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Dissolute

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Adj. lacking restraint in the indulgence of vices

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Bathetic

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Adj. marked by banality and triviality; insincerely emotional

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Dour

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Adj. gloomy or unhappy; stern or obstinate

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Excursive

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Adj. tending to digress

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Fervor

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N. the passion or intensity of feeling or expression

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Inure

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V. To make used to tolerating something undesirable

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Invective

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N. insulting or abusive language or speech

Adj. marked by abusive language

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Inveterate

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Adj. habitual or firmly established

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Obstinate

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Adj. stubbornly adhering to an opinion or purpose

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Obviate

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V. To do away with; to anticipate; to make unnecessary

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Pastiche

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N. a work of art that imitates the style of some precious work

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Pantechnicon

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N. a van used for moving furniture

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Paroxysm

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N. a sudden outburst or attack of emotion

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Paroxysm

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N. a sudden outburst or attack of emotion

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Scurrilous

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Adj. using or containing vulgar or abusive language

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Sentinel

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V. To guard or watch over

N. one who keeps guard

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Spurious

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Adj. marked by absence of authenticity or validity

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Spurn

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V. To reject or treat in a contemptible or scornful way

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Abstemious

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Adj. Abstaining, not indulging

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Aesthete

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Ability to appreciate art

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Austere

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Stern, serious in appearance

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Barefaced

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Adj. Shameless, open

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Cistern

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N. a container that stores water

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Crux

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N. Important point, gist

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Fastidious

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Adj. A lot of attention to detail

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Jovial

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Adj. Good-humored, cheerful

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Maven

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N. Expert

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Restive

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Adj. Fidgety, restless

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Revere

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V. Admire