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Ascetic

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(N) one who practices rigid self-denial

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Avarice

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(N) greed (esp for wealth)

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Axiom

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(N) universally recognized principle

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Burgeon

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(V) to grow rapidly or flourish

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Bucolic

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(Adj) rustic as pastoral; characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants

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Canon

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(N) an established set of principles or code of law, often religious in nature

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Castigation

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(N) severe criticism or punishment

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Caustic

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(Adj) burning or stinging; causing corrosion

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Chary

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(Adj) wary; cautious; sparing

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Cogent

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(Adj) appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing

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Complaisance

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(N) the willingness to comply with the wishes

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Contrite

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(Adj) regretful; penitent; seeking forgiveness

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Culpable

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(Adj) deserving blame

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Demur

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(V) to question or oppose

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Discretion

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(N) cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions

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Disinterested

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(Adj) free of bias or self-interest; impartial

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Dogmatic

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(Adj) expressing a rigid opinion based on unproved or improvable principles

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Ebullience

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(N) the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings

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Eclectic

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(Adj) composed of elements drawn from various sources

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Elegy

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(N) a mournful poem,esp. One lamenting the dead

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Emolliment

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(Adj) / (n) soothing, esp. To the skin; making less harsh; mollifying

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Empirical

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(Adj) based on observation or experiment

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Facetious

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(Adj) playful, humorous

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Fallacy

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(N) an invalid or incorrect notion

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Furtive
(Adj) marked by stealth; covert; surreptitious
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Gregarious
(Adj) sociable; outgoing
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Harangue
(V). / (n) to deliver a forceful or angry speech; raging speech or writing
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Heretical
(Adj) violating accepted dogma or convention
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Impecunious
(Adj) lacking funds; without money
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Incipent
(Adj) beginning to come into being or to become apparent
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Inert
(Adj) unmoving; lethargic; sluggish
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Intransigent
(Adj) refusing to compromise
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Inviegle
(V) to obtain by deception or flattery
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Odious
(Adj) evoking intense aversion or dislike
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Penurious
(Adj) excessively thrifty; penny-pinching; ungenerous
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Pernicious
(Adj) extremely harmful in a way that is not easily seen or noticed
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Peruse
(V) to examine with great care
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Pious
(Adj) extremely reverent or devout
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Preen
(V) to dress up; to primp; to groom oneself with elaborate care
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Prodigious
(Adj) abundant in size, force or extent; extraordinary
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Prolific
(Adj) producing large volumes or amounts; productive
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Putrefy
(V) to rot
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Quaff
(V)to drink deeply
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Quiescence
(N) stillness; motionlessness
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Redoubtable
(Adj) awe-inspiring; worthy of honor
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Sanction
(N)/(v) Authoritative permission or approval; a penalty intended to enforce compliance; to give permission or authority
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Satire
(N) a literary work that ridicules or criticises a human vice through humor or derision
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Squalid
(Adj) wretched or dirty; as from neglect
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Supplant
(V) to take the place of; to supersede
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Torpid
(Adj) lethargic; sluggish; dormant
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Ubiquitous
(Adj) existing everywhere at the same time; constantly encountered; widespread
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Urbane
(Adj) sophisticated; refined; elegant
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Vilify
(V) to defame; to characterize harshly
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Torpor
(N) the state of being sluggish, lethargic or dormant
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Squalor
(N) bring wretched and dirty, as from neglect
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Putrial
(N) state of being rotten or decayed
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Piety
(N) state of being extremely reverent or devout
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Perusal
(N) examination of something with great care
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Heresy
(N)state of being in violation of accepted dogma or convention
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Dogma
(N) rigis opinion based on unproved or improvable principles
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Discreet
(Adj) cautiously reserved in speech
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Contrition
(N) being regretful

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