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inveigled

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persuade someone to do something

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cambric

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a lightweight, closely woven white linen or cotton fabric

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contour

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An outline or shape of something

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caper

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Playful dance move

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ingratiating

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Intended to gain approval

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languidly

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low, relaxed or effortless

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pettishly

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childish, bad tempered

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jauntily

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in a cheerful, lively, and self - confident manner

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decollete

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Low neck, dress or top

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Cerise

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Bright or deep red color

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Confession

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A formal way of admitting that one has sent, for Catholics

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Repertoire

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Please or dances that are performer prepared to perform

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Invariably

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In every case on every occasion

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Shrouds

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Cloth or garment that a dead person is wrapped in

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Penances

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Member of the Catholic Church confessing the sin

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Absolved

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Free from Blame, guilt, or responsibility

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Vacuous

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Showing lack of thought or Intelligence

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Enigma

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A person that is mysterious or difficult to understand

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Beguiling

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Charming or enchanting

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Bucolic

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Relating to the pleasant aspects of countryside and country life

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Repose

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To be kept in a particular place

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Caul

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the amniotic membrane enclosing the fetus

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Surreptitiously

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Secretly

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Wizened

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To become wrinkled

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Capacious
Having a lot of space
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Commiserate
Express sympathy or pity
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Delirium
A serious change in mental abilities
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Celibacy
The state of abstaining from marriage and sexual relations
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Purgatory
A place where suffering inhabited by the souls of sinners who are these people did pregnancy expiating their sins before going to heaven
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Affluent
Having an abundance of Wealth
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Poignant
Evoking a keen sense of sadness regret
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Lassitude
A state of physical or mental weariness
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Unbated
Without any reduction and intensity or Strength
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Prodigiously
In a way that is extremely great and ability, amount, or strength
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Effigy
Sculpture or model of a person
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Recalcitrant
Having an obstinately Uncooperative attitude toward authority or discipline
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Timorously
Nervous/lack of confidence, fear
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Indignation
Anger or annoyance provoked by what is perceived as unfair treatment
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Raucous
Making constant loud noise
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Sachems
North American Indian chief
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Disconsolately
Without consolation or comfort; Unhappy
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Cavalcade
A formal procession of people walking, on horseback, or riding in vehicles
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Boycotted
Withdrawal from commercial or social relations with someone or something as a punishment
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Fawned
To give someone a lot of attention and praise
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Banal
Lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring
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Ardent
Enthusiastic or passionate
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Derisive
Mocking, rude, or sarcastic
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Scapular
Short, monastic cloak, a bandage, both covering the shoulders
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Compunctions
Feeling of guilt
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Copiously
And expensive or wide ranging way
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Droller
Curious or unusual
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Ensnare
Catch or trap
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Interlocutor
A person who takes part in a dialogue conversation
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Connoting
Implying or suggesting
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Futile
Pointless or useless
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effeminate
Feminine qualities Untypical of a man
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Prosaic
Lacking poetic beauty
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Evasive
Tending to avoid commitment
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Soused
Drunk
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Corollary
A statement expressing judgment that flows from one already proved
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Inscrutable
Capable of being taught
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Fastidious
Attentive and concerned to detail
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Ascertain
Make sure of
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Belligerently
In a way that shows a wish to fight or argue
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Disdaining
Not considering or ignoring
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Ventured
Dare to go somewhere or do something that may be dangerous or unpleasant
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Foreboding
Fearful apprehension that something bad will happen
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Signet
A small seal, especially one set in a ring
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Impertinent
Rude
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Mollified
To ease anger
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Brooded
Think about very deeply
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Surmised
Supposed something without evidence
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Contrite
Feeling remorse or guilt
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Malice
Intention to do evil
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Earnest
Sincere
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Magnanimously
Kind and generous
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Cynically
In a distrustful way
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Respites
A short period of rest or relief
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Desolate
Deserted
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Inferiority
The condition of being lower in status
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Benignly
In a kind, gentle way
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Girded
Prepared themselves for a challenge
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Befuddled
Confused
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Imminence
State of being about to happen
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Incessant
Constant
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Pension
Payment made during the person’s retirement
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Deluge
Inundate with a great quantity
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Fervent
Passionate
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Precedents
An earlier event or action
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Contemptuous
Showing a feeling that a person or thing is beneath
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Matriculate
Be enrolled at a college or university
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Ensconced
Establish or settle in a way a comfortable, safe, or secret place
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Munition
Military weapons
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Divert
Draw the attention of someone or something
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Luminous
Bright or shining
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Sentimental
Of or prompted by feelings of tenderness, sadness, or nostalgia
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Virtuously
In a way that shows good moral qualities or behaviors
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Fretfully
Feeling or expressing distress or irritation
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Contrary
Opposite in nature, directions, or meaning
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Reluctant
Unwilling and hesitant

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