervor
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great intensity of emotion
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sojourn
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a temporary stay
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detritus
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accumulation of debris
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magnanimity
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generosity
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iota
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very small amount
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pathos
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quality that arouses pity, sympathy
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animosity
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powerful dislike, hostility
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remnant
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something left over
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motif
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distinctive recurring theme
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vanity
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excessive pride in appearance, accomplishments
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kiosk
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small booth structure
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baffle
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to perplex, bewilder, puzzle
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austere
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stern, serious, severely simple
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bucolic
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characteristic of the countryside
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sundry
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various, miscellaneous
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vociferous
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conspicuously loud
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lugubrious
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exaggeratedly mournful, gloomy
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furtive
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sly and secretive
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venerable
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worthy of reverence
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pedagogy
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art of teaching; activities of education
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felicity
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great happiness, cause of happiness
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ignominy
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great personal dishonor
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discourse
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extended verbal expression
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eloquence
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power of expressing in words that impress or move others
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coterie
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small group of close associates
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vernacular
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everyday language specific to a region
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garb
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distinctive style of clothing; to clothe, cover
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sedition
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illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority
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personage
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a person of distinction
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scrutinize
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to examine with great care
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clamor
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a loud outcry; to make insistent demands
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impede
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to be a hindrance or obstacle to
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itinerant
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traveling from place to place; one who does this
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scrupulous
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conscientious and exact
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loquacious
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very talkative
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posthumous
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occurring after one's death
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cosmopolitan
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sophisticated
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impecunious
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without money
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adamantine
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unbreakable or unyielding
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abyss
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deep, immeasurable space
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parsimony
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extreme frugality, stinginess
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nostalgia
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wistful desire to return to a former time
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yore
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time long past
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malice
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desire to do harm or mischief
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sycophant
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self-seeking, servile flatterer
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pandemonium
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wild confusion, uproar
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facsimile
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exact copy or reproduction
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sequester
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to remove or separate; to retire into seclusion
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usurp
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to seize or take over without authority
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vacillate
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to fluctuate in one's opinion; to sway
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espouse
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to adopt or give support to
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assimilate
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to learn from, to absorb, to bring or come into harmony
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rueful
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causing sorrow or pity; feeling sorrow
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obdurate
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hardhearted; impervious to persuasion
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adroit
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skillful or dexterous; quick in thought, reaction
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audacious
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recklessly bold, fearless; impudent
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transcendent
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going beyond ordinary limits; superior
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doleful
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mournful, melancholy
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torrid
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arid or parched; highly charged emotionally
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bower
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pleasant, shady place
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zeal
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great enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause
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ostracism
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exclusion by general consent
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despot
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any tyrant or oppressor
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capitulation
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act of surrender
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denizen
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inhabitant, resident
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vespers
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evening religious services
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apex
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climax, peak, point
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nuance
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slight different in color, tone, or meaning
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endowment
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property, funds, gift
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ebb
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a point of decline
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kindred
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relatives; having the same belief, attitude
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recapitulate
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to summarize
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untrammeled
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not limited or restricted
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variegated
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exhibiting different colors
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reticent
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silent, restrained, reserved
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sedate
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serenely deliberate, composed, dignified
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ardent
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burning, fiery, hot
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precocious
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advanced; ahead in development
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stagnant
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having no current or flow
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perspicacious
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having keen mental perception, understanding
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insouciant
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carefree, unconcerned, light-hearted
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haggard
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appearing worn and exhausted
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languid
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lacking energy or vitality
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pernicious
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causing great harm, destructive
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listless
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having, showing little or no interest in anything
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superfluous
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exceeding what is sufficient, not necessary
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jaded
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worn out or wearied by overuse, overwork
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assiduous
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hard-working, diligent
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complacency
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feeling of contentment, self-satisfaction
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consternation
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feeling of anxiety, dread, confusion
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ditty
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simple song
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fidelity
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faithfulness to obligations
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dolt
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stupid person, dunce
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jargon
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nonsensical or specialized language
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redress
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to set right, correct
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filch
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to steal, esp. something of small value
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engender
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to bring into existence
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spurn
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to reject with contempt
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censure
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to criticize severely
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