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purview

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(n) the range of limit, especially of authority, responsibility, or intention; range of vision, understanding, or cognizance

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besiege

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(v) to overwhelm; to surround and attack

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eclectic

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(adj) selecting or made up of what seems best of varied sources

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nuance

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(n) a very slight difference in meaning, tone, color, or feeling; awareness or ability to express subtle shades

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supercilious

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(adj) contemptuous, arrogant; disdainful and haughty; overbearingly proud

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misogyny

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(n) hatred of women; a bitter contempt for all women

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iconoclast

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(n) someone who challenges or overturns traditional customs, beliefs, and values

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avant-garde

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(adj) artistically innovative, experimental, or unconventional; used to describe members of the intelligentsia (writers,artists, musicians)

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salacious

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(adj) having to do with lust or sexual desire; bawdy; dealing with sexual matters in an indecent way

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vacuous

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(adj) lacking intelligence, stupid; devoid of substance of meaning; inane; devoid of expression, vacant; devoid of matter, empty

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knowtow

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(v) to kneel and touch the forehead to the ground in deep respect

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gauche

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(adj) lacking grace or social polish; awkward or tactless (gaucherie)