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Specious

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(adj): misleading in appearance

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Sanguine

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(adj): optimistic/positive, especially in a difficult situation.

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Urbane

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(adj): sophisticated, courteous, well-mannered

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Drudge

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(n): A person made to do hard menial or dull work

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Armaments

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(n): military weapons and equipment; the process of equipping military forces for war

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Myriad

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(n): a countless or extremely great number

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Fathom

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(n): Unit of 6 feet deep, chiefly used to measure depth of water
(v): understand (a difficult problem or an enigmatic person) after much thought.

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Furtive

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(adj): Attempting to avoid notice or attention

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Repudiate

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(v): Refuse to accept or be associated

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Palimpsest

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(n): a manuscript or piece of writing material on which the original writing has been erased to make room for later writing but of which traces remain

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Abject

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(adj): Experienced or present to the maximum worst degree

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Pedantic

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(adj): Excessively concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning

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Fulminate

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(adj) - hurling denunciations or menaces

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Venerate

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(v) - to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference

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Proliferate

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(v) - to grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring

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Tacitly

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(adv): in a way that is understood or implied without being directly stated

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Debauchery

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(n): excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures

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Aquiline

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(adj): hooked or curved like an eagle’s beak

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Sinecure

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(n): a position requiring little or no work but giving the holder status or financial benefit

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Rehash

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(v): put (old ideas or material) into a new form without significant change or improvement.

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Balminess

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(n): the quality of weather that is deliciously mild and soothing

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Bourgeoisie

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(n) - the middle class, typically with reference to its perceived materialistic values or conventional attitudes.

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Lassitude

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(n) - a state of physical or mental weariness; lack of energy.

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Camaraderie

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(n) - mutual trust and friendship among people who spend a lot of time together.

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Rectification
(n): the act of putting something right. - Rectify (v).
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Pretext
(n): a reason given in justification of a course of action that is not the real reason.
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Necessitate
(v): make something necessary as a result or consequence OR force or compel someone to do something.
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Obeisance
(n): a gesture expressing deferential respect, such as a bow or curtsy.
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Torrent
(n): a sudden, violent, and copious outpouring of something (typically words or feelings).
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Iniquity
(n): immoral or grossly unfair behavior.
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Intermittent
(adj): stopping or ceasing for a time; alternately ceasing and beginning again.
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Proletariat
(n): the class of wage earners, especially those who earn their living by manual labor or who are dependent for support on daily or casual employment; the working class
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Furtively
(adv): in a surreptitious, secret, or stealthy way
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Gratuitous
(adj): being without apparent reason, cause, or justification
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Belfry
(n): a bell tower, either attached to a church or other building or standing apart.
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Emanate
(v): to flow out, issue, or proceed, as from a source or origin; come forth; originate.
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Labyrinthine
(adj): intricate or confusing system
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Indignation
(n): anger or annoyance provoked by what is perceived as unfair treatment
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Effigy
(n): sculpture or model or a person made to be destroyed as a protest or out of anger
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Prelude
(n): an action or event serving as an introduction to something more important
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Contrived
(adj): deliberately created rather than arising naturally or spontaneously
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Foretaste
(n): a sample or suggestion of something that lies ahead
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Superfluous
(adj): unnecessary, especially through being more than enough.
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Snivel
(v): cry and sniff in a feeble or fretful way.
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Remonstrance
(n): a forcefully reproachful protest.
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Demur
(v): to show reluctance or doubt
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Decanter
(n): a glass container commonly used to pour liquids (ex. wine) into other glasses
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Assent
(n): expression of approval
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Oligarchy
(n) - a government in which a small group exercises control especially for corrupt and selfish purposes
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Prodigious
(adj) - Causing amazement or wonder
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Fecundity
(n) - The ability to produce an abundance of offspring Or: The ability to produce many new ideas
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Indefatigable
(adj): persisting tirelessly
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Vitality
(n): the state of being strong and active
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Bazaar
(n): a market in a Middle Eastern or Asian country
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Wheedle
(v): to coax or persuade (someone) to say or give something
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Desultory
(adj): lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm
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Timorous
(adj): showing or suffering from nervousness, fear, or a lack of confidence
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Prevaricate
(v): Speak or act in an evasive way
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Vehemently
(adv): In a forceful, passionate manner with great feeling
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Penitence
(n): feeling/showing sorrow for having done wrong, repentance
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Solipsism
(n): the quality of being self-centred or selfish; philosophy: the view or theory that the self is all that can be known to exist
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Hedonistic
(adj): engaged in the pursuit of pleasure; sensually self-indulgent
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Disseminate
(v): spread (something, especially information) widely
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Capitulate
(v): to cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; to surrender
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Furrow
(n): a long narrow trench made in the ground by a plow, especially for planting seeds or for irrigation
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Torpid
(adj): physically or mentally inactive; lethargic
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Premonitory
(adj): Giving you the feeling that something is going to happen, especially something unpleasant
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Schoolmasterish
(adj): Resembling the characteristic of a schoolmaster
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Didactically
(adv): In a way that is intended to teach, especially in a way that is fixed and unwilling to change
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Sallow
(adj): (of a person's face or complexion) of an unhealthy yellow or pale brown color.
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Unbidden
(adj): without having been commanded or invited
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Cauterize
(v) burn the skin or flesh of (a wound) with a heated instrument or caustic substance, typically to stop bleeding or prevent the wound from becoming infected

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