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1
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truism

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a statement that is obviously true and says nothing new or interesting

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altruism

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selflessness

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voracious

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wanting or devouring great quantities of food, insatiable, unquenchable

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Avaricious

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having or showing an extreme greed for wealth or material gain

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Theoloy

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Study of religion and religious ideas and beliefs

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Theocracy

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a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god

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Theosophy

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any of a number of philosophies maintaining that a knowledge of God may be achieved

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theism

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Belief in the existing of god

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Vigour

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physical strength and good health

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cajole

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persuade (someone) to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery

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congregate

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Assemble

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Conglomerate

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Mixture

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equanimous

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Calm and composed

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Bigot

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Racist, sexist

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15
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nadir

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The lowest point

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Luge

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Small slet

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17
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enunciate

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say or pronounce clearly

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upbraid

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Find fault, scold, reprimand, rebuke

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Umbrage

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offence or annoyance

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toga

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a loose flowing outer garment worn by the citizens of ancient Rome, made of a single piece of cloth and covering the whole body apart from the right arm

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Trellis

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a framework of light wooden or metal bars, chiefly used as a support for fruit trees or climbing plants, grid

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reminiscent

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Tending to remind one of something, similar to, comparable with

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Remorse

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Deep regret or guilt

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Emphatic

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expressing something forcibly and clearly, vehement, firm

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25
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epilogue

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Postscript

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26
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Pauper

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A very poor person

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Destitute

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Poor person, penniless

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Impiously

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Unholy

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29
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Blasphemy

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the action or offence of speaking sacrilegiously about God or sacred things; profane talk

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Agnostic

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Sceptic about god

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Linguist

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Relating to language

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32
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amputation

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the action of surgically cutting off a limb

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Autopsy

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Postmartem

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To reen

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To escape

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Misty

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Hazy

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Morose

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sullen and ill-tempered, gloomy

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Murky

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dark and gloomy, especially due to thick mist

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Shadowy

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Gloomy

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Boisterous

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Active, lively, exuberant

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Timid

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Weak

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Crude

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Unrefined, unpurified

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Serenity

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Calmness

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hostile

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Unfriendly

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antagonistic

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Hostile, unfriendly

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delinquent

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Tending to commit crime, lawless

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reticent

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not revealing one’s thoughts or feelings readily, reserved, withdrawn

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industrious

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Hardworking, diligent

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jocular

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humorous, funny

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jugular

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to attack or criticize an opponent in a very aggressive way

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serfdom

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the state of being a serf or feudal labourer

51
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Niggard

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Miser

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Avaricious

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Greedy

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exotic

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Foreign

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genteel

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Refined, respectable

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Suave

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Charming

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crude

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Unrefined, unpurified

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Cultivated

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refined and well educated

58
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orthopaedics

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the branch of medicine dealing with the correction of deformities of bones or muscles

59
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Ornithology

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Study of birds

60
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inconclusive

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indecisive

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Inconceivable

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beyond belief, unbelievable

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elegy

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funeral poem/song

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ode

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a lyric poem, typically one in the form of an address to a particular subject, written in varied or irregular metre

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lament

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a passionate expression of grief or sorrow, bemoan

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relish

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Great enjoyment

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Exult

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be extremely joyful : rejoice

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articulate

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Eloquent, fluent

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frigid

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Very cold in temperature

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Impotent

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Powerless, inefficient

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Ripe

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Mature

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repulse

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Repel, drive back

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treachery

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Betrayal

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Detest

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Hate, abhor, loathe

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tardy

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Delay, late, unpunctual

75
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adamant

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Immovable

76
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Yielding

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giving way under pressure; not hard or rigid

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ambidextrous

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able to use the right and left hands equally well

78
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Fascist

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a way of organizing a society in which a government ruled by a dictator controls the lives of the people and in which people are not allowed to disagree with the government

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Narcissist

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having or showing an excessive interest in or admiration of oneself and one’s physical appearance

80
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Pacifist

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Promote peace

81
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perennial

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Everlasting

82
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Laying it in thick

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Exaggerate, overstate

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